Your Network Of Praise's Podcast

Roger has an update for us on the ministry expansion of Your Network of Praise and New Life Africa Satellite Networks. Many are hearing the good news of Jesus through these ministries and all of it has been made possible by YNOP listeners! Thank you for your support and your prayers. Listen to this Network Update, and visit ynop.org for more information. 

Hope Darst is a Worship Leader, Songwriter and Christian Recording Artist. You may know her from songs you've heard on YNOP, such as Peace Be Still, or If The Lord Builds The House. When she isn't busy being a wife and mom, Hope loves traveling the country leading worship and serving at her home church, The Belonging Company. Her story is encouraging, she's passionate about the church, and Jesus, and you can hear that shine through in this conversation. Check out her new single, Hands of the Healer, which is out now!

Roger has an update for us on the ministry expansion of Your Network of Praise and New Life Africa Satellite Networks. Many are hearing the good news of Jesus through these ministries and all of it has been made possible by YNOP listeners! Thank you for your support and your prayers. Listen to this Network Update, and visit ynop.org for more information. 

We recently got to know Terrian a little better! From her start on American Idol and work with Tobymac in the group Diverse City, to how she serves on AngelStreet Staff as a mentor to young girls, and advocates for that nonprofit. She's an amazing talent, and has a big heart rooted and grounded in her love of Jesus. Tune in to YNOP to hear her single "Honestly, We Just Need Jesus" off the album, Give It Time! 

Many are hearing the good news of Jesus through ministries like YNOP, New Life Africa Satellite Networks, RadioAfrica.fm,  and the YNOP Ambassador Audio Bibles... and all of it has been made possible by YNOP listeners! This week's Network Update from Roger Lonnquist gives us an update on the projects happening this year. For more information on the ministry being done, go to ynop.org.

Summer Challenge is coming up this Wednesday! We're excited to share some encouraging updates & testimonies with you, you won't want to miss it. Normally, we're only on air until noon, but this year has so much going on, we will actually be on air all day, from 6am-6pm (mountain time.) For this Network Update, Roger briefly covers what to expect during Summer Challenge.  Be sure to join us on Wednesday on the radio, stream us on our YNOP Mobile App, or online at www.ynop.org.

God has given YNOP and the New Life Africa Networks many opportunities to share the good news of Jesus, and with your help we will continue to go forward! Roger talks about the Summer Challenge, underway now through July 24th. In addition to all of our routine expenses we have the added cost of building several new YNOP radio stations this year. Listen, pray, and share. You can find more info, and pledge online any time at YNOP.org. Join us for a very special Summer Challenge broadcast all day on Wednesday, July 24th!

Emerson Day is a new artist on Your Network of Praise, and Marci took some time to get to know her better while in Florida. Listen to the conversation to hear how she went from getting a degree in Homeland Security, to God calling her to completely change careers.  She also gives us the heart behind her latest single, "God Ain't Finished Yet" off her newly released EP of the same name which is out now. 

Summer Challenge is underway right now, and Roger Lonnquist touches on some of the upcoming projects we'll be hearing about on the Summer Challenge broadcast, Wednesday, July 24th. To see more information, or make a donation online, head to ynop.org.

Summer Challenge is underway right now! Roger Lonnquist has an Network Update on what's happening here in the U.S. & with our ministry partners in Africa! We appreciate your continued prayers for all the upcoming projects. Tune in on July 24th for the Summer Challenge broadcast from 6a-6p, and hear how God is using your financial gifts to impact lives here in YNOP country & in Africa! To see more information or give towards Summer Challenge, head to ynop.org.

Khristian Stanfill, Chidima, & Melodie Malone from the group PASSION stopped to talk with Marci in the Artist Hallway! They talk about their new album, "Call on Heaven" which is a collection of LIVE songs from the PASSION Conference last January! You'll be encouraged by the conversation on their outreach to the younger generation, where they share testimony about the response of young people who've attended their worship nights, to come to know Jesus.  For those of you in Northwest Montana, PASSION is coming to the MVMT conference, a 4-day youth event for junior high & high school youth groups, July 25-28th. Click on the link for more information on that:https://www.mvmnt24.com/home#lineup

Roger updates us on the KXEI transmitter project, as well as the latest news coming from our Africa partners!

From family life, raising twin daughters, to what inspires his music and sound.. we get to hear more about the heart behind Colton Dixon's new songs. He hopes to encourage and lift you up with his music, and his new song does just that. Check out his new single, "Up + Up" for a joyful reminder that even through life's struggles God's love will keep lifting us up and up again.

Here's the latest update from Roger Lonnquist! Listen in to hear about upcoming projects and how you can be praying for what's ahead. 

Two unique people with two unique backgrounds, this duo’s unified joy is contagious, their lyrics overflowing with the goodness of God. With a genuine heart for others and a bond formed through their love for God, Caleb & John are eager to share their music with the world. “The message we want to communicate is hope,” John says. “There is hope for you. If God can change somebody like me, He can change somebody like you.” Listen for their new song "Somebody Like Me" on Your Network of Praise! You can get to know Caleb & John more by listening here to their conversation with Marci.

Marci caught up with Ryan Stevenson in the Artist Hallway while in Florida and he has a very interesting story to share with you. Listen in to hear the crazy story behind how he got started in music, how his time as a paramedic influences his songwriting even now, and about what he and his family do for fun! He also shares the story behind his new song, "Just As You Are." It's perfect for road trips and backyard BBQs, and has a great message about God's love for YOU.. check it out!

Roger Lonnquist has another Network Update for us and there's exciting news! The KXEI transmitter has been ordered, and will be put in soon. Roger asks for prayer over that upcoming project. There's also another exciting development in Africa! Check it out.

The running theme for this Network Update is partnership. Roger Lonnquist gives us an update on ministry happening here in the U.S. and in Africa. Dave, his wife, Bev, and Marci will be traveling to Momentum soon to recruit more stations to partner with our ministry in Africa. Pray for their travels, and the connections that will be made at the booth. We also celebrate the partnership between YNOP, Guidelines International, Galcom International, and Lulu FM to distribute 1,000 solar radio / MP3 players in Kenya loaded with the Swahili-language bible and bible teaching. God is so good! We're grateful for YOUR partnership with us, which allows this ministry to happen. Thank you!

During this Network Update, we're celebrating the three new YNOP stations that have been built this year! Roger Lonnquist has details about KAVA 89.5 FM in Kimball, NE. Eight more FM stations to go this year. Please pray for the upcoming projects, including the scheduling of tower crews.  Roger also had an update and a reminder to pray for the ministry in Africa. A plan for advertising radioafrica.com is coming together.

On today's Network Update with Roger Lonnquist we celebrate! KAVA is officially on the air in Kimball, NE! It's our first station in that state, and the better than expected signal is covering a wide area. Tell your friends and family in that corner of Nebraska to check out 89.5 FM and pray that God will use Your Network of Praise to reach others for Christ.In Africa, we're getting ready to add an 8th language (Arabic) to radioafrica.fm.  Please pray for Joseph Kebbie as he heads to Liberia, and for African staff members who are traveling to a radio conference in Arusha, Tanzania.