HopeLink Quarter 3 | 2021 2 and process. I have only done the first world, with 99 percent of its inhabitants part, but I am very impressed with the stating that religion is an important part virtual assistant. You have made it very of their daily life.1 Please pray for Hope easy to understand. Thank you.” Janene Channel Sri Lanka as they use media to conduct evangelistic outreach in their BLOOMING “I can't believe how I learned all of territory. that within a matter of minutes, and absolutely FREE! This kind of experience We also solicit your prayers for our latest and knowledge…I'd really felt thankful bloom, Hope Channel Indian Ocean. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE to everyone who make this possible!" Based in Madagascar, Hope Channel Andra Indian Ocean will serve the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Did you enjoy the Spring flowers this baptism and beyond. That dream has If you were to ask Justin Woods, our Réunion, Rodrigues, Comoros, and year? I’m always amazed when I see become a reality—our digital interactive Hope Channel International, Inc. Seychelles. This channel will concentrate the early green shoots, then the buds, Bible study platform is now blooming! director of digital distribution, if all of on French-language programming, and finally those colorful explosions of Check out the amazing resources the preparatory work was worthwhile, I sharing God’s Good News for a better life breathtaking beauty! We invested in available at hope.study. Tens of am certain he would look at you with a today and for eternity with a combined some strawberry plants last year, and thousands of viewers are signing up for smile! Worth all the effort? A thousand population approaching 30 million they seemed to do well, but there were Bible studies since we launched hope. times worth all the effort! The ground precious souls. only a handful of flowers and just one study earlier this year. The feedback has was prepared, the seeds were planted, berry. We cut our solitary strawberry been really encouraging. Here are just and now the flowers are blooming. We are rejoicing in the soon return of in four in order to enjoy it more slowly! a few responses that bring joy to our Jesus and trusting His promise that But this year, things are different. The hearts: Our global network also continues “this gospel of the kingdom will be strawberry plants are covered with to grow and bloom. From a humble preached in all the world as a witness white blooms, and every bloom has fruit “I really appreciate the website for beginning in 2003, we have grown to 68 to all the nations, and then the end will potential. I’m already imagining fresh teaching me the Bible and I wish to channels, broadcasting in more than 80 come” (Matthew 24:14 NKJV). While we strawberries on my morning cereal and learn more and I'm so happy. May the languages. Our latest blooms include wait with joyful expectation, we have strawberry shortcake for dessert! Almighty God richly bless you.” John Hope Channel Sri Lanka and Hope a work to do. I’m reminded of the old Channel Indian Ocean. Hope Channel Sri Gospel song composed by James Oren It’s always exciting to see things “Thank you very much for this Bible Lanka has a special mission assignment Thompson in 1885: “Lord of harvest, blooming—not only flowers, but also study course. I learned many important to almost 22 million inhabitants of their send forth reapers, here us Lord, to Thee ministries! After much hard work and things about the Bible and loving God.” island nation. Buddhism is the state we cry; send them now the sheaves to not a few challenges, Hope Channel Susanta religion of Sri Lanka and it has been gather, ere the harvest time pass by.” International, Inc. is blooming! You can given special privileges in the Sri Lankan read about some of the beautiful blooms “The course is very easy and simple to constitution. Approximately 70 percent in this issue of HopeLink. understand. Praise and thanks to God of the population identify themselves and the course provider. I pray that God as Theravada Buddhists, with the Here’s one that immediately comes to bless the ministry of this course provider remainder divided almost equally mind. For some years, we have been in reaching and connecting people among Hindus, Muslims, and Christians. talking about a digital interactive Bible worldwide with the Gospel." Sivanarayan We are thankful that the Sri Lankan study platform where we can offer constitution currently ensures religious Derek Morris a variety of amazing courses for our “I am quite astonished by this course. It freedom for all of its citizens. In a 2008 President, Hope Channel International, Inc. viewers, helping them on their life- has explained why I feel the way I feel. I Gallop poll, Sri Lanka was identified as changing journey from broadcast to am satisfied with the learning material one of the most religious countries in the QUARTER 3 | 2021 AN INSPIRATIONAL NEWS MAGAZINE FROM HOPE CHANNEL HOPE LINK 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country 4 5 Quarter 3 | 2021 President Derek Morris Marketing Team TABLE OF Elizabeth Camps Maharani Lumban-Gaol CONTENTS Cinthya Molina Contributing Writers Sarah Fonseca Rico Hill President’s Message 2 Maharani Lumban-Gaol Derek Morris Russ Moulder HSS Viewers Respond 6 Designer Nate Quiambao Inside Hope Channel 7 Printing Alpha Impressions Hope Channel Studio Increases 8 Send Correspondence to: Production With Digital Backgrounds [email protected] Product Orders and Donations An Abundance of Azaleas 12 Support this viewer-funded television ministry with your donations. 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Every week, we ask INSIDE a question on social media related to that week’s lesson and the responses we receive are not only inspiring, but HOPE take the lessons to even greater depth and life. CHANNEL Question: What are some reasons you have BY DEREK MORRIS, PRESIDENT OF HOPE CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL, INC. for praising the name of the Lord today? As I walked into the Forest Lake Church lobby an international journal for pastors. That new after the morning services, my friend John position involved a move to Maryland, leaving “His beauty, love, grace, “For His daily provision, “Life now and the approached me: “Pastor Derek, God wants our dedicated team of Hope Sabbath School you to speak to the world!” “How is that going volunteers behind. “You can’t stop now,” provision, protection, grace through health gift of Salvation.” to happen, John?” I replied. “I don’t know but Thorp told us. “If you build a new team, we’ll salvation, redemption, -Alexandra M. challenges, guidance get ready!” provide the studio and the technical support.” faithfulness, kindness and mercy to my At this crossroads, my wife impressed me with are what I’m thankful family.” Within a year we were broadcasting worldwide this declaration: “It took a miracle to start for today and always.” -Edith Ruth Hughes on Hope Channel. Our partnership started Hope Sabbath School and it will take another -Melissa E. “He kept me safe with a class on the Life and Teachings of miracle to restart it!” And that’s exactly what as I slept last night. Jesus. Then Brad Thorp, founding President of God did! He woke me up this Hope Channel, invited me to start a Sabbath morning. He under- School class. I accepted with a few conditions: After serving as a Hope Channel volunteer stands me. He loves it needed to be interactive, with young-adult for almost nine years, my life took an participants, and the team needed to look like unexpected turn. It was April 11, 2016. I was “For surviving the COVID-19 virus … entering the ALL of us!! He cares hospital after finding out that l had it, for some reason I the world! In the Fall of 2007, with the active invited to assume broader responsibilities as about the small support of my wife and a group of dedicated President of Hope Channel, a global television felt at peace and knew that God will always be there for things too.” me!” -Dorothy B. young adults, Hope Sabbath School was network with 42 channels! My first thought -Cecelia B. born! God blessed in supernatural ways as we was to respectfully decline, but God made it depended wholly on Him. Within four years, abundantly clear to me and to my wife that Hope Sabbath School was the most broadcast He was directing our steps. That was five program worldwide on Hope Channel! years ago, and though we have faced many “God loves and cares for “I thank God for His “His patience and challenging times, we have seen God work me everyday! Jesus died love so much, that He that He never gives I remember the day my wife Bodil startled in miraculous ways.