HMI Founders

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Incorporated

Richard Ellison was converted at the age of 16. At the moment of his conversion, Richard felt a call of God to ministry. He married Leona Day in 1944, whose father was responsible for Richards’s conversion. It was natural for them to be introduced to a life filled with adventure and challenges.

Their full time commitment to ministry was in 1954. Since then, they have traveled to many different countries in the world. They have had a diversified experience of ministry: pastoring, evangelizing and developing Christian radio in the U.S. and in Romania.

God has apparently chosen to place His mantle of approval on their ministry as it has continued to develop in magnitude. At the present time, the focus is on Romania, developing radio stations and ministry centers in its major cities. Their passion is to reach as many people with the Gospel as possible with the finances that are available in the shortest period of time. When Jesus said to preach the Gospel to every creature, Richard and Leona believe that radio is a way to saturate a community to fulfill His command.