“I am listening to the Gaweylon programme regularly each day,” says Sonam from a Tibetan camp in south India. “Thank you for the literature you have sent me. Your health tracts and CDs are very helpful. Thank you for this valuable service for our community.”

We’ve all read plenty of news about the chaos in the Middle East. Thankfully Feba’s radio producers are presenting lots of news and interesting stories to encourage their listeners. Feba’s William Mateer also caught up with a former Feba Middle East programme producer at a women’s conference in Ireland.

“Now seems a good time to do as the old hymn says – ‘Count your blessings, name them one by one, and it will surprise you what the Lord has done,’ says Mike Procter, one of the founders of Spotlight (Specialised English) programme, who has officially retired from ministry with Feba and HCJB Global this spring. “I thought that I’d give a potted history of our time with Feba. Some readers have prayed for us, some supported us financially, and many have stayed with us throughout.”

In many rural communities in the developing world, disease and extreme weather can quickly threaten their livelihoods in farming and raising livestock. Many were isolated with no access to education and government agencies until Feba began broadcasting radio programmes on agriculture and animal husbandry, giving advice and information, and enabling communities to better provide for their own needs.

Thank you for raising financial support and for praying for the flood disaster response in Pakistan. Radios are continuing to be distributed, mainly through our partners, and the radio programmes are transitioning to more rehabilitation-oriented topics.

In the days since the Iraqi church attack and subsequent days of bombings in nearby neighbourhoods, our FM team have been meeting with people in the community, taking phone calls and text messages, to cover the breaking news. Iraqi Muslims and Christians have been contacting the FM team with words of condolence, forgiveness and peace.

Find out about the work of Feba and how our programmes offer life, change and hope to our listeners. Watch our new This is Feba video.

Thanks to all of you who have partnered with us in prayer and finance, supporting our ministry projects, especially over the last 6 months. We are so grateful for your gifts. Here are some updates from people involved in these projects.

“I personally fast during Ramadan every year. It speaks to Muslims’ hearts when we are fasting with them.” says Noor, a Christian, who is Feba’s Ministry Specialist in the Middle East.

“Most radio stations in Somalia have stopped playing music, on the orders of Islamist insurgents who say that songs are un-Islamic,” reported the BBC just over a week ago. This certainly reminds us of how stringent and controlling governments are in many hard-to-reach parts of the world.