On November 15, 2022, materials arrived at a remote site in Eastern South Sudan on the Ethiopian border that will establish a 10kw solar power facility at local Christian radio station Pochalla FM.
The station serves several language groups in South Sudan and Ethiopia each day with Christian programs presented by local broadcasters and church leaders.
The solar project is the second major endeavor this year being undertaken by Pochalla FM in partnership with Educational Media Corporation, a non-profit Christian organization that has been engaged in broadcasting and media globally since the early 1980s.
The 10kw solar power project will support the FM station’s larger transmitter and tower installation, completed in July of 2022, and extend the broadcast range of the station and increase the program schedule to at least 12 hours a day. And, the solar power will serve the local community with street lights in this rural area of South Sudan where there are few resources.
Pray:
-for the successful installation and operation of the new solar power system,
-for God to bring hope and healing through the outreach of Pochalla FM,
-and for peace and reconciliation in this region that has a history of division and conflict.
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