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  FEBC is sad to announce the passing of Eleanor Bowman, loving wife of FEBC’s co-founder Dr. Bob Bowman on Monday, December 14, 2015.  Just days after her 100th birthday, she entered the presence of her Lord and Savior.  Dr Bowman passed away in March 2014. In his own words of dedication to his wife he’d said: “It is with unceasing gratefulness…

The Far East Broadcasting Company voted in a new Chairman at its AGM in Hamilton on Saturday. David Hammond replaces outgoing Chair, Tony Arcus in the role. Coromandel based Mr Hammond has been a Board member for two years.

Our newest FM station is on-air with test broadcasts, and the audience is not what was expected! While we anticipated a reach of around 300,000 people, early indications are that the listening audience is more like half a million! Merry Christmas Kyrgyzstan! This is Station Director Jaynsh with Ulanbek running tests on the transmitter. Janysh…

TYPHOON KOPPU/LANDO is causing destruction in the Aurora Province of the Philippines, and FEBC’s partner First Response Radio has deployed to the area. Local staff trained in First Response Radio come together, gather gear, and head out to disaster zones within hours of cyclones, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. As usual they are packing the studio-in-a-suitcase,…

I recently introduced you to Victor Akhterov, director of Russian Ministries with FEBC. This week I want to share an audio interview he did in Australia talking about religious repression and freedom in Russia. This is from both an historical and a contemporary perspective. Victor talks about his own father being imprisoned for his faith when Victor…

Russian Ministries Director Victor Akhterov shared recently of how a caller in Russia stunned him into silence with her challenging question. Victor was speaking about the philosophical reasons for believing in God. He went on to describe the difficult moments and the surprising responses that followed. “This woman calls me and says: ‘You keep talking…

FEBC’s Mongolia team have done it again. In line with our idea that we communicate “On air, online, and on the ground” some of the team put together a Vacation Bible School during the recent school holidays. This took place in a relatively small city of Baganuur, population 30,000. 268 children came along from this…

If you haven’t seen this, FEBC NZ Director Matt Perry writes a regular blog. Designed to encourage and inspire you in your relationship with God, and in His work in the world today. Have a look, make your own comments, share if you think it’ll encourage others 🙂

FamilyFM in Phnom Penh is a source of love, education, and peace for families all over the country. This is Mr Sat and his family, a school teacher in Takeo Province, Cambodia. He says something very simple but quite profound –

Disaster Response Radio is different to regular programming. Mike Adams and his team spent several days training the local media in Rasuwa (north central Nepal) to broadcast the critical information that people need, and in segments that help people the most. Announcing important news from the government, aid agencies, and local people all helps to keep…