K4LWJ
Ray Rising
I
graduated from Baudette High School on the Minnesota Canadian border. When
I was 15 I had the call of KN0LWJ. I know God had a special work and service He
wanted me to do, but like the boy Samuel I heard His voice but didn’t know Him
yet. In 1961 while studying at Brown Institute of Electronics, I attended a
Billy Graham Crusade and decided to follow Christ. In 1963 I attended Oak Hills
Bible Institute in Bemidji, Minnesota where I met my wife Doris. In 1965 I quit
my job and we joined Wycliffe Bible Translators as a radio technologist. We
have been members of WBT for 56 years. About
45 years in Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador. I have held calls KOLWJ, HK3BBR,
CP6RR, HC7RW and now HK3SR. I
used to run a lot of phone patches for our fellow missionaries from 3 countries
and maintained aircraft electronics as well as other tel-comp equipment. On
March 31,1994 I was taken hostage by the FARC guerrillas in Colombia and held
until June 17, 1996. The Lord sent me to a small people group to be a witness
for Him.
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God
bless,
Ray K4LWJ
Updated 2 May 2022