PEDRO & KITTY SALCES
Until 2001, Bolivia was one of the countries in Latin America where Spanish World Ministries did not have a presence. Cornelius Rivera, the Director in those years, met Pedro and Kitty and considered them excellent candidates to represent this ministry in Bolivia. Pedro and Kitty joined Spanish World Ministries part-time in April of this year. At that time, Pedro was pastoring a church and teaching at a College in Santa Cruz. He immediately understood the relevance of seeking radio stations to reach people with the Gospel. A Few years later, Pedro stepped down from his position as pastor and as a professor at the college to serve full-time with Spanish World Ministries. By 2010, Pedro agreed to be the recording engineer. His diligence and commitment have been reflected in the increasing number of radio stations that air our programs in a country where it is not easy to have stations willing to accept programs with spiritual content. Praise the Lord; we have 116 radio stations in our database. Though the number of stations is high, for Pedro, it is not easy to have radio station owners willing to hear the samples of our programs. For many years, the government set pressure on the owners of the stations so they would comply with promoting the president’s agenda. Thus, having stations willing to give fifteen or three minutes for free was tough. But God’s grace upon Pedro helped him to obtain stations willing to air our materials. The socio-political situation severely affects Bolivian society, just like the rest of the countries in South America. In this context, we thank the Lord for Pedro and Kitty’s commitment. We praise Him because our programs are broadcast almost 1,500 times every week.