March 2001

Note: "Nguon Song" or "Spring of Life" is the name of Vietnamese broadcast on the FEBC Radio.

Mr. L.N.H.V., Da Nang (e-mail)

I thank God for giving me this wonderful means to communicate with you. I hope that this letter will reach you. I have to say that for many years, my family and I have been spiritually nurtured by Nguon Song programs. The programs are very beneficial, and have brought us much comfort and encouragement. Our faith has grown. I often tell my brothers and sisters in Christ that my family has a wonderful pastor full of God's grace, who is with us daily. This is true. God's Word is preached every day powerfully and scientifically. It is practical and powerful, bringing the Gospel message to everyone. I was traveling all last month, and was unable to listen to your broadcast. When I came home, I lost contact with you because the frequency changed. I was very sad. It felt like I had lost something, it didn't feel right. And then one morning, I tried to find you on another frequency, the 41 meter band. Thank God, your familiar voices came home to live with our family again. I feel like I've come back to life.

Yesterday afternoon, I received your e-mail, and was very glad. From now on, I can communicate with you a lot more easily. Before this, I've written to you many times to ask for Bible lessons, but received only one response. There was no response to any of the other letters, and I don't know why. I am a teacher who loves the Lord, and my deepest desire is to serve God. So please send me the series "Satan in Today's World." I want to know more about Satan's attack strategy so I can protect myself, and at the same time share it with my brothers and sisters in Christ. Every time I want to plan a project for God's work, Satan attacks me. If it weren't for God's strength, I would have come close to falling many times. Satan uses loved ones in our family, and our brothers and sisters in Christ to get to us. So please send me that series. Thank you.

Mr. A.P., Daklak

First of all, my family thanks God for letting us receive the 2001 calendar and the letter you wrote to us. I was overjoyed to see that the letter got to us so easily. My family has been listening to Nguon Song since 1969. At that time I was in an accident, and was bedridden for a month and a half because of a broken leg. During that time, I stayed at home and listened to Nguon Song both morning and evening, everyday. From 1975 - 1978, we didn't listen because we didn't have a radio. From 1978 until now, we regularly listen to all your programs, both in the morning and in the evening. After the Communist took over, I sent you more than 10 letters. None of them made it into your hands, but every 2 - 3 days, the local authorities called me in for questioning. It is still like that today, and I ask for your prayers so that I can have the freedom to write to you. Please send me a pocket sized Bible in the Ede language, one new Vietnamese hymnal, and one Bible dictionary, one set of Bible and hymnal in the Koho language, and one hymnal in the Gia Lai language. Thank you.

Miss N.T.A.D., Can Tho

Please send me the lesson entitled, "Receiving the Power of the Holy Spirit" (How to be a Successful Witness) from the Basic Christianity program, broadcast on December 6, 2000. And please send me a new 2001 calendar. Thank you very much.

Miss N.T.P.C., Dong Thap

I just received the song and the program guide that Nguon Song sent to me. I thank you very much. Ever since you changed the broadcast time to 5 - 6 AM, I haven't been able to listen to it. A number of people in my neighborhood have also been unable to hear it. I can hear it most clearly from 8 - 9:30 PM. Thank God, I listen to Nguon Song every day. May you have a Happy New Year full of peace and good health so you can continue to serve God.

Mr. H.K.T., Ho Chi Minh City

Over the past few years, from the time I first got to know you until today, I have been very happy, because God has given me His Word daily through your programs. There have been many times when I was weak and my faith deteriorated, and God's Word reminded, guided and convicted me through my Bible studies and your programs. So my habit of listening to your programs has become a very important part of my life. Whenever I am too busy to listen to Nguon Song, I feel like my day is missing something very important. Honestly, I see Nguon Song as healthy food for my soul that God has provided me. I have a special experience to share with you. Last year, I had to be far away from my family and church because of work. I was really sad; because that was the first time I had to be separated from my family, church, and the voice of Nguon Song. But after a month, I prayed that God would help provide money so that I could buy a small radio so I could listen to Nguon Song. God answered my prayers, and I had just enough money for a Sony pocket radio. I was very happy, and grateful to God, because from then on, I was able to listen to God's Word again, through Nguon Song.

You know what? The first night I brought out my new radio and looked for your frequency, I was very disappointed because I searched for a long time, but was unable to find it. But I didn't want to give up... Thank God, two days later, I was able to find your frequency! That night, I was able to hear your warm, loving voices, and my heart could feel God's provision and His amazing response to prayer.

Miss A.D., Korea (e-mail)

Tonight, when I was listening to your broadcast of the Marriage Preparation class, I really wanted to study this program. So please send me the lessons. I thank you very much. I am living in Korea, so I have few opportunities to listen to your broadcast, even though I really want to. May God bless each staff member of Nguon Song.

Mrs. N.T.N., Daklak

My family has been listening to your preaching of the Bible and the Lord Jesus for a long time now, but today God's Word penetrated my heart, and I feel I can't wait any longer to write to you and share with you my sincere thoughts about your ministry. First of all, I wish for you good health so that you can serve the Lord more effectively, and that many people will be able to hear and understand God's Word. That is my hope and my wish. I am 52 years old, and my husband passed away 4 years ago. I have 9 children... many of them are grown up and have moved out of the house. Now left are 5 children and myself. Life is very hard. For the past year now, we have been listening to you preach the Bible, and I find that our spirits have been lifted and our hearts are lightened.

Many times I have wanted to search for God, but didn't know where to look. I don't even have a Bible to read, and don't even know where to find a picture of Jesus to buy. These are things that I long for, and hope Nguon Song can help me. I would like to soon have a copy of the Bible to read, because I live in a remote area in the mountains. There are few people here who listen to and understand God's Word, so I'd like a copy of the Bible so I can read it and share with them, so that they might know God more. During the last few days of the year 2000, I was very busy, but could not miss the Bible reading program. Every time I am busy and can't listen to the programs, I have to have my children tell me about them.

I'd like to take this opportunity to talk to you about the change in frequency and broadcast time. In the morning, even though it's earlier, the signal is still very clear. Every morning, I wake up early to listen to the program until it's over. Please send me a 2001 calendar with the Bible verses in it. Thank you very much.

Mr. T.L., Michigan, USA (e-mail)

I am one of Nguon Song's faithful listeners. I am living in Michigan, USA therefore I can only listen to your broadcast on the Internet. In November and December 2000, I was able to listen to your "Previous Broadcast." But since January of this year I have not been able to hear these programs. I don't know if this is because of some technical problem with my server or if it's because you simply don't want listeners to hear it anymore. Please let me know. I love to listen to your programs, but because of my work, I cannot listen to you continuously. I have time on the weekends to listen to the programs you have broadcast during the week. But now I cannot listen to them anymore. I am very much looking forward to your response. If possible, please continue to support your "Previous Broadcast" program so that I can listen to what was broadcast during the week. May God bless you greatly, so that you can bring many people to Him.

Mr. P.Q.D., Hai Duong

I have written to you many letters, and do not understand why they never reached you. After a whole year, I have finally received a response from you. For that reason, I am writing to you now only to request Bible lessons. When I listen to your broadcast, there is often interference, making it difficult to hear. I will be very glad to receive the lessons. Thank you.

Mr. T.T.H., Dong Nai

I have been sending you my letters and other stuff because I consider Nguon Song a close friend of mine, even more than that... as a helper to our churches (all the churches in Vietnam). Even though sometimes you re-broadcast the same programs, I listen to them all. Every time I listen to it, it strengthens my faith a little more. You have something that other Christian stations just don't have. You have the quality of the Vatican Radio, but with different teaching methods. I trust Nguon Song because in this period of time, Nguon Song strong enough to protect our faith. I am just a servant of God, a postman of Christ. I sow the seeds, and then go home and sleep. The growth depends on Nguon Song radio.

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