by Bill Dillon

"Behold a sower went forth to sow. . . " (Matthew 13:3). With these words Jesus pictures the spreading of the gospel upon various kinds of soils. The soils represent the different kinds of human hearts which would hear the good news. It is plain Jesus intended the gospel to go to more than one class of people.

An opportunity now exists in Ghana, W. Africa to broadcast the saving message of the gospel of Jesus Christ to over one million souls per week. The radio station is ADOM 106.3 FM in the city of Tema.

As Jesus gives the parable of the soils, you can vividly see in your mind, a farmer with a bag of seeds planting on a large field. He goes. He sows. Through the length and breadth of the land, he casts the life-bringing, hope-filled seeds on the ground. He plants in hope that, in the not too distant future, there will be a bountiful harvest. Of course,, he realizes not all the seeds will take root and flourish. The birds will devour some. The sun will burn up some. The thorns will choke some. But also some will fall upon good soil and produce fruit - even a hundred fold!

As the farmer scatters the precious seed, we say he is broadcasting the seed. As we put the message of the gospel on the air waves in Ghana, we are broadcasting to thousands the Word of Life, which is the singular hope for all of fallen mankind. We are firmly convinced that one of the most effective and efficient methods of evangelism in West Africa is through the medium of RADIO. Let's make Ghana "RADIO-ACTIVE"!

Let's consider some reasons that argue favorably for gospel broadcasting:

1. Radio has tremendous scope! The potential is to reach thousands in a densely populated area. In test broadcasts conducted last summer (August 2000) hundreds of comments and responses were received. Pray tell where more could be done? Other religious groups are becoming radio conscious of this new field of work. We must get there "firstest with the mostest"!
How many may never walk through the doors of a church building, but, will instead, lend an ear to this radio broadcast at home and learn the truth that sets men free? How often the question comes, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Truly we are, and especially so if we have opportunity to point him to the heavenly shore.

2. Radio has power! Power to release people of the delusion of religious error. The "faith-healers" and spiritual quacks are deceiving the religious world. Let us counter the religious hocus-pocus many are being exposed to in our day with the pure, unadulterated message of heaven. Truth will shine all the more brightly when contrasted to error!

3. Radio is now! The urgency of this project cannot be overstated. Let us realize the opportunity looming before us and do some thing about it. When opportunity shows us a new field, let us immediately grasp a handful of seeds and sow as never before. The night shall soon come.

Bill Dillon

Bill preaches for the church in Mountain Home, AR and has been working with me in Ghana now for several years. The Mountain Home church has been helping us with support to keep the radio program on the air. Paul Addo (Ashaiman) has been interpreting the sermons and hosting the program live each Sunday morning at 5:30 am)

In addition to thanking Bill, the brethren at Mountain Home and bro. Paul—we would like to thank Carl & Nancy Chambers for helping with the recording of my sermons for the radio program. They have been providing me with free time in their recording studio and have been donating hours of their time to help record, edit and send the sermons to Ghana. Carl also helps me with graphics and the web-site. Be sure to drop by and visit their site … www.dizzyrambler.com

We would also like to thank the brethren at Accra Road (Ashaiman) for working with us in getting the radio program on the air and keeping it going on a weekly basis.

Due to the tremendous response we are receiving we would like to expand the program to three or four other stations to help us cover most of the country. The cost to air the radio program is @ $ 100.00 per week. For a little over $ 400.00 per month a congregation could support the program on a new station and reach thousands with the gospel of Christ! Just 4 members giving $ 25.00 per week could support a radio broadcast. Can you or your congregation help?

TW