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Sep 20, 2024
Encuentro Listeners Encounter The Lord
By Joe Proulx So much of what we do here at Square One is giving fellow brothers and sisters in Christ a platform for them to tell their...


May 24, 2024
A New Chapter for Encuentro
By Joe Proulx In a time of change, it's important to remember how God has been with us, is with us now and will be with us as we continue...


Aug 24, 2023
Faith Comes Alive in Latin America
By Ingrid Koss “Poverty, violence, and loss of hope live side by side for many Latin Americans.” This is what Ernesto Pinto, Director of...


May 18, 2023
Capturing Interviews for 180 Grados in Dominican Republic
By Ingrid Koss Ernesto Pinto (host of 180 Grados) was in the Dominican Republic in May with Grant Hoeppner (technical producer), and Eli...


Oct 27, 2022
Staff changes for the Spanish Department
By Ingrid Koss The Spanish team says farewell to Nicole and welcomes Viola and Heriberto. From left: Nicole Duerksen, Viola Ayala,...


Jul 28, 2022
Studio segments being filmed for 180 Grados
After a two year hiatus, the Spanish team is back in the film studio, filming the studio segments for a new series of 180 Grados.

May 20, 2022
Central America: violence, poverty, and hope
Guests Ernesto and Marina Pinto share their unique and personal perspective about the issues facing Central Americans. Living in Winnipeg...


May 16, 2022
Recording interviews in South America
On this episode of Square One News Minute, Eric gives us an update from our friends in the Spanish Media team, who recently travelled to...

May 16, 2022
Spanish team captures interviews for 180 Grados in South America
Ernesto and Marina Pinto were recently in Argentina and Paraguay with technical crew Grant Hoeppner and Eli Melseness to film interviews...

Jun 22, 2020
Book about Ernesto and Marina Pinto Wins Award
The Sound of Hope: The Ernesto Pinto Story, written by Paul Boge and published by Square One World Media, won the Best Christian...


Jun 8, 2020
Extraordinary Times Bring Us Extraordinary Opportunities to Make Him Known
Quarantined at home, Ernesto and Marina Pinto looked online to see what other Spanish-speaking leaders were saying about the Covid-19...


Mar 27, 2020
Putting the Time in Quarantine to Good Use
Ernesto and Marina returned home from Honduras in mid-March. They have traveled internationally many times before. But this time, after...


Mar 6, 2020
Ernesto & Marina Serve Pastor Couples in Honduras
Ernesto and Marina Pinto led a Pastor Couples’ Retreat in Honduras from February 27-29. They are passionate about training pastors, but...


Nov 12, 2019
'Encuentro' Celebrates 25 Years at Special Evening in Winnipeg
Emceed by David Balzer, longtime colleague of Ernesto and Marina at Square One (then Family Life Network), the evening was a mix of...

Sep 12, 2019
Encuentro 25th Anniversary Celebration
This year Square One World Media is celebrating 25 years of the Spanish Encuentro ministry and we hope that you can celebrate along with...


Sep 2, 2019
180 Grados Goes Live
Latin Americans are more likely to be on social media than in front of a television set. This is the reality that prompted the 180 Grados...


Feb 28, 2019
Increase in Spanish TV production slated for 2019
We are pleased to announce that 180 Grados, the Spanish program for TV and video with host Ernesto Pinto, is getting a new spin in 2019....

Feb 7, 2019
Celebrating 25 years of Encuentro Radio Ministry
In 2019, we are celebrating 25 years of the Encuentro radio ministry! Encuentro radio with Ernesto Pinto began reaching Hispanic people...
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