Dear Friends of BESI / Radio Kahuzi,
Kathy and I appreciate your Prayer and Giving over these many years. We want you to know you have given much encouragement to us and the BESI / Radio Kahuzi Ministries.
Yesterday Kathy shared across the fence with the youngest member of a friendly family we have helped raise — across the fence. They are Muslim / Catholic; however, one daughter took our Galcom Fix-tuned, SW radio with her to her East Africa school. There she said she learned English listening to our evening broadcasts of “Unshackled" and got saved while studying in DUBAI (E. Africa)!
Kathy shared with her brother that his sister’s stateside address is very close to the studio where “Unshackled” is recorded. He was excited, as he has always been a keen listener to our programs, too, and will write to her where she and her new husband live.
We're hopeful she will make contact and volunteer to help "Unshackled" with our project of translating and recording the program in French for broadcast here. It is a popular program, which we air at 12:40 in the afternoon, even in English; and it has great clarity. "Unshackled" sent us a first program manuscript translated into French, and we are trying to get it dramatized and recorded for broadcast with the young people in Bukavu. Maybe, Kathy will ask her brother if he would like to play one of the roles in the manuscript, or help us get it printed for each actor.
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| Harold Smith, President of BESI / Radio Kahuzi with Jim Lawhon at NRB 2010 |
Also, our dear friend, Jim Lawhon, former engineer with HCJB called and offered to cover the costs for HCJB Engineering, now known as Sonset Solutions, to build us a SW antenna that will fit in our smaller space in front of our new studio. This will eliminate a conflict with the NGO group renting the house beside our studio. Pray for the completion of this new antenna and safe shipping.
(Kathy sends her greetings and a big “Thank You” to the home office for items sent with our friends Mark and Tom in recent trips to Bukavu.)
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL, for all the goodies you brought us!! We sure are spoiled, but we are enjoying the tacos and the soft Fajitas, and all the spices; and one of these days, I’ll make some chocolate chip cookies, (if the lights behave)! The tuna fish, and the Hidden Valley dressing, and the cake mixes, etc., really make our days!
The popcorn reminds us of the Guest House days with my folks Fred and Millie BAHLER in the 70s and 80s. What special days those were! The world here now is just so up-side-down. You wouldn’t believe it! Gets a little discouraging sometimes, but in the Lord we are Victorious, and with special gifts like you all sent us; we are making it!
We just heard rata-ta-tat-tat across the bay toward the Governor's Mansion, trust there are no problems... This election time is going to be quite the ride...Pray lots! Seems crowds have been putting pressure on the Governor...
Yesterday, Feza and I worked hours getting more shelves and tapes and radio supplies moved into the room above the studio. It's nice and dry and warm up there with such a beautiful view of the lake, so we are using that room for storing the radio supplies.
We'll be sooo happy when we can get all the moving done! It's such a long process, sorting and making sure the right things go to the right places. There's the radio studio, and the room upstairs to store things, and then, the Rwandan house across the way, but no shelves and cupboards because we're still using them here in Bukavu in this transition time. The ideal would be to have all the cupboards and shelves, washer, etc., over at the new place, but, alas, that takes a truck with proper docs, etc., so we keep going with what we have, and gradually we’ll make it all come together! Such a job!
Thank you for all your prayers and for all the goodies—treats for us to enjoy during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays!
Lots of love and prayers,
With Love and Thanksgiving in our hearts to you all,
Richard and Kathy McDonald
