News Release from Jon Hirst, HCJB Global
Longtime radio partners Paul and Sylvia Hollinger of Lancaster, Pa., are the recipients of HCJB Global’s first Timothy Award presented on Tuesday, Aug. 7. Dr. Ron Cline, chairman of the board of HCJB Global, handed the award to the Hollingers for their partnership with the mission through their work at the offices of WDAC-FM 94.5 in Lancaster.
Together with WDAC-FM, the Hollingers have partnered with HCJB Global to assist on numerous projects, most recently helping construct and launch the first full-time Christian radio station in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea.
Through their partnership, they have also helped fund projects such as the one-minute daily radio program, “Beyond The Call,” hosted by Cline; the Russian satellite radio network, New Life Radio; the Charity Fund for needy patients at HCJB Global Hands’ Vozandes hospitals in Ecuador; and the Turn the Radios On outreach to put solar-powered, fixed-tuned radios into the hands of potential listeners.
“When we thought about who should receive the first Timothy Award from HCJB Global, we immediately thought of Paul and Sylvia Hollinger because of their faithful ministry and our friendship and partnership for so many years,” said Cline. “They well represent the qualities that Paul challenged Timothy to develop.”
The Timothy Award is a bronze replica of the original RCA microphone used at Radio Station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador, in the 1940s. The award is given to individuals partnering with HCJB Global who exhibit characteristics that the apostle Paul asked of Timothy, one of his disciples and students.
Paul Hollinger managed WDAC-FM for many years and most recently worked as chief operating officer until his retirement on Dec. 31, 2006.
Since its founding in 1931, HCJB Global’s passion has been to make disciples of Jesus Christ. Through a dynamic integration of media and healthcare around the world, HCJB Global is ministering in more than 100 countries. The gospel is aired in more than 120 languages and dialects. Thousands of healthcare patients are meeting Jesus. Local believers are being trained as missionaries, pastors, broadcasters and healthcare providers. For more information on HCJB Global visit www.hcjbglobal.org.
(Source: NASB Newsletter/Oct)