Your Network Of Praise's Podcast

Summer Challenge is underway right now! Roger Lonnquist has an Network Update on what's happening here in the U.S. & with our ministry partners in Africa! We appreciate your continued prayers for all the upcoming projects. Tune in on July 24th for the Summer Challenge broadcast from 6a-6p, and hear how God is using your financial gifts to impact lives here in YNOP country & in Africa! To see more information or give towards Summer Challenge, head to ynop.org.

Khristian Stanfill, Chidima, & Melodie Malone from the group PASSION stopped to talk with Marci in the Artist Hallway! They talk about their new album, "Call on Heaven" which is a collection of LIVE songs from the PASSION Conference last January! You'll be encouraged by the conversation on their outreach to the younger generation, where they share testimony about the response of young people who've attended their worship nights, to come to know Jesus.  For those of you in Northwest Montana, PASSION is coming to the MVMT conference, a 4-day youth event for junior high & high school youth groups, July 25-28th. Click on the link for more information on that:https://www.mvmnt24.com/home#lineup

Roger updates us on the KXEI transmitter project, as well as the latest news coming from our Africa partners!

From family life, raising twin daughters, to what inspires his music and sound.. we get to hear more about the heart behind Colton Dixon's new songs. He hopes to encourage and lift you up with his music, and his new song does just that. Check out his new single, "Up + Up" for a joyful reminder that even through life's struggles God's love will keep lifting us up and up again.

Here's the latest update from Roger Lonnquist! Listen in to hear about upcoming projects and how you can be praying for what's ahead. 

Two unique people with two unique backgrounds, this duo’s unified joy is contagious, their lyrics overflowing with the goodness of God. With a genuine heart for others and a bond formed through their love for God, Caleb & John are eager to share their music with the world. “The message we want to communicate is hope,” John says. “There is hope for you. If God can change somebody like me, He can change somebody like you.” Listen for their new song "Somebody Like Me" on Your Network of Praise! You can get to know Caleb & John more by listening here to their conversation with Marci.

Marci caught up with Ryan Stevenson in the Artist Hallway while in Florida and he has a very interesting story to share with you. Listen in to hear the crazy story behind how he got started in music, how his time as a paramedic influences his songwriting even now, and about what he and his family do for fun! He also shares the story behind his new song, "Just As You Are." It's perfect for road trips and backyard BBQs, and has a great message about God's love for YOU.. check it out!

Roger Lonnquist has another Network Update for us and there's exciting news! The KXEI transmitter has been ordered, and will be put in soon. Roger asks for prayer over that upcoming project. There's also another exciting development in Africa! Check it out.

The running theme for this Network Update is partnership. Roger Lonnquist gives us an update on ministry happening here in the U.S. and in Africa. Dave, his wife, Bev, and Marci will be traveling to Momentum soon to recruit more stations to partner with our ministry in Africa. Pray for their travels, and the connections that will be made at the booth. We also celebrate the partnership between YNOP, Guidelines International, Galcom International, and Lulu FM to distribute 1,000 solar radio / MP3 players in Kenya loaded with the Swahili-language bible and bible teaching. God is so good! We're grateful for YOUR partnership with us, which allows this ministry to happen. Thank you!

During this Network Update, we're celebrating the three new YNOP stations that have been built this year! Roger Lonnquist has details about KAVA 89.5 FM in Kimball, NE. Eight more FM stations to go this year. Please pray for the upcoming projects, including the scheduling of tower crews.  Roger also had an update and a reminder to pray for the ministry in Africa. A plan for advertising radioafrica.com is coming together.

On today's Network Update with Roger Lonnquist we celebrate! KAVA is officially on the air in Kimball, NE! It's our first station in that state, and the better than expected signal is covering a wide area. Tell your friends and family in that corner of Nebraska to check out 89.5 FM and pray that God will use Your Network of Praise to reach others for Christ.In Africa, we're getting ready to add an 8th language (Arabic) to radioafrica.fm.  Please pray for Joseph Kebbie as he heads to Liberia, and for African staff members who are traveling to a radio conference in Arusha, Tanzania. 

Roger Lonnquist has a Network Update for us! This week we plan to put Kimball, Nebraska on the air. Our first radio station in that state! Please join us in praying for good weather and for equipment to work properly. In regards to our New Life Africa ministry, the podcast page of radioafrica.fm will soon be adding the Arabic language. This has a huge potential audience in Northern Africa, with a large Islamic population. Please pray for the people putting everything together, and for those who discover radioafrica.fm. Find more information on ynop.org.

Marci visited with comedian, Michael Jr on the Morning Show! He's headed to Montana for his Funny How Marriage Works Date Night Experience. You can catch that show in Bozeman, MT at Journey Church on Sat, April 6th & in Billings, MT at Faith E Church on Sun April 7th. Grab tickets for those events at michaeljr.com.. they're going fast! 

We have another exciting Network Update to share with you, as God continues to expand the ministry of Your Network Of Praise and the ministry being done in Africa. With the addition of two new languages... SOMALI and AMHARIC... RadioAfrica.fm is now providing Bible text & teaching podcasts in seven of the most widely-spoken languages of Africa! Roger also touches on the expansion happening in the US. The 3rd new station of 11 is coming soon! KAVA in Kimball, Nebraska is set to be on the air in late April/early May. Please pray that all will go well with the planning and the purchasing of equipment over the next few weeks as we prepare to build YNOP’s first station in the State of Nebraska! 

Marci visited with Mike from Mercyme this morning, and asked about the Always Only Jesus Tour that's coming up in April. They talk a little about what life is like on tour, and dig a little deeper into the story behind Mercyme's latest album, "Always Only Jesus" which contains some your favorite songs like 'Then Christ Came' and 'To Not Worship You.' Grab your tickets from mercyme.org to see Mercyme with David Leonard and the Newsboys! They'll be in Spokane, WA on April 6th, Boise, ID on April 7th, and Fargo, ND on April 11th. 

For this Network Update, Roger joined the Morning Show for a Friendraiser recap. He shared an encouraging update from the Helios project. Since the broadcast ended Monday evening we did end up with over 300 pastors sponsored, so the goal was met and exceeded! If you'd still like to support that project, we're leaving the link up on ynop.org through March 31st. As for YNOP, New Life Africa, Vie Nouvelle Afrique, and all the ministry happening in Africa, thank your for your faithful prayers and support.  Please keep praying for the details surrounding these projects, and for God's provision in spreading the Gospel wherever and however He leads!

Ron Hutchcraft came back to YNOP to share his heart for young people. Marci and Ron talked about what it's going to take to reach the next generation with God's Truth, his shared his wisdom and testimonies from raising his own children. You'll also learn more about his book, A Jesus of Their Own: Fighting for Faith in the Next Generation. You can receive this book for FREE by going to ynop.org. Click on "Contact Us," fill out your info, and request a copy. 

If you missed this interview on the Day of Hope, take a minute to listen. Roger talks with Koki Ann about her time distributing YNOP Ambassador Audio Bibles in Kenya. These audio bibles are loaded with God's word & bible teaching in Swahili! You'll be very encouraged by her testimonies, take some time to listen to what Koki has to say. Find more information about the YNOP Ambassador Bible on ynop.org.

The Day of Hope began with Roger talking to Bishop Eliudi of New Life Radio Tanzania. Listen in for some encouraging testimonies from Africa. Find out more information about New Life Radio on ynop.org

Friendraiser 2024 is coming up next week, March 18th- 21st! We’ll kick off FriendRaiser with our annual Day of Hope next Monday. In the morning hours we will have music, scripture, times of prayer and we’ll hear from some special guests including: Bishop Eliudi, from YNOP’s station in northern Tanzania, Ron Hutchcraft will join us to talk about reaching young people with the gospel, & Koki Ann, of our New Life Africa Translation Center in Nairobi, Kenya. Monday afternoon we’ll be turning our attention to a very important missions outreach…working with the Helios Project which is working to equip pastors in South Sudan and Kenya with the training they need! Roger shares ways to be praying before FriendRaiser begins. You can also find those prayer requests, and get involved now, by going to ynop.org.