RUSSIAN, from Belgorod, Russia: When I hear [your] voice, my heart is filled with joy. I am in heaven! I have not words enough to thank you. If not for your programs my husband and I would have died spiritually. There is no church nearby, and my husband can hardly see. Only your program upholds us and gives us spiritual growth.

FRENCH, from France: I would just like to thank you for your generosity, because I am very happy to receive the Word of the Lord just before going to sleep. May the Lord bless you.

ORIYA, from Orissa: I was leading a life according to the world and vehemently opposed anyone who proclaimed Christ. However, one day I heard about your program and with skepticism I listened to it. That one broadcast changed my life and I experienced divine peace for the first time in my heart. I was able to accept Jesus’ gift of salvation through your program and I want to serve God. I want to live for Jesus all of my life. Please pray for me.

SPANISH, from Galveston, Texas: I listen together with my brothers, because we have the blessing of working together. One of my brothers is not yet a Christian. Not too long ago he did not believe in God (he was an atheist), but now he listens to your program together with us and has started to believe. Even though he has not received Jesus Christ as his Savior and Lord, he believes there is a God and listens to Christian radio all the time. Help me in prayer so that soon my brother will make the decision to surrender control of his life to our God.

ENGLISH, from Westford, Massachusetts: As superintendent of our adult Sunday school for the past 10 years, I’ve always been a bit troubled by the fact that our Sunday school studies of a given book of the Bible typically run for the entire year. While this is great for in-depth discussion of the book, at this rate it would take a lifetime for an adult in our congregation to be exposed to in-depth teaching of the 66 books of the Bible, assuming that we could even find a willing teacher for each book. Recognizing the need for an overview of the Bible, we have on several occasions offered a Sunday school discussion class keyed to a program of reading through the Bible in one year. However, we found that the pace is so fast that many important truths and insights are never explored.

Three years ago, one of our church elders, who was already a passenger on the Bible Bus, suggested that we offer a Sunday school class keyed to the TTB broadcast. Participants in the class follow the weekly commentary by Dr. McGee by whatever means they find most effective and convenient. Average weekly attendance in the class is around 10 but they use all the methods for following the commentary including local radio broadcast, streaming audio, podcast, and the multivolume transcripts of the program. Some in our class have elected to receive the monthly mailings while others, like me, are all electronic, relying on the web pages and a podcast subscription to keep up to date. During our weekly Sunday school class, we use the time to share insights related to the scripture from the past week, ask questions, and review highlights of the past week’s lesson. The five-year pace for reading and studying all of the books of the Bible allows us time to absorb important truths while providing in-depth exposure to all of scripture in just five years.

While we have been blessed to be able to participate in the TTB broadcast, it is also a blessing to know that many outside the U.S. also have the opportunity to hear the Word of God proclaimed through your efforts. Your program helps break down the misconceptions and stereotypes of Americans that exist abroad, showing those in other countries that there are still God-fearing, Spirit-filled men and women in this country who seek to enrich their lives, rather than exploit them. May God continue to bless the TTB ministry.

HUNGARIAN, from Germany: I am from Transylvania but I am living in Germany. I have hardships because I do not speak the language of this country. But spiritually I am fine with the help of [TTB]. I receive new strength day by day and for this to God be the glory. When listening to the Word and teachings of God I do not feel lonely anymore.

KUTCHI, from Gujarat, India: I like to listen to your program. I have experienced peace of mind from your messages. Please pray for me and for my family to grow in the Lord. We do not have a good place of worship to go to in this place, so this program is providing us good biblical knowledge and fellowship. Thank you.

NEPALI, from Nepal: I have recently started listening to your program. The teachings have opened my eyes and I have found peace and eternal life in Jesus. The teachings and the songs are so powerful and I am so blessed. I belong to a troupe in the circus. Though I knew Jesus since my childhood, I had forgotten Him once I joined the circus. I thank the Lord for this radio program that has restored my relationship with Jesus and is strengthening my walk with the Lord. I share about this program with all my friends. Please uphold me in your prayers.

ENGLISH (AFRICAN), from South Africa: It has been a great pleasure to hear your programme again by downloading MP3s on the Internet. I used to listen by radio, but since I moved to another province I could not listen as the transmission was bad. It is truly the “good news” as I realize that it is a privilege to receive the unbiased interpretation of the Word of God.

TIGRINYA, from Eritrea: I am a young lady in my late thirties, living with my mother who is not in good health. As I am the youngest among my siblings and not yet married, I am taking all the responsibility to care for my old and weak mother. Helping people, especially the weak and beloved ones, is the thing that I like to do in my life. My mother has been suffering from a chronic disease for the past eight years. She has been bedridden for the last five years and cannot come out of the bed without assistance. She has a severe and serious pain especially during the night and never gets sleep. Sometimes she yells to the extent that people from the neighborhood rush for help at hearing her crying. You can imagine the situation mom is in and the atmosphere I am living in. When such a critical and difficult time comes, I usually try to give painkillers to decrease the agony, but mostly this doesn’t work effectively. As an alternative I used to tell stories to divert her attention and alleviate the suffering, but it was not as effective as the one that I am making use of these days. I would say your broadcast is doing a miracle in changing the situation. One night a man from the neighborhood came to visit mom and kept telling her that it is only God’s hand that can cure and give her strength and patience. He was the only one who tried to comfort mom with God’s Word. Unfortunately my mother was not showing any interest to the things being said, but that very night, she was so anxious to have him stay and hear his usual words. He was a bit reluctant to stay, saying that it was time for him to go and listen to the radio broadcast which he did not want to miss. He also added that if he was allowed to make use of the radio in the house and if the household was willing to listen together with him, he would stay. Fortunately mom allowed him to play the radio, and then the good news came to our ears. Mom loved the words being told. The lesson was from Acts 3:1-10. She got excited by what she had heard and forgot her pain, showing an immediate reaction to the Bible teachings, confessing that something had veiled her eyes from seeing the things that could give her comfort and relief. Now listening to the radio lessons and sitting together for Bible sessions and prayer is becoming the noble habit in the household. God’s Spirit is ruling in our lives. The house is filled with sounds of praises to the Lord. Thanks to God the Lord, the pain and the yelling is being overwhelmed by songs of praise. Praised be His name who is extending His mercy to the poor woman and her poor daughter as well.

ENGLISH, from Jacksonville, North Carolina: Dr. McGee’s study in Ephesians led me to spiritual enlightenment concerning prayer, angels, demons, and the whole armor of God. Dr. McGee quoted the Scripture, “We wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers…” and eloquently paired prayer, angels, and demons in his message. I am 31 years old, and of my 16 years of being a Christian I never knew that there were gradations in angels and demons, that when we pray the Lord sends His angels to answer our prayer, and that demons can impede angels from getting God’s work done when answering prayers. These were true revelations to me, but what made a profound impact on my spiritual well-being was that I finally learned how to put on the whole armor of God. I’ve always wondered how putting on the whole armor worked, and prayed to God to help me learn how to do so. Well, God in His infinite wisdom and glory has revealed this to me through Dr. McGee….Glory be to our Father God and Jesus Christ and thank you for continuing to share Dr. McGee’s message of the Scriptures.

ORIYA, from Orissa, India: I value your program highly, as it has led me to the Lord Jesus Christ. In fact, it has given me a new life. Before I knew Jesus I was not following the right path, rather I had beaten many people and persecuted them. I had also tried various religions but did not have peace or convincing truth about life. In vain I had also pursued many sadhus (Hindu yogi) and temple priests. I am fortunate to have come across your program and hear the gospel of Jesus. I regularly listen and have at last found what I was longing for all along. I have confessed all my sins to Him and accepted Him as my personal Savior.

CROATIAN, from Croatia: Your broadcast gives me new strength every day. I hope you will never stop. Please pray for me and also for my husband who is not a believer yet. He is bedridden at the moment and is thereby “forced” to listen with me. Please pray that God may talk to him just now.

KOREAN, from Changwon, South Korea: I serve as a Sunday school teacher at my church. When I teach, I seem to remember what I learned through McGee’s Bible Study. One Sunday, McGee’s lesson overlapped with what I was sharing. God really encourages and prepares me to teach His Word. Undoubtedly, this opportunity has helped me learn much more about the Bible and to draw closer to God. Thank you for sharing the helpful lessons.

ENGLISH, from Port Orchard, Washington: My step-father and mother have been listening to Dr. McGee every morning for many years, and every time I visit my folks I take part in their morning ritual. Gladly, I can say that it has rubbed off on me. At the start of 2008 I began listening via the Internet, and I now eagerly rise early in the morning to hear the teaching of the Word. This puts me in a prime position to pray about what I’ve learned, and then go into the work world and try to apply it. My hunger for the Word of God has been stirred up by Dr. McGee and the Holy Spirit is using the Word to make me a better man. My wife even notices the changes in me, and I’m sure my coworkers do, too, although they don’t mention it. I have a strong desire to win lost souls for Christ, and I thank Thru the Bible, the local church, my family, and especially the Holy Spirit.

AMHARIC, from Ethiopia: One day when I walked along the road from the prayer program to my home, I saw a Muslim man with a scarf on his head carrying a radio close to his ear and listening to it with an astonishing mood. I walked closer to him to hear what he was listening to. I was amazed when I heard that it was TTB! Another day I met him on the road [again] and asked why he listens to such a program and gives such attention to it. He told me that he never expected to hear about God’s love, peace, and justice and that the program has left something invaluable in his heart.

MALAGASY, from Antananarivo, Madagascar: I was at the hospital waiting my turn for surgery. I was scared and fearful. But great was His faithfulness and His plan to be able in that difficult time to hear your teaching pastor who really uplifted my faith and my trust on Him and Him alone.

ALBANIAN, from Albania: This program is a blessing for our home. My mom, my dad, and my little brother listen to it regularly. We are learning great teaching, especially from the Old Testament. Before, we had been studying a lot from the New Testament, and to tell the truth we didn’t know a lot about the Old Testament. But thanks to the TTB program we are getting close to this section of the Word of God. I have been touched especially by the prophetic books. It’s amazing how God works. God bless you.

ENGLISH, from Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Twelve years ago I prayed one day for a Bible study I could do on my own at home since I was a very busy mom of a toddler. The next week I was driving home one evening and turned to WORD-FM and I heard all about the Bible Bus and how the tour was going to start very shortly. I went home that evening knowing that God had answered a prayer very quickly! I called that night and got on the bus and never looked back. What a great trip it was and still is when I can listen. These days I am a mother of a teenage son who has autism. I am still a busy mom – no, I am way busier than I ever was! The Lord is leading me to start a support group for families who need help for what can sometimes be a most devastating diagnosis. Thanks to your program for getting me grounded early on! My faith was definitely strengthened from the teaching it provided. My support group will definitely have a biblical focus letting everyone know from where our strength comes. The Lord gave me the name: Glory & Grace. He told me that if we give Him the glory for entrusting us with these children, He will give us the grace to get us through whatever we face.

FRENCH, from France: In the broadcast I particularly appreciate the simplicity of the language used, the delicate humor, and the constant reference to the political-historical situation of that era. All this renders the text very approachable and deliciously passionate. Do you think you could find this talent of storytelling elsewhere? Thank you.