Despite the fact that Turkey is and has been much harder hit by churricane viruses than Danmark, God has turned even this difficult situation to blessing. It has Danish European Mission partner Radio Shema inheritt - both on social media and on their radio channels.
People in Turkey actually listen to 25% more radio now than they did before the outbreak of covid-19. The Christian media business has managed to produce both new programs and Deliver updated news broadcasts through these tough days. Among other things, they have Send daily health reports.
"We are broadcasting more than ever before, especially on our social media channels. Thousands of people are watching, the number of non-Christian followers is growing, and every day we get to share the gospel with countless people," says Soner Tufan, which is Head of the Christian radio station.
"As many as five new program seriesr has of creative staff at Shema managed to produce despite the, that they had to be made from home and primarily on social media. The programs were then reworked so that they could also be used on the different FM radio stations."
Turkish radiomission in Syria and Iraq
Danish European Mission donors ensured the launch of a new Christian radio station in southeast Turkey in 2019, and The support continues i 2020. As described in the previous magazine, we experienced The employees of the radio, that and big prayer request was fulfilledas man from 1. May daily could Broadcast one hour of radio In Arabic. Stations has already received positive response not only from Turkey and Syria, but even also from listeners in Iraq.
TheThe new radio station began from 1. June also to broadcast Kurdish radio programs. For the first time in Turkey's "radio history", it has become possible to share the word of God in Kurdish. A Kurdish listener typed in og told how his eyes filled with tears when he heard God's word in his native language for the first time ever.
80-year-old Turk wanted a Bible
Another example of one of the encouraging testimonials is from an elderly man in his 80s who wanted a Bible:
"I'm 80 years old and I listen to your radio programs. You have a lot of good tNothing to say about it Old and New Testament. That's why I want to have a Bible. I want to read it. I am 80 years old and can no longer write my address, but I can tell it to you and you can write it down. I can't read this book myself, but I can have my children or grandchildren read it to me. That way I can learn more about the Bible and they can also learn more about these beautiful words."
Increased follow-up on spiritual seekers
"We are so happy and grateful that during this time we have not been forced to shut down work, but instead have had the opportunity to improve and improve our performance.oducing new broadcasts - also live programs," explains Soner. "I On average, we post four new videos on our YouTube channels per week. Mbut the most amazing thing is the growth, We have looked at our social media. Here we have had several well-known people to participate, each of which has attracted many new users to our channels. This has allowed us to highlight important issues and challenges in our country. The number of people who follow us, has grown a lot, and we have reached a Yet wider audience than before. We experience, that more people comment and ask questions, and it has given many occasions for deeper conversations with people."
In fact, there have been so many extra questions from viewers and listeners recently that we've had to expand the number of people to follow up on the many inquiries - Soner
"In fact, it's there have been so many extra questions from viewers and listeners In recent timesthat vi have had to expand the number of folk to Follow up on the many inquiries. Vi don't just want to answer people's questionsWe want to strengthen the dialog and build relationships with the," says Soner and explains, How they often get to pray for people and their problems.
Although most of the dialog takes place on social media, there are also more and more, who want a physical meeting to find out more. "Every day our follow-up group has two to three face-to-face meetings with people around the the countryand we experience, that people now more often than before want to give their lives to Jesus at these meetings," sfight Zones.
A warm thank you to everyone, standing with persecuted but bold Turkish Christians and supporting their important work.
Facts: Sat-7 Turk, Kanal Hayat and Radio Shema
Danish European Mission has three partners who produce TV, radio and videos for
Middle East: Sat-7 Turk, Kanal Hayat and Radio Shema. The profile of the channels is slightly different and
They therefore complement each other well - to the benefit of Christians and other populations in the Middle East.
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