International (MNN) — If you’ve ever wished you could sit down and understand the Bible better with a friend, a new radio program is waiting for you to discover!
Mission 66 from Trans World Radio is a conversational, modern-day study through the Bible. Adapted from its original Portuguese (as created by Dr. Luiz Sayão), it now reaches the English-speaking world today, with plans for more languages on the horizon.
Unathi Sithole is the voice of Esther Sisulu on the Mission 66 program (Photo courtesy of TWR)
The two co-hosts of Mission 66 in English are eager to help Scripture come alive to you. Meet Unathi Sithole with TWR Global, the voice of Esther Sisulu on the program.
“I’m so passionate about the work that I do with Mission 66 because of seeing the tangible change in my own life through what God has done for me,” she says.
“You know, I have my own testimony about how God reached me, how He saved me and He set me free — knowing what it feels like being someone who was living in bondage, living in sin, struggling with insecurities, struggling with identity and all kinds of things.”
Now that Sithole has experienced the transforming power of Christ through the Holy Spirit, she wants others to know it too. Her hope is for you to discover in Scripture your freedom in Christ and His deep love for you.
So, what is Mission 66?
Each 25-minute episode of Mission 66 covers a chapter or two of the Bible. In the first half, John Mathews (voiced by John-Paul Davies) reads Scripture and offers commentary. In the second half, Esther Sisulu (Sithole) joins in.
(Photo courtesy of Trans World Radio)
“I ask [John] questions about some pertinent points that pop up as a result of the reading. So we discuss these things and we try to apply what we’ve read into our daily lives, so that our listeners can truly be encouraged to implement the Word of God in their daily lives,” says Sithole.
“It’s just a journey with friends through the Word of God with some explanations on some concepts that might be difficult to understand, or even answering some of those difficult questions that we very often ask in our lives, about what the meaning of life is, or why we’re here, or what we’re supposed to do, what our purpose is,” she says.
You can learn more about Mission 66 by tuning in online here.
“Through listening to Mission 66, I hope that you’ll get a true sense, a deep sense, of how much the Lord is willing to do to just reach you,” says Sithole.
“The Bible tells us that Jesus Christ will leave the 99 to find the one. And that’s exactly what He’s done for each and every one of us. It’s what He’s done for you.”
And if you’ve already joined the Mission 66 audience, please pray for the remaining episodes being recorded. Pray with Sithole that God prepares the hearts of those will hear, to receive His hope in the gospel, come to know Christ, and be changed. Pray also that the Mission 66 team continues to be used by God and that He will glorify Himself through this program.
Header photo of the Mission 66 team courtesy of TWR.
