If you’re a regular listener of Your New Life Station, you know Larry Souder. He’s the voice of Souder & Friends and numerous other programs. You may not know his daughter fell 60 feet to her death during a hiking trip in 2002. Larry’s wife, Martell, has written a book about the ways their lives have changed since they took the phone call that delivered the devastating news. The book is titled Where Is Joy? Larry & Martell discuss their lives and loss on a four-part Souder & Friends. The segments will run on four consecutive Thursdays, starting August 8th.
She was high-fiving members of her studio audience one minute before the phone call came. The next minute, she was reeling from the news that her daughter—the mother of an infant–had died a sudden, unexpected death. Canadian radio personality Erin Davis recounts that awful day and how she has survived the tragedy. She’ll talk with Paul Ladd during August on Refiner’s Fire. The segments will run on four consecutive Fridays, starting August 9th.
The Pacific Rim and Southwest Asia
The Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent and southwest Asia provide the reasons Your New Life Station broadcasts the International English Hour. The Pacific Rim is that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses the English-prevalent countries of the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official language of government and commerce in the southwest Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Japan and countries of the Middle East, many speak English as a second language.
Your New Life Station’s broadcast schedule makes use of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a 24-hour system also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC; Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind. When some parts of the world return to daylight saving time for the warm weather months, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind UTC, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is five hours behind. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time all year rather than daylight time. Karachi is five hours ahead of UTC. Mumbai and New Delhi are five-and-a-half hours ahead. Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lampur are eight hours ahead. And Tokyo is nine hours ahead of UTC.
You can use our listener website www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you’re not into shortwave radio. You can also access the broadcast through the KNLS app on your mobile device or through Google or Safari. If you listen via shortwave radio, you can access knls.org to get our broadcast frequencies.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. We work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature as we take listeners from “Alaska to Asia to Africa to America.” Our Eye on the World stories often show the interdependence of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Since our target audience is mostly non-Christians, our content is different from a typical Christian format station in America. While we provide our share of positive, uplifting content, some of our programming also provides an honest look at the dark side of life on Earth. Indeed, some program segments and music selections may raise questions that a thoughtful truth seeker will ask. And other segments, such as the Bible or Christian lifestyle lessons, serve to answer those questions.
Music to Love
Music is a universal language. Probably 80 per cent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are themselves not proficient in English. The English hour features your favorite songs of the 80’s, 90’s, and today. International pop charts show that your favorite music is also the favorite of people who are culturally diverse—whether in Nairobi, Sydney, Singapore, or Jakarta.
The songs are pop, rock, r & b, and occasional hip-hop and country music that crosses over to the pop charts. The English Hour generally features music by artists from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. But music artists from all over the world have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In August, Your New Life Station’s listeners will hear new music from Ed Sheeran & Khalid, Bebe Rexha, For King & Country, Mark Ronson featuring Camila Cabello, and Maren Morris.
News to Know
The English hour features reports about topics of current interest. Marcy Bryan reports about entertainment, business, and news about religion and social issues. Kelly Ann Monahan has the latest developments in medicine, science, and computer technology. Paul Ladd provides special reports about diverse topics, religious and secular. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Bob Waliszewski of Focus on the Family provides Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, music, and computer games.
In August—Bob will rate the 2019 version of The Lion King for family friendliness—as well as pop tune “Sweet but Psycho” by Ava Max and Chris Brown’s new album Indigo.
Upcoming Reports for August 2019
- A village in Alaska is literally falling into the river because of erosion. So the entire village of 350 people is being moved. Dermot Cole reports.
- McDonald’s and Taco Bell continue to try different menus in locations outside the U.S. Marcy Bryan reports.
- Marcy also reports on the state of China’s middle class.
- Cockroaches are getting harder to kill because of their developing immunity to poisons. Kelly Ann Monahan reports.
- Kelly Ann also reports on the latest research about cancer and sleep.
- A 72-year-old woman needed a kidney transplant. And the donor who came to her rescue is 84-years old. Doug Poling reports.
- Doug also reports about a 92-year-old fireman who is still on the job.
A Message to Live
This is what we’re about and why we’re on the air and on the internet. Our mission is to present the lessons of the Bible, including and emphasizing the Good News in an interesting, non-threatening way.
Ongoing Series
- Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
- Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
- Bible Archaeology, Proofs from the Earth with Bill Humble
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Family Minute with Brit Ryan
- First Person with Paul Ladd
- God’s Money with Don White
- God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
- Groundwire with Sean Dunn
- Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
- Immersed in Life with Greg Taylor
- Jim Daly commentary
- Journeys in Faith with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
- Paradoxes with Bill Steensland
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- Questions that Deserve Answers with Larry Souder
- Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
- The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
- The Good Book with Greg Taylor
- Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
- True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
- Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
