Saturday, 22 July 2017

Visiting the Vatican Radio


While in Rome, we had the opportunity to visit the Vatican Radio station, which broadcasts in around 40 languages to countries all over the world. Unlike internet, radio waves are a technology that cannot be blocked and so Christian radio is one of the few ways that people in "closed" countries can hear worship music and Biblical teaching.

Looking at the photos, where I'm sitting behind the microphone, you might think I was making a broadcast. In fact, I'm simply translating for the man on the far left, who was giving us a guided tour and explaining how the radio station works. We also had an opportunity to pray for him and sing a blessing song for him (click here to hear the song) before heading on to our last two commitments of the day: a joint worship service in a local church (I was translating the preaching there, too) and a meal in an Italian pizza restaurant.We had booked out the whole upper floor in the restaurant, which allowed us to have a time of testimonies and thanksgiving to mark the end of our tour and the last day spent together with the Kisi team.