The Inspiration for HCJB’s Medical
The birth of a baby is usually a joyous occasion (baby held by nurse Lois Baklenko). That joy turned to sorrow for Reuben and Grace Larson when their son, Robert Lee, died shortly after being born at the Jones’ Quinta Corston home. Clarence and Katherine Jones experienced the same sorrow when their daughter Elizabeth Pearl […]
A Teaching Hospital
Dr. Paul Roberts wanted the hospital to be a teaching hospital that could help improve health care in Ecuador. A nursing school was opened at the hospital in 1956. Ecuadorian doctors and surgeons were given practical medical training as well. In 1978, Hospital Vozandes-Quito began formally training medical students from the Catholic University in Cuenca. […]
“Give me a balcony in every village and I will become president again.”
José María Velasco Ibarra was President of Ecuador five times. And like most presidents before and after him, Velasco Ibarra used HCJB’s airways to communicate to the people of Ecuador. HCJB has always made it a policy to only report the news, not try to sway people’s opinions. This has earned HCJB widespread respect for […]
A Second Radio Studio
Radio Station HCJB’s Quinta Corston location on the northeast edge of Quito provided ample space for broadcasting when the station began in 1931. The station’s location was not very convenient for most people who were asked to take part in radio programs. So in 1933, HCJB opened a second radio studio near the Presidential Palace in […]
Window of the Andes
On August 10, 1959, HCJB made the first television broadcast in the country of Ecuador. Many in Quito were eagerly awaiting the arrival of television. More than 250 TV sets had been sold before the first broadcast. People crowded around televisions in homes or wherever they could find one. Some restaurants even advertised that their […]
Boxcar Evangelism
In 1933, HCJB was invited to join the «Silver Anniversary Exposition Train» commemorating the completion of «the world’s most difficult railroad.» For two months the train traveled from Quito to Guayaquil showcasing the industry, agriculture and commerce of Ecuador. Few people along that route had ever seen a radio. A specially-built transmitter broadcast musical records […]
The Gospel Sound Truck
The success of using “radio” form a railroad boxcar to attract crowds inspired Clarence Jones and D.5. Clark to build the «Gospel Sound Truck.» A 1936 truck was outfitted with a portable transmitter, generator and loudspeakers to «broadcast» the gospel to all within range. Concerned for safety, Clarence Jones managed to get a permit signed […]
Paul Rader and the Chicago Gospel Tabernacle
The Chicago Gospel Tabernacle was an unusual church for its day. It was led by Paul Rader, an evangelist who used popular music, dramas and printed leaflets to attract people to the gospel. Rader began using radio regularly in 1922 and is considered the first religious broadcaster. Clarence Jones was responsible for many different ministries […]
Steering Wheel to Microphone
In the early 1940s, public transportation from the city out to HCJB was infrequent. So HCJB chauffeur Enrique Romero drove employees to and from the station. Before long, Enrique began operating the controls during some radio programs. He also became an announcer on the radio. Enrique graduated from a local seminary, helped pastor a church […]
Treating the Whole Person
Patients who come to the hospital need both medical and spiritual care. HCJB’ s medical staff understands that it is God who ultimately heals people both physically and spiritually. Throughout the hospital, chaplains like Pastor Gustavo Molina visit and pray with patients. Gustavo began ministering at the hospital in 1958. He prays each morning that […]
