Interns are in full swing!

 

“When life's flight is over, and we unload our cargo at the other end, the fellow who got rid of unnecessary weight will have the most valuable cargo to present the Lord.” – Nate Saint

Summer Interns

Our summer interns are all here – some for almost a month and others for two weeks. Three are serving with our Community Development Team, two with our Power Solutions Team, and one with our Communications Team. We've enjoyed getting to know them as we're hosting a couple of meals for them, and Jean is mentoring one. Please pray for a good learning experience as they apply their academic knowledge to solve real-world ministry challenges in addition to growing more passionate about God's global commission.

From left to right: Caleb Yoon, Livia Throckmorton, Lake Heath, Ethan Baird, Luke Hess and Sydney Scotford.

​The Gospel for Youth – by Youth

How does a long-established ministry stay relevant when its focus is on reaching youth? Since its inception in 1991, Radio Kahuzi, based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has valued youth-led initiatives to increase opportunities for all youth to hear about the Lord Jesus. They have focused on engaging, educating, and empowering the next generation of children by teaching them using FM and shortwave programming, which includes gospel music, Bible teaching, rural development programming, and radio clubs. Read the full story here: The Gospel for Youth - by Youth - SonSet Solutions

Praises Breck Conley began her year-long commitment on June 24th to our Discover program serving in Information Technology. We praise the Lord for this! We get the pleasure of hosting Dr. Jeff and Sandy Shortt when they volunteer with us. Jeff is a retired engineering professor from Cedarville University; Sandy is the author of the story we've featured in this prayer letter. Prayer Requests We had new kids come to our McCoy Church's VBS this year. Please pray that God will use what they've heard that week and draw them to Himself! Vox Radio, a ministry partner in Liberia, suffered a lightning strike, and their station is off the air. Please pray as they raise funds for repairs and get back on the air to proclaim God’s word to Liberia.

Power Solutions

 

“Doing the work of God is dangerous. Not doing it is more dangerous.” – Sabina Wurmbrand

Farakoren, Kenya - Solar Ministry Toolkit

Our partner, Audio Scripture Ministries (ASM) shared this on Facebook: “This Solar Ministry Tool Kit was recently installed in Farakoren, Northern Kenya through your prayers and support, and thanks to Gospel Partners The Tirrim Trust, SonSet Solutions, Theovision International Kenya, and Africa Inland Mission (USA). Will you pray, as Pastor David shared, that this toolkit will amplify the reach of the gospel in their region so more people can hear the Word of God for themselves?” ASM also posted a very good video – here's a link to the video: https://youtu.be/baP3lxvMQlc

Radio Shalom - solar energy system

Mamoud (red shirt) from Radio Shalom in Sierra Leone is meeting with community leaders in the city of Mongo where the radio station has a repeater. We are working with Mamoud to install a solar energy system that will power their studio building in the city of Kabala. Please ask the Lord to give us wisdom in our analyses to best serve the needs of Radio Shalom, as they seek to broadcast the gospel in areas that are mostly Muslim.

Family Update

JR was able to come back into the area, and we were able to get together in May to a favorite place: Starved Rock and the Chicago Cubs!

Praises Praise! Our appointee, Bryan Jackson, reached 100% shortly after we sent out our last update and is serving full time with us! Four of six interns have been serving the past two weeks. Soon all six interns will be here to serve for the summer. Prayer Requests Continue to pray for Mounsithiraj family and us with the homegoing of Tyler's father. Ask the Lord for safe travel for John's Uncle Jim and Aunt Dena who will be visiting in June.

100,000th SonSet® Radio Delivered​

March 2024

“In a world of a billion Christians, there should never be a moment on the planet when hurting people feel orphaned by God.”  – Johnnie Moore

100,000th SonSet® Radio Delivered

On March 20th, we were able to celebrate this milestone! We heard stories and testimonies of the radios in person and via Zoom and were able to celebrate God’s goodness with our staff, some volunteers and some board members present.

It was 1994 when senior design engineer, Mike Axman, returned from Burkina Faso where SonSet Solutions has helped establish multiple Christian FM stations. He approached our director with the critical need for durable, fixed-tuned, solar-powered radio receivers to provide clear reception for their listeners. Without reliable receivers, these radio stations would be ineffective in reaching their communities.

In 2001, SonSet Solutions presented a project for just such a radio receiver to senior design students at several universities. Key designs were chosen, and our engineers got to work putting it all together. Our first SonSet radios were shipped in 2005.

Currently, SonSet radios have been distributed in 72 countries on six continents. These hand-held receivers are a lifeline where electricity is scarce, and batteries are expensive or hard to find. They are distributed in the vicinities of our partner Christian radio stations and fixed-tuned to pick up only those frequencies.

The full story is told here: Celebrating Our 100,000th Radio - SonSet Solutions.

Mobilization at Wheaton College Missions in Focus

While we primarily work in other areas of SonSet Solutions, we have been able to travel on occasion as part of SonSet Solutions' mobilization efforts. We enjoy meeting college students and enjoy all sorts of conversations with them.

It is largely through efforts like these that we gain some of our interns. This summer we have six interns. Please pray for them as they continue to raise their support team as they study as full-time students and as they serve this summer.

Praises

• Praise! Jean's breast cancer follow up during February-March has gone well, and she's good to go for another six months.

• We're thankful for good interactions as we represented SonSet Solutions at Wheaton College's Missions in Focus week in February.

Prayer Requests

• An appointee is getting close to 100% support, and we're excited for him to begin service, as he'll fill some key roles. Pray for that last bit to come in.

• Pray for the Lord to supply continued strength as we travel, host, and carry multiple roles here and at church.