The Tide®

Every year The Tide has numerous fundraisers to raise money for heart language radio broadcasts, radio placements, and general operational costs.  Some of these fundraisers include the hamloaf sale, the nut sale, and the golf benefit. This year, The Tide has decided to try a new way to raise funds by partnering with Hoss’s Steakhouse. Hoss’s will be providing The Tide with tickets to distribute to people and they will then bring the ticket to the restaurant any time during the prescheduled day. The cashiers will collect the tickets with the guest check and total all of the checks collected and then Hoss’s will send The Tide a check for 25% if sales were $1,200 or more and 20% if it is less than $1,200.  Read the full article at http://thetide.org/updates/hosss-fundraising-night

As part of The Tide’s ministry in leading people into a relationship with Jesus Christ and equipping them to share their faith with others, The Tide conducts Seekers Conferences in various places throughout the world. Listeners who have been introduced to Jesus through The Tide heart language radio programs are invited to gather together to hear the Word of God explained more fully by The Tide ministry leaders and local pastors. These events not only provide in depth teaching on foundational tenets of the Christian faith, but also give curious listeners the opportunity to have their questions answered and to openly discuss a variety of issues including such things as sin, salvation, and God and His love. During February 2012 The Tide ministry partners in India conducted a series of Seekers Conferences among relatively unreached tribal people. The majority of people ministered to through these Seekers Conferences were Uraon people who speak a language called Kurukh. This serie...

The Tide strives to reach as many people as possible with the good news of Jesus Christ. Our newest campaign is Vision 2015; add 15 more heart language radio broadcasts by the year 2015. With the addition of the Ibibio broadcast, The Tide now has broadcasts in 16 different languages and 7 of those are in Nigeria! The Ibibio people are located in the coastal Southeastern part of Nigeria. The Ibibio live in an area called the 10/40 window. The 10/40 window contains the majority of the world’s poor. On average the people living in this area survive on less than a few hundred dollars a year. This area may also be referred to as “The Resistant Belt” because many of the world’s Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists reside within the 10/40 window. Read the full article at http://thetide.org/updates/new-language-in-nigeria

We who are called Christians celebrate Easter as a memorial to God’s power to give us eternal life demonstrated through the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Pretty flowers, colorful eggs, and chocolate bunnies may all be viewed as symbols of life, but only the death of Jesus on the cross and His subsequent resurrection assures us of salvation for all who believe. This is the message of hope that The Tide radio programs speak to people in their heart languages, and we owe a huge debt of gratitude to friends like you who make it possible for The Tide to consistently proclaim this message. As grateful as we are for your support, our sense of appreciation pales in comparison to the profound words of thanksgiving that come to us from people whose lives are being radically changed through an encounter with Jesus as they hear the gospel in their own language. Here are just a few words of appreciation directly from the mouths of people whose lives you have helped tou...

The Tide is involved extensively in media related ministry throughout India. Currently, The Tide airs 8 different radio programs in 7 heart languages of India. Having that number of programs in India allows The Tide to share the gospel with millions of people in a predominately Hindu nation. The Tide studio is located in Cuttack, Orissa and the main language spoken in Orissa is Oriya. In this region, many people are strong Hindus and hate Christians. As a result of this hatred, many violent attacks and persecution against believers goes on in this area. Despite the violence and persecution, people’s lives are still being touched and transformed through The Tide heart language radio programs as evidence through these testimonies from listeners of The Tide Oriya language program Shanti Data; As I listen to the ‘Shanti Data’ radio program, I am blessed by the Lord. One day you had shared about the forgiveness of God which touched my heart. It is true that no one can giv...

The Tide has been broadcasting heart language radio programs in regions of Africa since 1983. One of the newer additions to The Tide heart language broadcasts is in the Ijaw language which is the mother tongue of approximately 7 million people who live in the Niger delta region of Nigeria. God is using this new heart language radio broadcast to touch the lives of many Ijaw people and to give them hope in the midst of turmoil and hardships. Through these radio programs people who are struggling to find meaning in their lives can now find wholeness in Christ Jesus. Here is the story of how one listener’s life was changed forever through Ta Mu Nu, which is the name of The Tide Ijaw broadcast in Nigeria; Read the full story at http://thetide.org/updates/the-tide-restores-a-marriage

As part of The Tide’s vision to reach people with the hope and saving grace of Jesus Christ, The Tide distributes radios in communities throughout India and Nigeria. This year, in Nigeria alone, The Tide ministry partners have provided 64 radios to different people in village communities. Those who receive the radios live in very highly populated areas where Christianity is not the most prominent religion. Those with the radios share with others in their village and form community listening groups. Through The Tide’s heart language radio broadcasts, these people in very rural communities can now hear the gospel of Jesus in their own language. Read the full article at http://thetide.org/updates/radios-for-nigeria-changes-lives

Winter will soon be over and as spring approaches so does the Easter celebration. At this time every year The Tide Auxiliary gears up for their annual Easter Ham Loaf and Pork Barbeque sale. The Easter ham loaf and pork barbeque sale is a major fundraiser for The Tide Auxiliary and is one of the ways auxiliary members help raise financial support for the different aspects of The Tide international radio ministry. Read the full article at http://thetide.org/updates/the-tide-hamloaf-and-pork-barbeque-sale

Each year the National Religious Broadcasters Association holds an annual convention. As a member of this association The Tide endeavors to participate in the convention every year. This year the NRB convention was held in Nashville Tennessee and once again provided numerous opportunities to network with other media ministries and to learn of new technologies available. It was encouraging to learn of advances that have been made in broadcast technology and media players that directly translate into greater ability to effectively share the Gospel through media, and to do so across multiple platforms. Read more at http://thetide.org/updates/the-tide-participates-in-nrb-2012

Last year The Tide Board of Directors, seeking to build on the momentum of over six decades of radio ministry, set an aggressive goal to introduce evangelistic radio programs in 15 additional languages by the year 2015. This new campaign, which has been named The Tide Vision 2015, will require the addition of approximately four new heart language programs each year over the next four years. With almost a quarter of the world’s population living within the current range of The Tide radio ministry, and over 6,900 languages spoken in the world today, the opportunities are great. Much of 2011 was spent investigating and prioritizing various options, and laying out a strategy for The Tide ministry to reach even more people for Christ. As a result 10 potential languages have already been identified to reach people groups in Bhutan, Malawi, Mozambique, and Nigeria. As The Tide works towards implementing radio ministries in these 10 languages the process of selecting another five con...

It is an exciting time as we continue to move forward towards accomplishing The Tide Vision 2015 by preparing to add an additional language by June 3, 2012 to the 15 current heart language radio programs. The new Annang radio program was successfully launched by The Tide in Nigeria in January 2012, and The Tide is on track to expand the heart language radio programs in south Asia by adding a radio program in the Dzongkha language in Bhutan. Read the full article at our website http://thetide.org/updates/new-language-in-bhutan

In January of 2012, The Tide began airing a new radio broadcast in the Annang, the heart language of a people group in southwest Nigeria. Through The Tide Annang heart language radio broadcast approximately 8 million people have the opportunity to hear about Jesus and the gospel message. Through this radio program people are being changed by the saving grace of Jesus. One example of how God is using The Tide to touch lives in Nigeria can be seen in the story of Nkoyo. Read the full article at our website http://thetide.org/updates/lives-changed-through-the-annang-radio-program

In Mozambique the Bible is a very highly valued possession. Many people wish to have their own Bible when they become believers, but the reality is that the majority of Christians in Mozambique do not own Bibles. However, a recent distribution by The Tide provided 125 Bibles in three different languages - Chichewa, Portuguese, and Shona - to believers throughout Mozambique. Now, a large number of people may read the Word in their own language, and study God’s truth for themselves! God is working in the lives of those who have received these Bibles. The people are diving into the truth and eagerly reading each page to see what God has to say to them. One example of how excited and devoted people are to the Bible can be seen in the story of Stanford. Learn more at http://thetide.org/updates/the-tide-distributes-125-new-bibles-to-people-in-mozambique

The Tide heart language radio broadcasts provide an open avenue for God to work in the lives of many people who may have no other way of ever hearing about God’s love for them. The majority of our listeners have their own radios, but there is a growing number of people who are now able to listen in because they have been given a radio through one of The Tide radio distribution projects, like Radios for Nigeria or Radios for India. There are still millions of people who cannot hear about Jesus because they do not own a radio, but God often brings circumstances together so that the right person is at the right place at the right time to hear him speak through a radio. One example of this is the story a father in Nigeria shared about the amazing transformation in his son’s life after his son just happened to hear the gospel through one of The Tide radio broadcasts in his own language. Read more at our website http://thetide.org/updates/an-amazing-coincidence

An integral part of The Tide’s mission is to not only lead people into a relationship with Jesus Christ, but to also disciple them in their newfound faith and to equip them to share their faith with others. This is why The Tide, in addition to producing and airing evangelistic radio broadcasts, also holds Seekers Conferences to disciple the people who have just become a Christian or who want to learn more about what they are hearing through The Tide radio programs. In India The Tide partners with Good News Hour to not only produce radio programs, but to also organize and conduct Seekers Conferences throughout the year. Good News Hour is the registered counterpart of The Tide ministry in India, and as such submits regular reports to The Tide headquarters in the USA. What follows are excerpts from a recent report on a series of Seekers Conferences in one Indian state. After much time spent with the Lord in prayer, and with God’s help, the Good News Hour was able to conduct fo...

Excitement builds as The Tide radio ministry is gearing up for the start of a new radio program in Nigeria. The new radio program in Ekpri Nsukara, Nigeria will be broadcasted in a new language, entitled Annang. Annang will be an addition to the current fourteen languages that The Tide already uses to reach people in other countries with the gospel. In Ekpri Nsukara, Udo Imo is preparing to begin his task of presenting the new radio broadcast. He has been an avid listener of the Gospel Tide’s English radio broadcast in Nigeria. Listening for all that time infused Udo with a passion to help contribute to the Tide’s mission in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with a world in need. Using his skills and talents in communication arts, Udo now is going to be the presenter of The Tide new radio program in Ekpri Nsukara. Read more at our website http://thetide.org/updates/new-language-for-2012

Christmas is a great time for Christians to celebrate the wonderful gift from God of Jesus our Savior. It doesn’t matter where you come from; Jesus is the perfect gift for you. The mission of The Tide is to make known Jesus throughout the world and to help to point people into His loving embrace. During this season, The Tide also celebrates generosity. All of the financial support is what makes it possible for The Tide to continue its ministry in different countries around the world. Without the continued support of people like you, The Tide would not be able to continue proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ to people who otherwise may never hear! The continued support re-enforces our visions and goals of how to reach more people with the gospel. The Tide’s newest goal is Vision 2015 which is our goal to add more evangelistic radio programs in 15 different heart languages by 2015. In order to make this goal a reality, we have or will be doing the following things: -T...

How do you feel about the name your parents gave you? In North America most people are quite happy, and maybe even proud of, their given names, but for a significant number of girls throughout India, that is not the case. The cultural mindset of many Indian parents values the life of a male child over that of a female. A common perspective there is that boys are assets and girls are liabilities. Consequently, girls in India are commonly given names that convey the meaning of “unwanted,” causing them to feel worthless and to struggle with self-esteem. Recently, efforts to address this issue in India resulted in a renaming ceremony in which hundreds of Indian girls were given the opportunity to choose new names for themselves. It is encouraging to see that district health officials, recognizing the detrimental and potentially devastating health effects of living with a negative label, were willing to confront cultural tradition by allowing girls to choose names that expres...

These children in Zimbabwe represent a great need for outreach among the younger generations. Th e 65 th Anniversary of The Tide© makes it one of the longest-standing media missionary organizations in the United States . Founded in 1946 as the Gospel Tide Broadcasting Association, The Tide ministry has since transitioned from a domestic English-speaking radio program to a versatile multi-national outreach focusing on the least reached regions of the world. Through the current radio broadcasts in 14 languages which feature indigenous pastors preaching a culturally relevant Gospel in their own people’s heart languages, thousands of lost people are coming to know Christ’s love and redemption. Building on the momentum of over six decades of radio ministry, The Tide board of directors has set an aggressive goal to introduce evangelistic radio programs in 15 additional languages by the year 2015, approximately 4 new languages a year. This new campaign has become known as Vision2015 . Re...

This week we want to encourage you to pray for the indigenous pastors and leaders in India , Nepal , Nigeria , Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe . They are in need of education, resources, encouragement, and support as they take on the important task of reaching out to their own nationalities and share the important message of God’s love to their own people. The Tide works hand in hand with indigenous church groups, church planters, and evangelists to plant and nurture new congregations. One issue we are facing today is a need to provide indigenous pastors and spiritual leaders with the education and resources needed to reach their communities with the Gospel of Christ. Did you know? • There are 196 countries in the world. 86 of those countries prohibit or restrict western missionaries. • There are appx 285,000 indigenous missionaries serving in the world, making up 2/3 of the world’s missionary force. • 99% of people in the US, Canada, and UK can read at write by the age ...