Radio ministry will encourage believers living in the isolated villages of Cotahuasi Canyon.

On May 10, the Cotahuasi Canyon Christian radio station Sendas Cristianas (Christian Paths in English) made its first broadcast.

This project, which has been a dream for many years, will link the believers living in the isolated villages of one of the world's deepest canyons with Christian encouragement, Bible teaching, and health and community development information.

SIM missionaries Brad and Gina Shaw, their team of Quechua co-workers, and several engineers from partner ministries have been working to begin the radio station. When it finally went live, every one was thrilled.

Gina Shaw, a visiting engineer, and Julie Lawrence, a short-termer serving in Peru, drove to the surrounding towns that afternoon to check the signal and to encourage the villagers to listen to the radio. Julie reports that "even remote villages out of sight of the tower were receiving [the signal] loud and clear."

The station will be broadcasting six hours each day, for three hours in the early mornings and again in the mid afternoon.

	The Shaws' daughter Janelle received training from visiting radio engineer Darrell Nickolaus

Pray

• that the radio will strengthen the Christians living in such isolated places.
• for the programming to bless the communities and make more people interested in following Christ.
• for the team of people ministering in the Cotahuasi canyon to be strengthened and encouraged as they share Christ's love
• for the church and ministries in the Cotahuasi canyon to keep growing.

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