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The Death of My Favorite Hat

Today I mourn the passing of my favorite cap. I bought it years ago in Ukraine and it has been my d

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Old Rockers Never Die

My friend and partner, Ron Titular, is no stranger to anyone in radio in the Philippines.  He was t

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The Edge New Blog Launch Party!!!

Here’s recent news from the Manila radio ministry we help lead.  This is a pic from the big

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The Marriage I Want

I don’t want Sherry to feel trapped I want her to continually open up because she trusts me compl

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Leaders Under Pressure

Pressure at times is intense and comes at you from all directions. Finances are tight. Your team m

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The Edge New Blog Launch Party!!!

Here’s recent news from the Manila radio ministry we help lead.  This is a pic from the big launch party for the new theedge.ph megablog.  It was a gala event!

CBN covered it, as well as a number of Christian bloggers. Plus, friends of the edge showed up at the studios to party!  We have 2 DJ’s spinning that night: one from London and another from Manila. The entire event was webcast for four hours on the live video stream. Congrats to Owie and Rory for their diligence and truly hard work in launching a world-class blog to drive the ministries main web presence. Check out the site at theedge.ph

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Old Rockers Never Die

My friend and partner, Ron Titular, is no stranger to anyone in radio in the Philippines.  He was the network manager of the nation’s largest hard rock station for many years.  Then he met the Lord and become troubled at the messages he was helping to pump into the open minds of Filipino youth.  He amazed others when quit his dream job one day and went into a season of seeking God for further direction.

After a year of waiting on the Lord his pastor told him about a conversation he had had with me that week about my burden to start Christian youth radio for the Philippines.  From the moment we met we both knew this would be a great partnership.  With Ron’s experience and the support of UCB International, we promptly launched The Edge Radio in a small room at the seminary.  Gradually the ministry grew into its own truly cool studios and became a national network with high power FM’s, publishing and netcasting.  This year UCB Philippines celebrated its 5th anniversary and launched a new website.

We are so proud to have Ron and Joyce with us this week at MediaLight to share their years of experience in radio broadcasting.  Rock on!

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Burma is On Fire

P1010308 This is what it looks like in Northern Thailand this week.  That was yesterday. Today the Sun, even at high noon is totally blocked.  Can’t even tell where it is in the sky (see the last photo).

No, it’s not cloud cover, its the smoke from slash and burn farmers just over the border in Myanmar (Burma) 50 miles away. Their mountains are ablaze as a way of clearing the land for Spring planting of small crops.  So much smog!  Asthmatics beware.P1010311

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Brooke blowing fire

brooke blow fire CEIYesterday we had a street outreach in the night market area of our town. Brooke joined Travis as a fire blower and did six sets of fire tricks in the night’s program. Here she makes quite an impact on a little girl standing with her mom. If you have never seen anyone do this up close it is quite impressive. Paul Richardson said that the definition of an event is “when you cause a traffic problem and people call the cops because cars are parked everywhere.” We weren’t quite there but we did have one lane of the street blocked with the crowd we were able to gather.

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Thanks Paulie!!!

paul big squareWe want to thank Paul Richardson of Beyond Borders in Brandon, FL, AND those who sponsored his trip expenses for the wonderful gift of 3 full weeks of his expertise! He unleashed creativity in the students and helped raise their competence and confidence. Under his oversight students completed a 12 minute institutional video for Family Learning Center school to help them raise the funds they need for their new buildings.

Then the students flew solo and produced two TV commercials for local businesses with no help. Most of them had never touched a camera before coming to school. Both commercials really show how far their skills have developed in only seven weeks.

Paul, thanks for your humor, your transparency and your belief in the talents of the students. See ya next session!

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