The voice of hope is clearly heard in every space of her house, thanks to the radios she has placed in her living room, kitchen, bedroom and patio.

Lupe Montenegro is a 59-year-old woman. Twenty years ago she prayed with great fervor for Radio Nuevo Tiempo to be heard in her city, and now that this dream is a reality, she does not stop tuning in, literally, throughout her house. 

“If I go to the kitchen, I have my radio handy,” she says; “if I'm in the living room, my radio is also there to listen to it. Anywhere in my house I can hear the program." 

Montenegro is a faithful listener of Radio Nuevo Tiempo in the city of Chiclayo, located in the north of Peru, who not only benefits from listening to the station, but also shares it. 

“When I give Bible studies, I recommend listening to Radio Nuevo Tiempo,” she says. “Today, several of those I’ve given studies to are in the church.”

In mid-2020, Montenegro was struck by the dreaded COVID-19 virus, taking her to a hospital ward. She did not miss the opportunity to speak to others of the power of God. 

“The radio taught me to serve others, to tell them about Christ,” she points out. “So when I was feeling better, I shared Bible verses with the other patients.”

Each conversation culminated with an invitation to listen to Radio Nuevo Tiempo and thus, Montenegro’s roommates got to know and learn about God's love. 

"If I get out of here alive, I'll go find God," was the response of one of the patients who listened to her.

Upon obtaining a medical discharge, Montenegro had to rest at home. There, she was further strengthened by the preaching of Pastor Alejandro Bullón, Pastor Joel Flores, Pastor Robert Costa and Bruno Raso; whose sermons are transmitted by Radio Nuevo Tiempo.

As she recovered in bed, her faith was strengthened much more and she decided to become an Angel of Hope (donor). 

“At that time, I couldn't preach, I couldn't go out and speak to other people; but the radio could do that for me,” she stresses.

Montenegro overcame the coronavirus and today uses any means she can to help others talk about Christ, and she believes that it was the radio that taught her to serve others. Today she does not want to stop listening to her for a moment, because it is such an integral part of her life. 

"Take everything away from me, except my God and my Radio Nuevo Tiempo," she says.

This article was originally published on the South American Division’s Portuguese news site