Throughout the Asia pacific region

Are you raising children alone?

‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.’ Psalm 30:5 NLT

One marriage expert says a single mother sent him a story that helped explain the loneliness and stress often faced by those raising children alone. She said she was looking out of her window one drizzly day and saw a mother robin and her little ones perched in a nest. As the rain poured down, the mother bird covered her chirping chicks beneath her extended wings. Then the hail began to fall. Instead of tucking her head safely in the nest, the mother robin raised her head upward and took the blows to protect her young. All of the chicks made it safely through the storm. What a graphic illustration of the challenges of single parenting! The responsibility of raising kids alone is unrelenting, requiring a mum or dad to earn a living, cook, clean, supervise homework, take care of sick kids, and so on. Beyond these day-by-day duties, they must figure out how to meet their own personal and spiritual needs. Taken in context, this may be one of the toughest assignments on earth. Single parents, whether mothers or fathers, need our continued support and prayers. To those who are taking the blows on behalf of their children, be assured that better days are coming. The storm you’re in won’t last forever. A beautiful rainbow will soon appear. When the job has been completed, and a brood of healthy little birds has been raised, there will be sweet benefits for the parents who don’t fly away. God’s Word promises: ‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.

SoulFood: 2 Kings 18:17 – 20:21, Matt 25:1-23, Ps 115, Pro 8:1-3

The Word for Today is authored by Bob and Debby Gass and published under licence from UCB International Copyright © 2024

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Testimonies…

The Word for Today Changes Lives

In January our team in UCB PNG Lafi FM visited the Boram CIS. We were able to bless them with 3 bags of uncooked sagos and 2 plastics of dry fish. Ishmael Yakape Preached a powerful message. The Word for Today devotion has made a big impact on Boram CIS inmates. One...

The Personal prayer

This man and his family love to listen to Radio Voz. When I went to the Fatuahi transmitter his son came up to me and said that his family likes to listen to Radio Voz. I rushed to visit him. During that visit, I briefly conveyed the goodness and truth of God's Word...

Motivated and Blessed

Greetings, I am very much Thankful to you all of you, for your hard effort in such a difficult situation. The Word for Today is my daily capsule. I got motivated and blessed every morning through word of God shared by Message of Hope Nepal. And this book has become...

Finding Motivation

I am a regular listener of this daily The Word for Today. I work in a faith-based organization where we daily do devotion from this Book. We are glad to start our day after reading this devotional book with prayers. This motivates and encourages us in our daily life....

The Impact of The Word for Today in Solomon Islands

  The following Testimonies were sent to us from Coxwain showing the impact of The Word for...
The Word for Today UCB Solomon Islands

Then and Now the 2024 Cover for The Word for Today

Grant Kennedy has amazing foresight when it comes to taking photos of people and scenery for...
Pastor from Malango

Pastor from Malango connects with UCB Solomon Islands

Connecting with people, Churches and Organisations is one of the great opportunities that we get...
The Word for Today 2024 devotion

God knows what we really need!

This is a powerful testimony of a young woman that encountered God through The Word for Today,...

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Honiara, Solomon Islands

Butwal, Nepal

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United Christian Broadcasters Asia Pacific

But you can call us UCB. We’re part of the global family of United Christian Broadcasters International Ltd. that traces its roots back to the 1960’s and one bloke in New Zealand with a crazy idea.

Then in 1988 another bloke with an equally crazy idea started UCB Australia…

Latest News

Interview on Vision’s 20Twenty radio show

A recent Interview with our Projects Manager - Grant Kennedy on Vision's 20Twenty show. Vision's Andrew McLennan asked Grant about the work of UCB Asia Pacific and what has been happening lately.

The Word for Today for 2024

For 2024 we are excited to have added Kiribati and Tonga to the nations where The Word for Today is available. The full list is: Cook Islands Fiji Indonesia (Renungan Hari Ini in Indonesian) Kiribati Nauru Nepal (Nepalese) Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands...

Local broadcasts in Baucau

In 2019 we were privileged to help the Radio Voz team establish a number of stand-alone low-powered radio stations in the provincial capitals of Timor-Leste. Including a station in Baucau, the second largest city. Over the past 12 months they have been upgrading the...

Cook Islands App

Good News for the Cook Islands! The new UCB Cook Islands App has arrived!. Giving Cook Islanders around the world access to Life FM's Live Stream, a variety of inspirational podcasts, The Word for Today, and the Bible in Cook Island Maori (Bibilia Tapu) or English,...

Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck Papua New Guinea early this morning. Only few details were immediately available but there is no threat of a tsunami. The earthquake, which struck at 3:04 a.m. local time on Monday, was centered in Chambri Lake, about 37...

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What we do

Radio

Helping local Christian people harness the incredible power of radio to have a positive impact in their communities is the mainstay of our ministry.

Radio gets behind closed doors to bring the light, hope and encouragement of the Gospel message to people right where they are.

We broadcast our youth focussed Life fm, (Laif FM, Laef FM) in Vanuatu, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, and soon Fiji and Nauru. You can hear what that station sounds like right now with this link or by using the “Listen Now” button at the top of our website.

But these broadcasts aren’t without challenges.  In today’s COVID crazy world we struggle to get expert technical support to our stations when they need it. It is hard enough just to ship replacement equipment when something breaks.

Please pray for our ministry and our local teams.  We need God’s wisdom and provision as we seek to serve the beautiful people throughout the Asia Pacific region with the best Christian radio. And ‘the best’ is what they deserve!

The Word for Today

In 2020, thanks to your donations, we were able to launch a special 200 page, 12 month edition of The Word for Today in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa and Timor-Leste.

We did it all again in 2021 and added Nauru and an Indonesian language edition called Renungan Hari Ini.  And we’ve continued to do it every year since.

And not to forget our team in Nepal have been faithfully producing the Nepali edition for many years.

If you are in one the nations listed above and you’d like a copy of the current edition, contact your local UCB team – you’ll find their contact details when you choose the nation from the Projects in the menu above. Or use our contact form and well pass it on.

The Word for Today is loved around the world for its simple Biblical truths and relevant teaching. A quarterly edition is also available in Australia (from Vision Christian Media) and NZ (from Rhema Media).

Online in Taro, Solomon Islands

Online & Social

Even in the remotest island nearly everyone has a mobile phone. And while their village might not have running water or grid electricity, they do have YouTube and Facebook!

So if we are to reach people with ‘Christian media’, guess where we have to be.

Thanks to support from people like you we are able to build websites, develop a mobile App and help our local team develop Social Media strategies so they can effectively interact with their community.

Our App is free and customised for each nation. It has a custom radio stream and relevant content for that nation’s people including The Word for Today, the Bible in local languages, podcasts and a lot more. 

Ideally we would like a Telecommunications partner so local people can use our app unmetered (without having to use paid data). Something we’d love you to join us in prayer about.

Stations on air

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Current Projects

Established

Latest News

Inspiration

Interview on Vision’s 20Twenty radio show

A recent Interview with our Projects Manager - Grant Kennedy on Vision's 20Twenty show. Vision's Andrew McLennan asked Grant about the work of UCB Asia Pacific and what has been happening lately.

The Word for Today for 2024

For 2024 we are excited to have added Kiribati and Tonga to the nations where The Word for Today is available. The full list is: Cook Islands Fiji Indonesia (Renungan Hari Ini in Indonesian) Kiribati Nauru Nepal (Nepalese) Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands...

Local broadcasts in Baucau

In 2019 we were privileged to help the Radio Voz team establish a number of stand-alone low-powered radio stations in the provincial capitals of Timor-Leste. Including a station in Baucau, the second largest city. Over the past 12 months they have been upgrading the...

Cook Islands App

Good News for the Cook Islands! The new UCB Cook Islands App has arrived!. Giving Cook Islanders around the world access to Life FM's Live Stream, a variety of inspirational podcasts, The Word for Today, and the Bible in Cook Island Maori (Bibilia Tapu) or English,...

Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea

Earthquake Hits Papua New Guinea

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck Papua New Guinea early this morning. Only few details were immediately available but there is no threat of a tsunami. The earthquake, which struck at 3:04 a.m. local time on Monday, was centered in Chambri Lake, about 37...

Station Upgrades for Baucau & soon Vequeque

Station Upgrades for Baucau & soon Vequeque

Dear UCB friends, Last Sunday afternoon we traveled to Baucau, and then to Viqueque, both Districts in the East side of Timor island, in order to install the new radio upgrade to the 100W Transmitter. In Baucau, the weather was really bad, but the Lord helped us and...

Hope for people fleeing the Ukraine

Hope for people fleeing the Ukraine

People fleeing their homes in the Ukraine have many urgent needs. One thing that God offers everyone is HOPE! and what better way to share this than through the reading of Scripture, or more specifically The Word for Today. Our sister ministry UCB Hungary asked for...

Christmas Rooms

Christmas Rooms

Picture Christmas as cozy rooms filled with warmth, playfulness, and abundant love. In this festive season, our hearts transform into these inviting spaces, radiating affection in every corner. Laughter and joy echo through these emotional sanctuaries, embodying the...

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Meaning of Christmas

Meaning of Christmas

  During this time Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. A little over 2,000 years ago, God sent his Son to the world to provide salvation for us all; the best Christmas gift ever given. You can receive this gift if you believe that Jesus died for your...

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15th Anniversary Celebration for Message of Hope Nepal

Our Message of Hope Nepal family is going to be celebrating a major milestone in their journey. Their 15-year Anniversary celebrating all that God has done in providing and encouraging His people. Their celebration will be taking place in December, so let's join them...

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Changing Lives for Good
You are enabling God to do great things in the lives of people all across the Asia Pacific region.
Here are just three examples of the impact you are having:

James

I am from Eastern Part of Nepal called Khotang. Currently I am doing ministry at Kathmandu. I am very much thankful to Message of Hope for providing The Word for Today. I got to know about this from one of my Facebook friends. Since that day I am a regular listener of daily devotion of “The Word for Today“. I am very much blessed by this post, which is very short and sweet to understand and share to others friends. From this devotion post, I learned so many new things, which became very useful for my ministry. Similarly, the weekly quiz has developed my reading habit of Bible. I am very much thankful to Message of Hope Nepal.

The Word for Today reader

Nepal

Mrs A

…you have no idea, how much impact God has wrought in my life through those anointed messages.

Those messages are sent straight from the throne room of the Almighty down to his chosen. I truly owe it to you all and I believe nothing in this physical world could match the wealth of heaven that is distributed every day through the programs that are aired.

I count myself most privileged person to reap its benefits just by tuning every morning. My daily routine was dependant on those power packed messages.

Laif FM listener & The Word for Today reader

Papua New Guinea

Debby

Over Christmas, we had a big Franklin Graham event and 50,000 attended. At this event they showed our video which we made in three days about former addicts who had been set free by Jesus. Many were touched and encouraged by it.

When we put our same video online, it got 700,000 views. I learned that you don’t have to be a specialist. You can be a mom and learn how to use these tools and you can make media and send messages out to share the Gospel with people all over the world. We post one new little video each day. On my website, most of our videos get 200,000 views.

Medialight course graduate

Thailand

Our Team

Ian Worby

Ian Worby

CEO

The big cheese or ‘sir’! He’s the ideas man, dreaming big, coming up with “what if we…” and gathering the right people around him to make it happen.

Grant Kennedy

Grant Kennedy

Projects Manager

Actually he’s more like: photographer, designer, administrator, builder, plumber, maker of things unheard of and fixer of things broken.

Steve Monro

Steve Monro

Broadcast Development Manager

Fancy title, but really he’s a top bloke and tech whizz/geek who knows how to make the radio, studio, computers and stuff work really well.

Rudy Oei

Rudy Oei

Liaison Officer

Part technician, part Mr Fixit, but
all nice guy. And it really helps he’s fluent in Indonesian when it comes to communicating with our teams in Indonesia and Timor-Leste

Henry Peterson

Henry Peterson

Digital Content Specialist

Another fancy title, but if you want to talk websites and social media then this is your guy, also samoan muscles available for hire.

If I had to define ‘Trusted Christian Media’ and sum up what we do in a few words I would say…

We preach the Word and make disciples.

How? We use media.

Ian Worby
CEO