Quarter 1 | 2018 CELEBRATING 1YEARS INTERVIEW WITH BODIL MORRIS p. 4 FAR BEYOND OUR GREATEST EXPECTATIONS p. 10 CHANGED LIVES FROM HSS MEMBERS AROUND THE WORLD p. 18 From the President TEN YEARS OF BLESSINGS ope Sabbath School is celebrating international development, came to H10 years of blessings! This Forest Lake Church to provide some remarkable miracle of God began in coaching. I will always remember his fall 2007 when I was serving as the lead comment that evening: “This will be a pastor at Forest Lake Church in Apopka, lot of work, but God will use it to impact Florida. Our media team was invited to many lives!” We began the evening with create a Sabbath School program for earnest prayer, and we sensed God’s Hope Channel. enabling presence in remarkable ways. As we prayerfully considered this Ten years later, with more than 1 million request, we were convinced we didn’t participants in 150 countries, Hope need more Sabbath School sermons Sabbath School is the most broadcast or meandering discussions of human program worldwide on Hope Channel, opinions about the Bible—we needed not only in English but with voice- an in-depth, interactive study of the over and closed captioning in other Word of God. We also needed to give languages. Every week we receive a diverse group of young adults an emails from Hope Sabbath School opportunity to participate in this global members who have decided to be evangelistic mission. As we searched baptized! We also frequently receive for a program name, the word HOPE notes from dedicated followers of seemed so appropriate—Hope Sabbath Jesus who are downloading the Hope School. Sabbath School outline and teaching in-depth, interactive Bible study I clearly remember our first evening of groups in their part of the world. We filming. Joe Sloan, one of the producers are part of a great miracle of God that at Hope Channel and now director of is expanding every day! My contact information: Hope Channel 12501 Old Columbia Pk • Silver Spring, MD 20904 888-4-HOPE-TV • [email protected] 2 QUARTER 1 • 2018 | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | HOPELINK Quarter 1 January-March 2018 Chairman, Board of Directors Guillermo E. Biaggi TEN YEARS OF BLESSINGS President Who could have imagined on that Sunday evening 10 years Derek Morris Vice Presidents ago all that the Lord would do! Without a doubt, God has Finance, Gideon Mutero accomplished exceedingly abundantly above all we could Programming, Production, & Broadcast, Gabriel Begle ask or think. To Him be glory throughout all generations, Directors International Development, forever and ever. Amen. Joe Sloan Fundraising, Chris LeBrun With thanks and prayers, Global Broadcasting & Distribution, Marcelo Vallado Production, Hector Belvedere Marketing, Media & Corporate Communication, Cheridah Walters Manager Web Services, Justin Woods Derek Morris Viewer Services Carmen Latourette President, Hope Channel, Inc. Contributor Juliana Baioni Managing Editor Cheridah Walters [email protected] Design Travis Holman Printing Alpha Impressions Product Orders and Donations Support this viewer-funded television ministry with your donations. USA PO Box 4000 Silver Spring, MD 20914 Canada 1148 King Street East Oshawa, Ontario, L1H 1H8 hopetv.org Call toll-free in North America: 888-4-HOPE-TV (888-446-7388) Contents International calls: +1 269-471-6050 To support Hope Channel through From the President ..........................................2 Following in the Footsteps of Paul ...............16 wills, trusts, annuities, or other Interview with Bodil Morris ............................4 Changed Lives: Stories from HSS planned giving instruments, please Members Around the World .......................... call 888-339-PLAN (7526). Hope Store Offers ............................................7 18 10 Years of HSS Memories .............................20 Adventist® and Seventh-day COH Premiere Weekend ..................................8 Adventist® are registered Hope Sabbath School Word Search ............. Far Beyond Our Greatest Expectations ........10 21 trademarks of the General Recognition and Tributes ..............................22 Conference Corporation of Inside Hope Channel .....................................13 Seventh-day Adventists® Program Guides ..................................... Hope Sabbath School Poster .......................14 24 - 27 A Charitable Gift Annuity .............. Back Cover 2 QUARTER 1 • 2018 | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | HOPELINK HOPELINK | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | QUARTER 1 • 2018 3 CELEBRATING 1YEARS BODIL MORRIS Executive Producer, Hope Sabbath School HopeLink interviewed Bodil countries around the world. Since team member Morris, volunteer executive sgrow older every year, we are always looking for young participants! producer for Hope Sabbath School, in honor of its 10th year HL - How many young people are part of the of broadcast on Hope Channel. Hope Sabbath School team? BM - We have a pool of about 50 young people and young adults who volunteer as Hope HopeLink - How long have you been involved Sabbath School team members. Most of them with Hope Sabbath School? live in the Greater Washington D.C., area. Some Bodil Morris - I have been blessed to be team members fly in from as far away as Florida, involved with Hope Sabbath School since its California, Wisconsin, Canada, and Sweden. inception 10 years ago. That’s over 500 hours of in-depth, interactive programs. It’s an HL - How have you seen involvement with Hope enormous challenge, but also an incredible Sabbath School impact the lives of your team privilege. I’m a nurse practitioner by profession members? and never imagined myself actively involved in BM - An in-depth, interactive study of the Word global evangelism. But God had other plans. of God changes lives, not only for the viewers but also for the team members. I remember HL - How do you choose Hope Sabbath School one of our team members who was initially team members? very timid and anxious about reading the BM - We are always looking for committed young Bible. As she witnessed and experienced the people and young adults who are dedicated to enabling presence of the Holy Spirit during our Jesus and have a passion for the Word of God. interactive study, she found freedom both to The average age of our team is 30. Diversity is share her personal testimony and read the Word important to us because we are a global family. of God with clarity and boldness! Sometimes We have Hope Sabbath School members in 150 team members shed tears as they share their 4 QUARTER 1 • 2018 | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | HOPELINK testimonies. We have learned if God’s Spirit is overwhelmingly positive. This transition also touching us as team members, many more will motivated tens of thousands of Hope Sabbath be impacted as they watch the program. School members to start teaching in-depth, interactive studies in their locations. Every week, HL - After doing Hope Sabbath School for 4 thousands of teachers download the 1-page years with a team of young adults at Forest interactive outline from our Hope Sabbath School Lake Church in Apopka, Florida, you moved website, www.hopetv.org/hopess. It brings operations to the Hope Channel studio in Silver us great joy to see this multiplication of Hope Spring, Maryland. How was that move possible? Sabbath Schools around the world. BM - It took a miracle to start Hope Sabbath School in Florida in a church of 3,500 members, HL - You compose the Scripture theme songs Hope Sabbath School and we realized it would take another miracle to for . When did you start build a brand new team in Maryland. We prayed composing Scripture songs and when did you earnestly and we were always looking for young decide to add a Scripture theme song as part Hope Sabbath School people and young adults who wanted to join of ? the team. A few members of our initial team, BM - I started composing Scripture songs many including Stephanie Holtry, stayed with us, but years ago when our children were young. We it was basically a brand new team. wanted to help them hide God’s Word in their hearts. We had no idea what amazing plans God HL - Several years ago, you began to have had in mind. After filming Hope Sabbath School members of the Hope Sabbath School team for about a year, we had a series on the Fruit of teach the class. Why did you make that the Spirit. I had composed a Scripture song with transition? lyrics from Galatians 5:22-23, and we decided to sing it as part of our Hope Sabbath School BM - It’s important to train young leaders to program. The response from viewers was very carry on the mission. This work will not be positive. We have chosen a Scripture theme song completed until Jesus returns in glory. We ever since, and we even include a free download never have guest teachers on Hope Sabbath of an MP3 file and sheet music on our website! School—only team members like Stephanie Holtry, Tricia Lee Wilkins, Jason Miller, and Kyle Allen. The response from viewers has been Bodil and her family: Sophia (granddaughter), Suzie, Ian (grandson), Christopher (son), Inger Lise Chen (Bodil’s mother), Philip Chen (Bodil’s father), Bodil, Jonathan (son), Margo (granddaughter), Derek, Monika. 4 QUARTER 1 • 2018 | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | HOPELINK HOPELINK | AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL | QUARTER 1 • 2018 5 HL - How has your involvement with Hope HL - How do you spend your time when you are Sabbath School changed your life? not working on Hope Sabbath School? BM - I have seen the truth of God’s Word come BM - I am a Family Nurse Practitioner and I'm to life. The Lord promised in Jeremiah 33:3, currently working with veterans. I also have a “Call to Me and I will answer you and show special interest in health ministry. I am currently you great and mighty things which you do not conducting a Depression and Anxiety Recovery know.” As I consider what God has done in the Program developed by Dr.