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Nyong, a listener to The Tide ® ( www.thetide.org ) global radio ministry’s Efik language program in Nigeria, says she now can sleep at night. After meeting with The Tide partners and learning about the saving grace of Jesus Christ, Nyong said she has burned the shrines she once used to worship and make sacrifices. “I don’t have nightmares any longer,” she shared. “God bless you and your ministry.” This is just one of countless testimonies that comes as a result of radio listeners in eight countries on three continents hearing the truth that Jesus is the only one true God—and in the languages they were born to speak. “The Tide ministry’s partner on the ground in Nyong’s village said he preached to this woman and her husband about false gods and idol worship, which are common in Nigeria,” said The Tide Director Don Shenk. “They prayed together, destroyed the altar at the home, and the couple is now committed to trusting in the Lord. Even after nearly 75 years in ministry, it is s...

The Tide ® ( www. thetide .org ) global radio ministry works with countless partners on the ground in the eight countries where it records and broadcasts Gospel radio programming. In Nigeria, where The Tide ministry has worked for a decade, a contact who is close with many Christian families says the situation in his country is “very discouraging.” “Thousands of Christians in (whole) communities and villages have been slaughtered and burnt to death,” the contact shared. “ The country is now being portrayed as a Muslim country. The right to freedom of worship is gradually being challenged. Schools are changing the curricula to reflect Islamic content and also in the mode of dressing. The military has been compromised; the subtle plan is to wipe out the major military personnel of southern extract, and thereby weaken the military strength of the south as a strategy for a possible Jihad-like penetration to the Christian states.” The Tide ministry has been broadcast...

Some of my earliest memories of going to church and Vacation Bible School include singing that little children’s song.  “This little light of mine” . We learned to do motions as we sang, holding up one finger that symbolized a little candle and moving it around as we sang. When our girls were young and we’d have devotional times together as a family, it was one of the special and fun songs we sang together. I have some wonderful memories of singing that song together as a family. You may remember singing that song too? There were several verses that included;   This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine! Hide it under a bushel, No, I’m going to let it shine! All around my neighborhood, I’m going to let it shine! Won’t let Satan blow it out, No, I’m going to let it shine! Let it shine till Jesus comes, I’m going to let it shine!   It’s a cute little song with a very big lesson that we need to apply to our lives. There are several verses in ...

Image from UNICEF The Tide ® ( www. thetide .org ) global radio ministry has had a presence in Nigeria for a decade, mainly in the southern part of this populous country where Christianity is more accepted. But nationwide, declaring faith in Jesus Christ is becoming more and more difficult for Nigerians, as Christians are targeted for violence, annihilation and worse. The youngest Nigerian residents are feeling the terrible impact as well. The Tide Director Don Shenk points to a new UNICEF report that found that just 57% of Nigerian children across 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory are enrolled in school—which means 8 million children are out of school. Parents and children alike are terrified of even short trips to school due to kidnappings that are commonplace in Nigeria. In fact, 16-year-old Leah Sharibu has been in Boko Haram captivity since Feb. 19, 2018, when she was taken along with 109 of her female classmates. Five died in captivity and all others we...