The year 2025 is beginning and I would like to once again wish everyone a happy and
blessed New Year.

We are grateful to God for the year that has passed and we are grateful for another year
that is beginning! The Lord's mercies are renewed every morning.

I would like to encourage everyone to access our new website, www.palavraalegre.com.br.
We have a new design and new content, as well as updated Bible studies, so don't miss
this opportunity and access it right now!

Last month we had good news. The most important of them was the Baptism of our
listener Mauricio Alves, who studied online with Angelo Souza and was baptized in the
Church in São Paulo.

We are truly grateful to God for the opportunity to speak of Christ through the radio, a radio
that enters countless homes and blesses lives!

We also sent gifts to the winners of our 6-year promotion in December. Mrs. Leotildes
Francisca was the winner of the Companion Radio and Raquel Souza was the winner of
the Bible.

Leotildes Franisca and Raquel Souza In addition to these, we had 30 other winners of personalized pens that were sent to various parts of Brazil.

We were contacted by José Moreira, from Macau, China. He is Brazilian but went on a
mission to the East. He told us:

“My daughter gave me a new shortwave radio. One day, after I got home from work, I sat
in the garden and started tuning the radio. Suddenly, I tuned into the 31-meter band and
received the transmission of Rádio Palavra Alegre.

I got very surprised and the joy that filled my heart. I am a missionary from the north of
Minas Gerais, Brazil.”

We also received a call from Oslo, Norway, the listener’s name is Hallvard and he wrote:
“Thank you for your email. I look forward to receiving the QSL card.

When I was a teenager, I started listening to shortwave broadcasts using our family’s old
home radio, made in the 1960s. My mother used to listen to Christian shortwave
broadcasts from Trans World Radio using that radio.

Listening to shortwave stations opened a window to the world for me. I was fascinated by
hearing unfamiliar languages, learning about faraway countries and listening to music from
all over the world. South America in particular sparked my interest and inspired me to learn
some Portuguese and Spanish. Later, I was able to visit some South American countries,
especially Brazil.

I have been working on alcohol and drug research and have collaborated with other
researchers in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Some of them are now my friends and we visit each other regularly. I also have a friend who grew up in Belo Horizonte but now lives in the USA.”

Kind regards,
Hallvard from Norway

What a joy it is to hear so many life stories and how shortwave radio has connected
people.

Finally, I wish everyone a great year and may God bless all our listeners, our team and
collaborators.