TWR - Trans World Radio

TWR - Trans World Radio Reaching the world for Jesus Christ through mass media so that lasting fruit is produced.

From major cities to remote villages, God is using TWR to lead people from doubt to decision to discipleship. It’s an ongoing, life-changing ministry, and it’s taking place right now around the globe. Together with international partners, local churches and other ministries, TWR provides relevant programming, discipleship resources and dedicated workers to spread hope to individuals and communitie

s around the globe. Whether using high-powered radio to reach people in the Middle East and Latin America, streaming content to Internet users in Asia and Europe or visiting face-to-face with listeners in Africa, TWR leaves lasting spiritual footprints around the world.

With more than 100 conflicts waging worldwide, there's no shortage of suffering amongst people caught in the crossfire. ...
01/01/2026

With more than 100 conflicts waging worldwide, there's no shortage of suffering amongst people caught in the crossfire. But we are endeavoring to put hope within reach of those living even in the most desperate of circumstances.
This is Hope Within Reach, and for the next few months, we’ll be shedding light on God’s work spreading hope under fire.
https://twr.org/story/how-hope-is-found-in-conflict

Adam and Eve needed God’s forgiveness after they sinned in the garden. But instead, they thought they could fool God.“Th...
12/31/2025

Adam and Eve needed God’s forgiveness after they sinned in the garden. But instead, they thought they could fool God.
“Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, ‘Where are you?’” (Genesis 3:8-9)
How ridiculous for Adam and Eve to think they could hide from their Creator. Yet, they tried. And we try today. Sin makes us want to hide from God.

We go about the Christian life presenting our “good side” to God. Meanwhile, packed away in a dirty laundry bag sits our sin.
But God isn’t going to gasp and hold his nose. He sees your sin already! He has been waiting for you to be honest and transparent, to be who you really are – a man or woman of God who isn’t perfect. He loves you despite your sin. You’re his child.
Come out of hiding.

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[ Jon Fugler, TWR’s Chief Content Officer ]

“I felt trapped by the weight of my sins, unable to break free from addiction, anger and despair. I didn’t believe forgi...
12/30/2025

“I felt trapped by the weight of my sins, unable to break free from addiction, anger and despair. I didn’t believe forgiveness was possible for someone like me.”
After scrolling aimlessly on his phone, Jean Claude* watched Inkuru Nziza Kuri Bose (Good News For All) in his Kirundi language, provided by TWR Burundi on YouTube. The speaker explained that God’s love is unconditional, and that Jesus has the power to cleanse even the worst of sinners.
“Finally, trembling and with tears streaming down my face, I knelt in my living room and surrendered my life to Jesus,” Jean Claude wrote. “Jesus took my brokenness and made me whole.”
Jesus is in the business of replacing broken lives with whole lives. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17)
Perhaps you, too, have been lost in the darkness, and you haven’t been able to find your way out. There are no accidents in God’s grace. You can receive new life in Jesus at this moment, wherever you are.

*A pseudonym.
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[ John Lundy, writer and editor for TWR ]

12/29/2025

“Week after week, I listened to the program, learning about the love of Jesus Christ and how he heals the brokenhearted. Eventually, I prayed along with one of the presenters and accepted Jesus into my life…. Today, I live with purpose and joy, grateful for Jesus’ love.”  This testimony from a Women of Hope listener in Nepal is what I call a beautiful portrait of grace. 
 
God is at work on extremely dark places around the world. He rescues people for himself.  “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves” (Col. 1:14).  And he paints wonderful portraits of grace: “for those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son” Romans 8:29.  Ron Mehl adds this perspective: “You are the canvas. The paint and brushes are your trials and pain. The portrait is His Son!”  
 
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 [ Susie Pek, global director of TWR Women of Hope ]

“Week after week, I listened to the program, learning about the love of Jesus Christ and how he heals the brokenhearted....
12/29/2025

“Week after week, I listened to the program, learning about the love of Jesus Christ and how he heals the brokenhearted. Eventually, I prayed along with one of the presenters and accepted Jesus into my life…. Today, I live with purpose and joy, grateful for Jesus’ love.” This testimony from a Women of Hope listener in Nepal is what I call a beautiful portrait of grace.

God is at work on extremely dark places around the world. He rescues people for himself. “For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves” (Col. 1:14). And he paints wonderful portraits of grace: “for those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son” Romans 8:29. Ron Mehl adds this perspective: “You are the canvas. The paint and brushes are your trials and pain. The portrait is His Son!”

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[ Susie Pek, global director of TWR Women of Hope ]

"Forgiveness was just a word to me – until that episode. I picked up the phone and called my son after years of silence....
12/28/2025

"Forgiveness was just a word to me – until that episode. I picked up the phone and called my son after years of silence. We’re speaking again. That one conversation began a journey I didn’t expect."
This is one of many encouraging testimonies from Men of Courage listeners.
Forgiveness is the key to true reconciliation. It is more than a word. It must be practiced and applied.
The Bible is clear: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you” (Ephesians 4:32).
This is the message we need to hear, and it is the message we must proclaim to the world so that lasting fruit will be produced. In Christ alone, we have forgiveness of all our sins. By the blood of Christ, we have been reconciled with God.

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[ David Carlsen directs the Men of Courage efforts from Denmark ]

During my recent visit to Central Asia, I met Kamal*, a young church leader and partner in TWR’s radio distribution mini...
12/27/2025

During my recent visit to Central Asia, I met Kamal*, a young church leader and partner in TWR’s radio distribution ministry. When asked if he has faced opposition, he replied calmly, “Yes, several times. I’ve been jailed, questioned, and released again after a few hours.”
His courage reminded me of the early Church in Acts. Peter, Paul, and others didn’t flinch in the face of danger. Whenever they could, they boldly spoke the truth.
In Acts 13:47, Paul and Barnabas recount God’s command: “I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” This is TWR’s mission to this day.

*Not his real name
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[ Claudia Schmidt serves on TWR’s international board of directors ]

12/26/2025

“How can we get saved from sin?” a Muslim Pakistani man wrote after watching episode two of Share the Story. He had watched the story from Genesis 3, when Adam and Eve partake from the tree that God commanded them not to eat.
 
I am always curious how people with other worldviews and religious beliefs will engage with certain Bible stories. Sitara, who translated Share the Story for a minority people group in Pakistan, where Islam is the main religion, shares: “Especially after story two, some were really touched, like, with tears in their eyes. I think they are impressed that one single sin has so much an effect from God.”
 
And this is just the beginning of the story.
 
Romans 5:17 says, “For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.”
 
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[ Rachel Mehlhaff, marketing manager for TWR MOTION ]

"How can we get saved from sin?" a Muslim Pakistani man wrote after watching episode two of Share the Story. He had watc...
12/26/2025

"How can we get saved from sin?" a Muslim Pakistani man wrote after watching episode two of Share the Story. He had watched the story from Genesis 3, when Adam and Eve partake from the tree that God commanded them not to eat.

I am always curious how people with other worldviews and religious beliefs will engage with certain Bible stories. Sitara, who translated Share the Story for a minority people group in Pakistan, where Islam is the main religion, shares: "Especially after story two, some were really touched, like, with tears in their eyes. I think they are impressed that one single sin has so much an effect from God."

And this is just the beginning of the story.

Romans 5:17 says, “For the sin of this one man, Adam, caused death to rule over many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of righteousness, for all who receive it will live in triumph over sin and death through this one man, Jesus Christ.”

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[ Rachel Mehlhaff, marketing manager for TWR MOTION ]

“And the angel said to them, ‘… I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all of the people.’” (Luke 2:10)Let ...
12/25/2025

“And the angel said to them, ‘… I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all of the people.’” (Luke 2:10)

Let every heart prepare him room.
Wishing you joy and peace this Christmas, from our TWR family to yours.

“I particularly enjoy listening to God's Word and to the songs,” explained a Karakalpak listener of TWR programs. “But w...
12/24/2025

“I particularly enjoy listening to God's Word and to the songs,” explained a Karakalpak listener of TWR programs. “But what delights me most is that my husband also listens to the radio. He can't read, and I am so thankful to the Lord that he can and wants to listen to God's Word.”
Like radio waves that carry God’s Word into a listener’s home, God loves to meet us where we are. We read in John 1 that “the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.” Through Jesus, we have direct access to the Father. Because of his profound love for us, God bridged the divide between himself and all of humanity. He chose to become human and to embrace suffering so that we can have the possibility of hope.
Consider the significance of the Creator making himself vulnerable and tangible in the person of Jesus. What does it mean for your life that he isn’t a distant deity, but rather, a present help and approachable friend?

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[ Jade Alger, serving with TWR’s Global Marketing & Communications video team ]

12/23/2025

“Come and I will make you fishers of men.” Matthew 4:19
One night, a young man in Uruguay decided to take his own life by hanging himself in his bedroom. He had suffered a great crisis, and he was left with absolutely nothing.
So that no one would hear, he turned on the radio and climbed on a chair with a rope around his neck. “Coincidentally” the radio was tuned to a particular channel and a preacher was saying, “Give God a chance and your life will change.”
That caught his attention. Instead of taking his life, the man embraced life in Jesus.
Today he is a joyful husband and father who serves God in his hometown.
Announcing the gospel of hope has always been TWR’s mission and passion. It is not in vain that the gospel is proclaimed throughout the world. Lives are saved and changed.  Let us continue to support the work of proclaiming Jesus around the world through praying and giving.
 
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[ Lemuel J. Larrosa served as the longtime Latin American director of TWR ]

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