WORLD OFFERING 2020 WE ARE THE GLOBAL TELEVISION AND MEDIA EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY OF THE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.

Our Mission Our Vision To offer God’s good news for a better life today Hope Channel will be the premier global and for eternity through the Seventh-day Christian television and media network Adventist Church’s wholistic understanding of having robust resources for development and the Bible, including the three angels’ messages operations, and with continuous increase in and end-time prophecies. distribution, audience, and viewers who connect with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. From Ultimate Loss to Hope and Healing

Madalena felt broken and helpless. Her husband her pain and suffering, she turned on the small of 18 years did nothing but gamble, never pro- television in her humble home asking God to viding or supporting the family. When her son allow just one channel to work so she could would ask for food, there was nothing she could distract herself. She grabbed the remote and give. Pregnant with a daughter on the way, and turned on the television, surprised when a chan- unable to get a job because of the pregnancy, nel worked! she relied solely on food from local thieves who As she watched, she listened to a pastor preach- robbed grocery stores in the area. This was her ing about Jesus and other teaching she was not reality. familiar with. But the message was so intriguing, A few years later, Madalena noticed her son was she kept watching even leaving the television on not being himself. He insisted he was fine, but day and night in fear of losing the channel. Ma- she noticed his loss in appetite, excessive sleep dalena was tuned in to Novo Tempo, the Hope and even moaning in his sleep. Finally, she took Channel affiliate in Brazil, twenty-four seven. It him to the doctor, and they discovered he had was through this that she began to truly get to double pneumonia. After a couple days of hospi- know Jesus. She requested and completed the talization and admission to the ICU, Madalena’s Great Controversy Bible Study and, for the first son passed away. time in her life, finally understood the symbol- Two days later they held the funeral. Leaving the isms and messages of the Bible. With continued service, Madalena and her two daughters had a study, Madalena decided to be baptized and car accident. The car flipped over and she lost continue to learn more about Jesus, leading to a consciousness. When she came to, she was still life of freedom and love for Jesus. in the upside-down car and heard bystanders in Thousands of others like Madalena experience the fields nearby calling out to find the others transformation through the mission-focused who had been in the car with her—her daugh- programming of Hope Channel. Their lives are ters. They had been launched from the vehicle forever changed as they learn about God and during the accident, and her youngest was miss- begin to more deeply understand the teachings ing. How could it be that she just buried her son of the Bible. Hope Channel reaches people all and now her youngest daughter was nowhere to over the world in ways that other tradition- be found? al evangelistic methods may not be able to The youngest daughter was eventually found, through media. In sharing God’s good news for a but she did not survive the accident. The pain better life today and for eternity, Hope Channel of losing two children in two days was so much has become the bridge viewers cross to connect for Madalena, she needed medication to get with local churches and build a deep, meaning- through each day and to be able to sleep at ful relationship with God. night. Her deep pain and suffering drove her to As the global television evangelistic ministry attempt suicide several times. She lost every- of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Hope thing. Madalena had gone from being principal Channel aims to reach the unreached and bring of a school to living in the slums. hope to new viewers every day. Your support One day, in an attempt to distract herself from will help Hope Channel reach more souls for the kingdom. Bulletin Coordinator Information

Below are a couple of examples of what can be included in your church bulletin to inform your church members of the upcoming Hope Channel promotion day on April 11. You are welcome to edit these announcements as fits best for your church.

Bulletin Announcement #1 – April 4 Bulletin Announcement #2 – April 11 Whether through prayer, study of the Bible or Hope Channel World Offering testimonies, thousands around the world are A woman who lost two children in two days learning about Jesus and His love for us through found herself in a place of despair and darkness. uplifting programming from Hope Channel. It But as she prayed for a distraction from her de- is the mission of Hope Channel to offer God’s spair, God answered in an unexpected way. In good news for a better life today and for eterni- today’s offertory reading, hear how God brought ty through the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s hope and healing to her life. wholistic understanding of the Bible, including the three angels’ messages and end-time proph- Many around the world are in a place of despair ecies. By giving world budget offering on April and darkness, like this woman. They are asking 11 you are contributing to the mission of Hope God to help them and asking for a way out. It is Channel. Learn more about the ministry of Hope a blessing for Hope Channel to act as a vessel Channel at hopetv.org/more. through which these very same people can learn about God’s love for them and experience hope. Today we invite you to be part of this mission by giving world budget offering which will con- tribute to the mission of Hope Channel. Learn more about the ministry of Hope Channel at hopetv.org/more.

Madalena With your support, we can continue to be a vessel of God’s hope and healing to all. Partner with us today!

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