Christian Productions International

Monday, February 6, 2012

What's Going On? February 2012

FROM REX MORGAN
Reaching out to the Latin American World
A New Generation, A New Television Program For The Future:
Viva Vida

By Luis Estrada
Producer-Host
Christian Productions International (CPI) is moving forward with the television ministry. For years, Con La Biblia Abierta, has been the TV program used to win souls for Christ. It continues to be used to its maximum potential for the glory of God. Our new television program, Viva Vida, is now being developed and is based on the needs of this current generation.

Now there is a new generation of lost souls that have grown up with satellite TV, the Internet, reality programming, and instant messaging. These people want sincere answers to their questions. Viva Vida is if focused on reaching this generation for Christ.

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The following highlights the direction of the new television program:

Pilot Program Goal: January 2012 we began this great task by filming the pilot program. The thirty-minute pilot program will be made up of short segments, three to four-minutes, in a magazine style format. Each of these concise segments will deliver a complete message related to the overall Christ-centered theme of the program.

Focus: Each segment will deliver the Gospel of Christ, focusing on attracting the "unchurched" population to think about God. The intent of this program is to reach out to the lost. The quality must be such that a person not looking for God will be drawn to the program, choose to watch the program, and understand the love of Christ.

Elements: Some examples of segment elements under development that use every day life to teach about Christ are: Hispanic cultural segments, cooking/recipe segments, financial advice segments, family advice segments, health segments, Church of Christ ministries exposure segments, etc.

Media Outlets: Different media outlets will be utilized to distribute the message to people: television, Youtube, podcasts, downloads, and more…

Upgrades: Programs will be edited with closed captioning and/or subtitles, for the benefit of the hearing impaired, as well as, an aid for those using the program as an evangelistic tool.

Outreach: Development of a parallel website, Facebook, and twitter accounts to enhance the outreach potential for each person in our new audience.

Production Goal: After field testing the pilot, the program will be filmed and edited on the schedule of a series, or more, completed on a yearly basis.

Reaching Cuba Through Radio

Direct from Cuba and to a loving welcome at the Miami International Airport in January

Recently, I have been sharing with you the efforts to reach Cuba through radio. Going to Cuba, asking and listening to the advice of our brothers there have brought about our recent success.

Paving the way for us on radio in Cuba historically has been the Herald of Truth. They have given us guidance both from within Cuba and from their ministry based in Abilene, Texas.

While many of you know of their outreach over the years, you may not have been able to meet Tony Fernandez. He has been a vital part of leading a follow-up team of evangelists in Cuba that respond to radio programs produced by Timothy Archer, Lea La Biblia, and Juan Monroy, Heraldo de la Verdad. We have also been blessed by Tony’s efforts as he has included the listeners of our radio program La Voz Alegre in the efforts of his follow-up team.

This spirit of fellowship in our common cause to share Christ is enabling us all to reach more souls. We thank the Herald of Truth for their vision in reaching the lost.

Tony plans to be in Abilene, Texas and Harding University during a visit to the USA. If you get a chance to meet him please encourage him and the Herald of Truth ministry.

Don't pass up the opportunity!

Weekly Broadcasting on TV and Radio to all of the Americas

Website: http://www.theopenbible.com/

TV Broadcast on the air each week on the following networks:

The Family Christian Network, a Spanish Language network reaching all of Latin America every Friday night at 8:00 PM CT.

Dish Network: Alma vision reaching all 50 of the United States
Mondays 9:00 PM EST

La Familia Cosmovision with 560 channels in the USA,
Thursdays 9:30 PM PT

Mega TV 22 reaching all of South Florida,
Friday 12:00 Midnight EST

Radio Broadcast La Voz Alegre (The Happy Voice) is broadcasting weekly on:

Trans World Radio 800 AM reaching Cuba, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, Sundays 8:00-9:00 PM ET

WNQM 1300 AM reaching all of Nashville, TN every Wednesday night at 9:00 PM CT

WINB shortwave is reaching all of Latin America, Monday night at 6:00-7:00 PM EST Streaming On-line: www.winb.com

WWCR shortwave is reaching Cuba and Latin America from Nashville, TN, Wednesday afternoon 5:00-6:00 PM EST

World Christian Broadcasting, preparing begin broadcasting
La Voz Alegre daily in 2012.

"With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Matthew 19:26

Thursday, January 12, 2012

What's Going On January 2012

WONDERFUL NEWS!

Traveling to the mission field involves a lot of prayer, planning, and shipping
those basic necessities that will help the missionary live and share the message of Jesus in a foreign land.

I remember arriving with Brenda and our two young children in Papua New Guinea, PNG, in December of 1977. Although we had arrived, it would be months later before our belongings would. Our earthly “essentials” had been very carefully packed into one small wooden crate and four 55 gallon metal drums, that were welded shut. We waited with great anticipation for their arrival. Across the Pacific Ocean they floated from exotic port to port.

The day finally arrived, our ship had come in. We were like children on Christmas morning opening the crate and barrels; we felt like a piece of home had followed us to the mission field.

We are now filled with that same anticipation! World Christian Broadcasting has shipped their technical “essentials”. The final pieces of this enormous technology/broadcasting puzzle, the transmitters, have finally been packed, loaded on the ship in Houston and has sailed for Madagascar. Each of the three transmitters is packed in shipping containers the size of a semi trailer. This is a much larger load than my shipping crates and barrels sent to PNG in 1977, but the anticipation of their arrival is just as great. Once the transmitters are installed we will be a part of sending the Gospel, via this new station, to all of: Latin America, the Arab world, Africa, India, and Europe. For the very first time, the Gospel will be made available to all of the world through a broadcasting signal. This will give every individual on our planet access to the hope through Jesus Christ.

This is marvelous! For me, this is a complete turnaround in media outreach from my former 1977 Papua New Guinea experience, one government radio station and no television. Rather than spending two and a half days to walk to a remote village to share Jesus, God has gifted us with the capability to use media to span the globe with His message. It is amazing how God's plans come together.

More exciting plans for 2012 include:
• Cuba and Dominican Republic Radio Listener Seminars
• Launching our daily 3 hour radio broadcast from Madagascar with
World Christian Broadcasting. Our prayer is that the station will be
ready in March or April.
• Begin new television production of Viva Vida this month
• Begin developing radio programs for Brazil to be broadcast from Madagascar
• Continue the training of talent for radio and television production
• Develop the strongest relationship possible with follow-up teams both foreign
and domestic
• Partnering with other ministries that help us share Christ's message to our
world

Weekly Broadcasting on TV and Radio to all of the Americas

Website: http://www.theopenbible.com/

TV Broadcast on the air each week on the following networks: