Intro 

The Global Strategic Plan (GSP) of TWR has rightly recognised the importance of Leadership Development as one of the major needs in the world today and that Christian organizations definitely need to develop their leaders. As the church grows around the world and leaders emerge to take the church forward one of the great needs then is to equip these new leaders to lead well……

The major catastrophes of the past few years have shown the need for basic programs to be ready for deployment in multiple languages that would cover most crisis areas. These programs would be both audio and script and organized into thematic units along the lines of the four stage model of crisis and recovery.

Specific programs would be geared towards aid workers, community leaders-teachers, pastors etc., and survivors/victims (further specified into children, youth, and adults). The basic toolkit would include 50-60 programs

“In more than 40 countries around the world, violent conflict has torn through farmland, villages and cities. Throughout the world today, there are some 35 million survivors of conflict—10 million refugees and 25 million internally displaced persons. It has invaded their communities; destroyed their homes and livelihoods; killed, maimed and tortured loved ones; and exposed daughters, wives and sisters to sexual violence.” UNDP (http://www.undp.org/cpr/we_do/conflict_prevention.shtml) 

The vision:

Foster the process of reconciliation and inspire hope in places of despair and hopelessness. (Biblical reference: 2 Cor 4, 1- 6, 10).

The strategy:

Develop a radio series in various languages with testimonies from Christians around the world, who have gone through deep human inflicted suffering (ethnic conflicts, expulsion, loss of family members in war zones, etc.), and broadcast the series over local and international radio stations into conflict/conflict-prone areas of the world.(Prepared by Thorsten Grahn (ERF) in 2008)

Member Care Radio (MCR) is a media ministry of TWR specially prepared for cross-cultural workers whose obedience to the Great Commission has taken them to difficult regions.

The program content not only reminds them of God’s promise that He is with them to the very end of the earth, but also addresses changing needs from recruitment to retirement.

Where communications through any other means may expose the worker and jeopardize their lives and ministry, this media project can effectively and compassionately serve to remind them that they are not alone nor forgotten.
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