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. I am currently
serving in Ethnic Radio. We help national missionaries/churches establish radio
stations to broadcast in the indigenous languages.
These have the New Testament in writing, but many can’t read and are
oral communicators. What about
them!!
Updated 11 Jan 2024