NASIR, SUDAN (ANS) -- Aid Sudan (www.aidsudan.org) is reaching two of the largest tribal groups in southern Sudan with the gospel through a growing network of FM radio stations.

According to story written by Barb Anderson and released by HCJB Global (www.hcjb.org), the stations are reaching some of the world’s poorest people, provides teaching from God’s Word as well as news, health and community development instruction.

The HCJB Global Technology Center in Elkhart, Ind., assisted with equipment and technical for a new station in Nasir, a city of more than 20,000 in Upper Nile, Sudan, near the border with Ethiopia. Eager volunteers assembled tower sections that had arrived via semi truck, airplane and Land Cruiser.

“Several days later, women carried on their heads the transmitter, antenna and other parts shipped in suitcases from the Technology Center. As each suitcase weighed about 55 to 65 pounds, this was no small feat,” said Anderson.

“Community involvement was tremendous. Working side-by-side with men from the local community, Bible school pastors dug trenches for the cables and raised the tower, lending unparalleled credibility to the local work of the Bible school. The excitement of the townspeople was overwhelming as they wait anxiously for the first broadcasts to begin, knowing the impact they will have in this community.”

She said that Aid Sudan desires to have a network of stations tied together by satellite, allowing some programming to originate in studios outside the country. The HCJB Technology Center is providing helpful information on how to set up a satellite feed to deliver these programs.

“In most areas of southern Sudan, the literacy rate is less than 1 percent and the people have little or no access to God’s Word. Even for those few who can read, a written text of the Bible is available in only one tribal language even though many languages exist,” her story continued.

“In October Aid Sudan held a campaign called Radio 10, surpassing its $60,000 goal to purchase 3,000 handheld, solar-powered radios that will impact 50,000 southern Sudanese. Each radio lasts up to 12 years in the bush and can be heard by 10 to 15 people at one time.”

Note: Founded in 2000, Aid Sudan is an inter-denominational, non-profit organization serving the southern Sudanese in several targeted locations in Sudan and through U.S. offices in Dallas and Houston. Whether in the U.S. or in Sudan, its vision is to aid in growing strong southern Sudanese communities committed to serving Jesus Christ.

Dan Wooding, 68, is an award winning British journalist now living in Southern California with his wife Norma, to whom he has been married for 46 years. He is the founder and international director of ASSIST (Aid to Special Saints in Strategic Times) and the ASSIST News Service (ANS). He was, for ten years, a commentator, on the UPI Radio Network in Washington, DC., and now hosts the weekly “Front Page Radio” show on KWVE in Southern California and which is also carried on the Calvary Radio Network throughout the United States. The program is also aired in Great Britain on Calvary Chapel Radio UK. Wooding is the author of some 43 books. Two of the latest include his autobiography, “From Tabloid to Truth”, which is published by Theatron Books. To order a copy, press this link. Wooding, who was born in Nigeria of British missionary parents, also recently released “God’s Ambassadors in Japan” which is available at amazon.com.