Category: News and updates/Notícias e novidades

As we mentioned on a previous post, the radio station in Brazil that aired our programs had to close due to financial and governmental restrictions. This has been really disappointing for us, the pastor of the church that owned the station, and the listeners alike. Although the process of trying to obtain the license to reopen the station continues with… Read more →

I had an interesting conversation this week that could lead to new opportunities for the ministry. There is a friend of mine who is a pastor in Angola, who uses his cell phone to record some of my programs when they air, and then sends them to 100 people in various countries. One of these people is the president of… Read more →

We have just returned from Portugal, where we had the opportunity to meet with the leadership at the Trans Word Radio station there. They have been airing the Character First programs for a couple of years now; and Helena and I were able to get an update on how the program is doing and hear feedback that they are receiving… Read more →

At the end of 2014, we began a partnership with a church in Betim, Brazil, to start airing the Character First programs on a radio station the church has in a rural area in that state. Over the years, we received some great feedback from the listeners in that area; who are mainly farmers that have no churches in their… Read more →

March has been a busy month for us at the ministry. I received a request from some leaders in Angola to record a series of messages to address an unfortunate situation currently playing out in the country. Recently, the government shut down some churches after a discovery of abuse and manipulation by some false religious leaders. Unfortunately, in the government’s… Read more →

Recently, one of the stations that airs our programs in Angola, asked the listeners to call in with their thoughts and/or suggestions about our messages. Here are some of their responses: “It’s a pleasure to talk about pastor Silvano. The messages are good and encouraging, both from a theological and a social point of view. The work that he does… Read more →

Before we left on our recent trip to Angola, I started feeling that I should start doing something to help the ex-convicts in that nation. Although those feelings began to intensify as our departure drew near, I never mentioned them to Isac and had no intention of saying anything while in Angola; as I wasn’t sure exactly where the Lord… Read more →

Our annual trip to Angola is fast approaching and we’ve been busy preparing for it. It’s always a joy for us to have this opportunity to travel and do follow-up work for the ministry. Although the trip itself is long and often demanding, the rewards are priceless, and we always return encouraged; often feeling like we were ministered to more… Read more →

This week, I’ve been busy working my way through my archive of over three hundred messages. Since the time Helena and I set up our small studio, many who learned about our ministry raised the question about its future, once we are no longer able to produce new programs. Different suggestions have been given, including training others to record and… Read more →

We are back after a very productive time in Portugal. We had the opportunity to meet with the management team at the radio station that airs our programs and we received a lot of encouraging feedback. It’s been a little over a year since the Character First program began airing in Portugal and the station director is pleased with the… Read more →