620 Cities and Growing page 4

Just Like April – June 2013 a Tree page 5

Meeting People, Meeting Needs page 6

Going Where the People Are page 7

An Oasis in the Quagmire page 11 Message from the President

Urban Challenges… Locked Gates and Concrete Walls

The biggest evangelistic challenge of the 21st “My husband and I attend our local Baptist church on century is not some unentered country that needs Sunday mornings and on Wednesday nights, we study with pioneering evangelists, but the urban fortresses of big your television Bible class. Since finding cities. and learning about the Sabbath, I have begun observing Because more people today live in cities, television is an the seventh-day Sabbath.” important tool for big city evangelism. Cities are no longer Hope Channel is opening pathways of discovery for this couple. metropolises—single cities. They are megalopolises— Step by step, God is leading them to a deeper understanding of multiple big cities stacked side by side, connected by truth. This is the power of Hope Channel in the big cities. unending ribbons of asphalt. New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, When Jesus saw the multitudes, “He was moved with compassion London, Paris, Cairo, São Paulo, Delhi, Tokyo, the list goes on for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep and on. having no shepherd” (Matt. 9:36). What a picture of big cities: Big cities present huge challenges. Distracted by unending people “weary and scattered.” sporting events, cultural festivals, and the intense pace of Here’s another letter from a Hope Channel viewer: just making a living, it is difficult to capture the attention of city dwellers. Yet, in spite of the obstacles, many are searching I’ve been watching Hope Sabbath School for three years for a better way to live. This email we received speaks of the now and feel closer to Jesus every time I am with your Bible need: study group on television. I live in a town without a Seventh- day Adventist Church or a bookstore where I can find more “I watch Hope Sabbath School regularly. I was once a violent material. But I am thankful for all the extra material you drunk, but Jesus had mercy on me. Now I am an elder in my have for me on your website. church.” There are millions in the big cities who long for a better way of God loves people and our urban challenges have not caught Him life. For each of them, Hope Channel wants to be there with a by surprise. I believe God has opened up digital TV technology wholistic message that prepares them for Jesus’ Second Coming. because it is a way to connect to people behind locked gates and concrete walls. Thank you for your partnership of prayer, financial support, and sharing Hope Channel with others—particularly with those in big Hope Channel programming is built on the principle that people cities. learn and gain confidence in an non-confrontational environment where they don’t feel threatened. That is why the Christ-centered Your friend, shows on Hope Channel are so important! “Through Hope Channel, I have been introduced to so many resources that have helped me on my spiritual journey. The free offers in your online store have especially been useful. Brad Thorp

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Chairman, Board of Directors I strongly believe that God is using Hope Channel I got acquainted with Hope Channel when my Pardon Mwansa to reach the hearts of many. I’ve been so blessed father bought a satellite dish for our family. When President by your Bible-based teachings. My prayer is that I moved to go to school, I was glad to find out that Brad Thorp God will continue to provide you the knowledge I could watch Hope Channel online. Your programs and wisdom needed to spread His Word. give me hope in a world full of crisis. Vice Presidents Derris Krause —Alice, Belgium —Fredrick, Ghana Gideon Mutero Kandus Thorp

I used to watch Hope Channel on television in I watch a lot of different ministries on TV. After Directors Jamaica. Now I watch it online in Canada. I watching different preachers, I’m touched by Cable Distribution, Joe Sloan learn so much from this channel. Your programs what I see on Hope Channel. I’ve been watching Customer Care, Susan Marcellino Fundraising, John Huynh satisfy the whole person. When I want to watch Hope Channel for an hour every morning. For a Marketing, Fylvia Fowler Kline something uplifting, my choice is Hope Channel. whole hour, your channel does my heart good. Oh Production, Frenita Buddy —Janet, Canada how I wish I had that kind of teaching growing up. Editor My heart cried out for years to see such faith and Fylvia Fowler Kline I feel Jesus by my side when I watch Hope hear straight from the Word of God. Contributors: Channel. —Frank, Kansas Sergio Gonzalez —Flavio, Brazil Carmen McMurdy Justin Woods

Design Talia is seven years old. She Palimor Studios loves her family and Sponge www.PalimorStudios.com Bob. And she loves Hope Printing Channel. Talia watches Hope Review and Herald Publishing Association Sabbath School with her Product Orders and Donations mommy every week. “I like To learn more about the global to see and hear the different ministry of Hope Channel or to contribute financially to people in the class and watch this rapidly expanding donor- for the different flags that pop supported network, please send contributions to: up,” says Talia. PO Box 4000, Silver Spring, MD 20914 Or visit: www.HopeTV.org Call toll-free in North America: 888-4-HOPE-TV (888-446-7388) Contents International calls: 269-471-6050 To support Hope Channel through Message From the President ...... 2 Hope Church Channel Guide...... 9 wills, trusts, annuities, or other Viewer Comments ...... 3 Walking the Streets ...... 10 planned giving instruments, please call 888-339-PLAN (7526). 620 Cities and Growing ...... 4 An Oasis in the Quagmire...... 11 Adventist® and Seventh-day Just Like a Tree, I Shall Not be Moved ...... 5 Happenings at Hope ...... 12 Adventist® are the registered trademarks of the General Meeting People, Meeting Needs ...... 6 Telly Presented to Loma Linda ...... 14 Conference Corporation of Seventh- Going Where the People Are ...... 7 New Fundraising Director ...... 14 day Adventists® Hope Channel Program Guide ...... 8 A Charitable Gift Annuity ...... 16

2 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink HopeLink | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | Quarter 2 • 2013 3 São Paulo, Brazil 620 Cities and Growing

When given the there. From São Paulo, Porto context, what happens in 18 Alegre, Curitiba, Goiânia, Boa months is usually what you Vista, Teresina, Maceio, Porto expect. For example, a baby Velho, Palmas, Brasilia, and starting to talk at about 18 beyond, Novo Tempo is heard months is expected; it is and seen. normal. Similarly, watching The potential audience of about your friend gain a lot of 70 million in Brazil is no match weight from a fast food diet for the vision, dedication, of 18 months is exactly what and plans of the Seventh-day you expected. Yes, there’s Stage in the new 450-seat auditorium. Adventist Church and Novo nothing fascinating about Tempo. time and change unless, of Similarly, Novo Tempo’s investment in media course, there’s a miracle at play. Boldly investing God’s blessings for God’s ministry has been blessed. Within just service, Novo Tempo has become one of And such has been the last 18 months at the last 18 months, more than 55 million the most powerful tools to share the gospel Novo Tempo—Hope Channel Brazil. It’s been dollars have been put into the purchase of message in South America. In every city with a time of miraculous change. new broadcast licenses throughout Brazil. Novo Tempo, are stories of lives changed Vividly expounding on the guaranteed return Expansion and growth in 2012 included every day by the Holy Spirit. In every city with on faithful investments, Jesus told a story 130,000 square feet in new construction Novo Tempo, the community of God’s people of a man who challenged his managers to to accommodate new corporate offices, a is growing. grow his portfolio. Making decisions with museum, a 450-seat auditorium, studios, To Novo Tempo and His workers in Brazil, the boss’s money is risky business. So one and new equipment. And yet, Novo Tempo is God’s promise still stands true: “I will put you did nothing at all; another took a moderate nowhere near done growing! in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of chance. But there was one who took a risk The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Brazil your master.”* with the best of intentions, with all of his works diligently to make their ministry thrive. * Matthew 25:21 abilities and with complete faith in his Every day, the reach of Novo Tempo extends employer. The result: Big return. Big success. to more and more places. Today Novo Tempo Big compliment: “Well done, good and is a household name in Brazil. In 620 cities, faithful servant!”* including 13 capital cities, Novo Tempo is

Novo Tempo came into our lives at just the right time, just when we needed hope the most. We were trying to overcome the death of our two children. Novo Tempo filled our emptiness and transformed our lives. —Emerson The architectural details of the new office have great curb appeal.

4 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink Jübar, Germany Just Like a Tree, I Shall Not be Moved

Because satellite dishes are not allowed enrollment to a Bible Correspondence school in many cities in Germany, traditional and asked for lessons. Almost a thousand years old, broadcast of Hope Channel is not always But that wasn’t enough either. She then the trees have stood through feasible. And that’s why live streaming is so began searching the Internet for a Seventh- very essential to the work of Hope Channel the test of nature and the test day Adventist church close to her. The closest Germany. Whether it be densely populated church was 30 kilometers away. Suffering of time. They are so old that Frankfurt or the quaint village of Jübar, from multiple sclerosis, Mrs. P. could not they are hollow inside. Yet whether it be a satellite dish or an Internet tolerate the long journey to church. So she browser, biblical truth is reaching many and they stand tall, harnessing the making a difference in people’s lives. phoned the pastor to see if there was some way she could learn more about the Bible attention of everyone. Home to about 2,000 inhabitants, Jübar is without being in church. The pastor replied steeped in history and tradition. From its saying he’d travel to her house and study first mention in the history books in 1308 with her. “I wanted to learn everything I could week, Mrs. P. now leads out in regular Bible AD, Jübar has been home to generations of about the Bible,” recalls Mrs. P. “If I could studies. “I love to tell people everywhere families. One of the families is Mrs. P.’s. have, I would have watched Hope Channel all about Hope Channel. I want to tell the world,” Flipping through the channels one day, Mrs. day and all night.” said Mrs. P. in a recent letter to Hope Channel P. was intrigued by the name of a show: Germany. faith.stories.* Klaus Popa, the speaker, Mrs. P. just could not let her physical Mrs. P.’s determination to share God is much appealed to her just as much as the name condition get in the way of fellowshipping like the town of Jübar that has survived of the show. Something about his voice and with others. So she invited four of her friends time. Mrs. P.’s story will live on in the annals his mannerism kept Mrs. P. from changing to spend Sabbath in her home. Using Hope of Hope Channel much like the famous two channels. Channel shows that she records during the Linden trees in Jübar. “Klaus Popa is a wonderful Almost a thousand years teacher,” says Mrs. P. “It is old, the trees have stood like sitting at the table with a through the test of nature friend.” Soon Mrs. P. became and the test of time. They a Sabbath keeper. Every are so old that they are Friday evening, her home was hollow inside. Yet they blessed with her commitment stand tall and green, to spend quality time with harnessing the attention of God. everyone. But that wasn’t enough. * a verse-by-serve explanation of Eager to find out more, she the Bible, beginning at the start with Genesis 1:1. began browsing the Hope Channel Germany website. There she discovered the free The quaint town of Jübar flanked by its Linden trees. By Vanellus Foto

HopeLink | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | Quarter 2 • 2013 5 Chennai, India Meeting People, Meeting Needs

When financial troubles came Chennai one day, Ramanathan noticed a Sharad Babu, a regular presenter for Hope swooping into their lives, Ramanathan and crumpled flyer on the road. There was paper Channel was on stage, teaching from the his wife were confused and distraught. and trash strewn everywhere, but for some Bible and sharing his personal experience: Staunch Brahmins, they couldn’t understand reason this one piece of paper caught his At the age of 10, Sharad became completely why bad things were happening to them. attention. It was an announcement of Hope blind. It was at a time in India when Channel India’s upcoming meetings. The there weren’t many resources to help him They were good people—they worked hard, dirty piece of paper said the meetings would overcome this handicap. While growing up, they were honest, they gave to the poor. bring hope and answers to life’s questions. independent living, education, and family life Their good life and good deeds should have Hope and answers—that’s what were never part of young Sharad’s dreams. resulted in good karma. But instead, they lost But all that changed when he met Jesus their business and the bank was on the verge Ramanathan and his wife wanted. So they hurried off to the meetings. Right in the and he learned to put his faith into actions. of foreclosing on their home and stripping middle of the city, they found themselves Boldly he set out to experience the fullness them of personal property and valuables. with hundreds of others who had gathered to of life by relying on God’s promises and God’s Walking down the busy, littered streets of listen to the speaker. presence. Today Sharad is a professor of theology and blessed with a wonderful wife and a daughter in college. Whenever Hope Channel India has a need, Sharad takes time off from work to take the stage and speak of the wondrous love of God. Touched by Sharad’s stories, hearing about how they too could have hope during tough times, Ramanathan and his wife were brought to tears. At the end of the meeting, they met with Hope Channel India personnel who helped them through their difficult times. It has been a long journey, The dirty piece of paper said the meetings would but Ramanadhan and his family are slowly building their life back again. They may never bring hope and answers to life’s questions. be where they were once were financially, but they now have faith that in all things, God and their new friends will be there for them.

6 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink Warsaw, Poland Going Where the People Are

Whether a city has snagged you and rare Bibles, educational momentarily as a visitor or you are a charts, artifacts, and Hope Channel permanent resident in one of its high rises, programs. Many portions of the there’s a certain magnetic pull towards exhibit were free to the public, the bustle that envelopes a city. There are making it a big hit. Also present so many things to experience in a city. So were area pastors who volunteered Billboards and window decals strategically placed for all to see. many options that cater to different types of as guides and experts to answer questions. people. As a result of this community service, one family joined the Seventh-day Adventist Capitalizing on this natural draw of events “Hope Channel brings Church and many others began studying the in the city, Hope Channel Poland ventured Bible with local pastors. me the joy and peace I to implement some innovative marketing strategies in the capital city of Warsaw. Another innovative project that received a need. Listening to other lot of public interest was the production In studying the types of attractions that and distribution of 100,000 copies of a people’s stories of how Jesus lure people, Hope Channel Poland identified documentary about how Anna German, museums and exhibits as major draws. Next, Poland’s internationally-acclaimed singer, performed miracles in their they organized a Bible exhibit in the capital found a new life in Jesus and joined the city. The unique element of this exhibit Seventh-day Adventist Church shortly before lives gives me courage to was that it was not the typical lone display she died of cancer at the young age of 46 begging for the attention of the passerby. in 1982. The movie found its way into the live in such a way that Instead it was part of the annual European homes of many, including the president of Night of Museums experienced every year in the Republic of Poland and leaders all across my life is proof that Warsaw. the country. Jesus really is active in Hundreds of people stopped at the exhibit to Identifying common ground where biblical see numerous editions of the Bible, antique truths can be shared openly and comfortably everything I do.” is at the core of Hope Channel Poland’s operational model. Where —Mary the people are, where the interest is, Hope Channel Poland is also there.

Go here to see a short video about the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland [http://bit.ly/sdapoland]

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HopeLink | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | Quarter 2 • 2013 9 Moscow, Russia Walking the Streets

Bible stories, church, prayer, a strong Christian home—all of these were part of Anusha’s growing up. But somehow, as she entered adulthood, these stalwart values that anchored her slowly crumbled. Before long, Anusha was married and living a life that was very different from that of her childhood. She had little room for God in her thoughts and plans. All in all, life was good, and she felt no need for or a community of Christians. Her mother, on the other hand, had not given up praying for Anusha. One day, she even gave her a Bible, hoping that problems. For two years, she read the Bible was just a laptop, Hope Channel Russia and it would spark a need for the Holy Sprit and soaked in the promises and bathed Anusha. again. But there was no change in herself in God’s presence. Anusha. More time went by. Today Anusha is an active advocate for Slowly, she crawled out of her shell of God’s Word and Hope Channel Russia. She And then, completely unexpected, indifference and began to yearn for the boldly travels the streets of Moscow, meeting Anusha began to have health problems fellowship of other Christians. Not knowing strangers and making friends. To anyone which led to other difficulties in life. In which church she should pick, she began who shows an interest, she shares her story her pain, she remembered the God of to look for Christian shows on the Internet. and introduces them to a life in Jesus. Then her childhood. And she remembered And that’s how she happened upon Hope she hands them a Bible or a book to help the Bible her mother had given her. Channel Russia. Pleased with the knowledge them in their own personal spiritual journey. Picking it up, she began reading it. and peace she gained from the shows, she Every week, she gives away about six Bibles. She read it through her illness and would lock herself up in a room for hours—It In these past two years of ministry, she has given away over 500 Bibles. Whether on the streets talking to strangers She boldly travels the streets of Moscow, meeting strangers or in church with her husband and children, Anusha exudes the peace and contentment and making friends. To anyone who shows an interest, she now has in Jesus. she shares her story and introduces them to a life in Jesus.

10 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink USA One day in the middle of An Oasis her deep dark depression, Walking in the Quagmire she dropped to her knees and cried, “I just can’t Life, especially in big cities, is lived For Judith, who felt something missing in at a breakneck speed. From fast food for her life in spite of all the blessings, Hope do this anymore, Lord. sustenance, to high speed for travel, to Channel brought purpose. “I love working short nights for longer days, there is no for the Lord. Yet, I was starting to feel a I need you to help me.” time for time out. In such a quagmire of little down,” she says, remembering how hurried living, Hope Channel is an oasis of it all began. Perplexed by this feeling, she Almost immediately she prayer, spiritual growth, healthy choices, and prayed and was impressed to tell the people personal reflection. of Malibu about Jesus’ love. Anyone who felt peace. She quickly For William, a DIRECTV technician always on knows Malibu, California could have told her the go, Hope Channel brought happiness. it was a crazy idea. A town of affluence and went to the TV, searching “After I started watching Hope Channel, influence, it was not the typical place for everything started making sense to me,” says evangelism, let alone the efforts of just one for something. William. “Soon I noticed my wife changing. woman. My kids are happy too; they know that Jesus Why Malibu? Why a place Christ is their dad. And it all started with an hour away from where Hope Channel.” she lived? Judith didn’t For Jill, who grew up without hugs and have those answers, but always feeling she wasn’t good enough, Hope she knew her answer to Channel brought love and acceptance. God’s calling—YES! She’d Twelve years of alcoholism and depression go to Malibu! Driving had brought her to a dangerous low. “I just around, scouting her new didn’t want to be around people any more. territory, she noticed there I didn’t even want to get out of the house.” were no Seventh-day One day in the middle of her deep dark Adventist churches. A depression, she dropped to her knees and phone call confirmed that cried, “I just can’t do this anymore, Lord. I the closest church was 25 need you to help me.” Almost immediately miles away. she felt peace. She quickly went to the TV, For five long years—every searching for something. “It was pretty weekend and every holiday—Judith hit the Nothing will be impossible for you” (Matthew amazing when I saw a channel called Hope pavement, reaching out to anyone who’d 17:20). because that is what I felt like at that listen, passing out Hope Channel flyers. Praise God Judith didn’t give up. Today, moment. The things they were talking about The thought that the exercise was futile had the fruit of her seed of faith is the Malibu were for me. I couldn’t turn it off. I watched no room in her faith walk. Judith clung to Seventh-day Adventist Church—a all night.” Soon all the puzzle pieces of Jill’s the promise, “If you have faith as small as a congregation of 50 that is growing every day. life started to come together. She says, “I fit mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, in. I never fit in anything before. But now I fit ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. in with Jesus. I am a complete person now.”

10 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink HopeLink | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | Quarter 2 • 2013 11 GO HEALTHY FOR GOOD dangers of GM recently aired an episode on crops on animals genetically modified foods. Surprised and humans, and by the inordinate amount of feedback will include historical that’s been coming in, a week-long facts about how GM series is being produced that will foods found their way again feature Jeffrey Smith, author into 70% of the foods of Seeds of Deception, the world’s we buy today. You will also bestselling book on the subject. The learn how you can avoid buying series will focus on the potential these foods. A special series on vegetarian nutrition will be aired April 1 - 4. Nicotine is more addictive than heroin. That and other The series will share insights compelling information on nicotine addiction are often heard and research gleaned by the Go on Go Healthy for Good. Now, we’re taking a step further to Healthy for Good production team help break the habit of nicotine dependence. Our new show from the International Congress is for anyone wanting quit smoking. In this series, you will on Vegetarian Nutrition. Tune get everything from how to plan your quit date, where to get in to get the latest in healthy support, what to eat and drink, how to stay on the wagon, what to do if you fall off, and tips to vegetarian news. help you stay free. Mark April 29 - May 2 on your calendar. Make a date to be free.

CROSS CONNECTION us right now. We invite our viewers has added to its show a new segment, This thought to join us in living Jesus Lives. Here’s what the hosts, propelled into out the Word of God. Oleg and Sergio, have to say about it: plans of how we Email your stories, The Word of God sets hearts on fire. could show our photos, and videos When the mind wrestles with the Word, viewers how we to crossconnection@ the heart is transformed. On Cross can take Jesus hopetv.org or post Connection, through our study of out of history them on our Facebook the Gospel of Matthew, we have felt and place Him page. We’d love to this energy and transformation in a in our lives. And include your story, very powerful way. While Matthew is that is how Jesus Lives evolved. charity event, or ministry in a future Jesus packed with penetrating, life-giving A series of short segments shot outside Lives segment. insights, the passage that stood of the studio, Jesus Lives unwraps the —Sergio Gonzalez and Oleg Kostyuk out for us was: “And surely I am passages discussed around the table in the with you always, to the very end of studio and gives them real-life application the age” (Matt. 28:20). The Jesus and significance. Only when the Bible moves www.hopetv.org/JesusLives with whom we had spent an entire us from theory towards a desire to live like year studying doesn’t just live in Jesus will there be true transformation. Only the pages of Matthew or up in the when we are ignited to live like Jesus will clouds somewhere; He lives with the world see that Jesus still lives today.

12 Quarter 2 • 2013 | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | HopeLink Topics covered: • Addictions Overview: Types of Addictions: traditional and untraditional/Cause & Effect UNHOOKED Ministries. This • Treatment Options premiers April, 2013. joint effort evolved • Enablers Packed with 26 episodes, from the need for a this new show focuses on • Journey to Wholeness (A Christian concentrated effort 12-step program) common addictions and unhealthy to educate and provide support • Underage Addictions (Current behaviors that are widely and solutions to those in the snares of addiction fads. The future of prevalent today. addiction. With this in mind, the topics addictions in the next generation) Drugs—selling them, using them—were covered in this show were chosen with • Prevention: Managing Relapse part of Juan’s growing up. He was even used attention to research, expressed needs, (Thinking patterns to prevent & help as a mule to carry drugs as a child. And and feedback from clinicians. in recovery.) • Prevention: Stopping Addictive he grew up to sell drugs. That was his job, Guest experts along with hosts Dr. Kiti Environments (Factors for resilience) his life. At one point, his wife and he were Frier Randall, Pastor Bernie Anderson, and • Prevention: Negative Environments homeless and their children were taken away Dr. David Sedelack bring clarity and hope for Drug Endangered Children from them. But today they are reunited; their for change to viewers. Each addiction is lives are restored. • Mind Altering Substances: approached from a scientific perspective Psychoactive Drugs (eg. Crack, “It’s about fighting the good fight,” says and yet the content is kept practical, heroine, speed, meth, etc) Juan. “And in fights, you lose rounds . . . . But simple, and easy to understand. The show • Mind Altering Substances: there are many rounds in a fight. As long as will also include contact information Alcoholism (From an adult you keep fighting, you’re going to come out on for those who need immediate help in perspective) top because God is going to be pleased with overcoming their addictions—or who are • Mind Altering Substances: what you’ve done with what He’s given you.” just looking for someone with whom to Alcoholism (Underage drinking; protecting our kids) On Unhooked, you will hear survivors like talk or pray. • Mind Altering Substances: Juan tell their stories, clinical experts explain Don’t miss this show. Share it, watch it, Prescription Drugs and give us your feedback. behaviors and treatment options, and • Mind Altering Substances: Tobacco pastors point to Jesus who brings emotional • Community: Supportive Faith and spiritual strength. If you are Communities fighting an addiction or if you are • Finances: Shopaholics interested in learning more about • Finances: Gambling this topic to support someone in your • Entertainment: Pornography & Sex life, this program will bring you the (affecting men) understanding and tools you need. • Entertainment: Pornography & Sex This series is made possible through (affecting women) a partnership between Hope Channel, • Relationships: Self Mutilation/ the Health Department of the North Cutting American Division of Seventh-day • Relationships: Codependency Adventists, and Adventist Recovery • Relationships: Anger • Relationships: Workaholics • Relationships: Family Impact “God is there to help me. He gives me the strength to keep • Community: Legal Consequences of going and to not give up. Without God helping me through Addictive Behaviors • Food: Anorexia/Bulimia this, I wouldn’t be able to make it.” • Food: Overeating —Tammy, a shopaholic

HopeLink | An InspIrAtIonAl newsletter from Hope CHAnnel | Quarter 2 • 2013 13 Telly Presented to Loma Linda School of Medicine While Hope Channel received six Telly Awards in 2012, it was only in February 2013 that Hope Channel executives were able to travel to California to present the awards to the Loma Linda School of Medicine production team that played an integral role in the creation of Vital Signs, the show that received two of the six awards. “The partnership shared by Hope Channel and the Loma Linda School of Medicine for this 13-part TV series was a special privilege,” says Kandus Thorp, Vice President of Production, Hope Channel and Co-Executive Producer, Vital Signs. “Dr Hadley’s vision for the series and the excellent cooperation of all involved made the production a pleasure. Vital Signs portrays the spirituality and excellence of the Loma Linda School of Medicine while showcasing the real, everyday life of medical students on their journey to becoming health professionals.”

Brad and Kandus Throp of Hope Channel, on far left, with the Loma Linda School of Medicine’s production team of Vital Signs.

Hope Channel Welcomes New Fundraising Director

John Huynh, our newest as a board director for the is to connect the right supporter team member, brings to Association of Fundraising to the right opportunity so that Hope Channel expertise in Professionals. their thirst to serve God is fundraising and enthusiasm John is responsible for fulfilled,” says John. for ministry. designing, implementing, John was baptized through the He moves to Hope Channel and coordinating a Acts 2001 series with Mark from the Adventist Media comprehensive fundraising Finley. “Evangelism saved my Center (Simi Valley, program that will connect life! I joined the Seventh-day California), where he Hope Channel supporters to Adventist Church because of worked for Breath of the many opportunities in television ministry. a simple Bible prophecy flyer. Now I have Life Ministries. His “My goal is simple. I want to satisfy our dedicated my life to fundraising so I can background includes a supporters’ thirst to serve God. Jesus has find supporters who are passionate about wide range of hands- commissioned us to be in the business of reaching out to others like me,” says John. on involvement in all bringing others to know Him. And my desire aspects of fundraising and marketing. Evangelism saved my life! I joined the Seventh-day Adventist Additionally, he was recently nominated Church because of a simple Bible prophecy flyer.

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