Day of Hope (September 2021)

[Music] [Music] welcome to day of hope we're so glad you have joined us yes this is an opportunity to join hope channel's impact movement a mission that is changing lives for jesus throughout the next few hours you'll hear reasons why hope channel is worth supporting with your time and your resources you're also going to see testimonies of lives changed because hope channel made a difference in their lives you'll also better understand hope channel's mission why we do what we do we want to impact the lives of others to create television that changes lives musician christian paul will join us for our day of hope this young man has demonstrated a skill and passion for music ministry he is also committed in leading others to christ through this special outreach husband and wife duo matt and josie minicus will also well my husband was in the military and that's the first time your team shares christian folk music that will encourage your heart why are matt and josie mennicus and christian paul joining us today they believe in a hope channel's ministry and mission to share jesus we are all working together to make hope to as many as we can you know music is a powerful way to be able to impact lives and i'm so happy that hope channel is committed to impacting lives by providing inspiring music yes it is i love music i love hearing the music on hope channel it has always been a huge blessing to me it is it is and you know the power of music cannot be underestimated it communicates messages of hope as it's introduced through inspiring music absolutely i believe god has ordained music that we can use it to his glory amen amen all right are you ready to donate go to hope tv dot slash day of hope there you're going to find a simple donation form to complete you can also choose to make your donation anonymous or dedicate your gift in honor of someone special again that's hope tv dot slash day of hope you can also call 1-888-705-hope 1-888-705-4673 our donor team is ready to answer your call we care about you you can also text doh244321 to make a donation via text you can even mail us a check or money order the address is hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 we thank you in advance for your financial contribution and for joining hope channel's impact movement now to a life change through hope channel's bible-based programs haiti struggled with her faith after her prayers were not answered as she had hoped she also lost faith when she thought of the evil in the world but then she found hope here's her story um well my husband was in the military and at that time we were stationed in another country specifically in the republic of south korea so that alone was already kind of difficult transitioning to a different language a different culture different stores um and at that time shortly before i had gone to korea my parents had actually introduced me and taken me with them to visit um an 11 year old girl that that was related to a member of their church this little girl had lost her father i think a year before that and the entire family the mother with her five children i think it was had relocated from their country to the united states to kind of start afresh and one day she had complained the little girl about pain in her knee and they went and took her into the doctor and found out that it was cancer and i had been able to go and visit her and had just like really become very attached to this little girl i i don't know why just seeing a child that stick is very different than seeing an adult that's sick and so i joined in my parents prayers and in the prayers of the church in lifting her up and i was a hundred percent certain that god was going to heal her and that everything was going to be okay but unfortunately she passed away shortly after we got to korea and that hit me really hard i'm i'm really not sure why because she's not like my family member or something i i just was so certain that god would save her and i was praying for her and other people were praying for her and [Music] just seeing someone so innocent die and thinking about the struggle of the family having lost the father within the past year or so and then losing this little girl that really took me to a really dark place where i just started to say you know if if you're there god and you're all powerful and you're all loving then why would you allow this why wouldn't you save that little girl because i would have saved her i'm not god but this is what i was reasoning in my mind um at the same time i was also watching this series on sex trafficking and stuff around the world and it was exposing it was a news outlet that was exposing how prevalent that is in countries all around the world the united states and india and cambodia and going from one country to another and when i was watching that that also like really upset me and bothered me what what did you do how did god show himself to you in the midst of that faith crisis that gave you courage to say god i may not understand all of the questions and i don't have all of the answers but but you are real and you are here so first it it got way worse before it got better and um that was pretty much all that i thought about my family didn't even know that i was thinking these things but and and we were having family worship every day my husband and my children but i was consumed by this day and night and i was even having difficulty sleeping because i would just lay awake in the bed looking up at the ceiling consumed by these thoughts and they were just pulling me into a dark hole so one day i said this isn't healthy i need to tell someone what i'm experiencing and what i'm the thoughts that are in my mind so i talked to my mom i called her up on skype and i shared what i was feeling and i would love to say that that solved everything and that i felt better but that unfortunately wasn't the case she was basically like my daughter's an atheist after i raced her from birth from even the womb you know to believe in god and to trust in god and she's been baptized twice because i was re-baptized as an adult i had a like a re-uh commitment to the lord um now she's turned away from god uh but she didn't so she told me aside from her panicking that i should still talk to god and that i should tell him everything that i was thinking and feeling and all the things that i shared with her so i said okay well okay whatever kind of that was how i felt but that night and for several nights i tried to talk with god which was weird because i was like i don't even know if you can hear me i don't even know if you're real but this is what i'm feeling and why some time went by i don't remember how long and one day when i was speaking with my brother the topic just naturally came up and now i see a hundred percent that that was the holy spirit and we started to talk about all these things and my brother told me i've had these thoughts and these questions too and i'm gonna be honest i don't remember all the things that we talked about but that began to help me at the same time as i had that conversation with my brother my family and i had begun to watch uh pope savage school on friday nights which was sabbath morning in the united states and every time that we would watch this show i would sit there and i would read every passage of scripture with the hope sabbath school team i wouldn't just listen or just read on the screen i'd say i want to see in my bible if this is what it says so here's my bible by the way i'm so proud i love my bible it's english spanish and it's been rebound because it was actually falling apart praise god um but i would open it up and i would read along with you guys and the more and more and more that i read i gradually came out of that hole that i was in i gradually came out of that place where i was questioning is god even real my faith just kept growing and growing until one day it's like you don't even realize you just look back and you're like oh wow i'm not in that place anymore praise god like and i'm so far from it i like believe in god wholeheartedly now and i see that pain is just a part of a sinful world and of sin itself it isn't god me causing it you know i don't know so for me i just those were the things that that helped to bring me out of that hole joining us now we have haiti ceballos welcome haiti haiti hi thank you for having me yes we are so glad you're with us so i'm going to ask you a few questions did you ever dream that you would struggle with your faith uh not really i grew up in a very christian home um we had worship every day we went to church every week we were very involved in church that wasn't something that i really ever thought that i would struggle with not not really haiti it's so good to see you today by the way um a question i would have for you is what do you say to someone who has been indifferent or is frustrated by god's silence let me ask that one more time what do you say haiti to someone who has been indifferent or is frustrated by the silence of god it looks like haiti is frozen yeah it looks like she might be boy but what a testimony she gave wasn't it yes i really appreciated everything that haiti shared today it was such a blessing you know when we hear people sharing from their hearts it touches our hearts and we realize we're not alone in this journey in our christian walk we are not alone god is with us we can always always depend on him you know i was thinking about that too uh the we don't often think that dedicated christians will struggle with their faith but sometimes something can happen that can shake us to the foundation i think it's a powerful testimony very powerful and and i've you know over the last couple of years i've gotten to know haiti with hope savage school and i i i know that's often haiti has made some very insightful comments about you know the sabbath school lesson and it just reveals that she is so committed to the lord amen yeah such a beautiful thing you know pastor derek i'd like to ask you a question today why is today such an important day for hope channel well heidi i think it's important for two reasons one because we can share with people who've been praying for and supporting this global ministry the miracles that god's working around the world i think one thing that really shocks people is we're now in 68 channels broadcasting in more than 80 languages so just to share with our partners in mission the amazing things god's doing but secondly it's to invite people to be part of that impact movement because you know that the harvest is great and the labor is a few and so for people to catch a vision and say you know just like haiti i think i could be part of that movement and you see people who are willing to dedicate time and and energy and and resources to be part of that miracle it's beautiful it is now as donors give today how are these funds going to be used that's an important question uh christian because it's it's not to like build buildings or to even pay salaries it's to produce bible-based christ-centered programming and to to enable that expansion of our global network to continue so it's exciting when for example we just launched a new channel in hope channel indian ocean and a donor said i have a passion for french speaking people could i help provide equipment for that new studio so it's it's being part of actually producing life-changing material that god will use to transform lives wow do you have a story maybe derek that you could share with us about something that's happening around the world you know i just got a letter of you used to work in michigan i think did you i just got a letter from teresa in michigan and she said during the lockdown she turned to her husband she said we need to pray and they began to pray and read their bibles they came across sabbath truth they said we need to find out more about the sabbath they found hope channel and hope sabbath school just happens to be in there of course you were part of the team for a while and uh they they began to grow in their faith they they said we're gonna drive by the church so teresa drives by the church it's locked up but she didn't give up and one day she was driving by again and the cleaning lady was there praise god for the cleaning lady heidi because she gave this lady the pastor's phone number he called back they had bible studies and she wrote to me and said i was baptized on february 6 and i just want to thank god for hope channel that is just amazing i love stories like that yes absolutely well it looks like we have haiti back on our connection and so we're going to see if we can connect with her just now is she with us yes i'm here wonderful all right we're so glad to have you back with us so i want to ask you haiti what do you say to someone who has become let's say indifferent or even frustrated by god's silence i would say that god himself made us intellectual beings and it's not a sin to have doubts to have questions and have moments when when we are doubting you know some of his actions or lack of actions but the lord tells us in his word come let us reason together so i would say take that to the lord i would also say share that with someone that was something that helped me not initially but you know after speaking with a few people like i said in my testimony talking with my brother and having a series of conversations with him where we were able to dialogue about what i was struggling with openly helped me so much and i would lastly say go to the word of god because he tells us in his word that faith comes through hearing and hearing through the word of god thank you so much for sharing that that is really encouraging haiti another question i have for you is that you say that hope sabbah school made a huge difference in your life what was so special about that bible-based program well about the same time that i had the conversation with my brother my family and i started watching hopes out of school and to me it was amazing what was special about hope saturday school was the word of god it's the bible the bible is actually what transformed me but praise god the hope south school just points you to the word of god and just helps to make it clear and simple and easy to understand and that was what changed me so what's special about hope sabbah school is that it's that it's all about the word of god and i was also impacted by people's testimonies when they would share practical ways in which you could apply the the biblical truths that we were learning that is so awesome you know haiti i was telling derek a moment ago that that over the years we've had an opportunity to participate at hope sabbath school together and like you shared you know you've been impacted by the participation and the comments and the insights of some of our hope sabba school team but yet at the same time you've been a part of that team and you've got to use you to bless others and so what what uh what a wonderful thing you know haiti we've we've been able to be friends we've known each other for a while and i see that you're committed to the lord i want to ask you why are you committed to hope channel oh man hope channel is amazing we initially just started watching hope sabbath school and gradually started to watch other programming on hope channel until eventually i made a commitment to god where i said lord i want my home to be a godly home and a place where you can feel the presence of god in the atmosphere of god and so we tried to have hope channel on like pretty much all the time and i wish that was all that we watched i'm i'm not going to sit here and tell a lot we watch other normal you know tv um but we have a whole channel on even when we were not home and we just leave our dog at home we we would often joke that if our dog could speak he would preach because he was watching hope channels so much um and by watching that i learned things about marriage how to make my marriage healthier i learned about parenting i learned how to take care of my body how to take care of my mind my kids watch programs um like creation case or parker's puzzle we've literally seen every episode and even i get pumped when i see some of them um i've learned about the history of the seven-day adventist church i've learned about different mission uh trips and mission groups and how people are working to spread the gospel all around the world and absolutely everything that comes out from the tv when hope channel is on is positive and it's for our spiritual health our mental health our um relational health and our physical health so there's no reason not to help and not to you know give to this ministry we are living in the end days and this is one way that god is going to reach the whole world with the gospel is through media ministry i i think thank you so much haiti that testimony in and of itself was worth the entire time that we've spent with you what a blessing thank you for sharing with us today and thank you for being with us today we are now going to transition thank you we are now going to transition over to the music of christian paul a very talented musician who we have with us here today thank you so much christian for sharing [Music] hey [Music] me [Music] so [Music] hey [Music] thank you so much christian that was absolutely beautiful i loved that you know right now i am standing here with our donor care team when you call 1-888-705-hope you'll reach a member of our donor care team and when i say donor care that's what i mean while we welcome your financial gifts we really do care about our donors you can share questions or even prayer requests with our team we love that we believe this is a lasting partnership between you and us an opportunity for you to join hope channel's impact movement i'm here with sarah a member of our donor care team and zideli we're so happy that both of you can join us today and you know sarah i wanted to ask you what can the donor care team do for a person who calls in i'm sure so where nelly and i are here waiting to receive your phone calls and being part of the donor care team we get to interact with the donors take the donations we also pray weekly with our donors as well and um we're just here to to help facilitate uh any donation wonderful and you know what you can call right now and they one of them will answer the phone and will speak with you and it will be a very big blessing to your life today i want to go back to christian and see what he has to share with us thanks heidi ready to join the impact movement here's how call 1-888-705-4673 that's 1-888-705 hope you can also text doh244321 to make a donation via text you can also go to hopetv.org day of hope there you'll find an easy donation form you can also choose to make your donation anonymous or dedicate your gift in honor of someone special again that's hopetv.org day of hope you can even send a check the address is hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 once you make your donation tell others about it we want to hear from you you can post it on your social pages or you can use your own cell phone using day of hope 2021 and hashtag hope channel again please use on your post hashtag day of hope 2021 and hashtag hope channel and tag us and we'll be right there with you there are hope channel teams all over the world creating television that changes lives let's take a look at what's happening in fiji revelation chapter 14 verses 6 and 7 reads then i saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach to those who dwell on the earth to every nation tribe tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear god and give glory to him for the hour of his judgment has come and worship him who made heaven and earth the sea and springs of water hope channel began broadcasting in the united states in 2003 today hope channel is a global network with 45 channels that cover africa asia europe south america and islands of the pacific including fiji hope channel fiji the official radio and television network of the seventh-day adventist church is offering programs on holistic christian living that focuses on faith health relationships and community it is the television and radio that change lives hope channel strives to broadcast programs targeting fiji's diversity and different cultures including it okay indians returns and bernabans not forgetting other cultural minorities hope channel supports the adventist belief that true inner peace and contentment is found only in jesus christ therefore its programs are designed to communicate jesus and the bible alone to its viewers and listeners the media ministry in fiji began in the early 2000s when hope radio started broadcasting throughout fiji's airwaves hope radio now has 84 coverage throughout fiji and we praise god for this miracle this year was earmarked for the opening of a new radio station called asa radio a station dedicated towards the indian population and hindi ministry there is a plan to open another radio station dedicated for italki listeners by 2025. in fact we had secured and are paying for these licenses since 2004. hope channel or tv began broadcasting in fiji in 2014. from international contents it started producing and airing local contents in 2015. thanks to walesi we now have 94 coverage in fiji more than two hundred thousand digital boxes are now in fijian homes and we believe there are four hundred thousand potential viewers watching hope tv which is more than fifty percent of fiji's population hope channel has eight to ten hours of local contents every week and we believe our reach is increasing every year hope studios has a bible school and is now meeting the spiritual needs of fijians virtually or physically our toll-free line 813 was a blessing in disguise 813 is also a prayer line people contact hope bible school for healing health and spiritual answers lives have been changed and many now know jesus through 813 bible study lessons have been distributed and classes are ongoing hope studios will soon launch an online bible study portal in english and it okay to meet the increase in demand please do pray for this initiative the pandemic in 2020 tested our resolve and he brought a new meaning and purpose to the media ministry in fiji the hope at home initiative and evangelism series conducted via hope channel was a blessing to many viewers life's changed and many gave their lives to christ more than 3 thousand were baptized in 2020 through it ok hindi and english evangelism conducted via hope tv it is really a television that changes lives we are still producing and churning out local programs hoping to increase its frequency and variety this year and into the next five years for the first time our team gets to visit the beautiful island of rotuma this year the latest explosion of covet 19 transmission has forced hopes to use to start producing hope at home 2021 again the new radio studio are almost complete and more equipment are yet to arrive from adventist world radio in the united states other works are also due and we expect the station to be on air before the end of this year more evangelism series in vernacular are expected to be produced and aired this year we believe that god is using the media ministry in fiji especially in these times of uncertainty the current pandemic has ascertained and bolstered our existence in fiji changing lives to know and surrender to christ keep hope channel and fiji's media ministry in your prayers psalms 46 10 reads be still and know that i am god i will be exalted among the nations i will be exalted in the earth bg is just one of the many places around the world where people watch hope channel and you know heidi we are getting messages from people all over the world who are watching right now right now yes and they're writing to us so we have a few messages here patricia says i'm connecting from mount vernon new york patricia it is so good to have you with us we have bobby saying good evening from nigeria wow it's evening over there so so it's good to have her connect with us we have doris watching from mauritius honey we went to mauritius when was that it was back in 2005 2005 and it's a beautiful island and doris it is so good to have you with us then we have odette saying i am watching from jamaica that is so awesome to be able to hear from you thank you absolutely it's so wonderful to see these messages coming in as people are joining us today we also want to share a message that says good day from harlem in new york city usa my desire to want to learn more has been enhanced through hope sabbath school i've been so impressed with the hope sabbath school panel and their knowledge of god's word thank you and thank you brother or sister for sharing that with us today we also have a good evening from eleanor writing to us from cape town south africa a very beautiful city that we have had the privilege to visit we have been so blessed just to read these few notes that have come in we also have god bless you as you spread his word rosette thank you for that encouragement we want to keep on spreading the word of god through hope channel don't we yes we do and it's so easy right now get on social media whether it's facebook or twitter youtube whatever it is just make a comment we want to know where you're listening or watching from and remember put hashtag dayofhope2021 or hashtag hope channel and we will get those messages and share them with our viewers you know where do you live let us know and how do you watch hope channel send us a note again on facebook you got instagram you got twitter whatever your favorite social media platform is just simply tell us how you watch hope channel and where you are watching from because within an hour so we're going to do a roll call and again be sure that you use hashtag dayofhope2021 or hashtag hope channel and we'll be able to then get connected directly and you'll be able to maybe get your message on our live footage here that's right you know we're enjoying being with you today this is such a privilege you're probably maybe have seen christian and i on wake up with hope and we have enjoyed sharing with you in that way too but today on day of hope we are in a special way praising god for what he is doing through hope channel and what he is going to do in the next few hours that we spend together that's right you know we're counting on our hope channel family around the world to support us just go to hopetv.org slash day of hope again that's hope tv.org slash day of hope and if you prefer you can even email us your donation to hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland two zero nine zero four now we move to the music of a husband and wife duo singer songwriters matt and josie minicus you are going to be blessed [Music] tell me the story of jesus right on my heart every word tell me the story most precious sweetest there ever was [Music] saying as they welcomed his birth glory to god in the highest peace [Music] fasting alone in the desert tell of the days that he passed [Music] until [Music] he was despised and afflicted homeless rejected and poor and tell of the cross where they nailed him writhing in anguish and pain and tell of the grave where they laid him but tell how he liveth again [Music] let me weep while you rest tell me the story of jesus right on my heart every word tell me the story most precious sweetest [Music] tell me the story the beautiful story again [Music] i took to drinking very young and uh by the time i was in high school i was drinking quite regularly and um this went into my young adult life where i got into the construction trade where drinking and drugs was pretty much a way of life more or less that continued on until when i did meet um diane in a bar in glendale california where by god's blessing and there was a a fall and away seven day adventist who act actually became my bartender and later my wife and she became convicted to keeping the sabbath against something that had always troubled her diane had had multiple myeloma cancer for many many years but in 2014 uh it just completely took her down so that in december of that year she passed away the only way i could do this was to have some form of spiritual playing in the background while i was working because i would get back in my work modes the language would come back up to me and and all the rest of it and with nobody there at all to control it you know it it just started going back to where i was at and so i did run uh the hope channel as part of my daily routine it would be playing in the background while i was while i was working you have to do your devotions you have to stay in the word of god you have to pray but you also need the input from other godly people the place that you can find that is on the hope channel thank you john for that powerful testimony joining us now is ronnie mills hope channel's fundraising director welcome ronnie thank you christian and thank you heidi it's great to be here and you guys are doing a phenomenal job today thank you very much we are happy to be here ronnie you know we have some questions for you um our first question is just a moment ago we heard john weston share his testimony about finding hope channel this network has really supported people when they needed it most during their darkest times and you know our theme today ronnie is about restoration our theme for a day of hope is restoration i'd like to know how did you choose that theme thank you heidi for the question 2021 has been a rough year for a lot of people they need restoration of their health restoration their finances restoration of their relationships and restoration of their faith in god so this program today is to provide them an instrument that god cares and he will restore amen amen good news so today as funds come in how are those funds going to be used thank you a great question christian these funds will be used to continue the impact movement of helping people who are dealing with real issues helping people to overcome anger helping people who have addictions helping people who've just given up their hope in god but through your support today god will be using hope channel to further the impact to bring restoration to people all over the united states and the world that's awesome now ronnie you're a familiar face around here how long have you been involved with hope channel i've been involved in hope channel now a year and six months is that all yes sir wow you've made an impact already in such a short time yes well god is good and praise god he's not a respecter of persons he saw this little kid from north carolina and said i can use him so i praise god for what he's been doing oh that's how he is he sees us and he says i can use you yes wherever you are whoever you are god can use you no matter where you find yourself at this very moment no matter where you are he can use you and i just praise him for that yes now i know we're just getting started with day of hope but do we have some idea of what the grand total is so far has come in yes so far of the goal of a hundred thousand dollars thanks to you our viewers we now have ten thousand four hundred and eight dollars all right thank you to those who have joined the impact movement keep that impact coming all praises to god amen amen amen thank you if you haven't made your donation yet don't wait another minute just go to hope tv.org slash day of hope did you catch that again that's hopetv.org slash day of hope you can also call 1-888-705-4673 that's 1-888-705 hope our donor care team is ready to answer your call you can also text doh244321 to make a donation via text as ronnie mentioned earlier our theme today for this program is restoration here is pastor calvin watkins with a look at what the bible says about restoration pastor watkins yes thank you so much we're talking about restoration restoration means to take something that has decayed something that has fallen astray and bringing it back we serve a god that's able to do and to make things brand new you know the story found in the book of mark chapter 10 where it talks about the blind man who had eyes that did not see eyes that only saw the darkness but one day jesus was passing through jericho and he saw this blind man and he asked him what do you want me to do for you and the blind man replied only that i may see that i may see and immediately his eyes were restored that's the kind of god we serve god is able to take nothing something that has gone all the way down he's able to bring it all the way back no matter what your circumstances are in life no matter how far you have fallen your marriage may need to be restored your health may need to be restored relationships may need to be restored where your god your god has the power to bring back restore and we thank you so much for being here [Music] welcome back to day of hope are you ready to join hope channel's impact movement movement we welcome you to join the hope channel family and become a regular ministry donor just visit us at hopetv.org day of hope to learn more christian paul is one of today's amazing guests this young man is committed to sharing his talents for god's glory through music you'll hear from him later on in this show the fountainview academy choir and orchestra will share songs to encourage and uplift your heart their youtube video has thousands of viewers you'll also hear testimonies of lives change through the power of god these friends will explain how hope channel has made a difference in their spiritual journey and you'll hear reports of how hope channeled teams around the world are impacting their local communities in the local languages with all of this happening who wouldn't want to join hope channel's impact movement so again visit hopetv.org day of hope there you'll find a very simple user-friendly deno donation form to complete you're also going to choose to make your you can choose to make your donation anonymous or dedicate your gift in honor of someone special that's hope tv.org slash day of hope and you can also call 1-888-705-4 six seven three that's one eight eight eight seven zero five hope our donor care team is ready to answer your call and they're already getting calls you can also text doh244321 to make a donation via text if you prefer you can mail a check or money order the address is hope channel attention fundraising department one two five zero one old columbia pike silver spring maryland two zero nine zero four you know hope channel made a difference in ed enkel's life god gave him a second chance at life it was an opportunity ed was not going to pass up take a look i got a hoarse voice my wife had been behind me to uh get it looked at i thought it was just a hoarse voice nothing serious however it lasted into 2016 and i decided to get it checked out by a specialist unfortunately they found the lesion on my left vocal cord it's a cancer called squamous cell carcinoma now that's usually a smoker's cancer so the doctors were a little bit perplexed as to why i would get a smoker's cancer and then when i told them that um i'm a retired nypd captain and that i had been in 9 11 within the first 48 hours which were very toxic they uh they kind of like um attributed the cancer to 9 11. i was very lucky though i want to say this very clearly that i was very lucky because there's many more people that were sick that passed away i was very lucky my cancer was right at the beginning and they were able to take it out with laser surgery and it rocked i mean it really rocked my world because i was afraid of dying i was afraid of not seeing my daughter again but i think it this was a sort of like a shot across the bow from from the lord saying that he's been trying to reach out to me and i haven't been listening well once i got the cancer i was definitely listening i'm the type of guy that sort of leads to to learn the hard way after i got operated on and i was cancer free i started to think about what the meaning of life was why am i here i had attained some degree of success in my life i mean i've done a lot of things in my life i was a professional-minded league baseball umpire i was an actor i was a lawyer i was an nypd captain i got three degrees all this stuff didn't seem to matter to me because i said to myself why am i here is this the only purpose so that's when i thought that i needed to to get closer to god needed to read the word and of course there's so many churches i didn't know where to start first i started off with joel olsteen and then i heard that that's prosperity gospel and then finally i landed on a church in in in new jersey protestant church of baptist church very good christians there they love christ and this was back in 2017 when i first started going to that church in new jersey but then i also at the same time started watching the hope channel derek and on hope sabbath school and the amazing facts and a lot of things that i was learning in the protestant church for example the state of the dead mainly the sabbath inconsistencies and they were really bothering me so when i approached the pastors in these churches these protestant churches why the difference they gave me answers that i wasn't happy with that didn't seem to satisfy me because i was looking at what happened with with hope sabbath school and with amazing facts was that it caused me to look at the bible myself not to take somebody else's word for it but for me to do my own study and i found that what i was being preached to in these other churches wasn't really accurate 2020 which was a bad year because of pandemic was actually a blessed year for me because it was at that time that i decided i was going to make the break and go to a seventh day adventist church which i thought was the only church that really followed the bible to the team particularly the sabbath the sabbath was something that's always bothered me not bothered me but i've always wondered about it even way before way before i had the cancer i'm talking about when probably i was in my 20s there was a gentleman by the name of herbert w armstrong he had a church called the worldwide church of god and he used to have this magazine called the plain truth and he would talk about the sabbath and it's the sabbath has always been in my heart because i've always had a problem working on a saturday i can never explain it but whenever i worked on a saturday it used to bug me and i could never i could never really explain it until i came to know jesus in a personal way and to study scripture that's when i started realizing wow all all the way back then back in you know when i was in my 20s which was a long time ago because i'm in my 60s now god has been reaching out he's been so patient he was so he was so patient calling out my name and then finally um when i got the cancer is when i finally did the pivot looked toward him and decided that this is the way i got to go i have to the reason i'm here is not to attain material success not to obtain a big resume it's to worship him because everything everything that's here everything that i am it's because of him that's why i will always be indebted to the hope channel always be indebted to amazing facts also because they got me to study scripture and once you study scripture you get to know the lord more the lord more intimately and once you know the lord more intimately there's no going back wow ed what a powerful testimony did you hear we just said once you know god there is no going back you know and i've been in ministry we've been in ministry together for about 20 years already and something i've discovered is that god is so good god is so gracious god is so merciful that often times he he shows up he makes himself known during a crisis in our lives you know what i mean yeah it seems like sometimes when life is just too comfortable things are just going too well that we tend to just our tendency is to will turn our eyes away from the one who provides us with everything we need and god sometimes will approach us and encounter us when we realize that we need him the most and that's what happened to ed and and you know i i know that there are times when we experience miracles like ed where we've given that second opportunity you know in hope channel is is a ministry that attempts to to reveal the love of god to people who are experiencing those moments in life when they need that second chance and they discover god by hope channels programming and that's why you can make a difference you never know that your donation might save someone's life as they turn at just the right moment and they discover that there's a god in heaven that loves them very much and wants them to have that intimate and close walk with them and once you discover god like ed said there is no turning back amen you know hope channel can make a difference and he can join the impact movement to bring hope to homes around the country all you need to do is call 1-888-705-4673 again that's 1-888-705 hope you can also text at doh day of hope to 44321 to make a donation via text also visit hopetv.org day of hope to make a secure online donation it's very easy just go to hopetv.org day of hope and now we're going to hear some more inspiring music here's the music of the new england youth ensemble and the columbia collegiate chorale [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] is hey [Music] hello again i'm here with professors from the music department at washington avenue university just outside of washington dc and the video that you just saw came from this wonderful university we are so happy that all of you are here we welcome you to day of hope and before you play i just have a few questions to ask you each of you represent a musical group at the university this must mean that the department is thriving please tell us a little bit about the program and let us know kind of how things are going at washington avenue university well thank you so much heidi for um having us we're very proud of our program we have a great performance tradition at our school and we just recently began a new music therapy program we're the we're the only one in the state of maryland and we're also the only adventist accredited music therapy program so we're incredibly um proud of that i'm joined by my colleague preston hoggs he's the director of uh our orchestras and he just does a fantastic job with them wow thank you brian for sharing and please preston what can you say no i was just gonna say that um it's it's a pleasure to be able to have uh colleagues that you work well with and that you respect and that really goes a long way in the music department to create a family atmosphere and we're actually very happy that we're actually growing the program even despite the challenges that we have right now with kovid so the program is growing how has the program come together during the pandemic well it took a lot of coordinating first and foremost and a lot of collaborating a lot of flexibility but everybody really did come together um and as you just saw you know we we were still able to create concerts and outreach um in a way that was very different for us but we we learned a lot of new skills ourselves so um we i think we did a really good job with it to be honest well i love that video that we just saw i i always feel it's amazing when you can take people all in their own homes and do music and it sounds amazing it's professional it's it's unbelievable you know what you've been able to do and and what you're sharing with the world because of the platforms that we have uh through social media um hope channel believes in good music and i know you already know that that's why you're here today you're here to give us some good music um how can music strengthen our spiritual growth i'll ask that to you brian well you know it's interesting one of my music history classes that i teach i always begin the semester talking about what music is and it's hard to define music but the definition i like best is music is a spiritual impulse and so music is really something spiritual when you think of what heaven is like when we picture heaven we think of music and so that's what music is for us preston how would you define hope oh wow you know honestly i think it's um it's a sense of what you can do and what um what possibilities there are um sometimes you know we we get a little bit daunted uh daunted by what we have to do as opposed to what we get to do and i like to look at it that way i get to do this i get to make music and so that leaves me in a constant state of being hopeful about uh what's next thank you so much both of you for sharing please tell us about the piece that you're about to play today and we're about to hear well the piece we're going to play is the first movement from js box concerto for two violins and it's a very it's a very well-known work and something that both press and i really do enjoy playing together wonderful well we are looking forward to it thank you so much for being here and thank you for sharing with us today thank you [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] so [Music] me so [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] no [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] me [Music] [Music] that was great that was great i really enjoyed it you know videos with children are so touching they're some of my favorite you know and it's what i really what really inspires me is how they have this innovative approach to spreading the gospel and good news using children with social media and that's not something that we have not done before in fact during the pandemic you know how many families had to be locked in and and stay at home well we took advantage of that time and and we actually as a family we we use social media to spread hope and to be able to share good news with everyone and mariah tell us tell us what did we do on friday nights that was something we had never done before the pandemic we did some live workshops on facebook live every friday friday night for three months yes it was such a blessing and we want you to know uh hope channel family that you may have seen christian and i on wake up with hope a number of times but you've never met our children and so we're so happy to be here with our children today this is our daughter mariah mariah how old are you i'm 11 almost 12. yes and this is our son i'm elijah and i am 13. yes and we're so happy that they were willing to come on with us today and meet all of you around the world and so yes back to our um our worship elijah could you tell us some of the things that we did in our facebook live worships on friday evenings it was very fun we did charades we sang songs and we also did really spiritual experiments that we learned different lessons yeah we did some object lessons and that was really fun wasn't it the charades were hilarious we had people tuning in and watching sometimes we had over a hundred viewers and they would watch and they would try to guess what kind of charade what kind of bible story we were doing and that was a lot of fun like korea we use social media to be able to impact people far and near and that was such a blessing did you enjoy what we did mariah yeah what was your favorite part i liked i liked the singing song we really had a good time singing we would sing around the piano and we had a special song we would sing every week elijah do you remember what that song was it was a song called sun be setting yes and it's the song to welcome the sabbath into our hearts and into our homes and i know we had people singing with us as they watched and we really enjoyed sharing with them and laughing together one of the things that we that i enjoyed a lot was our bible trivia section where we would ask lots of questions and everyone was putting in their answers and then we would be able to interact that way so we understand that we can use social media platforms to spread the gospel and as a family that was a beautiful experience that we had during the covid pandemic that's right and talking about social media i think we've gotten some comments from viewers around the world heidi want to share with us some some of the viewers that we've had in the last video that's right many of you have been coming in and you've been sharing your comments with us and i'm i'm looking here and i'm seeing jeanette hello from trinidad we have berlita watching from chicago illinois we have kamanga he says i really enjoy your programs someone is watching us from redlands california someone else from mexico we have someone from the uk sending greetings god bless you all gabriel claire in response to the music of matt and jose minnicus says very nice the music today has been so touching hasn't it i've been enjoying every single piece we also have john he says greetings from acton maine usa everyone needs hope these days i am a part of the hope family as i have been going to fairs and festivals since 2019 as an ambassador for his network of hope and melvin watching from nicaragua central america says god bless you my brothers rosita is watching from madagascar right now we welcome each and every one who is with us we also have someone sending greetings from the ukraine around the world we send you our greetings right back in the name of our father and we are so thankful that we can be here with you today and what's really inspiring heidi is that some of our viewers here are saying that people need hope and it is so inspiring to share hope with others and so hope channel when you think about it is a way in which we can actually step into people's homes step into people's vehicles as they're driving to work and tuning in and and we're able to be able to share hope to people all across the country and around the world you know and as a family we we understand the the source of where our hope comes from and that is jesus and elijah moriah you know during the pandemic there was a lot of distress in the world a lot of people were were looking for answers and and something that i know you and elijah both took to heart and really prioritized is having a special time every morning doing something that made a difference can you tell us what that was all about mariah what what is it that you did every morning as you began your day especially during the pandemic period when things were very chaotic what was the most important thing you did each day i i studied the bible and read read my my bible lesson and it was actually about baptism okay so so your sabbath school bible study guide was something that you studied every morning and you've been studying recently about what baptism about baptism you know what's interesting years during the pandemic in december of 2020 i as a father had the greatest joy that i can have as a pastor and that is that i was able to baptize my very own daughter mariah december was a special month of the year wasn't it where you were baptized and that was such a wonderful wonderful experience and not only did we experience spiritual renewal during this time but we also took advantage of being home and doing things as a family elijah what kind of things did we enjoy during the pandemic that made us be able to just get through it well we rode horses we played soccer we also have an inflatable pool that we'd swim in during the hot days and we'd play with some neighbor friends and it was it was fun that is cool that's really cool we are so blessed to have neighbors that love the lord they love jesus and it's been fun getting to know the mariah you spend a lot of time with our neighbors don't you you know i believe they're watching right now so we want to greet our next door neighbors you are such a blessing in our life in fact together as a community we're able to keep our eyes on jesus and that's what hope channel is all about being able to establish a community of men and women not not just in our neighborhoods but literally around the world who are joined together with a common purpose and that is to be able to be a people of hope and hope channel seeks to bring us all together for that purpose you know as we as we made it through the pandemic god answered some special prayers i know that you elijah moriah you have a special liking for horses elijah you've left horses for a long time how old were you when you started riding horses i was three you were three years old do you remember that honey yeah oh man how time goes by so quickly and uh and god answered a very specific prayer last year during 2020. why don't you tell us a little bit about that so we were on a family walk down our road and a nice lady that owned some horses we were petting them and she came out to meet us and we met her and she we got to know her and she invited us to go to her horse barn and ride we rode around to arena it's been really fun and yeah what kind of things have you learned through this experience about horses we've learned different ways to control a horse some of the basic riding instructions we we would walk horses yeah it's been really fun hasn't it and mariah's you've been praying about something else that within the last month has actually happened what were you praying about and what happened i was praying about to have a job at at uh where we live where we actually live on a horse farm and we were praying about having a job with horses and the lady said we could go see the horses so we went over to see them and now we work there wow that has been so fun and i am so thankful that god answered your prayer yeah god hears the prayers of our children he loves and longs to answer our prayers when we pray doesn't he and even if it's a simple thing does god hear us yeah absolutely it might be something that we might just want and we whisper that to god and just like the job and being able to interact with horses because do we own a horse no we don't own a horse but suddenly by god's grace and miraculous things have been happening and you guys are having your dreams come true of being able to interact with horses almost every day of the week and so that's really been a blessing for our family it really really has and you know and it's been now about five or six months honey that we've been host for wake up with hope yes have you watched wake up with hope it's our hope channels morning show starting at 7 00 a.m eastern standard time monday through friday and and so we've had the opportunity and the privilege enjoy to be able to host a program that offers hope to people as they start their day and elijah mariah you've been with us you've come with us here to the hope channel studio and you've spent days with us as we've done all the programming and what has been one of the things that you've learned as you've come to hope channel and spend that time with us is there something that you've learned from that experience well we enjoy watching the different hope channel shows and how they teach about god and how they're really powerful meaningful today yes that's so true isn't that right mariah i mean i know that you've been acquainted now with all the various programs in the hope channel and they have been such a blessing for you and for us as a family so as you can see hope channel is is a movement that seeks to impact not just individuals but families family units giving families an opportunity to be able to come together and experience hope and since we had that friday night facebook live experience i've had families come to me and they said are you going to do that again you know we would love for you to do that again you know that is something that we may seriously consider if only because people need hope and they're looking for it and it's innovative ways to be able to impact not only people that we interact with in person such as neighbors or even friends and church members in our churches but we're able to step into the virtual world and online be able to reach people in far away places in fact during our family vespers that we would have on friday nights we had people tuning in from other countries as well and so what an amazing way to be able to share hope and love with so many people and so elijah mariah as we wrap it up i want to ask you a question what would you say is a reason why boys and girls not just adults i'm talking about young people why do boys and girls need hope in the world today there's different things that they need and they need to be encouraged and we need to strengthen our love for god and he's coming soon that's i i love the way you put that elijah the fact that jesus is coming soon and boys and girls need to be encouraged to know jesus and to set their eyes on him that's what this is all about and that's why we're asking that you support hope channel to be able to see more families not only come together and share hope with one another but also share that hope with the world around us so thank you so much for your support hope channel needs your help to create more programs like wake up with hope you can call us at 1-888-705-hope our donor carol team will answer your call you can also text doh244321 thank you for your support hope channel's online presence made a difference for rod wilson when he was away from his home church hope channel brought church to him here's his story at 17 i realized i was going nowhere fast in the marine corps was something that i had kind of always wanted to do and i had a friend who was doing it he brought me to the recruiting station and and that's where it all began and after four years you went to college got a degree and and felt called to sign back up as an officer so obviously god had something in mind that he was going to do for you back in the marine corps yes i i just felt like i've been a marine for four years they do a very good job of uh indoctrinating you into the uh service lifestyle a lot of the values that i had come to know and love uh unfortunately at that time i just i just couldn't see them in the civilian world and so i had desired to go back in and continue serving so when did that significant change happen in your life where where god really turned your heart towards him what was the event that made that happen well i i would probably credit it uh to meeting my wife uh she was uh born and raised in the adventist church and i was just really taken with her knowledge uh of scripture uh you know there were there were things that i knew about scripture you know uh thankfully my mother had purchased a uh a it's almost like an encyclopedia of old testament bible stories in fact we have it downstairs and we actually share with our children but my wife knew all of those things cold and i just had a surface understanding of them and i was so impressed with that uh and so i would say that uh in the course of our relationship as we became more serious and we knew that we were going to be married and that eventually children were going to come into the picture we had made a a bargain to attend mass of catholic mass and then to try i agree that i would try the adventist church and so that was the initial agreement that we had that we had to put in place and then a preacher came along i don't know if you first watched on television or first in person but doug batchelor came along and began to teach the scriptures and that really impacted your life it certainly did and uh we were at that time living in sacramento california uh and i was going to school at a university california st university of sacramento which was actually right across the street from the sac central church where at that time pastor batchelor was the uh was the uh the head pastor and so it was a local cable access channel i began watching uh which was just the sac central study hour and my wife sat down with me uh one time and said you know i'm pretty sure that that that gentleman is an adventist and i didn't i didn't know he was an adventist that's i evidently wasn't paying attention uh or or i just glossed over that maybe the lord just you know put that denominational thing aside and allowed me to focus on it and uh eventually she said you know it turns out that church is right across from the university and we could attend any time and we did i found uh hope sabbath school and i'll tell you it was just exactly what i was looking for at the time there's some language barriers when you're living overseas and uh i didn't at that time find a lot of uh other like-minded seventh-day adventists or just seven evidence in general in that duty station and so um hope sabbath school truly was a godsend to me because it gave me an english-speaking group of like-minded individuals to have an interactive study with well i wasn't interacting at least you couldn't hear me how is your personal connection with the hope sabba school team impacted your life well i i think it has really put in perspective how god's how important god's work is and how uh a few dedicated folks can reach the entire world every corner of the world which is ultimately uh what needs to happen and what god wants us to do and uh as you've seen we don't know all of the answers but we're searching in the word of god what encouragement would you give to someone who perhaps is on a similar journey to the journey you've been on i would say absolutely stay in the word of god and if at all possible uh everybody has something to share so read something share something and then uh group together as much as you possibly can because an interactive study is the best way to go rod thanks for sharing with us we're blessed that you're part of our hope sable school team now and for the way god's transformed your life thank you thank you for that testimony remember the number to call and donate is 1-888-705-4673 again that's 1-888-705 hope and when you call a member of our donor care team will answer and right now i'm checking in with senele and she has had a busy morning already you've been getting calls haven't you oh yes of course oh that's wonderful that's wonderful keep calling everyone we want to hear from you now senele i i know you're meeting all kinds of people um have you had any kind of interesting conversation that stands out and and really really reveals what god is doing through hope channel of course i've been getting so much feedback from our viewers from home and they're so so happy to have this program with us amen and all of them they are anonymous anyway but you know what is very interesting this lady told me that i have left the church but i came back through this channel thank you hope channel keep on doing the good work wow that was so inspiring to me what an amazing did you hear that what an amazing conversation to reveal that there are people who have realized that this world is a place that needs hope and they're coming back because hope channel was able to minister to their hearts and bring them back to the lord wow what an amazing conversation in and i'm sure many more will come why because hope channel believes in you and we need your support to be able to see this ministry continue to impact lives and bring people back into a an abiding relationship with god again the number to donate is 1-888-7 you can also make a secure online donation at hopetv.org slash day of hope another option is to text doh for day of hope to 44321 and when you make a donation be sure to tell us about it share on social media tell us where your your where you live where you're donating from we love to see how the hope channel family is indeed global tag us with hashtag dayofhope2021 or hashtag hope channel joining us now is ronnie mills hope channel's fundraising director ronnie hope channel is bringing restoration to people around the world through the power of god how is that happening can you share any stories with us the holy spirit is not limited by boundaries or geography god is still in the miracle working business i was so touched on by this lady whose husband they started watching hope channel and before he passed he accepted jesus christ therefore let you know today that your donation today regardless of the amount helps to bring impact because jesus into is in the saving business join the impact movement today so that more people can be made aware of a savior who cares amen thank you so much for sharing that story you know what does restoration the word restoration that's the theme that we're using today for our day of hope what does that word mean to you personally restoration means to me regaining hope and faith in god and once you have that renewed confidence as a god who cares that will sustain you as you realize that he can restore your finances your health your marriage and your relationship with him wonderful you know there are so many places where we can put our money today um so many needs so many things are out there uh calling our attention a lot of the time material things and all kinds of other things but you know god's work should be at the top of our list shouldn't it amen i really believe that with all my heart why should someone get involved in supporting hope channel we are living in serious times we are truly in the final days of earth's history there's no better investment than you can do today than to get involved in christ's great tool of evangelism hope channel because of this network god has been able to help people get over serious issues such as anger to present to them his remnant truth such as the sabbath and to help over 21 million people to get victory over addictions amen can you think of anything better today than to help these individuals to continue to have a better life here and to be prepared for eternity it just really hit me when you said those thousands of people that hope channel has been able to help recover from addictions that is one of the most powerful things that can happen in the life of someone who's walking wanting to walk closer to god in wanting to be free and i know that hope channel has special programming that actually addresses those issues and that is one of the ways that people have been finding freedom from addictions and i think that is wonderful so tell us how will the money that is raised today be used that's a great question heidi i'm glad you asked me there are so many great things going on here at hope channel and i'm giving examples of where some of the money will go today we are starting a new channel youtube channel for kids called hope kids so many parents everywhere are just nervous about what their children are watching hope channel has come to the rescue we're going to have bible-based programming for your children also we're going to introduce delicious but nutritious well-balanced meals and a lifestyle of wellness that you can follow as well as continuing great programs such as let's pray letting you know that you do not have to pray alone because once again you have a god who cares amen we can pray together we can be supported by one another this is a community this isn't just a tv channel this is a community that you can turn to when you need prayer when you need help from addictions when you need hope when you want to know how to eat healthier and how to be a healthier person overall this is a community of hope hence the name hope channel amen you know as we've been going through today we'd like to get a report from you how much have we raised toward our donation goal their current total of our 100 000 goal is twenty two thousand two hundred and forty eight dollars thank you for joining the impact movement keep it going we are saving lives because of your financial support amen wow thank you that number has jumped drastically we're so thankful for every person who is partnering with hope channel today and every day to share the hope of jesus all around the world you know ronnie we asked you a few minutes ago what the word restoration means to you and our friends have been sharing some social media uh hellos and some things that they they've been reaching out to us as we've been talking today and i just wanted to read some of those uh comments that we've been getting again we're hearing from a man named craig in phoenix arizona and he says hello so nice to be here we want to share hope with you tip it today no matter what you're going through we want to share hope for you today we have jennifer she's saying hello so happy to be here we also have greetings from nicaragua again and we have julie she says good morning she must be somewhere else in the world where it's morning right now riaka is watching from madagascar amen yes samson thank you for teaching the children children are the generation that's up and coming ronnie you mentioned mention again programming that we have for children because children are very important what kind of programming specifically do we have here at hope channel for children well i'm really excited about one of our new programs staycation bible school it's the equivalent of a after-school vbs where earth's kids will be learning great moral values and even cooking classes i wish i had that when i was their age so parents we have not forgotten about you and on that new channel we're creating hope kids staycation is just an example of the many quality bible-based programs that we'll have for your young people wonderful there is so much going on here at hope channel there is programming being new programming being made on a regular basis so that we can share with you it's great reading your stories and hearing how god has also brought restoration into your lives as we are here today on wake up with hope you know there's something else that's being offered to the children um on hope channel outside of staycation bible school i think there's a new video game format or app that's come out yes very interesting heroes of the bible parents this is really exciting and it's taken the christian community worldwide and we're so pleased about it this bible app is helping to make reading the bible for young people fun and exciting in fact we have the testimonial of one kid who as he was studying the life of david wanted to know more about god this is leaving children with the ultimate goal of becoming baptized so your support today not only helps with the creation of programs that we can see on television but even apps that hope channel will be helping to develop to get your children ready and to know more about their soon-coming savior jesus christ amen and you know i want to go back to the uh addiction help for addictions i just feel impressed that we need to address that a little bit more what can a person do who's struggling with an addiction who looks to the hope channel and says do they have anything for me i need help what are we offering those types of people we have a program dedicated to that called living free the living free program is helping over 21 million americans there are 21 million americans with an addiction and we are addressing that issue because we live in a real world so hope channel is here to bring hope be it pornography or alcohol or whatever it is god has does not call you by your sin god calls you by your name and through this program he's helping to bring you restoration so don't give up god has not given up on you turn tune in to living free and see the power that people are getting over addictions amen praise god for programming like that we need it and i praise the lord that hope channel is producing this kind of programming for all of our viewers share us share us on social media find us on social media hope channel our website is hopetv.org you can go there you can find out about all the different programming that ronnie just shared about as well right now we are going to toss over to christian he has something special to share with us right now i'm standing here with christian paul christian tell us a little bit about yourself um where were you born and raised where are you from well that's kind of a long answer but uh i was born in the states group back and forth between argentina so several years in argentina and going back and forth between the states my parents were missionaries there yeah okay so your name's christian you're from argentina my name is christian and guess what you're from argentina that's awesome so kristin uh you've been involved in music ministry for how long that's right uh full time or more full-time the last i would say six years i've been doing a more full-time youth segment ministry awesome and that has given you opportunities to travel far and near have you had a chance to really travel across the country and even around the world yes i would say i've been to five out of the seven continents around the world so i really had some exciting traveling there you know for me christian that confirms that god has anointed your ministry in a special way opening doors for you to be able to share with many people and what gives you the greatest joy when you think about music ministry and the calling god has given you what gives you the greatest joy i would say the greatest joy is people that have been heard by a wrong image of god that are not open to religion but through art and music they are willing to receive god's peace god's joy and seeing lives transformed through music lives that were in fear and anxiety before dying of cancer and that a song they say this is what i needed that's what makes my heart just bounce in joy wow and you've had opportunities to perform concerts to audiences of all ages i'm sure young audiences young young children young adults up until you know the whole spectrum of age and and have you noticed that regardless of one's age music impacts their hearts doesn't it definitely definitely i've had little kids that are the greatest fans and the parents call me and tell me christian because of listening to god's music they're becoming more obedient so it's across the the whole age range wow so music is impacting character development as children are blessed by music and your music ministry yes praise god and it has been a joy because over the years i've had the opportunity to be able to actually welcome christian to have concerts in churches where i've had the honor to be a pastor of and recently you came to living hope where i currently pastor and you blessed us with music during our event there that we're having at this time and that was that was such a blessing praise god it was a joy for me to share it with you now the next song we're about to hear is called i am not ashamed uh tell us a little bit about that song so this is a song i wrote the melody the lyrics come straight from romans 1 16 through 17 where paul says i'm not ashamed of the gospel of christ and i've just seen in my personal life that there is power in the gospel of christ to break addiction break the struggles that i face with and that's what this song talks about about that restoration that can happen with that dynamite power when you let jesus into your heart amen amen so it's a scripture song of sorts isn't it yes so have you written several other songs yes probably i don't know maybe 15 bible songs and a few of my original writings as well wow is that right wow so truly god has given you the gift in every sense of the word he's inspired you with songs and with messages and have you ever come to that experience in your life that that you have that overwhelming sense that god himself inspired you with the writings of a particular song yes i definitely been there especially when sharing them because sometimes it's nerve-racking at the moment like how will people react will it be a melody that impacts or not and then when people come with tears and say that melody that song touched my heart and it raised me to heaven i know it's not me i cannot do that i know it was god amen amen so as you can see there is no question that christians music has impacted lives and hope channel is committed to providing music that's inspiring that's uplifting that will impact lives of all ages and give them the hope that we can have in jesus christ so christian thank you for blessing us with the song i am not ashamed thank you for sharing thank you [Music] for i'm not ashamed of the gospel of christ for it is the power of god for i'm not ashamed of the gospel of christ for it is the power of god it is the power of god and to salvation [Music] to everyone that believes it is the power [Music] is the righteousness of god [Music] as it is [Music] they just shall live by [Music] faith by faith just shall live by faith [Music] as their righteousness [Music] for they just shall live by faith for i'm not ashamed of the gospel of christ for it is the power of god [Music] for i'm not ashamed of the gospel of christ for it is the power of god [Music] unto salvation [Music] it is the power of god for i'm not [Music] of christ [Music] amen what a beautiful song the power of christ you know i love scripture songs you know songs that the lyrics come straight out of the word of god and give us that amazing hope you know heidi i i was looking at our social media comments and there was that one comment that really caught my attention it's from john it's from john and we're so thankful that john shared this with us this is what he said just last month at our local fair i was able to tell people about the hope channel he said over 1 000 people came to the booth and received christian books and dvds praise the lord that's right praise the lord you know what this is what i realized as we share glow tracks or or pamphlets or or gift books gifts gifts gifts that transmit hope hope channel has that ability and opportunity to actually enter into homes in the very living rooms of homes into the very phones and devices that people listen to where whether they're at work or walking around the park or whether they're at you know wherever they may be hope channel is able to introduce them to hope wherever they are and that's why we are depending on you to be able to fund this ministry so that we can continue delivering hope to thousands of people around the world you know heidi this last hour has really been a tremendous blessing already what's been your favorite part so far you know i've enjoyed the testimonies that we've heard we've heard from rod we've heard from haiti we've also heard from john weston an old friend of ours in fact all of them are friends of ours and we love to hear the stories of jesus you know that old hymn i love to tell the story tell me the story of jesus these are the stories of jesus today we know the stories of jesus from the new testament and his life when he walked on this earth but you know the stories the testimonies that people share today are the current stories of jesus because they're the way that people are having god working their lives he's waking us up as we walk through challenging times in this pandemic so my favorite part of this past hour that we've shared together has truly been the testimonies i've liked it all but i just want to praise god for people opening their hearts to the holy spirit and knowing that they can have a closer walk with jesus he wants us he wants you he loves you and you're important to god amen amen what has been the most inspiring feature for me today has been when i interacted with our donor care team and they shared with us that one of the donors actually felt impressed to give that special donation because hope channel brought them back to the lord they had left the church they had walked away from god but the content of hope channel is something that god used to be able to soften their hearts and and lead them back into an abiding relationship with him and as a way of expressing gratitude and praise and thanksgiving for what god had done they gave a donation see that's what this is all about being able to glorify god for what he has done by our giving our giving is not just simply to just simply fund some television ministry or media ministry no no it's an expression of praise and glory to god for what he has done and so we continue to welcome your comments on social media day of hope 2021 or hashtag hope channel and let us know where you're writing from because we want to give glory to god for what he has done you know at this time we're going to continue together as we go on this journey we're about to launch into our next hour and we are so excited to be able to see what god is doing you know hope channel is so inspiring because it gives us like you say the opportunity to see testimonies and to hear inspiring music and everything that god is doing aren't you glad about that [Music] welcome today of hope this is a special program that happens quarterly here on the hope channel day of hope is an opportunity for you to join the impact movement hope channel is creating around the world support us by making an online donation at hopetv.org day of hope or you can go online and share a comment with us and let us know what you think of the program today yes hope channel provides bible based programming to encourage and uplift you and your family it's television you can watch with your 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also if writing a check is easier for you drop it in the mail the address is hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 and we thank you in advance for your financial contributions and for joining hope channel's impact movement lillian and wedmon barnett have been channel hope channel supporters for a long time and they're happy to tell others any chance they can check it out [Music] i used to be a shy person let's say that and uh this card is one of the things that helped me to able to reach out to people because when i when i talk to them i have something put in their hand and it's it's a blessing to me and and i'm sure it will be a blessing to them well we we are missionaries and it's been up we're trying to get people to learn god's will for them and you know they have a good program because they have the free bible course how many people party that's involved watch the internet and so we thought it was a good thing to do that and not only that but it's been a blessing to us as well because as we handle these cards i can tell you i've been blessed doing it and i love to do it you know i work there and wherever i go i give it i'll go to work i put some in my pocket and then i give it to her as i run into them i go to when i go shopping i give it when i go traveling like florida new york jamaica uh new jersey we give them to people my interest is to encourage people to accept the lord and uh channel they are doing very good work at it people need the lord they always need the lord but now what is going on in the world you know these young people they go on the internet looking for trouble so i said well okay they'll find some good trouble here as they'll see their needs we pray they'll meet each needs as only evan they're telling me when when i give to them oh thank you i need this i need this you know so it made me feel good and i heard it say that so i'm in for helping to spread the good news and thanks to all who are doing that of channel and everyone who are you know in this gospel spreading business and i'm helping them to do that we are let's say that all major increases [Music] that's right jesus is coming again amen we are so inspired in ways that people can simply share good news with others thank you for that inspiring story do you want to share material to tell others about hope channel we have just what you need go to hopetv.org free stuff it's that simple free stuff that's where you'll find a variety of free resources to share with others or an item or two for yourself and while you're on our website click on the donate tab and support us we would love to hear from you yes we would absolutely you know i find it so inspiring to hear stories of ways that people just share in such simple ways it doesn't take much it's a little car a little card just a smile is a way to share jesus with people that's right and then when you add a little card to that you're adding just that much more of a resource where people can go to find jesus and to find hope in the gospel and the thing is is that these these free resources can be things that you just keep in your back pocket and your coat pocket and you know what i really believe that god gives you divine appointments so that when you are there in that public place and you have said god i'm willing to share hope i'm willing to tell people about the hope channel believe me put god to the test if you have something to share with somebody god is going to give you a divine appointment to be able to share that something with someone so now we're connecting to viewers on our social media pages it is so good to be able to see how people are responding day of hope is streaming live right now on facebook and youtube and we really appreciate your comments and your support but we want to challenge you a bit more post a video of yourself telling us why you love hope channel and right now christian is going to post a video so why don't you also go online and share a video of why you love hope channel be sure to tag us by using day of hope 2021 that's hashtag dayofhope2021 and hashtag hope channel all right so we're going to demonstrate how easy it is i have my cell phone right here and honey are you ready yeah okay we're going to do a little video here we go okay i think my arm's long enough are you ready okay in three two one hello everyone here we are at day of hope and you know hope channel has made such an amazing impact in my life honey how has hope channel impacted your life well it has impacted my life because of all the programming that lifts my spirits every time i watch it lifts me to look to god to trust in him to pray and to share that joy with others amen and hope channel has impacted my life because it has rich content that is biblical it draws me closer to jesus and gives me an understanding of his word so thank you we love hope channel we hope you do too well that was easy now thank you so what i'm gonna do now i'm gonna go to our facebook page here we go and i'm gonna go to facebook and i'm gonna go right in there and i'm gonna go put post and i'm gonna share a video right now here we go it was 39 seconds not too bad pretty short good enough and i'm going to put hashtag day of hope absolutely and 20 21. here we go i just posted it again here we go here we go and it confirms that it is posted good all right well we're going to wait for you to do that same thing because we can't wait to hear from you yes you know when you hear good news it is really hard to keep it to yourself isn't it you can't help but to want to share it with people around you you want to share it with the world now we're going to hear music inspiring music from fountain view academy with this encouraging song [Music] [Music] oh [Music] do you know my jesus do you know my friends [Music] [Applause] [Music] where [Music] does is life reveal who is [Music] do you know [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] each time you cry [Music] who drives the tears from your eyes jesus [Music] [Music] amen what a beautiful beautiful song thank you fountain view academy joining us now is pastor derek morris he's the president of hope channel derek we just heard such an encouraging song wasn't it beautiful and you know that's what hope channel's all about christian it's about helping people to know jesus you know it sure is and tell me why do you believe that hope channel is all about sharing the word of god well you know my wife uh some years ago she said to me derek all you've been doing all your life is telling people about jesus and i thought well that's true when you were a student at southern adventist university i was teaching a class on the life and teachings of jesus so now on hope channel we have christ-centered programming and that's found in the word if you don't have the bible christian we don't know anything about jesus right that's why the bible is so important but you know people can know a lot about the bible didn't jesus say you search the scriptures you think in them you have eternal life but they testify of me jesus said and yet you don't come to me so we've got to share the bible on hope channel to lead people to jesus so that when he comes in glory they're not running in terror amen but they're welcoming him with joy amen you know when i was you mentioned southern adventist university when i was a young a young theology major freshman at southern i took a class life and teachings of jesus and what an impact that made and what what joy it is that 20 some years later that god has blessed you by putting you at the hope channel to be able to lead and be able to make an impact in the world it's really quite amazing and my wife and i christian we were watching wake up with hope the other day we saw you and your beautiful wife heidi and and i just said god you are so amazing to think how he's led and blessed each step of the way and and you know that's really what the purpose of life is is not just to make a living and people you're watching today your life is not just about accumulating things it's about making a difference for the kingdom of god amen amen and derek i'm sure you have a story or two of how hope channel is making a difference in people's lives so i brought one with me an email that i just received so this is not something that happened ten years ago but patty wrote five weeks ago from hawaii and patty you may be watching today in fact i think her story is on one of our transformed programs but but patty just wrote and said i just realized how blessed i am to be part of the hope channel family my heart is overwhelmed by the genuine love of christ as each bible study unfolds now my constant prayer listen to this christian my constant prayer patty writes is to do what is pleasing to god in my words and my actions in spite of life's challenges she says i haven't been baptized yet but i definitely plan to do it i do look forward to christ's return pray that my family and others will believe and accept jesus as their personal savior isn't that amazing it is i just want to thank patty for being a witness there in hawaii because you know it's in these times of challenge in times of pandemic people are searching for hope amen amen you know the what is obvious we simply want donors to support hope channel to be part of the miracle yes absolutely but let's put the what aside for a minute and just focus in on the why you know why should viewers support hope channel you know i'm thinking of a story of jesus christian about a rich man who had a bar and they had so much stuff he tore down the barn and built a bigger barn and then the lord says you fool this night you're going to die and who'll receive the things that you've stored up i i think the reason people should involve themselves first of all the lord asks us to right he says lay up treasure in heaven not treasure on earth but secondly the bible says it's more blessed to give than to receive and i want to challenge our viewers today you will experience joy as you partner with this impact movement because as they hear stories like the one we've just read from patty they'll say praise god because she was searching and she found hope channel and the rest of the story by the way she wondered if there was a church nearby and puya who's on her hopes abba school team had just become the pastor 10 miles from her house in hawaii wow and she's now having bible studies with him so god is a miracle-working god amen amen and he worked but why should we be involved because when we hear these miracles we too can rejoice that we've had a partnership in the impact movement amen and they have been miracle stories of restoration that's right and i believe that that's that's the reason why the theme that we chose for this day is restoration and let me ask you a question it's a personal question what does restoration mean to you personally you're the president of hope channel but what does that word mean to you you know on a personal level some of our viewers know that in the past year and a half both of my parents died they loved the lord they became christians when they were teenagers my father from a family that was practicing the occult my wife my mother from a very abusive environment and yet they both found jesus and they found freedom and so to me as i see what god did in my parents life he brought them out of what a disastrous situation and my father became a pastor and they served jesus their whole lives i would say restoration is becoming all that god intends for us to be amen amen now we're going to go to heidi she is right now with our donor care team and we're going to see what's happening right there right now thank you so much christian and pastor derek what a blessing to hear everything that you just shared with us you know when you call 1-888-705-4673 you reach a member of our donor care team we have sarah and cinelli here with us today and when i say donor care team i mean they really do care i want you to meet them i want you to be able to speak with them so please call that number and you know sarah you've been receiving a number of different calls and many of you have been calling in and we're so thankful for that thank you so much for interacting with us today as we've been sharing together sarah why don't you share with us some of the things that you've been hearing and who you've been speaking with yes we got a generous donation of a hundred dollars from vilma in texas thank you we want to thank you for your support we also got a phone call from a viewer uh who's been watching hope channel for over 10 years she was a caller from ontario canada and we just want to thank you for your support that's absolutely wonderful thank you so much viewers sinelli is just taking a call right now so we know that people are calling in and we appreciate you calling in again the number to call is 1-888-705-4673 [Music] that's 888-705 hope you've seen that our donor care team is ready to answer your call so please call us or if it's easier for you feel free to text at doh that stands for day of hope text that doh to 44321 to make a donation via text or you can also go to hope tv dot org slash day of hope to make a secure online donation hope channel's impact movement is spreading across the world here's a video report from our global team our global hope channel team including those in the middle east who like to have fun hello everyone i was asked to report to you about hope channel middle east and north africa i'm talking to you from lebanon but we share our programs with the whole middle east and north africa region i am fadi from jordan and assisting me today is haddi from lebanon with a turkish background so we have lots of camels and tents deserts full of sand big rocks that day thousands of years back but the most important thing we have is more than 150 million young people in the middle east and north africa region and 97 of this huge number is of non-christian background so there are at least more than 50 million girls out there and we're still single how fatty how are you here to assist me or what daddy i get carried away easily sorry that's a big number actually 150 million wow so what's significant about this age group if you just wait i'll tell you okay those young people are open to change more than 62 percent of them are not afraid to express themselves even if it comes against their social norms and 97 of these young people use the internet and as much as 94 are at least on one social media platform okay but what did hope channel mana do about it based on field studies and regional research conducted by a private company pope chanel mena adjusted its strategy in 2019 to focus on this younger generation through online platforms that's interesting and you produce in all many languages hope channel mena's online platforms include three main languages arabic pharisee and turkish each separately of course with two main studios located in beirut lebanon and istanbul turkey we produce also in french berber languages and kurdish and what's the essence of your programming like what's the content like oh you know i'm feeling that this is becoming like a talk show why don't you bring your chair sit next to me here so we can talk better not today not in my best outfit hope channel programs became even more christ-centered involving content rich in messages of god's love to an audience longing for a better life middle eastern and north african countries have been in turmoil even before this pandemic issue started wars conflicts uncertainties and as i mentioned before it's the young generation who are the seekers of truth and curious to know what's the better way of living so i assume you have a youtube channel yes we have youtube channels channels and other platforms as well up to 2020 we reach more than 10.5 million views and various online platforms this is due to the effective optimization of our library of programs to fit the new platform and the introduction of new trending concepts into our content style and format kind of like this report you're doing now right adi can i borrow your silence please just for a minute i think what hope channel is doing in mana is one effective way of reaching out to non-christian youth online so it's reaching out to non-christian young people now sorry freddie but i'm intrigued actually for once you had a good comment yes hope channel mena is a ministry by itself here's how it is a production team produces content for online platforms with a clear call to action that directs our viewers and seekers to a follow-up team then a follow-up team including indigenous members and theology students cultivated by our team continue this flow by one-on-one daily spiritual interactions with our viewers through instant messenger services phone calls zoom conferences and the website of interactive online bible study that's uh that's nice actually so what happens after the follow-up team connects with the viewers we call those viewers seekers by the way so once the seekers are ready and we have certain mechanisms to know that they are ready once they are ready they are carefully directed to our front line workers and mana to have more in-depth bible studies and finally accept jesus as god and personal savior amen and all those leads are from non-christian backgrounds huh exactly besides production and follow-up with the young generation hope channel mina periodically conducts technical training to equip our church members for digital reach out total member involvement is a crucial part of hope channel mena to further expand the outreach yeah i remember that training i was part of it once exactly and look where you are now although i see you more as a host rather than a technical person right but baby steps next here inshallah he thinks that's a compliment as events around the world are drastically changing and as more young people are searching for true answers hope channel mena with your supports and prayers seeks to create more relevant christ-centered content increase the viewership and engagement levels of its programs leading more people to bible studies and adding more people to his kingdom that was such a funny and inspiring feature up next we have matt and josie minnicus they're friends of ours and friends of hope channel in fact just last night we hosted a concert at our home church and what a blessing it was it was amazing those who attended the concert went away saying that was not just another concert that was truly a worship experience amen matt and josie we're so glad you're with us tell us a little bit tell us a little bit about your ministry uh how long have you been together in music ministry and uh tell us a little bit about it we've been doing music ministry together as a married couple now for 11 years and um it's been quite an adventure yeah where are you from tell us a little bit about where you've been where you're from where you're going well i'm from uh northern michigan originally well we've we've been in the for the last uh 10 years out in oregon and just moved to michigan while we're just kind of figuring out where where we need to set our home base wonderful wow and do you have any children we do we have a little one over here i think she's more interested in the toys than joining us right now well we're just so thankful that you joined us today and you know you're lending your music ministry to support hope channel's mission and we've already heard a beautiful song uh today and we're gonna hear more and we're so blessed by that but why are you lending your music ministry to support hope channel's mission well i think any time that we can partner with other ministries and sharing the good news of jesus it has a synergistic effect it increases our sphere influence and you know music was written to be heard and what you guys are sharing um the content you want people to discover it and hear it and know more about jesus so i think it's just it's just a beautiful opportunity to connect our ministries and um to be um i guess companions in building the kingdom of jesus christ and drawing more people to him amen amen matt and jose you know that today's theme is restoration and i'm going to ask you a question personal question how have you seen restoration in your lives and in your ministry well like really recent would be um last year we were on tour um we had a big tour planned in the u.s and over in europe and a month and a half into the tour everything's shut down of course everybody knows why cobid and though it seemed like a bad thing for us and our ministry because hey we can't tour so we're not doing ministry but the reality was it was a good thing because we needed restoration um we needed restoration between us as a couple nothing's worse than than fake ministry people that you know act like they have it all together and the reality is you don't and so we had time to get marriage counseling um just to really reconnect and this year we're on tour and it's totally different because we both want to do it we both like each other again yeah and so yeah it's that that's just your current thing that's that you know god has restored a love for each other he's restored our love for serving him through the avenue that he called us to and it's i'm grateful for that wow thank you so much for being vulnerable with us and for sharing your personal story and journey you definitely both understand the ups and downs of full-time ministry you know hope channel has had its growing pains too there are technical difficulties and broadcast restrictions in countries that are not open to our christian faith and other interruptions what encourages you to continue in ministry even through the the bumps and the hard times that that come upon us as we as we walk this road i think for both of us the stories that god allows us to hear of people that have been impacted by the ministry we've heard some beautiful things over the years and it just really encourages us that we're not just wasting our time we're not just um you know traveling and and dealing with the the difficulties for nothing that the lord has a purpose in it um to to minister to people's hearts to draw them closer to him to allow them through the music to see little glimpses deeper glimpses into his love for them um and so as we've heard stories and you know whether it's been emails or texts or just been face to face with people um those stories just really have encouraged our hearts and just yeah i think inspired us to continue on because this does have a purpose and uh it's a good it's a good thing amen amen thank you you know the hope channel family covers the world there is strength you know when we come together and as a community of believers let me ask you a question why is it so important to support music ministries like yours and a media ministry like hope channel you know everybody has their personal ministry like the sphere around them and we all have that responsibility and then there's other things that that happen some some groups some people are calling to um when i say full-time ministry i don't mean as though people people's lives aren't full-time but there are things that require full attention um so for us if it wasn't for people that have uh supported the direction we've gone we wouldn't be able to have the ability to write songs and record them it just wouldn't happen so hence that would just cease like there wouldn't be recorded songs there wouldn't be a lot of the songs written because we wouldn't have the time to do that um and it's the same way for i'm sure um hope channel is like you can't just have something you can't provide this much without dedicated 100 full-time workers and people it just it just can't happen people have to be 100 committed to it and so i mean if it wasn't for people that support us we couldn't keep we could keep doing this thank you so much for sharing that you know a question that i have is where can people go to find your music we're about ready to hear a beautiful song that you're going to sing called more valuable than these and i know that people are going to ask the question where can i find more of this kind of music could you share with us where what are your social media platforms and how we can find more of your music i can tell you where you can find it you can go on youtube and you can google matt and josie minnicus you can put their names in they will come up they have so many videos beautiful videos in our home we happen to have a device called alexa and a lot of mornings or during the day our children will say alexa play matt and josie minnicus and there they are singing their beautiful music most of it is written by them amen and so please please check more of their music out you will enjoy it and so now we're going to listen to them as they sing more valuable than these amen [Music] if the sow free upon the breeze neither sow no rape yet god provides for each of them all the things they need to eat if the birds so small and fragile receive from god just what they need why should you and i ever doubt his care [Music] consider all the lovely flowers the swaying in the grass solomon in all his glory their beauty cannot surpass [Music] with such tender thoughtfulness then why should we distrust does he not care more for us [Music] so why are you and i so worried all his treasures yours and mine he's never once forsaken us we can trust he want this time to stop your faithless questioning our needs are on his mind just seek first his kingdom seek ye first his kingdom and all the rest he will provide [Music] blue in 2011 i lost my partner and then 2014 i lost my father [Music] i started becoming more curious about where god was in my life my name is adelaide and this is my story started flicking through all the channels on the tv and hope i would flick it on and i had all these questions and it just wow i was amazed because questions i had in my mind were being answered more or less when i switched the channel on and that was the amazing thing and it got to a point where i would tell my daughters hey remember that question i just asked about god guess what you know it's just been answered you have to come in and see and you have to come in and listen it just became the only thing that we would be watching on tv i had questions about where my father and my partner really were so i went pretty deep and quiet on that one and then i thought ah turn on the channel and see they had an answer once i had found the connection with the seventh day adventist i said to my girls well i'm sure that's the church down the road let's go and have a look so from then on as i stalked i call it stalking i stalked the church for three months while i was having um sabbath at home with with the channel with hope channel once we came and we all got shy we went down we came down drove around and then went around the block again the third time we came we were all dressed and prepared we took a deep breath outside the door and we just said right we're going to do this all right let's do this and then we walked through the door and we came in and sat down and it just felt like home what i have learned since coming into the seventh-day adventist about death is that they are asleep and it feels i'm really at peace with finally knowing the truth quite interesting to know what you'd learned through hope channel not only about the sabbath but also about what happens when someone dies and that jesus is coming again i was diagnosed with [Music] pancreatic cancer i was happy that i'd finally got a diagnosis didn't really understand the diagnosis so when i got off the phone i got down on my knees straight away i just said okay lord thank you thank you for that and i know that i asked you to help me lose some weight but i didn't think it was gonna be like this but that's okay it is what it is now i'm gonna i'm gonna do this with you and i'm going to we're going to do this journey together [Music] i would love my children to come to know that god is real and that he loves us [Music] amen that testimony really touched my heart i praise god that he has given us the hope of the resurrection and that jesus is coming again joining us now is ronnie mills hope channels fundraising director welcome again ronnie we're so glad you're with us thank you heidi and christian can i say i'm having a wonderful time seeing you guys co-host this program the holy spirit is truly in the studio today people are joining the impact movement my soul rejoices amen mine is too and you know it's amazing to see how god is using hope channel to reach others hope channel's programming is attractive it's beautiful it's interesting it's captivating and it brings jesus to you personally ronnie what can you tell us more about hope channel's programming i think one reason why people are donating to hope channel you know this past weekend was the 20th anniversary of 9 11. that incident was born out of anger and one of the most touching testimonials i have received regarding why someone gave to hope channel was a father who was full of anger but by a watching hope channel his anger now has subsided he's a loving father and so if we have more people watching hope channel we would have less incidents not like 9 11. another reason that people are giving they're discovering the remnant truth such as the sabbath as we talk about a theme of restoration that's the ultimate restoration and then ultimately people are finding out that god is love that god's mercy towards them is not to destroy them but to let them know i am soon to come back and as people and viewers are seeing this they're saying let me join this impact movement i want my neighbor to know i want my family to know about this god who is soon to come and that is why they are supporting hope channel amen amen because ronnie the reality is is that if there's anyone in this in this ministry that interacts with donors it's you and so have you have you had any recent inspiring stories of why donors give why do they give what's the common theme as you have interacted with various different donors why do people give because they see the impact that hope channel is making in people's lives some people may never ever open a bible but when they cut on directv and turn to channel 368 and they see a couple like the barnettes walking through the towns of alabama and bringing hope or will they hear our precious donor care team and really do have the best donor care team in the world share a testimonial that a woman has reconnected and come back to christ and wants to support the movement because of hope channel that inspires them let me join this movement too we're helping people to overcome anger we're helping people that have joy and to have a new renewed relationship with a god who loves amen they would not want to be part of a movement like that amen i want to be part of it i'm so glad to be part of it and you know ronnie today is day of hope and i know we have goals today i know there's updates what can you share with us about what our goal is for today's day of hope amen we're very organized at hope channel we definitely have a goal the goal is a hundred thousand dollars and i just want to give god a praise currently now we have thirty four thousand seven hundred and forty eight dollars thank you for joining the impact movement and making sure that more people can overcome anger can overcome addictions can learn about the remnant truth can have a channel that their kids can watch thank you again keep it going and let us exceed our goal of a hundred thousand amen amen that is so exciting and now we told you earlier in the show that we asked you to share videos videos of why you love hope channel and a big thank you for those who have participated in fact we've gotten some responses here on ian and ronnie it looks like we have people from many parts of the world here is um let's see here's rosita and she is saying i watch on facebook and she's she's tuning in to hope channel through facebook there's so many different ways of doing that amen check this out we have others from we have others that are tuning in and we're asking how do you tune in to hope channel and craig is telling us that he normally watches via good news tv in phoenix but right now he's watching on youtube so you know that you can see it on so many different venues ruth charles is watching the live stream on youtube and she hopes to share her testimony one day ruth we would love to hear your testimony please share it we would love to hear that amen um i'm going to share this over to christian again what else are we who else are we hearing from and what else are we seeing out there all right here we have a little message note from rio and he says praise the lord forevermore we'll continue praying for this ministry god will restore us spiritually when we come to him boldly thank you for god for his grace and thank you hope channel for being there for us encouraging us during this unprecedented time of the history of the world and that is so true we are living in very unique unprecedented times and there was if there was ever a time in the history of the world it's today ronnie it is today we look at the science of matthew 24 the signs are becoming more intense and more frequent and so if there was ever a day it's now amen and people are tuning in we have alessia from ukraine i'm watching on youtube she says from ukraine so happy for this live she says here's someone from zambia sima webba sima does that sound all right i'm sorry if i mispronounced your name but you know who you are you're watching from zambia you know they're watching the continent of africa it is so amazing ronnie how how through technology and you know social media and the internet we can literally connect with people in every continent of the world amen it really is a worldwide impact movement join today amen amen so as we as we go through this journey you know it is exciting that since we started this afternoon we have in just a few hours seen a significant amount of donation coming in and you know what we praise god for that and it doesn't matter how much you give you can give five dollars or five thousand dollars and if you can give five there's somebody that can give 10. and if you can give 5000 there's somebody out there ronnie that can give 10 000. god has blessed you why because we're living in a time right now where ministries like hope channel exist to give people hope and you can make this ministry continue continue continue impacting the world and if you didn't post your video it's not too late we still have several hours today of interacting together with you and we would love to receive videos of yourself telling us why you love hope channel remember be sure to tag us so that we can be quick to get those videos and comments use hashtag day of hope 2021 and hashtag hope channel and you can also call us toll-free 1-888-705-4600 73 did you catch that i'll say it one more time that's 1-888-705 hope and our donor care team oh they're going to be happy to talk to you and if you prefer you can also text doh244321 heidi and i are now going to be heading out we have had a wonderful time with you but we're going to to hand things over now to season and chris you'll recognize their names they're from the let's pray team and they're going to be with you today from 3 to 8 30 p.m so god bless you we have been blessed spending this time with you we encourage you to start your day in a better way join christian and myself tomorrow at seven o'clock in the morning for wake up with hope we would love to see you there if your mornings always start well wake up with hope is your place but if you seem to wake up on the wrong side of the bed let me tell you that wake up with hope is the best way to start your day we're sure that wake up with hope will change your day we want to invite you to wake up with us because no matter how your day started we promise your day will change for good join us monday through friday at 7 a.m eastern time i talk more about god now than i've ever did and i'm proud of it rick and vicki are new in their adventist faith and they've become extremely close to their neighbor irene i tell people she's like my second mother and well my mother passed away going on four years and irene tells people she adopted us the story of this friendship began when irene moved in she believes the lord led her here i went to a place i had to move because i i was i had steps and i could no longer you know do them so anyway i found this place and it was really too expensive but something in my head say this is it so immediately i thought i never hear talking it has got to be the lord irene we've known each other good six years and we helped her move in and she did furniture rare range i helped her with that and like she said we we went over to say can you take us to my wife's doctors or to the grocery store because we didn't have a car now we have a car and we switch back and forth to take whoever we want to take then which car mostly it's irene's car it's a lot easier to get into it's four-door but as we got to know we got to know each other really quick and they didn't have a car at that point so i would take them whenever i go anywhere they needed to go and we became very quick friends and good friends and we still are this neighborly friendship grew when the holy spirit prompted irene vicki was there one day i heard my head give her the desire of ages so i gave her the desire of ages i think it was maybe two days later they came and they said can we go to church with you this week and these precious people have been going to church with me ever since then and so i praise god for the opportunity they gave me now rick and vicky's love for god has grown thanks to their church family people accepted us the way we were and still accept us the way we are today everybody has their problems but god helps us out 2019 rick and i got married and then october 2019 we got baptized and it was just a blessing such blessing to be a part of sda we used to knock on doors until the pandemic hit but i can't wait to go out and knock on doors again their faith walk has been challenged by health issues especially vicki's health my granddaughters they called to say happy mother's day and when i got off the vein i had the seizure and fell off the chair oh yeah onto the wooden floor and break my um my collarbone and i was was in rehab for a while and you know there were days you know that i just didn't but you know i was i was in the dark tunnel but god led me through it i knew i just knowing he's by my side all the time and will never leave me but with my epilepsy they were at one time uncontrolled but now in in may it'll i'll be four years seizure free god is good hope channel has brought church to all three of them at home i had some periods of sickness that i was so happy for help channel that i could get it and see a lot of the wonderful shows because i missed at least what seven weeks of being sick before i got back to church so that meant really a lot to me it was just wonderful being when i was told about hope channel my son was visiting and i said i want to get a roku because i want to get the hope channel he says i'm going to get one for you because you're going to buy a cheap one and i don't want you to buy a cheap one so my son did buy me that and hooked it up and everything hope channel explains the bible more than what i could understand it tells you know it shows you different parts of the bible reading the bible going on 14 times it gets better every time you read the bible the whole channel is means so much to me and well like rick said instead they make it so much easier to to understand the bible and with everyone talking about it i'm on my ninth time reading the bible and it comes times that it's like wow how do i miss that bonded together as neighbors and family in christ these friends are grateful for the hope they share together [Music] dear friends welcome to day of hope we are so glad you have joined us amen we're here yeah it's hard to believe we are here in studio yeah we made it what a wonderful time it's been already if you're just joining us welcome this is an opportunity to join hope channel's impact movement boy i love that it's a mission that is changing lives for jesus you know throughout the next few hours you'll hear reasons why hope channel is worth supporting worth your time and your finances and you also see testimonies of lives changed because hope channel made a difference in their lives that is right you know family you'll also better be able to understand hope channel's mission why we do what we do we want to impact the lives of others amen family we want to create television and are creating television that changes lives you know we'll have music from christian paul this young man has demonstrated skill and passion for music ministry he is also committed to leading others to christ through this special outreach amen musicians from the washington adventist university will be joining us members of the orchestra chorale and new england youth ensemble will provide music to uplift your heart the special family these special musical guests along with pastor wintley phipps are joining us because they believe in hope channel's ministry and mission to share jesus i'm alongside pastor chris he's always here ready to help even if i go blank for two seconds there family listen we are in this together pastor chris and i are going to continue to be with you throughout the next few hours all the way into let's pray tonight absolutely you know and it's and every time we start let's pray it's a joyous time but it's a little disappointing that we're not sitting together hosting together and so it's so good to be here and so if folks are wondering like hey are these people like high on something no we you know what we are excited we are excited to be here because the hope channel is doing wonderful things and you know season we encounter people and interact with people every night of the week on let's pray 300 people 300 people per night just on facebook that doesn't include all the other avenues where folks are connecting with us you know oftentimes we say on let's pray family listen if there's a way to connect with us we want to do that and here's the cool part that's all through hope channel's ministry family uh programs like let's pray programs like hope sabbath school family they are reaching the multitude in the mighty name of jesus christ join this impact movement today and you know and season we hear from people all around the world every night in let's pray and i know in hope sabbath school i know in wake up with hope all around the world do we hear people and friends i want to really appeal to you right now as you hear about the mission and ministry of hope channel there is only one way that that happens one way alone certainly through the power of god and through the power of prayer but it also happens because of your willingness to donate to this ministry so are you ready to donate right now friends it's very easy to do there are multiple ways season in which someone can donate the one of the easiest ways is you go right now take out your iphone take out your ipad take out your computer and go to hopetv.org forward slash day of hope you'll find a simple donation form to complete you can also make your donation anonymous or if you want you can dedicate your gift in honor of someone special remember hopetv.org forward slash day of hope amen someone special right isn't it beautiful to have an opportunity to share jesus christ with the world around us especially those we love 100 amen you know family there's another way that you can participate you can also call five forty 1-888-705-46 seventy three i'm going to say that one more time that's 1-888-705 hope our donor care team is ready to answer your call you can also text the letters d o h to 4 4 3 2 1 to make a donation via text message you know and sometimes and and i don't know about you but i know that for me i haven't paid a bill by check in probably about 10 years because i do it all online however today for work i had to write a check and send it to someone and so if you want to write a check you can mail that check to us directly all you need to do is address the envelope hope channel attention fundraising department and then you can mail it to 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 and i want to tell you friends i want to thank you in advance for your financial contribution because here's what i know i know that thousands if not millions of people around the world are being impacted as you join this movement of destiny to take the gospel to all the world yes amen that is what we are here for pastor chris i just sure appreciate your your energy and your compassion for the community that we serve family we have someone who is joining us his name is tim conley he did not have a worry in the world until the death of his brother left him and we're going to be speaking with him in just one moment we're getting him connected and getting everything set up for you family we want to tell you those numbers one more time that's 888-705-4673 we're going to be joined by tim conley here in just a moment pastor chris he's got quite a story i'm really excited to get an opportunity to speak with him so that this beautiful community has the opportunity to see the kind of ministry that the father in heaven is doing through hope channel international amen you know sometime season when we give a donation you know we put our credit card number even if we write a check or or or we we text doh2444321 those are numbers and we lose sight of people and i can share you know and this is this is a testimony to the power of the hope channel you see my first encounter with the gospel message of jesus christ and the last day remnant people happened during a series of net evangelism net 95 and that was the birth the infancy really of the hope channel so i can say the reason that i encountered jesus the reason i met jesus the reason that i am a minister today is because of the power of the gospel media evangelism and that is the hope channel reaching out and touching people in places that we can never touch by going physically to a location i love that and thank you for sharing that because your story actually has something in common with our guest that is coming up right now so family like i said tim conley didn't have a worry in the world until the death of his brother left him wondering maybe if there was more and so season tim is going to join us right now from virginia tim welcome to the hope channel hello sir hello thank you so much hey so tim tell us a little bit about your brother and why his death and what happened in your life was such a s turning point in your spiritual journey well my brother you know he uh he was uh crippled in and he was always being in a facility and we would have to go visit him there and he got very sick and and i lost my brother and um i would never i would never say goodbye to my brother i was i told him i would see him later but before that as i shared before there was something happening in my life that i just could not grab a hold of because of being out in the world and doing things that i should not have been doing yeah and um i just wanted to know down the road that i would be able to see my brother again but i didn't know what was changing in my life at that moment that you indeed would see him again amen all right sir next question we have for you is um actually the idea excuse me the occurrence that a friend had invited you to somewhere special this was an evangelistic series tell us what happened yeah after my brother's death you know i really i really started really searching and and so friend um at work i went to school with him his name was troy odom um he was a seventh-day adventist and i was raised mennonite and so when i was always taught that when you die you you basically you go to heaven or you know and so he invited me to a mark finley net 96 evangelism seminar well you know i mean and that uh tim means that you and i have something in common not only do we both live in virginia but uh we were impacted by the ministry of mark finley and the ministry really because net 96 net 95 and then 96 was really the hope channel in its infancy and so tim i know for me and i know for you what happens after you die or the state of the dead was just one of the biblical truths that you learned there watching net 96 tell me what else really impacted your life what really really helped you make a decision to follow jesus all the way well i as i said in the beginning i didn't know i didn't want my brother to be by himself and i always wanted to be with my brother i spent a lot of time with him and then when he passed away i wanted i want to be able to spend eternity with him so when i was taught that when you die you go to heaven and then my friend troy kind of looked at me and he says he's not in heaven so when he said that he was not in heaven that's the way i was taught then i started thinking i had to find out where my brother's at and i started opening up the bible and searching the bible that's when he uh invited me to the net 96 program and when we got to the state of the dead i found out where my brother was at that time yes praise the lord for the truth of the word of god amen so um because of the net uh satellite programs that led to hope channel's very beginning uh which by the way now the network has expanded to dozens of affiliates around the world 68 of them 68 around the world dozens upon dozens and dozens amen why do you sir think that christian television is so important during this time it's very important because i my schedule of work was was very crazy at that time i had to get up like three o'clock a.m in the morning to go to work so i would go to the net 96 programs um on the weekend the church and then i had the big satellite i would tune in to the net 96 programs at home through the week so i did not miss not one program of the net 96 series and um it was just such a blessing to me and um to find out you know as i thought i knew god and i thought i had a connection with god but i didn't really know god at that time in my life you know and tim when you say you did not know god and i can relate very well to you because when i encountered the same or a similar series of meetings it was just an eye-opening moment as you learn the truths of the bible tim what are some things that actually like really led you to delve deep into that relationship with jesus well when when i started really studying um the word for myself and through the net 96 program i come to the sabbath and you know being raised to go to church on sunday and and i come to the sabbath in the word of god by studying uh to myself and by the time i got to the sabbath here the sabbath presented at net 96 so i went through the sabbath study with at net 96 and i went to the church the following sabbath and i looked to my pastor dennis stirwald in harrisonburg virginia and i and i challenged him i said pastor if you can show me in the word of god that the seventh day is a sabbath i will keep it from this day forward amen sir you know i think all three of us actually have evangelistic series bringing us into um deeper truths of the word of god in common um when the lord brought me into sobriety i attended a revelation seminar as almost a form of rehab it was a wonderful time the lord gave me something to do during those hours when i would have normally have gone out to the bars and i knew who jesus was yes but i did not know the deep parts of the word and some of the things that were glaringly obvious that we had glazed over uh year after year of my upbringing and god bless my parents i honor them they taught me jesus but the lord brought me into something different something a little bit more full of the truth and the actual word and so i'm so excited and uh mr tim i just want to let you know that i also share a background of drug addiction and i praise jesus that you're here with us today sir this is not only a part of his story the evangelism series and the father uh showing tim just the the rest of the bible i'd like to say amen but also he's struggled with drug addiction for years family and his story yeah yes sir please go ahead yes i was um at the age of 13 um i got into to drugs and i did drugs to the age 34. it was 21 years i did drugs about every day of my life and um when i met jesus when i personally met jesus it totally wiped that drug addiction away just like that it was no more i had no more craze for drugs at all and the only thing i wanted to do was open up the word of god and get close to jesus amen jesus became our new addiction derek morris the president of hope channel his favorite hebrew word is simply hallelujah and i will tell you what that is a hallelujah tim i i can relate as well i had i had alcohol addiction in my life and and it is an amazing thing tim the power of god when he simply takes that desire of away and those who have never struggled with addictions won't understand that but when the holy spirit is on you and takes that away it is a powerful moment and so tim i want to i want to give you the last words here what would you say to someone right now there's someone right now i know they're on facebook maybe they're on the hope channel app maybe they're watching at hopetv.org maybe they're on directv channel 368 maybe they're watching on glory star i don't know where they're watching but somebody's watching right now tim who's struggling they're struggling with their faith and wondering if god cares tim what would you say to that person right now look right in your camera and make an appeal to that person what would you say to them as they struggle with their faith yes i would tell i would i'm looking at this camera and i would share with with the media there's nothing too big there's nothing too small for jesus if you have addictions it doesn't matter if it's drug or any other addiction that you have in your life christ will give you victory over that if you're willing to give it up 100 if you're not willing to give it up 100 percent then how can christ help you christ is there knocking at the door he wants to come in and dine with you so therefore if you're willing to confess and give up the things that are separating you from christ he would give you victory over and he will come in and he will strengthen you day by day minute by minute and second by second amen sir amen do you know there was a point where i said my mom said run to jesus season i said mom i can't get to him he's gonna have to come get me and boy will he ever family he will come and get you and as a matter of fact he's already come to get you once and he will come get you time and time again thank you so much mr tim for joining us today and for sharing what jesus christ is doing in your life through the ministry of hope channel and i'm sure many other ways as well you know i season i'm thinking that tim should be on the hope channel what do you think about what do you think yeah let's get tim on here in fact tim actually is going to be honest he sure is he sure is so we have something coming up it's next week it's going to be premiere absolutely it's a new episode of transformed you do not want to miss it let's take a look on the next transformed spirit of the lord was already working in my heart at that point i didn't know that at the time i didn't know what was going on but i know i know pastor there was a change in my life something was happening i didn't understand what it was but something was going on tim connolly shares why he left a life of self-destruction and how he found the promise of eternal life through jesus that's on the next transformed dear friends i don't know about you but i i just wanted to spend the next three hours just talking to tim what a wonderful story but the amazing thing is that's just one story right tim is just one story one example of how hope channel changes lives for god won't you today take the opportunity to join this impact movement and make a difference because people like tim aren't going to hear the message without donors like you and so you can go right now make a donation online hope tv dot o r g forward slash day of hope again hope tv dot o r g forward slash day of hope that's right family you can also call one eight eight eight seven zero five four six seven three that number again is one eight eight eight seven zero five hope isn't that appropriate we're spreading hope around the world in the name of jesus our donor care team is ready to answer your call and you can also text d o h to four four three two one that's right just type in the letters d o and h and then hit four four three two one and send you can make that donation via text it'll tell you how to do it it is easy as pie pastor chris you know and that's a wonderful thing you know i often tell people season i'm an analog guy stuck in a digital world i write with fountain pens and so maybe you're a person out there that loves to use fountain pens or just a pen in general and you want to write out a check hey please write your check make out your envelope hope channel attention fundraising department and then you address that envelope 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland two zero nine zero four that's right family we want to know and we want you to contemplate this question has hope channel changed your life tell us about it we want to hear from you send us a note on facebook or twitter be sure to tag your message and if you're like what is the tag that's okay it's that pound sign right it's that the old numeric sign right it's a pound sign day of hope all spelled out 2021 and hashtag hope channel family those are the ways that we'll be able to locate that message quickly and hear from you we want to know has hope channel impacted your life amen and so season we're going to go right to social media right now and see what people and this is something we love doing because this is what we do with let's pray every single lord for our community so doris chelan and doris if i've uh if i've butchered your name i do apologize and not only do i apologize but no you're not the first name that i have butchered but doris thank you hope channel for all your programs which draw me closer to god every day well doris i want to thank you for watching hope channel being a part of hope channel also on facebook christine says good morning to everyone well that must mean that christine is in a different part of the world than we are here in eastern time in the united states part of that global community that's right and then on twitter on twitter we have uh uh hope channel fiji praising god for this media ministry preaching the gospel to the ends of the world and then on youtube and by the way we're talking about these social media outlets friends you want to follow us on social media youtube facebook twitter instagram you've got the hope channel you also have let's pray you have hope sabbath school all of these are available on social media just look them up follow them like them whatever you need to do but someone watching on youtube says nice to be here well to you friend i am glad that you are here you know season we have the opportunity here at hope channel to really impact people's lives and you know we have that opportunity four times a week monday through thursday 8 p.m eastern time to 8 30 p.m eastern time maybe talk about because you have hosted let's pray how long have you posted let's pray a couple years a couple years more than a couple but quite a few years as long as jesus will let me amend to that maybe talk about a story that has impacted you the most as you've hosted the let's pray program you know there's one that comes to mind and this is a wonderful woman her name is jerica her husband justin they have a little girl named aurora we had the opportunity to pray for them after aurora was born with a birth injury she had a brachial plexus injury so that means that the arm didn't work at all and when we prayed wednesday night the facebook post came through on thursday her little arm was all over the place now my son shares the same injury and so this sticks out to me especially but here's the thing i spoke to our surgical specialist he said when it comes back it doesn't come back all at once like that usually it's a bit more gradual so this is how i know it wasn't just the nerves coming back maybe it wasn't pulled out all the way whatever it was a miracle from our lord and savior jesus christ he healed that baby's arm and things like this are happening all over the globe pastor chris you know and and that reminds me that reminds me of pastor derek morris and his favorite hebrew word when we hear stories like that we simply say hallelujah so season i think we got a challenge i think i think there's a challenge as we're talking about the day of hope talk to us about that challenge all right family well there is an online challenge tell us what is your favorite hope channel program and why here's those texts those tag marks again they're coming to you so be sure to use day of hope all spelled out 2021 and hope channel of course with the hashtag in front there so hashtag hope channel again please use dayofhope2021 and hope channel to tag us we just might read your post on air all right that sounds like a lot of fun sometimes we like to hear um each other's stories we want to know somebody's favorite you say oh me too me too i really like that programmer i haven't heard of that program i think i'm going to have to tune into that i would like to to receive the blessing that's that's going on with hope channel and you know what and i've received tremendous blessings from the hope channel not only of being a part of the team but being a part of the ministry and you know right now joining me is pastor derek morris president of the hope channel international pastor derek i want to welcome you to the day of hope and i'm welcoming you i i should be welcomed by you but welcome pastor derek to day of hope thanks chris and it's just such a joy to see you hosting this part with season because i've seen god lead in your life in some amazing ways over the past decade or more and and to see god giving you a global impact through hope channel through let's pray and other programs you'll be involved with it just brings joy to my heart well and you know pastor derek that leads me to this fundamental question you know we're here and we're here you know you and i were talking earlier and you were saying oh when ronnie put this together we're going we're going nine hours we're going nine hours this is this is a you know this is a marathon but why is today today in particular this day of hope pastor derek why is this such an important day for the hope channel well i think it brings you if any of you were at our previous day of hope it was just me and ronnie and now we've got christian and heidi hosting we've got you and season who both lead with let's pray it shows me that god is raising up a whole team of leaders amen someone shared with me just yesterday it says in a world of followers i choose to be a leader amen amen and i think god's raising up leaders here but with a mission and that mission is to lift up jesus because he's coming back soon so chris that's that's why hope channel international global network 68 channels right that's amazing 80 languages that's why it exists because jesus is coming soon and we have a message to share and you know pastor derek the goal today is to raise a hundred thousand now i whispered to ronnie i said ronnie ronnie i'm i'm gonna try to push this 125 today and so let's talk about the monies that we raised today and and and we're laughing a little bit but i know the excite i spent this past weekend as we were forecasting a major major outreach that the hope channel is going to be a part of how will the funding though today that is raised be used in the context of the ministry and that's an important question i want to just speak to you if you're praying and saying what can i do this is not to build buildings this is not to pay salaries many of the people you'll see on hope channel are volunteers they come chris they come right yes let's pray people hope sabba school people they're all volunteers that's right this is to produce bible-based christ-centered programming like this our new evangelism brand like our new health brand like programming for children so that a vast multitude can be ready to welcome jesus with joy that's what this these funds are about and you know chris to be honest with you uh chris if if i was thinking about this being a weight on my shoulders it would be crushing yes because the harvest is great and the labor is a few that's right but i know the holy spirit now is speaking to viewers right now and saying i want to be part of this impact movement and so i'm just rejoicing to see what god is doing and as you rejoice i mean you've been the president of the hope channel for five years now and as you have seen the growth maybe talk about what has excited you most about the growth but then also what excites you most about the future your vision for the future of the hope channel when i first became president the first gathering we had there was a huge snowstorm only about 30 people came but god touched hearts and over 500 000 was raised from that small group amen plus people emailing in i said why did you do that god he said i did that to remind you that with god all things are possible so what does it mean for the future just one channel hope channel india is now broadcasting in 12 languages by 2025 they want to broadcast in 50 languages that is on that continent and that continent makes up one-seventh of the population of the entire world so god is raising up back to raising up leaders he's raising up leaders with a bold holy spirit inspired vision and we are going to see miracles and i want to invite you to be part of that miracle part of the impact movement because when we do that here's my testimony we're going to experience joy yes absolutely we're going to use my favorite hebrew word see what god does yes and so pastor derek let me just ask you this because you know i'm i've i've known you for quite a number of years i remember the first time i called you on the phone i remember that phone call yeah to ask you about using uh one of your one of your resources that's right yep so why are you so committed to the hope channel well i was a volunteer for eight years i pastored a large congregation in atlanta in orlando and then i was working training pastors around the world but i could see chris the power of of evangelistic media i could see god transforming lives we would get emails from around the world and long before i became president my wife said to me hope sabba school which was what we're doing as volunteers she said is the most important thing you do i said babe i call her babe i said babe i do a lot of other things she said where else do you give a million bible studies a week and i thought she's right that's right it is the most important thing i do so when i was invited to to have the privilege to be can i say a chief cheerleader yes president for a global network i said i believe in this with my whole heart and that's and that's why i believe god gave me that privilege amen amen well dear friends i just want to let you know there are many people that are calling in right now and in fact season season i think you are uh going to share with us something that's happening right now i am i'm over here what i like to call it's the phone zone family so thank you so much pastor chris and pastor derek thank you so much for your leadership and your your the time that you have spent serving and loving the community of hope channel international when you call 1-888-705 hope you'll reach a member of our donor care team and that's who i'm with right now when i say donor care that's what i mean while we welcome your financial gifts we really do care about our donors as people and children of the most high king you can share questions or even prayer requests with our team we are here to pray with you we believe that this is a lasting partnership an opportunity for you to join hope channel's impact movement so i am here i'm joined with zanelli zenelli thank you so much for being here this is the face family of one of the people that's answering our phone calls today so zenelli would you tell me a little bit about the kinds of comments and things that folks are saying besides hello i would like to donate oh my goodness susan this is so amazing you know i just talked to the anonymous from somewhere and she told me that she's so inspired by the program that she's watching tonight and she's told me that she has been watching this channel since 2014. and mind that time she was not even an adventist and she just loved this program and she gave us a generous donation of a hundred dollars praise the lord you know because jesus knows exactly what to do and how to multiply that 100 family we are here we want to talk to you we want to pray with you if the holy spirit moves upon you to to donate today praise jesus for that but zenelli as well as sarah and some other parts of the hope channel family are going to be answering your calls today right now we would like to take you to the beautiful music of fountainview academy [Music] without thy life within oh jesus king of kings be thou thyself to all my questions without the life within me in all things [Music] glory to display [Music] thy grace [Music] [Applause] oh with me [Music] i [Music] lose [Music] i need to [Music] bless me [Music] [Applause] [Music] thee [Music] my [Music] to [Music] me [Music] you now have before you 7 107 islands to enjoy with seven 717 and more we have just landed on the ninoy aquino international airport malikai and pagdatins pilipinas [Music] once considered as the tiger economy of asia the philippines now stands alone as the last bulwark of christianity in this part of the world yet she is not exempt from moral and social issues that beset nations big and small in this postmodern era yes she needs jesus now more than ever an answered prayer hope channel now covers the entire nation hope channel media centers now stand in luzon visayas and mindanao to bear testimony of jesus love and in just a few years many have rediscovered the beauty of [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] as the ministry of hope channel continues in luzon the lord enabled the channel to contribute five regular programs to the hope channel philippines national broadcast these are programmable hope today hope today npuc news live these are aired along with many other seasonally produced programs like walking with jesus i'll contribute to more than 20 hours of weekly broadcast via the television internet and major social media platforms and regarding with expansion a new terrestrial tower is planned to be constructed at the adventist university of the philippines ceylan cavite which is expected to reach majority of south and central luzon at the outbreak of covenanting pandemic chaos and fear terribly rocked the seemingly undisturbed lives of humanity schools churches and other institutions were closed despair seemed to overwhelm everyone's hearts the stoppage of livelihood caused people to fear but man's extremities are god's opportunities stars shine vividly in darkness so does god's power in difficulties when darkness seemed to envelop the world with despair god in his mighty ways opened doors for people to find genuine hope in his living word which flows mightily unceasingly from his throne when lockdown shot church doors god opened and reached out the hearts of man even farther than that which the voice in the church buildings can reach midweek vespers in sabbath worship services have been conducted to cater spiritual needs and to unite the hearts of god's people in worship media platforms have been established in missions and conferences across central philippine conference territory publishing the good news of salvation through facebook youtube televisions and radio programs the crisis may have appeared a disappointment yet the lord used it to establish his appointments with those hearts which couldn't have been reached otherwise even from the past god has been teaching his people to fully trust in him in all life circumstances he who has established media ministry will surely bring its mission to completion in his own powerful way [Music] because of worldwide quarantine restrictions more people have resorted to online media whether for entertainment or encouragement in these dark times hope channel offered online worship and more live devotional sessions every day the sabbath services especially brought in more live viewers as many as 11 to 13 000 at a time watched later by over a hundred thousand more have also become involved in our prayer community through the let spray program coming together through online video platforms like zoom and sharing the good news because the pearl of the orient seas now has the pearl of great price [Applause] the philippines plus hope channel equals unlimited possibilities of sharing love changing lives of all the sites you can see in the city of rome one is truly very special it is a piece of sculpture created by the genius michelangelo he was commissioned at the age of 24 to create and i quote the most beautiful work of marvel in rome that no living artist could do it better in the year 1499 michelangelo completed what many believe was his greatest artistic creation it was a sculpture of mary holding the body of jesus after his lifeless form was taken down from off of the cross after the unveiling of the sculpture michelangelo was criticized for making mary look so young when her son was 33 years old at his death his answer to his critics was simply virtuous women stay looking fresh and young the pieta is the only work of art that bears michelangelo's signature fast forward 250 years later in 1972 a deranged man attacked and defaced michelangelo sculptured the peter with 12 blows of a hammer he broke off and severed mary's left arm he broke off the tip of her nose he smashed her cheek and shattered her left eye it was a savage attack on a priceless work of art controversy raged in the art world should they let the work of art remain defaced and destroyed or should they restore it the process they used is known as integral restoration integral restoration is a process that leaves no discernible traces of damage or restoration it took months of labor to isolate all the minute pieces and fragments of michelangelo's masterpiece and then using invisible glue and painstaking care they put the pieta back together again and now today it is almost impossible to discern that this priceless work of art had ever been vandalized and defaced well when god created adam and eve god designed and fashioned one of his greatest masterpieces from the dust of the ground god fashioned the perfect image of himself a stunning work of divine genius god created man not out of marble but out of skin and bones flesh and blood and though created in the likeness of god man not only resembled god in form and feature but more importantly man was created to resemble reflect and reveal god's nature his likeness and his character and god did not sign his name across the breast of every human being he did not have to instead he wrote his law upon every human heart six thousand years ago the divine artistry of god was viciously attacked by satan in the garden of eden righteous affections were marred holy impulses were disfigured the character of god in man was damaged and defaced sin almost obliterated the divine image and man and it seemed destroyed beyond repair oh but god had a plan the purpose of the plan was to restore to restore the image of god in man and this plan would go far beyond integral restoration it would completely recreate and restore the image and character of god in us it would take this damaged mortal form and restore it to incorruption and immortality it would restore to us the mind and heart of christ and eventually change our vile bodies to look like his glorious body and though marred and polluted by sin god promised to restore the character of man to its perfected eternal brilliance no more blemishes and deformities in the eyes of god the salvation of man encompasses a trinity of purpose rescue redemption and restoration in the eyes of god our salvation is incomplete if it does not include rescue from the power of sin and the penalty of sin redemption from the control and ownership of sin and finally restoration into the likeness image and character of god the first two rescue and redemption can be secured instantaneously by grace through faith the third restoration well that's a lifelong process of christ-like growth and one that continues throughout eternity and because the essence of the gospel is restoration until the last prophecy is fulfilled we have the opportunity to receive each day more of the divine likeness in preparation for the return of christ this promise to restore to us the divine character and image is the soul and spirit of the gospel it is the central theme of every book in the bible it is not a work we can do for ourselves it is the lord's work and a work only he can do in us god is not putting us back together with broken pieces or holding us together with invisible glue that's how you repair barbel to repair our character jesus had to come and live and die heaven had to pay an infinite price to repair our brokenness and through faith and forgiveness all who come to christ are being restored day by day second corinthians chapter 3 verse 18 but we all with open face beholding us in a glass the glory of the lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the spirit of the lord praise god we have been rescued and redeemed and every day we are ever more being restored into the image likeness and character of christ god bless you [Music] it may not be [Music] it may not be at the battle's front my lord will have me [Music] i do not know dear lord with my hand in vine i'll go where you want me to go i'll go where you want me to go [Music] i'll say what you want me to save you lord [Music] i'll be what you want me to [Music] perhaps today there are loving words which jesus would have me speak there may be now in the past of seeing someone i should see oh savior if thou wilt be my guide the darkness my voice shall go the message sweet i'll sing what you want me to say i'll go where you want me to go dear lord or mountain or plain or sea i'll say what you want me to say dear lord [Music] i'll be what you want me to be [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] so trusting my all unto thy care i know thou lovest me i'll do thy will [Music] i'll be what you want i'll go where you want me to go dear lord [Music] i'll say what you want me to say [Music] be what you want me to [Music] hi i'm nancy and i'm nance sister judy i have been blessed by hope channel i enjoy hope channel it just is a blessing to be able to partake of the programs i enjoy hope channel because of how it's nurtured me but as time goes on i think of the millennials almost 50 percent don't want to have anything to do with god and jesus came to seek and save the lost so i want other people to learn about hope channel so that they can have hope we want hope channel to be advertised in our local paper because everyone in our community needs hope and with covet there's been a lot of hopelessness and this will bring hope and joy to others i think it would be a blessing to the person who supports it because they will be blessed by sharing so that others can enjoy hope's channel and be blessed by hearing the message that hope channel has for the masses of people who don't have any hope today because in my work i met many people that just didn't know anything about god or even had any spiritual background in their lives i would like others to know about hope channel because hope covers a range a wide range of topics family life bible topics exercise health and it's just a wonderful marvelous way for us to grow spiritually physically and emotionally we have a mutual favorite show don't we nancy hope sabbath school they're like family when we begin when we have finished the preparation day we sit down and we start hope sabbath school and join our family because that's what derek morris and all of his young people are and we just feast on the word of god i got a letter from my health insurance company and they apologized to me that they had not charged me a monthly fee for my insurance and that i would not have to pay them the whole year's worth and i thought this is god's money and so i thought of hope channel because we love hope sabbath school so much and so i was able by the grace of god to send a love gift to hope channel hope to me means hope hope for tomorrow it gives me hope in the second coming of jesus [Music] jesus came to seek and save the lost and when we become his children that's our mission too and that's why i love hope channel there is blessed hope we are all looking forward to the blessed hope and we want everybody in the world too also [Music] welcome to day of hope are you ready to join hope channel's impact movement you know we want to welcome you to join the hope channel family and become a regular ministry donor listen folks we are trying to raise a hundred thousand dollars today in fact i told ronnie we're going to go for a 125. in fact in fact we're supposed to hand this off to pastor derrick and ronnie a little later yes if we're going we may not be able to handle we're just going to push right on we're going to fail all right you're going to come with us but here's how you can help us go to hopetv.org forward slash day of hope right now to learn more about how to donate that's right christian paul is one of our musical guests today this young man is committed to sharing his talents for god's glory through music ministry you'll hear from him later on in the program you know and we'll also hear from musical groups such as washington adventist university they will share songs to encourage and uplift your heart that's right family you'll also hear testimonies of lives changed through the power of god these friends will explain how hope channel made the difference in their spiritual journey and you know what you'll also hear reports of how hope channel they're working all around the world and impacting their local communities in local languages making a difference for the gospel that is right family with all of this happening who wouldn't want to join hope channel's impact movement amen it's an impact movement and you know what season all people need to do hope tv for hope tv.org forward slash day of hope to donate now listen friends i'm not going to tell you how to donate but maybe you can only donate five dollars you know what that's not an only five dollars will make an impact maybe it's ten maybe it's a hundred maybe you have been holding a set amount of money five thousand ten thousand twenty thousand dollars to do something special friends people around the world are fearful of what's going on and right now you can make a donation and as you make that donation at hopetv.org or through some of the other ways hope tv dot org forward slash day of hope you can make that donation anonymous you can make that donation in a special gift for someone special in the name of someone special you know whether it's five thousand or like you said five dollars jesus isn't always concerned with how much but that small movement of faith he can multiply it he has every storehouse in the heavenlies family so whether it's five thousand dollars or it's five dollars if the holy spirit is moving upon you to give go ahead and do it you can call 1-888-705 that's 1-888-705 hope our donor care team is ready to answer your call and we said it earlier family we're not saying donor care just to make it sound nice they truly care so if you have a need and you would like prayer don't forget you can let them know as well you can also text the the letters d o h two four four three two one to make a donation via text it'll prompt you it'll lead you right through it's so easy and you know it's interesting they always give me the mailing address to give so they know that i'm an analog guy trapped in a digital world listen you can write that check out write that check out to the hope channel and then you address the envelope hope channel and then attention to the fundraising department you'll see it right there on your screen 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904. all right so there is so much happening we have seen the numbers going up throughout this time together we're excited we're seeing jesus move through the uh not only the ministry of hope channel but through the ministry of you that's right and you know what people need to understand you know somebody might be sitting home right now and they can't travel to africa they can't travel to india you know i've had the opportunity to be in places like zimbabwe i've had opportunities to be in places like tanzania and chennai india there in chennai india i met a man by the name of swamitus johnson and season swaminus johnson is the man who leads hope channel india and they are making an impact on that continent where there are over 1 billion people and so you may not be able to go to india but you can send in 5 10 a month 25 a month 100 a month and impact india through your generous donation that's right not all people are sent to send but all people are called to be involved that's right and if that is your way of being involved family we welcome it and the lord i believe will bless it so one other thought as we pivot just a little bit here pastor chris paul season felt that there was something something missing in his life family and that's when he found hope let's take a look hi i'm paul season my wife is carmelita there's many pivotal points in our spiritual journey i would say one of the key ones i think back to 2012 when i went to live and work in munich while carmelita stayed back our youngest she was still a junior in high school and during that time carmelita came and visited me four times and as a result when she came in november when i had my birthday she put on the tv and found an american station i was watching german tv there were quite a quite a few christian shows at the time um which gave me a different perspective about god and who god was and love started to come up we were both raised in the catholic church prior to going over there it wasn't meeting all my needs from a spiritual standpoint now when i came back from there i was hungry and thirsty for the word of god so for the first time ever i read the bible the king james version from front to back cover and kept going read the catholic bible because that's how we were raised and saw differences and read the new king james version the new international version and then started to have questions a lot started to come together but there were still some questions and one day i stumbled across hope channel there was a presenter there named david ashrick he had a show called god with question mark and i was very intrigued by him and so he drew me to that station and carmelita and i eventually started watching hope sabbath school and i recall through watching that that carmelita said at one time you know you've got these questions i was praying i was crying about eternal conscious torment you know if god is love unconditional love how could there be eternal kind of eternal torment to people when he's forgiving the bible teaches us forgiveness jesus is selflessness and satan is selfishness so that didn't marry up well i sent in a question and within a day i got a response from one of the hope sabbath school members and he shed a little bit of light on it pointed me in the right direction and then it was a matter of a few months later we met with that person while he was traveling from one state to another and his family and actually two of them were also on hope sabbath school at one time and after that he sent us some books well they were ellen g white books i'd never heard of her before she could have been mentioned on hope sabbath school however it didn't stick but i read he gave us a box of them i read all of those books the great controversy desire of ages since then i read a total of 14. carmelita right now is reading education i read that one as well gave it to family members when i go downtown chicago i meet with homeless people at times and hand out some of ellen g white's books and also the bible for those that want it that you know you don't want to force it on anybody it has to be their choice their will so when i think about hope sabbath school and the bible there were several key things that convinced me that it was the one that i should be focusing on or we should be focusing on was that god is love and run to jesus when you have challenges in life don't try to do it on your own he'll take our burden he'll we need to put on his yoke and also i mentioned the eternal conscious torment from so many shows from table talk hope sabbath school inverse you name it i heard them say on some of the shows prayer is the breath of the soul that keeps us alive with god when you hear some of those things and you reflect on it each day it just it becomes part of you all this in that holy spirit you get filled with it and that's the consistent message uh hope sabbah school says too is and hope channel don't take our word for it if it's not in scripture then you need to challenge it and you don't often hear that i mean we grew up with a lot of rituals and we believed in god and jesus but it didn't it wasn't a love or a passion i mean the great commission is something that we're convinced that's part of our role that's our mission jesus came here for that purpose and through hope channel we believe it's put us on a path to better understanding discernment and we live a life of faith hope and love now dear friend i'm going to tell you what that testimony if that testimony doesn't move you in a powerful way i don't know what will move you this is someone this is someone season who who read the bible and as they read the bible god moved upon their heart and as god moved upon his art he found jesus a friend in jesus and you know when we are raising these funds today season one of the ways in which those funds will be used is our all new bible study outlet hope dot study listen if you've not been there i would go and visit there season there are a multitude of different studies that people can study about studies about the bible studies about health studies about archaeology there's even a study about dinosaurs and all kinds of things that are being developed there are 18 different studies on hope dot study there's 30 more lesson studies in the hopper that are going to be coming and so friend when you donate when you donate that's what you're helping to develop to hit and to i said to hit we don't want to hit anybody but to to move upon the heart and help somebody like paul read the bible and be transformed you know a lot of times that bible sits on our coffee table that's right and we forget that life is literally sitting in front of us sometimes we can open that up not only that but with something like hope dot study you can share that we can share these with someone else we have the opportunity to get into the word of god to allow our lives to be changed and to share that with someone else because the word is living and active that's right it does something when it goes out pastor chris that's right and friends as you continue to give to the hope channel hope dot study will be funded programs like bible help desk will be funded that will reach people and see lives transformed now right now we are going to go to the members of the new england youth ensemble and they're going to give us a special musical piece that will warm your heart [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] so [Music] [Applause] joining us now is ronnie mills hope channels fund raising director welcome welcome ronnie we're so glad that you're here how are things going right now things are going great season and christian god is so good people are joining the mighty impact movement of hope channel yes they are so so far how would you like to challenge the viewers tell us a little bit yes our goal is a hundred thousand dollars with your support we can change more lives we give god praise to right now we're at 44 798 all glory to god and this is because you feel the need at this final hour of earth's history to bring restoration into people's lives we can't do without you call your friends call your neighbors call your family call your church members and have them join the impact movement today amen all right ronnie's bringing it up a notch i know i know i thought i thought we had high energy now ronnie's here they're not going to know what to do it's wonderful to have you so ronnie tell me you know you talked about restoration how did you come up with the theme of restoration for this day of hope people have gone through a lot in 2021 they need restoration of their health restoration of their finances restoration of relationships and restoration of their faith in god so this program this evening is to restore all of that and to let them know that god has planted hope channel for such a time as this to help to bring restoration in the times in which we live amen sir you know it's often said that where you choose to spend your money is where you find the level of importance and that's not only true for our amazing community but that's also true for hope channel how will the money that we're raising today be used i am so excited to answer that question some of the areas in which the money will be used one will be part of our evangelism initiative yes and i've got the chair of our initiative here well we will connect people with local churches because it's wonderful to have bible studies but at the end of the study we want that person in a remnant god-fearing commandment-keeping church that loves the lord amen and so that money will help towards that also we don't want anybody to have to pray by themselves so it helps with the continuation of programs like let's pray and i'm pleased tonight to have the co-host of the season and christian of let's pray also we're letting people know that god is a god of love that no matter what you may be fighting now god doesn't call you by your sins he calls you by your name amen we have programs that help people to get over addictions so those are some of the three areas in which when you join the impact movement we'll keep our promise through god we'll make the impact you know susan i thought i was a preacher we had a preacher here with us got a preacher you know we're gonna be preaching here i i i'm feeling like we're gonna have a little preach out have you ever been to a preach out running where they just preach all night long we're not gonna let anybody else come on ronnie we have a preach out here in just a minute we all have a ministry praise the lord amen jesus we love your passion for this community we're so grateful for your time and that you're here i know we have one more question don't worry so so ronnie tell me what's encouraged you the most about the day of hope today i think two of the things that really have encouraged me one has to be one of the calls we got from the best donor care team in the world yes when the lady called from south africa and said she had left god had left the church but through watching hope channel not only did she rejoin the impact movement today but before she joined the impact movement she had reconnected with god amen what is more important than that amen so keep those type of testimonials coming that by funding hope channel it may be a person who may never open the bible yes but god through his holy spirit lets them discover hope channel and they reconnect again and start their relationship and jesus says to them come let us fellowship together let us have conversation i've got a better path for you and they fall back in love with jesus amen oh you can't beat that no you can't no sir you cannot oh my goodness ronnie i need you in my pocket all the love of jesus and just a passion for his people and you know we talk about pastor derek's favorite word alleluia but i know but ronnie took it up a notch and he gave a whoo for jesus i tell you what i tell you what ronnie we are excited we are excited and i can tell you are excited season we've got some people that online have been responding on social media let's talk a little bit about what's happening there on social media investor chris you and i both know that our social media community is well for lack of a better phrase on fire we are so excited 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like we have some of our family from let's pray which is coming up we're not going anywhere that's right you know and i'm excited we're gonna you know ronnie we're gonna we're gonna do let's pray live and together actually co-hosting so we're excited about that we are excited about that and as you've said you know ronnie as people donate and i don't want people to forget you can donate right now you can text doh244321 you can donate online hopetv.org forward slash day of hope and as people do that season they support the ministry of hope channel programs like let's pray programs like bible help desk programs like morning with hope so on and so forth and this is what gets the message out and excites us and this is why we have people responding on social media now season there's another aspect of what we're doing at the hope channel that's touching young people other than social media what's another avenue of reaching young people because we want all ages you know and i'm so glad that you're here too ronnie you and i were together um at asi it's a it's a convention that the church puts on for ministries and we were doing a booth with hope channel on one side and heroes 2 bible trivia on the other side and so this is not it's not only just programs based out of hope channel but it's amazing collaborations as well hope channel has partnered with the general conference communications department in publishing heroes 2 bible trivia amen wasn't it a fun time running it was a phenomenal time and to see the excitement on the young people's faces having a good time learning about the bible some of these kids were out doing well i yes let's just probably not a shock but they were certainly outdoing me i'll tell you what we had a seven-year-old just absolutely for lack of a better phrase crushing it there were three or four kids deep they were sitting on the floor hanging out around the hope channel booth family it was a wonderful time you can find that on any of your app stores of course but wonderful collaborations amazing original programming all with the focus of jesus christ alone amen amen now i tell you we're going to do something right now because we've got a challenge here ronnie what we want people to do right now whatever avenue of social media that you're using instagram twitter or facebook i want you to do a live video i'm going to do a live video right now on my profile christopher holland and then i want you to hashtag it you can hashtag it hashtag dayofhope2021 hashtag it hope channel hashtag community and so ronnie i'm going to step right over here okay and what we're going to do is i don't know what you call a triple selfie but that's what we're going to we're going to talk about why we support the hope channel yeah and so i need we're all right there there we are okay i'm going live right now almost here we go uh it's there we are we are live ronnie you know i know i support the hope channel not only do i work at the hope channel but i support the hope channel because the hope channel is concerned with one thing and that is people encountering the living christ and seeing lives transformed that's why i support the hope channel and caesar why do you support the hope channel you know what i honestly i believe in the message of hope channel but specifically also let's pray i believe in a place where you don't have to pray alone amen where wherever you are that that jesus christ is able to the power of prayer reach right through that screen however you're connecting with us share is the easiest evangelism tool you will ever use family technology-based evangelism is happening let's get on board let's donate let's be partners together with hope channel to spread the message worldwide and ronnie bring us home in this selfie live video right here no one is beyond being saved that's why i support hope channel amen amen amen and so now as we come out of this season what are we going to do next i'm going to chuckle for a 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care team as they have been over a long period of time they're just they're literally waiting to speak with you they are ready to answer your call you can also text the letters doh to 44321 to make a donation and i want to say if you've just joined us and you're like what's going on we want to welcome you welcome to hope channel international's day of hope family we're talking about restoration absolutely and by donating you are giving an opportunity for someone to be restored we've been telling testimony after testimony of lives transformed you and i have the opportunity to see this four nights a week and transformation and so i want to encourage you friends donate now write in call in go online now throughout the day of hope today we've talked about this theme of restoration now joining us right now is melody mason uh she's a prayer coordinator for the adventist church her most recent book daring to live by every word is available at adventistbookcenter.com welcome melody there you are you know melody we we're we're waiting there for a moment and there's that there's that little technological pause season and i get a little panic saying are we just going to interview one another real people right we're real people together for the glory of god melody welcome it is so good to see your face you know i feel like i just saw you didn't i just see you well probably not too long ago welcome go for it melody in your experience as as you have been a prayer coordinator have prayed all over the world how does being in god's word help the process of spiritual restoration well i think this is just a wonderful wonderful topic and i just have to start by saying it's impacted me very very personally because about 15 16 years ago i walked through a real what i would say wilderness experience in my walk with god i was struggling everything was dry i had lost hope literally and so i i just didn't even know where to turn but through the power of the word spending time in the word opening my bible each day and just crying over these pages of the word god began to revitalize my heart and my life personally and so i just feel like he brought me out of the wilderness and he tells us that he will i love the promise in isaiah 35 1 which says you know the desert shall rejoice and blossom as a rose he wants to bring us out of the wilderness that is his desire for each one of us and so i've seen him do that personally through the power of the word and it's just been such an amazing made such a difference uh in my personal experience and walk with god praise the lord we can see it on your face i mean you know the lord just shines through you um and i can't help but think of hosea chapter two where he says you know no one's gonna save her from my hand and he takes her out to the wilderness but then he restores things unto her what a beautiful testimony melody so how does go ahead please no no i was just going to say you know we're told in john 10 10 that the enemy comes to steal and to kill and to destroy he's constantly trying to rob us of our hope of our life of our strength that's right but we're told um christ comes that we might have life and life more abundantly so i just praise him for that oh yeah she's preaching in my neighborhood over here start talking about life praise jesus melanie real quick how does praying the word build your prayer life personally well praying the word um you know i praise the lord that he loves to have us come to him just as we are he's not looking for eloquent prayers he's not looking for us to say certain things what he's looking for is the sincerity of the heart but he has given us his word which tells us his will we know in psalms 119 89 that his word is forever settled in heaven isaiah 55 11 says his word does not return unto him void uh we know in first john 5 14 his word tells us his will so as we pray his word we can pray boldly and with confidence because god does not lie and something that has really impacted my life and i think i've shared this with you in the past is just putting together the prayer request of my heart and putting them with bible promises amen i think it's such a vital key to spiritual restoration and it's actually what has brought my prayer life alive because i'm no longer just praying my words although i pray my words i talk to god just as i you know would to a friend and that's what we're supposed to do but when we put the bible with our prayers it's just like they come alive and seeing how god honors his word his throne is staked for the honor of his word he has to honor his word and we will when we put him to the test praise jesus for your boldness you know i still have my little ring of prayer cards with quotes on both sides that you've made melody praise praise the lord for those i've got them right next to my computer at home well and melody you've made an impact on my prayer life in our prayer rooms that have happened at places like gyc so melody thank you so much for joining us thank you for your testimony of prayer and thank you for writing writing books that will help people in their prayer life so thank you so much for joining us amen amen now dear friends i want to give you a special friend of mine his name is christian paul christian paul is a musician that has a special song for you just today that will absolutely touch your heart [Music] okay [Music] lord god behold you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm there is nothing too hard for you their great their mighty god whose name is their lord hath hosts you are great in counsel and mighty in work there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing too hard for you you have made the heavens and the there is nothing too hard for you then came there word of the lord [Music] is there's something too hard for me behold i'll gather them and will cause them to safely dwell they shall be my people and i'll be their god is there something too hard for me there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing too hard for you [Music] there is nothing too hard for you with man this is impossible [Music] but with god all things if you can believe all things are possible to him who believes there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing too hard for you [Music] there is nothing too hard for you oh there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing too hard for you you have made the heavens and the earth there is nothing too hard for you there is nothing nothing too hard for you [Music] jesus thank you so much for the ministry of song that you've given us today christian uh welcome first of all again thank you thank you we're so grateful for your time i want to know you're singing there's nothing too hard for you is there a personal reason that you sing that song what is it that that that song means to you well actually i was about to let go and throw the towel of the whole music ministry back in 2016. i was running out of funds and i said god i'll give you one week and if in this week you don't provide i'm just going to do a normal job and at the end of that week a friend sent me the first jeremiah 32 17-19 and said there's nothing too hard for for you god provided the money he's just been providing from there on so it's really a theme song of the ministry how when you're at the end of your rope god is there and he shows sometimes last minute but always shows up yes it's always on his time don't you wish he would give you a memo i know yes wonderful you know we we have a little secret here we know that you wanted to be a violinist for a very long time where did this dream come from and we know it started with your grandfather yes so when i moved down to south america my parents i was born in glendale california at the age of two i go and see him pull this wooden box this stick and i'm mesmerized it's love at first sight and he basically gave me that love so i sense age two or three i said that's that's made for me and he had grown up during second world war also a christian seventh-day adventist his dad had to flee because of being accused of spreading propaganda against the government so he grew up and i believe through music he poured out all those emotions for 11 years not having a dad oh my goodness what a beautiful story it's amazing how the lord gifts us he uses our gifts and talents not only to bless other people but but he brings his wellspring of life through especially through music praise the lord so your skill and musicianship could take you anywhere but you didn't want to just go anywhere tell us about that yeah so that was my dream to go and be a performer be a violinist for the world but i had a mom that prayed for me just when i was about to throw the towel of the church and i just couldn't see how to do both do full-time music in the church if i would become a pastor or a nurse or a doctor but how do you do music full-time for god so i was frustrated and if i had to go to university and conservatory i would have to compromise my conviction of the sabbath day and i was about to go against my conviction just follow my dream but the prayers of that mom kneeling and crying and praying for me finally touched my heart to say i give it all and that meant for me even the death of my dream with music but god brought it back praise jesus so if you were to say something to someone today who is contemplating saying jesus why did you give me this desire why did you give me this skill and this passion but i'm not sure how this fits into your world father what would you say to them as an encouragement i would tell them that missionary work or serving god is as creative as god himself and when you look at nature you don't see just one shape all over you see millions of different varieties of vegetation everything so god has a place in in principle to fulfill every desire and every passion of every young person's heart so i would tell them think outside the box ask god for wisdom how can i use this in your work and god has a place for you it's not only pastors and it's not only nurses that can serve yes every time god can use it for his sermon yes amen even now the lord reaches into my past and pulls things forward that i never knew he could redeem amen so besides this you have so much in your story we're going to close here for just a sec but give glory to him productions is yours there's so many things that you're doing if someone says you know i'm really moved by this story how can i find out more about this christian paul guy and his music how do they do that yeah so they can go to our youtube channel give glory to him number to him and just see there we put monthly videos or they can go give glory to him.org also give glory to him number two dot org and find our music and all the projects that we're doing currently we're doing a series on the book of romans writing one song per each chapter going through the gospel how jesus transforms us through the book of uh romans so we have a lot of projects that people can follow up there or social media as well fabulous fabulous i'm sure that they'll be able to connect with you in a lot of different ways we want to say thank you so much for your time and for using your gifts and talents on behalf of the ministry of hope channel international thank you it's a privilege to be with you yes sir all right we're going over to pastor chris he is with our friends in the phone zone pastor chris hey hey thanks season i am in the phone zone i'm here with sarah and zanelli and you know what we are steadily making progress to our goal but we still need your help now sarah as we're talking about our goal you've been talking to people all day you've talked to people at previous days of hope tell me what's happening maybe there's an exciting story in there about something going on with day of hope and the people that are calling in sure thank you pastor chris well one thing that's really left an impression on me are the viewers that are calling and you know they call and they say well i don't have much but here's a gift of five dollars here's a gift of ten dollars and that's what's so great god takes what you give and he multiplies it so that gift of five dollars it will be a huge tremendous gift in the long run you know absolutely and friends i just a week ago we had a little budget meeting here at the hope channel and i can tell you this five dollars ten dollars fifty dollars a hundred dollars makes a difference just ten donations of ten dollars that's a hundred dollars maybe you're willing to give ten dollars a month a hundred and twenty dollars a year here's what i'm going to ask you to do call 888 705 4673 that's 888 705 hope and you can talk to one of the members of our donor care team like sarah like zanelli and sarah is there anything else is there is there a particular story as you've been involved in quite a few days of hope is there 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make a donation be sure to tell us about tell us about it on social media and tag that social media post with the little pound sign day of hope 2021 or hashtag hope channel season we're going to send it back over to you thank you so much pastor chris love to hear what's going on over in the phone zone ray thompson family was invited to church several times you hear that several times by a friend he always said no until one day he could only say yes that church visit was the start of a renewed relationship with god here's ray in his own words from hope channeled program transformed i was my last tour of my naval career i'd done 24 years in the navy um it was 22 at this point and i was actually dating someone at the time and she had she had went to japan and she said hey ray look why don't you come to japan i said okay japan sounds great and so i ended up in japan for my last two years in the navy and then while i was there i just retired in japan that relationship didn't work out um and then i met another lady and i ended up deciding to stay in japan so you're there in japan at this point did you have much christian background i was raised baptist and so um i think you know i kind of knew uh you know christianity as being raised by a baptist i went to baptist church my mom was an ordained minister she she's now methodist so yeah i had i had a i don't know if maybe a pretty decent working knowledge if you will of christianity hmm so when this uh you had a a navy colleague when she invited you to come with her to an adventist church there in japan your first reaction was negative right she invited me to um i think it was like friendship day [Music] and of course i said no i mean why would i want to give up my saturday there's there's no way so yeah initially when she asked me i said no but she was persistent she kept asking you until finally you conceded i guess and went with her yes i did yes so i didn't have a good reason to say no um i was over my friend's house again we were avid bike riders and so he's he's an avid bike rider he was just i was just starting out and so i happened to be over the house again and the same lady was there bless her heart and so she was like hey ray what are you doing um are you busy tomorrow i said no i'm not busy tomorrow she says look you know why don't you come to come to church come to church with me i said okay but you have to pick me up and it was almost like an out right i didn't really want to go because i know she she couldn't pick me up right no she said no problem so she picked me up and she took me to church and something happened there you i guess felt some connection because you started studying the bible and you were actually preparing for baptism and spiritually you were growing and and then you noticed someone that you hadn't noticed before there at church that's right that's right so i get to the friendship day and it's like so my favorite holiday is thanksgiving because i just like the the food the family and you know i walk in there and there's these three uh black ladies on stage just singing from their heart and their soul and i just broke down in tears i it was it was something happened to me i was completely disheveled you know water works everywhere so at that time i said man you know this is this has got to be it something's going on so um as you mentioned i decided to um to figure out what this was i continued going to the church of course there was a lot of bumps and bruises along the way [Music] and then one day maybe three two three months i mean i was studying with the pastor two three months later i happened to notice this young lady who was sitting on the other side of the aisle and you know we're creatures of habit we go to church we like our seat we like our spot hey that's my spot you know so i identified my territory i asked her i said you know i haven't seen you you know is this your first time here and she said you know i've been going here for eight years and it was the first time i had noticed her i was still learning the faith i'd even when miyuki and i went on the date and i asked her hey is it important for you to marry christian man or to marry a seventh-day adventist and she said seventh-day adventist and so i said well let me figure this out let me see if this is if this if this is true and so as i was going and studying and studying studying i learned about you know um the sabbath as an example i learned about the state of the dead i learned about all of these in in i'm the type of guy that um you know show me i wasn't born in oklahoma i was born in pennsylvania but you know can i see it in the bible can i read it can i understand it and point by point any objections that i had or any preconceived ideas from from you know learning stuff from when i was uh going to a baptist church to family to th this world and how it portrays uh god's truth i found it um everything was the majority of it was was not so and everything that i saw in the bible was exactly what the seventh day adventist church was was was preaching well i'm not preaching but you know was teaching and so i was like wow okay so what miyuki was asking was she was asking basically hey can you be she wants to be with a man a godly man a god-fearing man a biblically learned man and so when i saw that seventh-day adventism was was lockstep with with the bible i there's no way that i could refute that so you went ahead and married this wonderful young lady miyuki and and you're involved in some ministry now together what are you doing in your community there in pennsylvania to share the love of jesus with others yes sir yes sir so um i asked miyuki to marry me two days later i got word from this is this is this the lord this is such a miracle so two days later after i asked her to marry me i got word from my from the my job that i had to leave japan and go to america go back to america there's like a resetting of the clock so to speak and so of course i was distraught and i told miyuki i said look i said sweetheart i'll understand if you don't want to come with me if you don't want to marry me so this lady said bray wherever you go i go so i was like wow okay this must be something this must be something so yeah so when that when we got here um i still had some some funds availa available through my my my gi bill and so there is a local college in harrisburg called harrisburg area community college where i decided to pursue my culinary degree so i was able to get my culinary degree and while we were going to church um the lady that was doing the hospitality ministry specifically the food portion she um she she'd been doing it for a few years and she was looking for someone to replace her and so you know we just got started at the church but i said you know what look we like cooking no problem and so that led to me doing the miyuki and i doing it for i think it's going on our third year right now and so what we're still doing here in our neighborhood is we decided one day to uh start a bread ministry and so i was just trying to reach people through christ to tell people about christ through baking muffins and bread and all kinds of baguettes and stuff so from time to time i'll go up up and down our neighborhood and to just say hey look my name is ray i'm your neighbor here's some bread we're just sharing the love of christ god bless you yeah and how's how's that working i mean it sounds like jesus you know jesus met people where their needs were and he made friends with them how's it working there in your community as you're showing love through this food ministry well i um the most recent event that happened so a couple of months ago we had a yard sale in central pennsylvania i don't know how it is where you are right now but folks love their yard sales here and so one yard sale we were out passing out blueberry muffins as an example and they thought it was odd but that was the only thing that we can contribute but but what really happened um maybe last year maybe nine months ago we were passing out bread and i was going to this neighbor's house to pass out i think i made some some chala bread and it's kind of a twisty really nice and sweet with some some black sesame seeds on you it's like a talented baker right thank you thank you so uh the person wasn't home and so i was gonna go back home and said okay well you know i have this extra loaf of bread here and i was on my way home and as i turned to the right i was focused on this other neighbor's house which is across the street and i said well ah okay maybe i'll go over there so i decided well something led me over i knocked on the door miyuki and i knocked on the door this lady opens the door and her name is tammy and i told tammy hey tammy we're your neighbor across the street we have this kind of bread ministry you know we're just sharing the love of christ and she something about her spirit it was it was questionable and so she said hey can you would you mind praying for me and i said no not at all and of course you know this is during covet and we just hugged it up right so we didn't know what was going on and she was just kind of alluding to the things that are going on in the life but she didn't get specific it wasn't until a month later where she told me that she was diagnosed with stage four cancer ah and subsequently she has she has gone to sleep but yeah i was just so thankful that we were able to just to reach out to and let her know that hey christ is alive and well ray i understand that you had an opportunity in a assisted living facility where you were working to share the love of jesus that you'd found in your own life tell us about that i used to work at a um retirement community sister assisted living community and i was a dining assistant i would i would be a service i'm just just a waiter miyuki started working there later on i asked the ladies not the ladies but it turns out it was it was the ladies because the guys are you know us guys were kind of more stubborn if they'd like to do a bible study and don't you know um we started out with one we end up as many as five people doing a bible study and so um here i am a brand new christian i call myself a baby christian but i'm just amazed at how from where the lord took me from where i used to be i mean i was doing everything against god to now bringing in in the the retirement the assisted living community you know once a week we would go there and we would have bible study and we would have prayer and it was this and it was it was really awesome it's really really awesome ray i know that miyuki wanted to be with us for this interview but she had to go back home to japan because her father's very sick but i understand you just got some really good news this is what you should take away from this okay all of this this is great i got word two days ago that he gave his life to christ amen praise god well that must bring tremendous joy to to muke his heart and to your heart oh absolutely absolutely this is what this is all about right we hear that angels are singing and rejoicing that is wonderful ray you are an example of a transformed life i know you're still a miracle in progress but it's beautiful to see you sharing the love of god along with your wife miyuki with those around you thank you thank you friends look at the power of god his purposes will always be fulfilled listen you're going to want to stick around we have so much more coming on this day of hope [Music] dear friends welcome back to the day of hope this is a special time a special program and you know i don't even like calling it a program this is a family time the day of hope is a family time that happens quarterly here on the hope channel where we can see god move in a mighty way that is right i love that family time let's hang out together everyone and let's just bless the lord oh my sullivan so day of hope is an opportunity for you to join the 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check if that's how you do things praise jesus and if writing a check is easier for you just drop it in the mail you can address it to hope channel attention fundraising department one two five zero one old columbia pike silver spring maryland two zero nine zero four and we thank you in advance for your financial contribution and for joining hope channel's impact movement you know season when we talk about the impact that people can make i know when we are on let's pray live the number of people that are a part of the the the let's pray family the names just come in you know and i think of jehoia and rio rose and fatima and all of these names that we see over and over again what we need to realize is i give my five dollars i get my fifty dollars i get my hundred dollars i'm touching people around the world and friend you you can touch people around the world as well that's right you know what when you're partnering with hope channel on behalf of programs like let's pray on behalf of programs like hope sabbath school um there are so many ways that you can partner with us but when you do that you're it's like you're reaching your arm across the globe to stretch it and put it around somebody who's going to become your family member in jesus christ amen amen amen so you know and you know each member of the hope channel team has a special story on what brought them here to the hope channel but each of us has a special story in how god has touched us and each of us see god's hand at work in our lives just like rico hill that's right i can't wait to tell you this is such a wonderful story rico was a tv executive at nickelodeon a popular children's network if you're not familiar that's until god began to close doors here's rico's story from the hope channel show transformed after school i decided you know i want to go to hollywood and i had all types of imaginings of what that would look like and i worked on this side of the camera and i worked on the other side of the camera i wrote i was deeply immersed in the hollywood scene that's all i'll say it wasn't a pretty scene right it was one uh from which the lord had to transform me from however you and i know that when god puts you in something he'll take what you have and what you experience so um i was in hollywood at first pursuing both sides of the camera anyway that i could be creative and then i got um sort of wrapped into this children's network called nickelodeon which i've heard of and perhaps many of our viewers have heard of it too george's programming and it was it was an amazing experience i was there for over a decade and produced a lot of programming and did a lot of writing and hiring writers and hiring different types of artists back and forth to new york it was i was a rising executive as they put it in in hollywood and got exposed to a lot of really good things to to to sort of hone this craft and then i got recruited as a vice president of acquisitions and um and programming at turner broadcasting in atlanta so you moved all the way from california family and i we packed up the bags and we moved to atlanta georgia and it was the craziest experience i ever had it was a very dark place and it was there derek that the lord started to show me that i gave you this fourth season and he began to dry that up through some difficulties and challenges and i said to the extent that i had no longer a taste for media but god has a sense of humor i said i'll never work in television again and god laughed now in order for you to end up as a senior producer at hope channel international there had to be a sense of mission a sense that god wanted you to do more than just make good television right but transformative television so so where in the journey did did that burning desire to do more than just be a rising star in hollywood or in atlanta but but actually to make a difference for the kingdom of heaven when did that happen for you well you know as i was as i was a television executive it increasingly it became less and less gratifying to me you know just to make shows that cause kids to you know to sit in front of a television or to have a desire for sugary snacks because it's constantly just bombarding it you know that was starting to just fade for me and i wanted something more and at the exact same time i had come into the church and i loved the message tell me how that happened that sounds pretty significant right yeah it's huge was it through media was it through some meetings in atlanta how did that happen it was through net 96 with mark finley so that there you go mark finley well-known personality on hope channel god has used them in amazing ways absolutely and did you go to a live event or were you watching something that was being broadcast well i'll tell you i'll give you this little snippet i was searching i was longing for something that was more than what i was doing and what i had so i started going to all these different churches okay and you know i got to tell you it was still not satisfying and um i had gone to this one church and the the minister was preaching and he was i thought he was speaking in another language i was very young as a christian at the time didn't know very much i said this guy speaks hebrew and greek turns out he was speaking in tongues okay and it was it was not sometimes an unknown utterance right right so i said you know what i need the truth and this is how it happened i went before the lord and i said lord please tell me what is your truth and not a week went by that someone called me up and said have you heard of the sabbath you've got to go hear this guy yes you got to go hear this guy his name is mark finley it's an uplink by satellite and the meetings are amazing and i went and i fell in love i came here as you know right at the beginning of the pandemic right and um it was really interesting because at that time i had just we had just purchased uh a farm property and we were all excited and then some things happened within the work that i was doing and all my calendar dried up and there was nothing it's like lord what what's what next and god is like i've got a plan for you and you know what i found that when you don't panic when you don't get all excited and start to worry he says be anxious for nothing right right and so i tested him out i tested out the word and i didn't get anxious i took no thought he says you know what i feed the birds i clothe the lilies can i not do it for you so i sat back and i waited and the most amazing amazing thing happened i received a call from hope channel tell me what's exciting to you about being part of an organization that is laser focused on mission oh great question okay so what i love about what hope channel and working as a senior producer here at hope channel affords me is the is that it's it's global yet it's local so in other words what i do here it impacts what i do at the local level i i work with my local church and take a show for example like a show called living free fantastic show i'm trying to remember the name of the the person who taught the show oh vicky griffin vicki griffin yes what a powerful testimony she had did you see her testimony about being transformed she was exactly excited so now she's talking about breaking free from addictions and and you produce that program i produce that program and uh and and what i love about it is that it deals with addiction it deals with overcoming it deals with being transformed the whole entire series is about that and and now i work as a health leader with my local church and now we're taking what has been produced here and some of that will be used in terms of the different material the resources and things like that to help people at the local level so this is really gratifying to be able to do it on both levels right when i heard vicky present i thought this is powerful and what makes it powerful i think even in your own experience too as a producer is you've got a personal story yeah you have an experience that believes that god can transform lives so that's awesome any other things that are really exciting you besides the health programming that you're doing oh wow you know what i love is that you know hope channel is giving the latitude to to be creative and and i love being creative especially in the the mission space the evangelism space i love the idea of you know because there's so many people out there and there's so many ways to reach people and those ways are increasing all the time you know so that's an opportunity as i see it so kids kids i've had kid you know experience with programming for kids and now there's this show called staycation bible school really exciting there it is so exciting it's a show that i'm working on right now we've developed it we developed it from the ground up and it's something's really really different but at the same time it's it's not your typical kids show it's a show about real kids having real problems but jesus is always the answer rico i can tell you're excited not only because you've been transforming yourself but but now you're in a laser-focused mission environment seeing other lives transformed what does it do for you maybe you get an email from a viewer you talk to someone when you see god transforming their lives as a result of the work you're doing you know there's nothing better than that to see someone go from what they were into what god has called them to be the transformation is the most beautiful thing whether it's on the level of health or the gospel when you see someone it's like seeing someone who was was really really sick and you shared something with them and now they're jumping and skipping and running and they're transformed yep even better when someone who was downtrodden depressed they didn't you know they couldn't see their you know a few feet in front of them everything was bleak and then they're smiling they're joyous that transformation the chains have come off amen that is the most beautiful there's nothing better than that i have committed my life to that and that alone whatever will accomplish that count me in amen amen you know dear friends rico knows the lord called him to hope channel and at the right time at the right time isn't that amazing how god does things at the right time yes he's such a dynamic and talented um a person in in in the lord's army amen 100 you know rico is creating a children's program called steak staycation that's kind of a tongue twister staycation bible school this program will provide a spiritual perspective in all aspects of a young person's life yes hope channel is creating programming that meets current needs and provides biblical perspectives on relevant topics and that is how your donation helps us here at hope channel to fund programs just like that i'm so glad listen i'm the mother of a five-year-old yes and i am consistently searching for safe places for my son to not only learn about jesus but to learn about jesus with the um with i would say the accuracy of the actual bible not always just entertainment do you know what i mean i do know i want my son to know the word of god and the truth that's in it amen amen to that in fact i mean children are so precious in god's sight there have been several studies that basically say if we don't have our children by about fifth or sixth grade they're already gone and so children are vital to the mission of hope channel you know season we heard rico's story about how he ended up at the hope channel how did you end up at the hope channel you know i'll tell you it is just it's really an act of jesus um i came i used to work um for a radio station that's here in town um it's an adventist excuse me radio station wgts and the lord told me it was time to move on from there and i said okay jesus whatever you want to do and so i said okay and so i'd heard about an opportunity to volunteer on the phone lines for a program that was happening at hope channel i said well i love prayer and so i went to volunteer and there was someone who was going to come to hope and be a bit of a liaison between the phone zone and the hosts that day well this person had pastoral duties they weren't able to make it god bless them for their service but they said season will would you be able to do that and i was like oh my heart be going like this they said what we got to get you miked up and so i i did it and i finished and apparently jesus blessed they said season would you like to come back and help to fill in from time to time and really the rest is history and i have to tell you i am grateful for this hope channel family that's not just something i say i have been through so many things in my life as part of this hope channel team not only have i seen have i seen this television station through the power of christ reach the globe but it has personally touched my life it has grown me in surprising ways and i am so thankful that they have allowed me to be a part of this vital mission especially during this hour amen amen you know friends if you haven't made your contribution yet don't wait another moment go to hopetv.org forward slash day of hope you can call 1-888-705-4673 our donor care team is ready to answer your call they are standing by right now they sure are pastor chris i'm curious you have recently come to be a part of the hope channel team what was your journey like on your way here well i tell you you know my journey is actually i began quite a few years ago i was pastoring the hagerstown church in hagerstown maryland and uh i got a friend i got a call from a friend sean boonstra said hey would you come on down and help me with this program called disclosure and it's a program that studied the various major prophecies of the bible and and that was my first exposure to the hope channel and then from there i i left and i know a lot of people here at the hope channel are actually familiar with me from my time in canada i was the speaker director of it is written in canada and i actually thought i was going to be in canada for the rest of my life uh and then all of a sudden out of the blue mark finley gave me a call and said hey uh i think god may have a little bit of a different turn in your life and so but god right ended up back here i've had the opportunity to work with pastor finley and in partnership with the hope channel our goal is that the hope channel doesn't just want to be a media outlet friends the hope channel is is positioning itself as being the premier evangelist evangelistic organization on the earth fulfilling the mission of sending out the three angels messages and so part of my role is actually training people season on how to mentor people through bible studies going around the world and doing evangelism and i just talked today doing a little bit of brainstorming with one of our producers uh yarlee simon and he and i are brainstorming on a program that will be designed with one purpose and that is to reach out to people touch their lives with the gospel message so that they can make a decision to follow him all the days of their life amen and forever be with him amen praise jesus for your journey here we're grateful um that you're here but we're mostly grateful to jesus for for thinking that we might ever be useful do you know what i mean that we're here that he allows us to be a part of what he is doing family he wants to pour his heart out into the lives in the community around this globe won't you join us today to be a part of that impact movement and right now here's the music of christian paul abide with me [Music] right ah [Music] um [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] glory to god hope channel india serves television network and social media needs for southern asia division consisting of india nepal bhutan and maldives this 10 by 40 countries are collectively home to 1.5 billion people major religion of this region includes hinduism 750 million people islam 250 million people and to lesser extent jainism sikhism buddhism people are living here christians represent less than five percentage of total population adventists represent 0.1 percentage can all see here the dominating language is hindi and with the population of three-quarter billion people are located mostly in the northern states of india however people of urdu speaking countries namely pakistan bangladesh afghanistan can also speak hindi as well so our ultimate and primary focus is to reach in the speaking population our overview hope channel india was established in 2010 our channel india team operates studio facilities in chennai puna harpoon and in jaipur we record broadcast produce programs in 18 languages [Music] programs in the each of these 18 languages are available in youtube even while we broadcast our programs 24 7 through the satellite our focus every day we are praying we are trying to increase its effectiveness in reaching this 10 by 40 window and with such a large comprehending population hope channel india is mainly focusing on cable distribution [Music] our distribution distribution plays a vital role in taking the gospel to the hindus and hindi speaking people as well with the growth of militant hindu fundamentalist it's becoming increasingly dangerous and difficult to spread the gospel thankfully god blessed hope channel india can circumvent these types of problems through cable and dth distribution [Music] our flagship programs turning point beautiful life-changing experiences [Music] powerful testimonies spiritual lessons and songs of praise [Music] foreign [Music] daddy [Music] abundant life medical science and bible go hand in hand he then scrolls early scrolls yes providential experience of some people [Music] we recorded and broadcast 95 music 553 interviews 669 sermons 158 spots totally 1407 programs we recorded our evangelism 52 revival meetings were conducted through zoom 10 evangelistic meetings 10 churches were planted 2 temporary sheds 2 church construction 625 kingdom growth [Music] there is no need to doubt to be fearful that the work of god will not succeed god is at the end of the world and he will set everything in order mata needs adjusting at the end of the world god will attend to that and work to right every wrong let us have faith that god is going to carry that nobleship which bears the people of god safely quote selected messages 2 390 thank you and god bless you maranatha jesus is coming soon [Music] wow wow isn't that amazing you know i've been in india i've been right outside of that studio i've met swamidus johnson the impact in india we're talking about a place where it's actually dangerous to be a christian and god is moving in a mighty way and as you donate to the hope channel you're helping to support the work in india and reaching a nation that covers one-seventh of the population of the entire globe amen you know you see pastor chris and i enjoying each other and enjoying uh speaking to you as a community and and we might be jovial but let me tell you the work that hope channel is doing that jesus christ is doing through hope channel is serious work amen it has eternal weight and consequence so join us today not out of guilt not out of pressure but because the holy spirit is leading you to do so while you're contemplating that i would like to go over to a phone call family we have one of our donor family on the line her name is bernadette bernadette welcome to day of hope thank you good evening how are you today we're doing very well we're very excited to get a chance to speak with you you mind if i'm going to ask you a few questions are you ready for us okay wonderful so we just want to ask you very simply how does hope channel encourage you well basically i love listening to the whole channel savage school panel i find the team very enthusiastic about the word of god i like their um sincerity and the way they present the lessons study and i learn a lot from listening to their examples and the way god is moving in their lives and the way god is answering their prayers and the witches they bring with the lessons studies not just like studying the lessons study as if we would a church it's coming to the witness to everyone who's just thinks it and i i find that quite a blessing that i take with me throughout the week amen amen quite a blessing you say um one more question for uh for you before we say thank you so much that would be why do you believe that this ministry is worth supporting because i believe in the mission i believe in god's um the commandments of god and the great commission to spread the word through all the world amen and growing up i've always loved mission stories and i firmly believe that i cannot go everywhere but my dollars can go and i believe in the mission of hope tv to spread the message of jesus christ to the world and that's why i try to donate when i can so that god will use those funds to reach people where they are because we're living in a very sad time and it's time for god to come and people need to hear the word of god so that we can go home from the same synthetic world amen thank you so much for your heart and for your time and for your monetary support as well one last question actually um if you if you want to talk to somebody who is contemplating giving to the ministry of hope channel today what would you say to them oh i would say to them it's a blessing to give it's always a blessing to give to god's word we may not see the results of what or the sacrifices we make on this side of eternity but when we get to heaven we'll be able to see it yeah um and when people come up and say you know thank you so i would say the people if you can afford to give times are hard people are not working we're going through a pandemic but if you can afford to give whatever you can give give it willingly give it lovingly and god is going to use it and bless it amen he's the multiplier amen sister miss bernadette it has been a sheer joy to hear your voice and to listen to your thoughts and insights um thank you for not only being a part of this impact movement but being a part of the eternal impact movement of hope channel and jesus christ thanks so much pastor chris you have somebody to talk to as well i think we do i think we have another phone call welcome to day of hope hello hello francis how are you oh i'm doing very well thank you all right francis i just i'm so thankful that you have called in and that you are a part of the hope channel family you know francis let me ask you a question how does the hope channel encourage you well the thing of it is is uh iovony found it during the pandemic and i found the creation escapes which were so beautiful and it shows god's creation as it was and can be if we take care of what god has given us to take care of and from that i was fortunate to find the hope study [Music] hope sabbath bible study and i was just enthusiastic about all that i could learn and the depth of the study but also the joy and the real faith that i was seeing so it encouraged my faith and as more i explored this network i find that all areas of a human being are addressed you know dieting dietary health you know addiction issues all kinds of things that real life people are addressing or need to know where to find to get some some real solid addressing of it and so i am in my few months of being involved still finding and learning uh all that is on hope channel amen francis that is so exciting to hear you know hope channels committed to the ministry of jesus ministering to the body mind and soul physical mental and emotional and spiritual health you know i watch you in season as well oh well hey that is fantastic i am glad to hear that i have so many people in my life that need prayer and as you name people in their situations i add mine and feel like the combination of faith is going up to address it amen i tell you what you know francis what i'd like to do is i'm going to pray with you right here before i let you go thank you so much for you being a donor to the hope channel to being not only a donor but a participant in our ministry and we are just so pleased by that let me pray for you as we have this time would you add bernadette and i will add bernadette so much sister so let's pray together heavenly father we thank you so much for bernadette we thank you so much for francis and we thank you for every member of the hope channel family all around the world whether they be a donor whether they simply be a viewer we just thank you for all of them lord and i pray in particular that you would take care of francis and bernadette may you bless them abundantly may you walk with them through whatever they walk through in their life we pray this in jesus name amen thank you again so much francis for being a part of the family for work you do all right family listen we are still in need of your support to reach our goal of 100 000 during today's day of hope go to hopetv.org day of hope that's hope tv dot org slash day of hope to make your secure online donation and you know what friends you can also call us at 1-888-705 you know what i think i put too many eight's stuck one in there pastor i was trying to go fast and that's what happens you go fast and then you go slow eight eight eight seven zero five four six seven three that's 888 705 hope now dear friends our donor care team will be happy to talk with you if you prefer you can text doh to 44321 and listen we're at 55 000 and we want to break through that 60 000 mark so please call mail in text go online donate now let's do this family we can do this together as a community to spread the gospel of hope and of hope channel to the globe you know what pastor we have just a quick second here i want to i want to just say hello to um fandika she says that she believes restoration is bringing back to its original perfect form i want to say hi to our sister marisol and to janie to jack um father and also jason who we're going to hear about soon he's actually giving a greeting saying i can't wait to see you guys at 9pm for the hope wait i shouldn't tell you i don't want to spoil it there's a surprise happening at nine so hang out with us okay guys absolutely and not only is there a surprise at nine but there's a surprise at eight yes and so you just want to stick around you know day of hope is something that not only is about restoration but it is about spiritual uplifting and having some hallelujah moments hallelujah moments and they've been happening all night long all night long we are here to be a form of support and encouragement in the name of jesus christ so won't you give today family it is so easy to find us you can text doh 44321 just as simple as doing that amen to that you know jason miller's background is in law yet he works right here at the hope channel as the director of planned giving that's right back in law school jason had a difficult choice to make follow god or follow man's requirements and jason shares the story in his own words while in law school i had the opportunity to be on the law review a position open only to the smartest and most dedicated students the editor of the law review was very open to bible truth so i gave him a little book about what we as seventh amethyst christians believe the devil was not happy and so while i was not paying attention the due date for my law review assignments changed the sabbath well i tried to work hard and get everything done before sunset when the first deadline approached that was sabbath i realized i was going to run two hours short now i had a dilemma one that felt a little like daniel when he was told not to pray publicly like daniel i felt i needed to follow the scripture and i also felt i needed to be a witness to my friends and classmates on the law review who knew what i believed and what i stood for whatever beliefs practices and convictions we have i believe living our faith means honoring those convictions and so i knew what i must do i emailed my supervisor and kindly explained my predicament and why i wouldn't be able to meet my sabbath deadline surely god would honor my convictions and the supervisor would understand however just as daniel would have to go to the lion's den i would have to stand for my convictions right around sunset i received an email not from the supervisor but from the editor in chief the very same person i had shared bible truth with the email was an ultimatum threatening me with expulsion from the law review if a situation like this ever occurred again since i knew i still had many more savage deadlines this was not a happy moment i prayed as to daniel and wrote my response explaining my religious convictions and why i had to honor god's sabbath i wrote i must be very clear that if i'm put in a similar situation i will honor my religious convictions of sabbath over my law review deadlines and yes if it comes to that point i am willing to face the consequences i will do everything i can to meet my deadlines other than violate my religious convictions that may have been a bit of a bold move but god's still blessed from that time forward by his grace i solved the problem by turning in all my assignments a week early my friends and classmates watched as i stayed true to my convictions and witness for god god was faithful in getting me through that little lion's den experience and growing my faith as we know with the story of daniel god may allow you to be nibbled on by the lions but many more times he wants to save you because he has a purpose i learned from that experience to trust him wherever the road leads [Music] redeemed through his infinite mercy his child and [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] redeemed and so happy in jesus no language my rapture can tell i know that the light of his presence with me dot continually dwells [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Applause] [Music] i think of my blasted redeemer i think of him all the day long i sing for i cannot be silent his love is the theme of my song his love is the theme of my song his love is [Music] reading [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] i [Music] i am [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's time to check in with our donor care team what a beautiful song that was i'm still just thinking about the music family listen when you call 1-888-705-4673 you reach someone who actually cares about you i'm here with zenelli and i can definitely say zanelli i know you a little bit here from being together in hope and i know that you care and i know you love jesus but my question to you is what compels you to be a part of our donor care team oh susan that's a good question you know for me you know ministering and serving god's people you know uh it inspires me a lot you know waking up every day from my house coming to work you know it's just a joy knowing that i'll be connecting with people i would be you know talking to god's people and i will be ministering and serving god in god's way so i just love it yes i just love it yes and family this is nelly like i said she's here um you can give us a call zanelli will take your phone call and i know that not only are you here of course to be a part of donations for the ministry of hope channel international but if someone has a prayer request or a need you're here to pray with them is that correct of course yes yes we do take those prayer requests on a daily basis we pray for people uh god's people and you know the feedback that we are getting back it's just [Music] it warms the heart doesn't it praise the lord thank you so much for your service zenelli family listen we really are here and we say it let's pray this is the place where you don't have to pray alone listen family this is the place you don't have to give a loan you can talk to somebody on the other end of the phone line the number to call is 1-888-705-4673 that's 1-888-705-hope you've seen that our donor care team is ready to answer your call don't forget you can also text doh to 443-21 to make a donation via text or go to hopetv.org day of hope to make a secure donation online pastor chris right back over to you sir hey thanks so much season you know joe sloan has been at the hope channel nearly 20 years he has seen god expand the network all over the world but joe's story did not start in christian television god had to call him to this ministry watch now [Music] and i praise god for the entire journey he's he's led the entire thing i i never thought it would go the way that it went i never planned for it to i remember clearly being in college and feeling that god was was calling me god was he knew my name he was calling my name he wanted me to respond and i just didn't know what to make of it all because i had another agenda a secular agenda to have fun and do other things in my life because i perceived following god as not being a fun alternative boy was i wrong so uh uh i just put him off during college and after college immediately i got a job another tv station and immediately upon starting that job and moving to that location god was back again calling me this time i responded there was a christian television program on and the pastor that program said let's pray so i prayed with them and next thing i knew literally derek the glory of god fell from heaven [Music] now dear friends you know they were sensing our energy level was a little down so we have ronnie mills ronnie mills is hope channel's fundraising director he was here with us earlier welcome back ronnie you were about to fire up the energy a little bit more get the battery revved up you know what i love it's so sincere every ounce of ronnie's enjoyment excitement and passion for jesus is real and i just i see it every time we talk so family never doubt never doubt ronnie mills is dedication and passion for jesus christ amen thank you season and pastor chris it's hard not to be excited when you feel the presence of god here and the impact that people are making tonight through their donations yes sir and so ronnie listen everybody is anxious to know our goal is a hundred thousand where are we at right now as we are are heading into those final hours of day of hope well pastor i'm so excited to let you know that our current total drum roll please i need to be a little bit loud it's 65 136 thank you oh glory to god thank you so much families that meant that maybe you sacrificed instead of getting three boxes of fruit loops you said you know what we'll do two boxes amen but that one box less will help get a person further to the kingdom we thank you tonight yes sir and so ronnie as we've talked a little bit about this but maybe let's dig a little bit deeper on this now people are donating we're gonna hit that hundred thousand mark i have confidence in fact i told you out in the hallway ronnie we're a firing for 120. in fact i'm hoping that at 8 30 when we hand this off to you and pastor derek we are so close to that 100 000 mark that you are going to go go for 120 125 but our goal is a hundred thousand what's going to happen with that hundred thousand somebody calls in they give their ten dollars which is a vital part of that hundred thousand what's going to happen with that money your donations tonight help hope channel to produce great new programs for example we have a program called staycation bible school it's a program made specifically for your children it will be part of our new hope kids channel you know so many parents when they leave their living room or leave their house are so worried about what would their children be watching hope channel has come to the rescue in addition to that hope channel has a goal of creating over 20 thou over 20 bible studies and we're pleased to announce that so far we have over 100 000 people enrolled in our current courses and we've only released six to eight also hope channel is really concerned not everyone has a family to pray with and it's great that in the garden of eden after adam and eve sinned god could have just cut up all communication but through the power of prayer we're able to talk to god and praise the lord we have a program called let's pray amen your donations tonight help keep that show going forth so that people do not what have they pray alone yes i right we should get ronnie to be a co-host on let's pray something let's do it ronnie you need to join us in fact all three of us should host let's pray in fact maybe you should come back at eight o'clock and we all do it together but you two are fun but it's always good to get together with the saints hey join the impact movement you see the drawer we're having you could have the same joy tonight that's right pull out your cell phones or donate online but text doh so 44321 the best letters in the alphabet tonight or d-o-h that's right one of my most favorite cell phone numbers tonight is 4-4-3-2-1 join the movement now join the movement now family amen amen you know you can also call 888-705-4673 they can we have our call center waiting and anxious you can go to hopetv.org forward slash day of hope i almost did forward slash let's pray but forward slash day of hope we got to get used to it and ronnie you know you are just so excited maybe i can ask you this why are you here at the day why are you not only day of hope we know why you're here at the day of hope why are you here at the hope channel because i believe in the mission the hope channel has to reach the young church as well as those who want to recommit or strengthen their relationship with god the overall message god has not given up on anyone if he hasn't given up on me i know he hasn't given up on you so therefore he's created a hope channel to let people know jesus saves wake up brother wake up sister don't worry put your head up god is bringing restoration in your life and he's going to use hope channel to sound the loud cry that jesus is coming again he loves you don't give up hope that's right don't give up hope donate to hope that's right don't give up hope but donate to hope amen thinking should i be punny i'm not really sure all right family listen speaking of being a part of this community we have an amazing group of people on social media right now who are talking to us saying hello they're contributing to the mission of hope channel and i want to say hello to marisol she's one of our friends from let's absolutely isn't she marisol it's good to see your name there good evening everyone she says watching from new jersey and on facebook anna says uh she sends her greetings to us and we always say if it's good morning good afternoon or good night wherever you are around the world we are here to pray with you that's let's pray but we're here to be a part of jesus christ's restoration in your life for day of hope family media says she says since their greetings as well excuse me i got a little tongue tied there sends their greetings on uh social media as well so we've got facebook we've got youtube instagram twitter tons of different ways to connect as well as some of the other ones that we've already had and you know friends i will tell you as you think about donating to the hope channel and you know you'll have to forgive me and i just did i keep saying the hope channel right it's just hope channel it's just hopefully right it's just hope channel international i'm erasing the for my my language here this evening i apologize we're just going to call it hope we're just going to call it hope so give hope by donating to hope and so we are excited about what god is doing we are excited about ronnie and the work he is doing i'm excited about the work that season and i have the opportunity to praise the lord together and that's what happens when people come together so ronnie tell us again how can somebody be a part of this team that a team of destiny of casting the gospel net through their donations how can somebody donate today yes someone pull out your cell phones i know you've got one pull out your cell phone and donate put in the letters d-o-h like i'll pull out mine pull out your cell phone and put to the number four four three two one and to the number four four three two one text the letters d o h and hit the submit button and make your donation tonight and donate to hope channel if you don't have a cell phone then call call the 188 705 hope i'll make it easy for you 1-888-705-4673 that's 1-888-705-46 or you felt you know ron i like to send my stuff in the mail that's fine too that's right melanin to hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 all columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 and become powerful of this life-saving movement here at the hope channel god bless you god bless you amen family i'd like you to meet in kosei plummer he's another hope channel team member who god called to ministry but not before god brought healing to his heart hears in kosei's testimony from the hope channels program transformed take a look i was in a very low place at the time and i was seeking i felt like literally i was going to hell you know it's one of those things where you always ask for forgiveness but you always go back to the same thing and god is saying repent repent and so um that's essentially what happened i felt my heart or god calling my heart i called my barber his name was marcus and a man of god we would always talk about truth in the bible and he told me and co-say god loves you say this prayer lord forgive me of my sins come into my heart lord i want you to be my lord and savior i said that prayer and things changed i started to seek god i went through a phase where it's like get to know your savior because god literally saved me that night like i felt his presence with me and he telling me that follow the light i'm with you you know you don't need to worry you don't need to fear i've forgiven you i i felt the joy i was no longer depressed there's so many people around the world who need hope and some people don't even realize it they feel like they're missing something and what i noticed is i went through that same experience i felt like i was missing something in my own life and and jesus he found me i guess we found each other because something in my heart was like i need something and god was like i have that thing and so whatever it is i believe that it's jesus whatever you feel that's missing in your life for me personally i've experienced that jesus christ is the answer trust [Music] in all thy ways [Music] dear friends do you want to know what it means to be restored do you want to know how to find restoration in god that he can deliver you from whatever you're facing in life tonight that's what we're going to talk about let's pray [Music] hello hello and welcome to this special edition of let's pray live listen family this is the place where you don't have to pray alone right absolutely it's so exciting to be here together posting together as we're supposed to do right and not sitting in our office or living room or wherever we are it's just a blessing i'll tell you what and i feel like you know we've got so much going on but before we get into anything else family please know this if you need someone to pray with you on the other end of the phone line there are prayer partners waiting right now to pray with you the phone number's a little bit different tonight though so hang on you see that on the bottom of the screen it's 888 705 hope now it'll give you the options that you need if you want prayer if you want to donate because right now we're in the midst of a very special program that we've been doing all afternoon and evening so far it's called day of hope that's right and we're just pulling our let's pray family right into it with us so whether you're just joining us or you've been with us through the uh a few hours that he that pastor chris and i have been on welcome welcome we're so glad you're here and you know people need to remember when you call that number when you call that number the the 888 number it's not our normal number now you can call you can call the other number so if you're used to that number i'm not even going to say it because we're we're sticking to the day of hope number but when you call that number don't be alarmed as you call that number what you're going to find is it's going to be an opportunity for you to say hey listen i'm calling for prayer or i'm calling to donate so listen if you're a part of the let's pray family that's regularly here hey welcome to you we're glad you're here but maybe you've uh joined us and you've been part of day of hope and you've never watched let's pray before well guess what you're in for an experience because let's pray is the place where you don't have to pray alone now you can continue to donate at that number that season just gave you a moment ago you can still text in 44321 and the letters d-o-h but my dear friends all you need to do is you're going to give it an option whether you called to pray whether you called to donate if you're calling to talk to one of our prayer partners season all they need to do is hit that corresponding number it'll take them right to our prayer partners as normal right and you know it's a good thing that we're doing something a little abnormal because this world is kind of abnormal and so it's a little wonky right now right all right so we really are the place where you don't to pray alone and praise jesus for prayer we really are here to just pray with you today so family a little bit of housekeeping let me tell you a few things especially if you're joining us for the first time so let's praise the place where you don't have to pray alone you can find us all week long on any of the social media platforms facebook twitter and instagram just by searching for let's pray live now family you might be joining us on directv channel 368 or roku or apple tv or the hope channel app or hopetv.org watch but you can also find us right now on facebook live at let's pray live and one more for you youtube we're broadcasting right now onto youtube as well at let's pray tv so if there's a way to connect we are there to connect with you um why don't we open this program with a word of prayer since that's what we're here for absolutely right let's pray together heavenly father we are thankful together we are thankful that we don't have to pray alone and we are most thankful lord that when we pray you hear us and you answer us and so now as we spend some time here together i pray that you would answer prayers in a mighty way that lives would be transformed people's hearts would be touched and each of us would experience total restoration in you we pray this in jesus name amen amen you know season i am looking right here right now and i want to encourage you listen if you're watching on the hope channel app if you don't have the hope channel app listen right now take out your phone download the hope channel app you don't want to miss out on the hope channel app but whether you're watching on the hope channel app whether you're watching on apple tv on roku you're watching on the glory star satellite whether you're watching on directv channel 368 one of the easiest ways to interact with us is on facebook and so right now season as we normally do i want to give a shout out and a hello shout out pastor janine in north carolina marisol we have brittany we have ruth we have fatima we have simone we have jehoi we have johanna and you know what i know from those names we are covering from brazil to the caribbean to the philippines into africa yes and i don't want to leave out north america no of course janine right there in north carolina and somebody from new jersey this is reaching all over the world and so all you need to do is to go to the facebook page of let's pray just look up let's pray live on facebook and you can put in your prayer request right there on facebook and we will hear about it we'll know about it and we will pray for you right here on the program well you know pastor each time we come on the program we like to dive into the word of god just a little bit to encourage this community to kind of tie things together and of course the word is life amen so we want to along with this hope channel day of hope theme discuss restoration and so family i'm going to psalm 51 12. that says read excuse me rejoy to me is what i was going to say you can rejoice in restoration season absolutely absolutely forgive me things are a little different today but we are here to pray so restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me now pastor i really like that translation because i i often need the father to not just restore to me the joy of his salvation but to grant me a willing spirit sometimes i think i know yes and jesus says i'm sorry daughter i love you and i have to say father you're right restore unto me a willing spirit jesus and you know sometimes sometimes we need to pray that prayer yeah lord help me to be willing to be willing you know because you know we we often use these big phrases we use these phrases submission surrender you know there is uh and i don't want to get too far off script but i think it's important you know we have the story of two kings one that was willing to surrender to god and one that wasn't willing to surrender to god interestingly enough one was raised in the right home one knew everything that he was supposed to do zedekiah the son of josiah had all the benefits of growing up in the right home learning the right things learning the commandments of god surrounded by prophets but he rejected god but then the king that conquered him a pagan heathen king in babylon by the name of nebuchadnezzar he became he submitted his heart fully to god and in daniel chapter 4 we read his testimony where god first broke him down yes and then restored him fully and that's what this is all about this is about restoration now i you know i have to sometimes i have to kind of pull the reins back because i like to study the bible stuff but i know we're all i'm still with you i'm like right yes lord so so we're going to go i think season right i think we have somebody that's we have all voicemails and we have a voicemail so why don't we go right to that voicemail absolutely i hear this prayer request you know it's okay it's moment season where maybe i feel like i'm saying hey you know i've called the whole channel every morning i am in jamaica my name for you to is for me for my marriage my finances please and my health also i am hiv positive and i would love to get some prayer yes okay i believe that we'll be picking up that voicemail here in just a second that second one but the first one it took us a second to get there but did you hear his name is eric calling from jamaica and not only is he asking us to pray for his marriage and his fiancee and his health but he is hiv positive reaching out in honesty for prayer so family won't you join us won't you add eric's name to your prayer journal today all right before we go to um to pray for eric we have so many requests that have been coming in here pastor looking at them all well listen i want to say hi to sophia to jonna to lyra our sister in christ lyra god bless you sister annette hello annette fachima in brazil as well as glennis and diaz and marisol family listen simone says good evening sis fachima fatima excuse me the lord you and i will continue to keep you in prayer so simone is praying for you fatima by leo says hello let's pray live please pray for my cousin helen please add helen's name to your prayer journal she's in the icu and positive of covid there seems to be a bit of an onslaught lately i find in my own personal prayer group i am praying for family members to be pulled through some very serious circumstances as well my cousin just passed away covet related um my aunt her mother also had to pull through and has had a a bit of a touch and go time and is doing well now praise jesus so thank you for praying for my family for my aunt johnny um but i think that she needed our prayers a little bit more than i had originally realized and god is so good he knows how to take care of his children amen amen amen what do you think should we pray you know what i think we should pray and i you know and i and we want to pray for everybody but i think we need to pray with special emphasis for eric i i was really contemplating that as you were as you were talking there that uh uh he he's i've noticed and i i think you've noticed as well every night every night there are several dominant prayer requests and one of them is for marriage yes and i want to tell you friend if you have a marriage that is suffering you have a marriage that you're not sure it's going to last maybe you're separated maybe you're on the verge of divorce here's what i know god can do miracles and for eric we're going to pray right now we are going to pray right now not only we're want to pray for a miracle in your marriage but we are going to pray that you would be able to encounter the living christ in a special way that you would be healed of this hiv situation yes jesus and that if it be through the doctors and nurses that they would he would use them if it be through a miraculous circumstance we pray that god would do that and so season why don't we go ahead and pray and uh you know we have this unusual circumstance where both of us kind of captain our own ships on monday tuesday wednesday thursday i tip my hat to you and so i'll pray i'll pray this time around and then we'll we'll have you pray the next time around please do please do let's pray together heavenly father we are so grateful for the opportunity to come here knowing that we don't have to pray alone and lord you know what even if we're by ourself we're not alone the bible is clear there are angels all around us and lord we are so thankful that those angels are surrounding us we're so thankful for the presence of your holy spirit to know that we're not alone but lord i am particularly thankful for this let's pray family right now right now that in facebook back and forth people are praying for one another and so we are thankful for what you are doing in people's lives dear god father in heaven i want to pray for eric in a particular and special way tonight he's asked for prayer for his marriage and i pray lord that you would intervene in a most powerful way father in heaven i pray for his health situation he is hiv positive i pray lord that you would lay your miraculous hand of healing lord you miraculously healed the man at the pool of bethesda lord you miraculously healed paralytics and lepers and tonight i pray that you would lay your healing hand on this man and father if you choose to use miraculous means then may this miracle be a testimony to your faithfulness but lord if you use doctors and nurses and other medical personnel may they realize that this is not about how smart they are but about the power of a living christ yes jesus heavenly father i also want to pray i want to pray for season's family who has lost this dear loved one to covet 19. may you comfort their heart may you give them courage may you give them peace and most of all give them hope lord i pray for fatima who has put in a prayer request for an unspoken request janine who has put in a crap a request for health and i pray for the many others who are submitting prayer requests faster than we can even get to them i pray dear god that you would touch the lives of every individual that is viewing right now and a part of this family move in a mighty way lord do a mighty work we pray this all in jesus name amen thank you amen amen praise jesus well family there are so many different ways that you can connect with us but one of our favorites is well i don't know if i'd say favorite it's one of the amazing ways we talk about it a lot i'll say that it's the online prayer room you can go there and leave an anonymous prayer request or praise report if you'd like in our online prayer room just go to hopetv.org let's pray click on that tab that says prayer room and right there family you can leave your anonymous request if you'd like but you can also pray for someone else and when you're in the midst and in the throes of circumstances that you cannot get a grip on our jesus can get a grip on you and you can pray for other people while he is tending to your needs amen family so let's jump into prayer on behalf of this prayer room request that has come in they said please pray with me as i pray for my brother-in-law royale who's recently operated on he has an infection on his feet due to diabetes and doctors will operate to see how the infection has spread please pray for restoration of his feet and that god will touch him with his healing hand pray for the doctors who are looking after rowell as well please also pray for his wife gina and their children there it is again families marriages you know pastor there's so much going on in each of our community members lives um i'm just grateful that we serve a god who is big enough and he is more than enough for the needs that we have i see joy praising jesus i just want to tell you guys joy participates often from the philippines and she has many requests and we love you joy she's praising jesus because her brother nelson and family with her sister elvira and kids already came back to serve god thank you so much so this program is having an impact not just on circumstances but entire family units family all right amen amen you know and i will tell you dear friends maybe you've just joined us and some of you have joined us saying hey where's the day of hope yeah i got news for you this is the day of hope and the greatest hope we have the greatest hope we have is to pray that's right we jesus within ourselves it is jesus christ i need this program hey you know what i i tell you what i uh when i travel and i can't be a part of the program uh i miss i miss being a part of the let's pray family because you know it is really genuinely a family where we don't have to pray alone now i will tell you dear friends if you've just joined us i want to let you know we have prayer partners standing by our prayer partners are standing by at 888-705 hope you know for a second i was like that's not it but it is there is a different number but we're not going to give that other number it is 888 705 hope and now that is the same number being used by the day of hope for giving donations so to our regular family members that are going to call in to talk to one of our prayer partners don't be thrown off when there's an answer you're going to have an option whether you want to give a donation or have prayer just select the option to have prayer you'll be forwarded to one of our prayer partners you can also join us on facebook and listen if you're not following us on the variety of social media outlets season instagram twitter facebook youtube you don't want to miss out in fact i want to encourage you right now go to youtube and go to let's pray live and subscribe and not only subscribe let's pray tv let's pray tv let's pray tv but hit that little bell so that way you're notified when we go live if you happen to miss us no problem you go right back to the archive you know season as we continue along on this journey of restoration and praying about restoration is there a bible verse that that you have there that might be encouragement in these times pastor i'm so glad you said that because i love this verse you guys it's psalm 23. everyone go ah yes psalm 23. if you don't know it it's really refreshing take a peek at it go to the middle of the bible that's psalms 5 number 23 so 23 1-3 the lord is my shepherd i lack nothing if that's not a statement of faith nothing is the lord is my shepherd i lack nothing he makes me lie down in green pastures he leads me beside quiet waters he refreshes my soul he guides me along the right paths for his name's sake we're talking about restoration today family one more this is from jeremiah 30 17 but i will restore you to health eric brother in christ i will restore you to health and heal your wounds declares the lord because you are called an outcast zion for whom no one cares oh that was meant that was for eric yeah that was for eric absolutely god bless you brother we are praying for you diligently family maybe you needed that encouragement maybe you need to call in and leave a voicemail and let us pray for you maybe your voicemail will come on live it it just depends sometimes there's sound quality etc but speaking of voicemails pastor we have another one that we do we do hey let's let's listen to this voicemail of a dear sister asking for prayer hi my name is brandy if you could please pray for my son riley to pray that any sickness will be removed from his body and that's great but god makes a way for myself and my son and my daughter to be able to move close to our family we know we're separated and i just would like you to just pray that we get a house that's in the same neighborhood as my family and god opens new doors for us so that we can heal and be together restoration so we can heal and be together she said absolutely and she's asking for prayer for her son riley and you know we've got prayer request season coming yes as and we're going to have you pray here but we've got rodney from vanity that's watching us every time i see rodney everybody makes me happy when uh when they're uh when they're praying but joy is asking for her sister bibi chris silvano phoebe chris so bibi chris is one of our regular viewers erica is asking for prayer for her family diaz now diaz elijah i've that's a new name that i've not seen before diaz i want to welcome you to the let's pray family uh asking that the lord would open the heart of her husband and that he will not harden his heart to accept jesus and uh what a prayer request that is uh in addition to that um uh we have uh we have yvonne that's been sharing all about the day of hope thank you yvonne and listen we need to be praying for the day of hope yes listen we've got a goal of a hundred thousand dollars and i've been listening to our call center over here right next to us and i've been hearing them talking and talking and talking and they're not talking to each other they're talking to people that are donating and uh and so that friends listen we need to be praying we need to be praying that god would exceed this hundred thousand and that god because the whole channel is about to embark on things that are so amazing but it's gonna take some money to do that and so we want to be praying for that um you know and i don't want to give you too much to pray for but jasmine praying for healing scholastica praying for her husband genevieve praying for her children more families yes her parents her siblings joy praying for elvira and then joy also praying for the strength of the 31 newly baptized members of her church and so i think we need to pray season that is a lot to be praying for it is but that's all right because our jesus is capable where i'm definitely not big enough my jesus is amen let's pray heavenly father i just want to thank you jesus for an opportunity to come boldly before the throne of grace while we know that we're welcome in your presence lord we also bow down in reverence to you father lord i ask that you would be with our anonymous request be with roel heavenly father be with his diabetes lord and and level out his his levels heavenly father his blood sugar levels jesus i pray that the infection or whatever is going on with roell's foot jesus would heal um i know that the wound healing is difficult for those with diabetes jesus and i just pray supernaturally if you would lord please to heal him and to carry him through surgery and afterwards heavenly father also be with gina his wife and their children heavenly father please encourage them during this time lord i thank you for your word in psalm 23 and jeremiah 30 that you will indeed restore us to health and heal our wounds father be with us our needs are many be with brandy jesus and her son riley lord we agree with her that she says please remove any sickness from his body heavenly father you're big enough you're powerful enough and jesus in accordance to your will father and your your strength alone we're asking for healing and for covering and restoration in their family heavenly father and speaking of lord all of the requests that have come in through social media jonah jack marva curtis heavenly father claire and jack claudio jesus joy janine who has results coming back from a test next on the 15th jesus please be with her and those results are praying for a positive reply for those uh results to come back jesus and for terry asking about a family member heavenly father jesus i thank you that you are with children husbands wives brothers and sisters church members community members those who are ill father and those who are praising your name and sometimes it's both jesus we're praying for finances for relationships to be restored lord whatever it is that you see fit we pray that there would be nothing hindering your will purpose and plan in our lives father we each one of us in this community surrender ourselves once again to you today and we ask lord for one more time would you cover us would you be with us and fill us with your holy spirit today lord help us to not only lift our requests in our communities but to keep our spiritual eyes open for ways that we might reach others with your love your peace and your joy thank you father for being the restorer of all things and for restoring my life and pastor chris and this day of hope family lord thank you for the donors for the community at large for this global community heavenly father that seeks to uh to to spread your name and your word around the earth father i pray that you would make it possible that you would continue to fund hope channel international jesus because we seek to glorify your name be with our leadership bless them with wisdom and discernment jesus and i praise you and thank you that you are not only continuing to help us to be good stewards but that we have been thus far and i praise you father for all of your covering especially for the things that i have forgotten in the name of jesus amen and amen amen amen you know uh season it's hard to believe uh 30 minutes gone we've got three minutes and 15 seconds you guys so here but you know what i i know you and i both do the same thing we're landing that plane about one minute and we don't have a lot of time to share the promise of the day but let's get the promise of the day in season and let's take a little time on that promise of the day because this day is all about restoration so let's talk about the promise of the day because as you said earlier the word of god it is living it is active it is powerful it is so let's talk about that promise of the day what's the promise of this you've got it i'm so excited matthew chapter 6 verse 33 says but seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all of these things will be given to you as well that is a promise upon promises family seek him first i literally that's how i'm sober every day i don't worry about trying to participate in a program nothing against it because they're wonderful sure but i chase after jesus christ and seek him first and that's it and he has added my life to me that's right his life to me actually you know because the promise you know and and that promise that comes in matthew 6 33 comes in the context of hey you see the lilies of the field and how they are you see the birds and how they eat and jesus says seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these things will be added unto you now that doesn't mean that we're going to have a brand new car that may not mean that we're going to win a football championship that may not mean that listen it may not even mean that our marriage gets saved but when we seek god's kingdom first and i've said this often and it's not just a cliche the bible never promises that god will deliver us from our trouble but he'll take us by our hand and walk through that trouble with us whatever we face and that's why we seek him first because he gives us the courage and the strength to carry on through and pastor he makes something beautiful without fail if whatever we're going through is surrendered to him seeking him first whatever is going on whether it's his hand or the enemy coming at us that's right no matter what it is he makes it something beautiful he is so capable amen let's just surrender amen well listen dear friends i want to thank you so much for being a part of the let's pray family the place where you don't have to pray alone but listen i don't want you if you're part of our regular if you're a part of our regular let's pray family i don't want you to turn off now i want you to stay tuned in i want you to stay apart if you're watching on the let's pray facebook feed i'm going to encourage you go over to the hope channel feed because you don't want to miss out on the day of hope listen ronnie mills and pastor derek morris are going to take us through for the next three hours and there's going to be testimonies of how god is working with a mighty hand of power on this earth you don't want to miss out on the day of hope and being a part of this ministry movement of destiny as you are a part of the family of let's pray amen yes definitely jump over to the hope channel facebook page at hope channel official so listen prayer partners are standing by to pray with you until midnight eastern time at eight seven seven seven let's pray don't forget that we are gonna be over to derek and ronnie here in just a second um but family listen remember there they are remember let's praise the place you don't have to pray alone god bless [Music] so [Music] welcome to day of hope we're so glad you joined us this is an opportunity to enjoy hope channel's impact movement a mission that's changing lives for jesus for the next few hours you'll hear reasons why hope channel is worth supporting with your time your prayers and your finances you'll also see testimonies of lives changed because god used hope channel to make a difference in their lives you also better understand hope channel's mission why we do what we do we want you to join the impact movement and impact the lives of others to create television that changes lives and musician christian paul will share beautiful music with us this young man is committed to using his god-given musical talents to spread encouragement he's providing messages of hope through song well i want to just say i'm excited about what god's doing a day of hope the holy spirit has been here all day pastor derek i am just just on fire with excitement and happiness on how the lord has let us know that restoration is happening through hope channel and you know with christian and heidi then and then with chris and season and now we get to share part of the joy and we're glad you're part of this program with us you're part of the miracle joining this impact movement we're glad you're with us ready to donate go to hopetv.org day of hope you can choose to make your donation anonymous or dedicate your gift in honor of someone special thus hopetv.org day of hope you can also call 888-705-4673 that's 888 705-4673 our donor care team is ready there i can see sarah and zanelli they're ready to answer your call you can also text doh244321 to make a secure donation via text you can even mail i said mel we love mel here you can even mail us a check or money order the address is hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 o columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 and thanks in advance for your financial contribution and for joining hope channel's powerful impact movement susie reached out to hope channel after watching programs through our app that's when we had a chance to connect her with a local church community including a person she never imagined she would ever meet again here's her story from the hope channel program transformed you know i still remember uh i guess we're waiting for that story uh ronnie but i can still remember when susie first sent me an email and her story shocked me and yet it showed me that someone in a very difficult situation is very precious to god and god was working in supernatural ways to bring healing and hope to this young lady yes pastor from the beginning of time when god created the earth he saw 2021 and the need for hope channel and put hope channel in you in place so that this young lady had that need she had a person that she could call and a place called hope channel that could surround her with the support she needed and you know what's even more amazing is people will see see the story what's even more amazing is that was just the beginning of the miracle because god was going to reveal to her that when she was a little girl he had a plan in place to care for her right now because he was going to shock her with something that is uh you know we have an expression in english stranger than fiction but god was working miraculously to bring his healing presence to susie's life in fact let me tell you we're going to hear her story but she joins us every monday evening that she's free on our hope channel team meeting amen she's not she's not part of our film crew amen but she's part of the miracle amen and so she joins us because she believes that the holy spirit is using hope channel to reach out uh to touch hurting lives amen and she's right that's why our theme is restoration what a mighty god we serve amen he doesn't want anybody lost and especially when you're filling your lois that you can just either cut on the channel or pull out your phone or your facebook page and follow hope channel well here's where you can make your donation you can just go to hopetv.org day of hope that's hope tv.org day of hope or you can call us at 888-705-4673 that's 888-705-4673 you see derek i'm waiting to hear susie's testimony we're working on that but our donor team is ready to answer your call if you want to be part of making a difference in people's lives like susie in a time of their greatest need call us or you can also text the letters doh244321 to make a secure donation via text well while we're waiting to get in touch with susie here's some beautiful music from christian paul you'll be blessed [Music] oh yeah my hey um uh [Music] definitely be after the interview that jason has what a beautiful song and scenery in that video god's creative power is amazing many of you know jason miller as a panelist on hope sabbath school but i'm pleased to say he's one of my colleagues here at hope channel jason welcome to day of hope thank you ronnie it's great to be here and how did you end up at hope channel ah that's a great question so as you referenced i was a panelist on hope sabbath school got involved in the team i was a lawyer well law student at the time then became a lawyer and god worked out a situation where hope channel had an opening for their director of planned giving position i applied got accepted and now i'm here at hope channel wow planned giving what is planned giving ah planned giving is the process how the things you love and the people you love are taken care of when you no longer have need of it and it's basically how that all gets put together a lot of people do something called an estate plan and the legal process of an estate plan is a will wow wow well why don't why do i need a plan why can't we all just wing it that's a great question ronnie a lot of people say that yeah you know i do my own plans i have plan a and plan b and plan c and that's all a great idea but if you look at our world it's pretty unstable right now there's a lot of insecurity and so by having a plan it gives you some of that security because you look at the stock market you look at the economy some days it's doing good some days not so good so it's important to have that stability now that's the practical reason but there's also a spiritual reason too see it's important to have a plan for a spiritual reason because god has given us everything we have we are stewards of it and so by having a plan it ensures that we fulfill our responsibilities to god of being good stewards of everything he has given us wow i like that jason so you're saying and hope that we're all listening god expects us to be good stewards even of our financial planning that is correct ronnie and it's very important because if you think about it there's one of only three places your money can go to it can go to your family or friends that makes sense that's what a lot of us like to do it can go to a ministry organization like hope channel and that we also support or there's a third place ronnie your money could go to the government and i don't know about you but i had not met one person that put the government in their will no i haven't met anyone either now from that person saying wow jason ronnie that sounds a little complicated isn't there an easier way or i have a plan i want to participate in planned giving now what would you say to those individuals yes that's a great question ronnie and there is actually something you can do if you are 70 and a half or older you can actually use your retirement account to make a donation to hope channel and the cool thing about this donation it's a hundred percent tax free it's something called a qualified charitable distribution and if you are 72 you actually have to take a minimum amount from your retirement account and so you can actually take that minimum amount give it to hope channel as a donation and it's 100 percent tax free wow what do you find to be the most popular way that people are giving uh to hope channel regarding their plan giving oh well there's so many different ways one of the ways people like to do is either put it in their will or they do what's called a beneficiary designation essentially if you've got insurance or an account again like an ira you can say when i no longer have need of this i name hope channel as the beneficiary as the organization that will then get those funds and then hope channel can use those funds tax-free to share hope with people all around the world wow what do you find most rewarding in your position here at hope channel what i love most rewarding is that i get to use the funds that god has entrusted to us to spread the message and then being part of hope sabbath school is a blessing because i'm not just the money guy i also get to be part of the ministry and live it out with the word of god itself do you find that being a hope sabbath school people already feel they're familiar with you and so when they contact you regarding a planned gift they feel comfortable in sharing with you what they want to do or receiving advice from you it definitely helps because it shows that you know i'm not just a salesperson out there trying to get their money i'm someone who truly believes in the mission believes in the word of god because we here at hope channel we aren't doing this just for a job this is a ministry and we truly believe in the ministry of hope channel we truly believe in bringing hope and restoration to everyone amen amen any closing comments jason sure so back to that whole charitable distribution thing make sure if you do it you submit it by december 31st because it's a tax thing so you want to make sure you've got a few months left to do that also i want us to remember that this planned giving stuff it's a spiritual work god cares about our finances and that's why he wants us to be good stewards and stay tuned because we're actually putting together a bible study course on stewardship to help people and if you want more information feel free to reach out to me you can email me jason.miller hopetv.org or you can even give me a call my number to call is 888 339 plan 888-339-7526 contact me and we can have a conversation about how to do plan giving how to use the resources god has given you thank you jason this has been tremendous if you would like to learn more about how you can support hope channel with a charitable gift visit hope tv gift dot org that's hope tv gift org you can also call 1-888-339-plan that's 1-888-339-7526 there are hope channel teams all over the world creating television that changes lives find out how hope channel czech republic found new opportunities to reach others during the global pandemic [Music] foreign [Music] so one of the things that excites me about day of hope is actually talking to people who've decided to be part of this impact movement we are going to get back and hear from susie in just a few minutes because her life has been totally transformed but some of you you say derek i just want to be part of the movement can i invest with prayer how can i help can i can i make a donation you know i'm shocked actually sometimes people come to me and say do you need donors they have no idea that hope channel is a donor-supported ministry well that's because you don't hear all of the time on our programs people begging for money or saying that we'll die if you don't help us but we are trusting that god will touch the hearts of our viewers partners like you who'll say i believe in what you're doing taking the gospel now 80 different languages 68 channels around the world sharing the gospel of jesus christ before his soon return and i just want to thank you that you're part of that we want to talk to someone who who said i want to be a part and investing some money as jesus talked about laying up treasure in heaven and we're hoping we can have lori on the phone here fairly soon because somehow she could have spent her money on many other things she might have even donated to some other charitable causes but the holy spirit said no i want you to think about hope channel the mission of hope channel to help people to find a better life for today and for eternity to help them understand the bible so they can find freedom healing and hope in jesus and god is touching people's hearts i can see now that sarah's taking a call zanelli's ready she's saying somebody call me i'm ready to take a call because there are people across this country who say i want to be part of that impact movement i want to make a difference for the kingdom of heaven you can do that even right now i just want to encourage you to prayerfully say lord what do you want me to do we've got another song by christian paul i was so happy that he made it here to our studio live because we've been blessed by his music in the past listen now to some inspiring music [Music] hey me [Music] my [Music] hey [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Applause] hey [Music] susie reached out to hope channel after watching programs through our hope channel app that's when we had a chance to connect her with the local church community including a person she never imagined she would meet again here's her story from hope channel's program transformed i've been living in the u.s for almost a year and 10 months now so when i moved here i was looking for a church because church is a big part of my life growing up in an adventist family i was always involved in church so i started searching online to see to connect with the church and then i discovered the whole channel app i downloaded the app and stole it on my phone and started using it watching hope sub school and the other shows that were also on the app that has helped me through the covet lockdown period i'm still connecting with church members i felt like i was actually there listening to them but i was watching by the app channel app before that i was watching a hope a sabbath school episode and i saw pastor derek asking reading actually reading letters from viewers and he asked for people to write in and that like motivated me to write in as well i emailed pastor derek and surprisingly he replied on that same subject so that's how i connected with pastor derek morris when i moved to my new place pastor derek messaged me and asked me to send him my new address which i did because he was trying to find a church for me to connect with and [Music] i think three days later he texted me and said he sent me the church address i took the church website out and i saw the church pastor's name the church senior pastor's name when i saw the name i it just seemed so familiar and i called my mom and i was telling her matt do you recognize this name and when i mentioned the pastor's name mom did not respond to me she just broke into tears and she prayed she told me to close my eyes and we prayed together and she thank god because this particular pastor he was the church he was a chaplain for the university that my mom attended in my country when she was talking about him that brought memories back to me because i started uh recalling pastor's late wife she was my soccer school teacher when i was small and she was my adventurer teacher and i attended the classes with the pastor's son the second son his name is evren tupito so as she was talking everything started coming back to me and like how can you meet someone um after say 20 30 years this was really um god connecting me with family here because i've been kinda on my own to finally meet with someone who knew my country someone who knew my parents someone who knew where i was from i i just felt at home when i i called pastor derek and i thanked him telling him that this was no ordinary connection this was god using him to connect me with a pastor who knew my family who has been to my country and you know i told pastor derek that and he replied back to me and he was like truly god has gone before you and his hand is over your life and i believe that [Music] what an amazing story and i'm excited because we actually have susie on the phone right now we're going to hear her voice susie thanks so much for sharing your testimony with us hi mr dark you know it's amazing susie you know one miracle after another god is still working you'd been through some very difficult times in your life maybe you wondered god where were you what did this miraculous activity god was doing through hope channel connecting you to a pastor that you'd know when you were little what did that do for your heart and for your faith well you know pastor derek the hope channel god used whole channel to connect me back with god in a time where i needed him or i was desperate um and i see god leading me by using you guys strengthening my relationship with him every day when i listen to her channel that's just beautiful and and you told me you not only found a church and the pastor had been the pastor when you were a little girl back in png but you've actually started to get involved in your new church community what are you doing to use your new love for jesus uh to serve your community yes pastor so i'm involved in the finder department i'm teaching the kids i'm yeah just enjoying it it's really encouraging to see that god is bringing healing and blessing and encouragement to you and uh what would you say to someone uh if they say does god still work miracles today the fact that you're alive god is working a miracle amen well i want to just talk to our donors and say if you've been blessed by her testimony don't forget you can make a donation today numbers up on the screen you can call us you can text us you can send a donation but be involved in the miracle of hope channel [Music] [Applause] [Applause] well i just have to say it feels very unusual being here in a suit i should be in my hope sabbath school shirt i don't have to worry whenever we film i'm always wearing my shirt but uh with a few seconds between that powerful interview with susie and being with our small team here that's all the time we had but i just want to tell you this is an exciting special edition of hope sabbath school because for the first seven minutes of the 30 minutes allocated we're going to hear a little behind the scenes from three team members in our small team that's with us jason good to have you gladys good to have you john good to have you we're excited and jason i'm going to start with you because you are though you're just a young man you're a senior statesman part of hope sabbath school what has it done for your life you know you were an attorney working in government circles when we first met what has it done for your life to be part of the hope sabbath school team yes derek so there's two things that really stand out to me the first is it's really helped me get into the word of god because hope sabbath school is based on the word and as i teach i have to study the word as we study with the class it helps me understand what is the word of god saying what does it mean to me how does it apply and then how does it apply to all of our hope sabbath school families so it really makes me think about the word of god it's interesting jason you talked about when you teach because you are actually teaching this week if you watch hope sabba school and go to the hopetv.org hope ss jason is teaching this week the topic on a full one hour and that you'll get the full story but thanks for being with us for this special edition gladys you're a teacher by profession but now you're working helping uh with volunteer missionaries but i've seen a tremendous commitment in your heart to be part of the hope sabbath school team uh what is it that really energizes you uh being part of this impact movement what i like the most is the young people that surround us within the team and i found a family where we have like a common goal to just teach the word of god to others and i just love that you know one of the things that we love about hope sabbath school take a look at the team here it looks like the world right men women younger older uh different parts of the world represented and that's not by accident is it because we have hope sabbath school members in over 200 countries around the world uh and and they're all saying that looks like my family i want to study the bible together praise the lord well our youngest member of our team this evening and actually one of our youngest members of our team has just been uh i think filmed four times with us john it's great to have you with us this evening you've been involved with ministry up to this point uh when uh someone asked you maybe it was uh pastor christian martin who spoke with you who was part of our team now is host of wake up with hope um what were your thoughts when he said hey john would you like to be part of a interactive bible study that's impacting the world you know i was wondering as i was driving my car to the studio how is it going to be how are they going to people interact with me but when i got there just like you said that family spirit of you know being welcoming and giving me tips here and there you know just just take me in that was very very impressive and i just felt like i've been here before well we're going to take some time to study about a restless prophet i hope you've got your bible with you this is a condensed version you can watch the entire hope sabbath school jason's teaching that one by going to our website but let's pray together now we're going to study about a restless prophet but what does it have to do with us today what does it have to do with our day of hope well let's pray together as we open god's word father in heaven we just want to thank you for this hope sabba school special edition just a time to study but also to thank our hope channel family for supporting this ministry that you're using to impact so many lives around the world so god thank you for each one who's joining us for this special edition we're going to look at the restless prophet jonah and there will be some lessons for sure for our lives today so i pray that you would guide us direct our steps we pray in the name of jesus amen amen amen well the little book of jonah right there near the end of the old testament it's uh it's only a couple of pages in my bible but it tells a powerful story doesn't it and jason i wonder if you could read the first three verses of this little letter which sets the scene for a remarkable story sure and i have the new king james version here it says in jonah chapter 1 verses 1 through 3 now the word of the lord came to jonah the son of amitai saying arise go to nineveh that great city and cry out against it for their wickedness has come up before me but jonah arose to flee to tarshish from the presence of the lord he went down to joppa and he found a ship going to tarshish so he paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to tarshish from the presence of the lord now if you even if you didn't know anything about the ancient near race you said i've never heard of nineveh i don't know anything about it uh you could learn john just from that text something about the ninevites what what could you learn so the ninevites uh it tells us that they're evil and their evil has come up to god so by that we know that it's a wicked city uh out of the assyrian empire anything else do you know from history about the ninevites anybody yes jason they were the enemy of god's people and they'd actually gone on some raids and killed lots of people all right do you know anything else gladys were they friendly people they were enough friendly they were very evil people they were violent people you you might meet an evil person that's friendly but these were both evil and violent yes and so you know before you even read the book you say well there's no way that they're going to change the prophet is going to do what god asked him to do and they're not going to listen and they'll get destroyed that's the end of the but the prophet runs away from the mission john just think about that for a minute why do you think he runs away actually jonah gives the answer in the end of the book because he's actually not happy with the fact that god is showing them mercy and so he doesn't want to bear the message of mercy to them and so he does not want to carry the message that god has for them so gladys you want to add to that yeah i don't think he thinks that that they deserve it they don't deserve god's mercy so he doesn't want to to just do that why would i go there if they don't even deserve it so so maybe maybe he'd rather that no warning comes the fire just comes down jason it's all over yeah i think so and he might be afraid too because what they might do to him right yeah well let's continue the story gladys uh you know this is i love reading the bible because you've got a story unfolding rather than just jumping from one text to another we're now in jonah 1 verses 4 through 6. how did the lord capture this runaway prophet's attention yes i'm reading from the new international version and he says then the lord sent a great wind on the sea and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up all the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god and they threw the cargo into the sea to lighten the ship but jonah had gone below deck where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep the captain went up to him and said how can you sleep get up and call on your god maybe he will take notice of us and we will not perish so how does god catch this runaway prophet's attention a storm a storm right but there's something about the story jason that just seems really strange what catches your attention as gladys is reading this passage sure so everyone else is awake except for one person and that's jonah okay everyone's awake except one uh maybe add something to that john not only are they all awake but they're all afraid about to die and they're praying to their god they're praying to their god and the only one who knows the true god is only sleeping he's sleeping um you know you say there's something wrong with this picture right yeah um jonah's finally going to come to his senses john let's look at verses 7 through 10 of john chapter 1 because we're going to see the mercy of god [Music] god might just say let's just sink the ship but how many does god want to repent and be saved oh is that a bible take somewhere he's not willing that any should perish but have everlasting life but all should come to repentance right second peter 3 and verse 9. so he's he wants the captain all of the sailors and jonah yes to be saved well john read on for us if you would verses 7 through 10 how does jonah finally at least admit what's going on okay jonah chapter 1 verses 7 through 10 from the english standard version it says and they said to one another come let us cast lots that we may know on whose account this evil has come upon us so they cast lots and the lord fell on jonah then they said to him tell us on whose account this evil has come upon us what is your occupation and where do you come from what is your country and of what people are you and he said to them i am a hebrew and i fear the lord the god of heaven who made the sea and the dry land then the men were exceedingly afraid and said to him what is this that that you have done for the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the lord because he had told him so does jonah come and say okay i'm going to make a confession no he gets caught by the lots this talk about that jason because that's kind of like rolling a dice but but actually the casting of the lots was a way god guided his people give me an example from the old testament can you think of one sure so um i i remember there was a story maybe sometime in the book of numbers where there was a use of casting lots they were trying to understand god's will and there was another time with aiken remember when he hid the garments and the silver yeah and and it went to a certain tribe certain clan certain family and then aiken when it landed on aitkin they didn't say i know the chances are very slim that this is you they said what have you done yes so god directed even through this very what you might call primitive way right that jonah is identified and and what does that do for the sailors the captain and the sailors does that bring them great comfort no they were afraid because they were like okay what have you done you know maybe they thought of the pagan gods you know that they have to appease them so i think that they were not even thinking how can somebody defy a god and here's this man that said i'm running away you know and from god and they cannot understand yeah and he also mentioned he's the one who made the sea so now they're really in trouble right exactly well gladys let's read on in the story you say well what happened next he's running away from the creator of the heavens and the earth let's read on verses 11 through 16. okay i'm reading from the new international version verses 11 to 16. the sea was getting rougher and rougher so they asked them what should we do to you to make the sea come down for us pick me up and throw me into the sea he replied and he will become calm i know that this is my fault that this great storm has come upon you instead the men did their best to roll back to land but they could not for the sea grew even wilder than before then they cry to the lord oh lord please do not let us die for taking this man's life do not hold us accountable for killing an innocent man for you o lord for you o lord have done as you have please then they took jonah and threw him overboard and the raging sea grew calm at these the men greatly feared the lord and they offered a sacrifice to the lord and made vows to him john you're laughing and yet it's really kind of tragic right what what is so kind of confusing or contradictory about these verses now you know they're praying to their gods earlier but all of a sudden now they're sacrificing and making wolves to the true god of heaven and so that's such a contrast that we see there and what's amazing here is god reaches people where they are if casting lots is where their mind is he uses that to reach them and now they're impressed about the true god of heaven and now these pagan sailors jason are praying to the lord and jason still isn't praying i'm not jason what's his name he's still not praying he's not so so i'm glad you're not the god of heaven but if you were the god of heaven and the captain and the sailors are crying out to the lord and this runaway prophet still isn't praying what would you do well don't tell that honestly i would trade prophets i would say this captain any sailors these are better prophets than my prophet let's make them the prophet and my prophet he can go drown in the sea honest if i were god that's probably what i would do it's really startling isn't it i mean they are pagan sailors and they're praying to the lord god he was sending mixed signals to these people that he should be witnessing too of god's mercy in love but he wasn't that is not the end of the book of jonah and praise god for that praise god for that jason read verse 17 of chapter one for us all right jonah 117 the new king james version says now the lord had prepared a great fish to swallow jonah and jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights if it just stopped with the first sentence what would you say god is amazing well no no no just the first sentence he was swallowed by a great fish no that's how he died right mine says he provided a great fish that's why i said that's the first provided the lord actually mine does too the lord prepared so you see a little grace right there too yeah but apparently didn't die with all of what was in that stomach whatever was digesting all of the other things that great fish had swallowed right he's in there three days and three nights now if we didn't have chapter two what might you imagine he was doing let's start with john we'll give everyone a chance and maybe you're watching you say uh i know what he was doing well you can write to us at ssopenhopetv.org we'd love to hear from you um what do you think john if we didn't have any rest of the book he's he's run away from god everybody's praying except him he's thrown into the ocean and swallowed by huge fish but he hasn't died what do you think might be going through his mind i think he'll be thinking maybe this is god's judgment because i'm running away from him and i also misrepresented the god of heaven to these heathen men and so maybe he's thinking in his mind this is it for me and this is god's judgment no idea of grace in his mind at that time there weren't any other people in the stomach of the whale right so this this is what we don't know it was a whale excuse me there were no other occupants in the stomach of the great fish right so we would call this in prison terms solitary confinement right yes uh this is the judgment of god maybe i'll stay here till i die anything else gladys what do you think maybe he thought he deserved it somehow maybe he he was a well this is this is what i got for what i did okay kind of the same thing you know it's my fault any other thoughts jason what might have been going through his mind and maybe he's realizing this might be the end but i can ask god for forgiveness and at least i can be saved and then pass away you know remember what john said earlier that part of what he may have caused him to run away was he had this idea that god may be more merciful than we like to be i wonder if that came back to him jason take us to chapter two we're gonna read his uh his conversation all right because i wonder if that came back to him well if god is as merciful as i was afraid he might have been maybe he'll still be merciful to a runaway prophet yes let's hear the oh you say he must have survived we've got the story right let's look at the first uh nine verses of chapter two all right jonah chapter two verses one through nine the new king james version says this then jonah prayed to the lord his god from the fish's belly and he said i cried out to the lord because of my affliction and he answered me out of the belly of shale i cried and you heard my voice for you cast me into the deep into the heart of the seas and the floods surround me all your billows and your waves passed over me then i said i have been cast out of your sight yet i will look again toward your holy temple the waters surround me even to my soul the deep closed around me weeds were wrapped around my head i went down to the moorings of the mountains the earth with its bars closed behind me forever yet you have brought up my life from the pit o lord my god when my soul fainted within me i remembered the lord and my prayer went up to you into your holy temple those who regard worthless idols forsake their own mercy but i will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving i will pay what i have vowed salvation is of the lord so there's the end of the prayer salvation is of and then in my bible all capital letters yahweh yeah the personal name of god so they were praying to god he the lord he wasn't but now he's praying to the lord have you ever had a time where you prayed to the lord and you didn't get a very quick answer can you think of a time when you went that took a long time well apparently this was a fairly quick time there were times remember daniel was praying and the angel was dispatched even while he was praying yes uh well let's see what answer comes he cries out having gone through a roller coaster ride in the ocean apparently down to the deep and weeds over his head he cries out salvation is from the lord and verse 10 john says of chapter 2 jonah 2 verse 10 from the english standard version it tells and the lord spoke to the fish and it vomited jonah out upon the dry land i don't know what he smelled like i'm guessing he smelled terrible he looked terrible yeah um but that's not the end of the story is it no no again back to if we were god you know he he certainly said salvation comes from the lord yes but would you ask him to go back and do what you asked him to do the first time what do you think john i mean he disobeyed once so how can i trust him yeah hmm you know i'm so thankful that god gives us second chances i don't know about you you're watching hope savage going you're saying i'm so glad god gave me a second chance because because i would i wouldn't be here i wouldn't be here today without second chances amen praise god amen so let's see what happens gladys if you could pick up the story in chapter 3 and let's look at verses let's start in verse 1 and if you could read all the way down through verse 10. sure i'm reading jonah chapter 3. then the word of the lord came to jonah a second time go to the great city of nineveh and proclaim to it the message i give you jonah obeyed the word of the lord and went to nineveh now nineveh was a very important city a visit required three days on the first day jonah started into the city he proclaimed 40 more days and nineveh will be overturned the ninevites believed god they declare a fast and all of them from the greatest to the least put on secloth when the news reached the king of nineveh he rose from his throne took off his royal robes covered himself with sackcloth and sat down in the dust then he issued a proclamation in nineveh by the decree of the king and his novels do not let any man or beast herd or flock taste anything do not let them eat or drink but let men and beasts be covered with sackcloth let everyone call urgently on god let them give up their evil ways and their violence who knows god may yet relent and with compassion turn from his fears anger said so that we will not perish when god saw that they did what they did and how they turned from their evil ways he had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened did these people including the king did they even know who the lord god was no they didn't call him by his name didn't they they just said god apparently he's more powerful than any of our idols right what do you think about that i mean you've done some preaching probably john you said whoa jonah must have been a great preacher to have converted the entire city 100 000 people 120 000 what do you think i mean mission success you know i don't think he was a good preacher i really don't what do you think by the way it was mission success maybe the question we should ask is why was it mission success i mean do you think he went with the holy spirit enthusiasm or was he still well i'll deliver the message but i'm hoping it will not be a good outcome what do you think well you have the content of his sermon which is literally just one line 40 days and nineveh is going to be overthrown there's no grace there there's no message of god's love he's literally just preaching this one line of warning and yet somehow that one line of warning is enough to do it so maybe god sometimes can work through imperfect people who aren't even you know have the heart for the people they're witnessing to maybe some traitors said well i've heard about the god of heaven that he is also abundant in love and mercy but they weren't hearing it from jonah you're saying that's true i think that just the fact that he was like a doomday preacher you know just got their attention because like you said they didn't know about the god of heaven but there was something even that message god used to touch the hearts of the people of nineveh we've got one more verse jason verse one we could take a lot more time uh by the way if you want to hear the whole hope sabbath school go to hopetv.org hope ss or watch it on directv 368 later in the week because jason leads a one hour study but just give us verse one a startling response after what john accurately described as miraculous mission success what does it say in in jonah 4 1. new king james version jonah chapter 4 verse 1 says but it displeased jonah exceedingly and he became angry the entire city turns to god what in the world is happening with this runaway prophet given a second chance that he would become angry that the whole city is saved gladys well i think that two reasons one reason he was upset that actually he didn't want to come because he knew god was going to forgive them right and two he was upset because how did they deserve that why would they be saved so what is this here we are we're in the middle of a day of hope you know this is a special fundraising event and we're doing a special hope sabbath school live jason what does this have to do with what we're doing now where we're asking people to partner a mission right to be part of an impact movement uh to share with could i say unlikely candidates for salvation the good news about a god who loves them relate this study to what we're doing now sure so all of us are unlikely candidates all of us are like the people of nineveh or even like jonah we should all be able to identify it someplace here and yet god called jonah to give a message of hope and restoration if you will and even though his message wasn't perfect it led to hope and restoration for 120 000 people and also that's what hope channel is about giving hope and restoration to the world yes gladys everyone deserves a second chance everyone deserves to hear the good news that god is merciful and for and can forgive all of our sins not just a runaway prophet no but but a wicked evil evil violent city yes deserves the grace of god if they'll accept it john you know i grew up listening to the story and i thought that god was using jonah to reach in anyway but you know i come away thinking that maybe god used jonah to be reached in any way but also the same time to use nineveh to reach jonah and know sometimes we can you know be in ministry do things for god but we are struggling we are having attitudes or character falls but god doesn't give up on us he continues to work through us so sometimes god calls us to ministry to save us we don't really know the end of the story do we we don't even know it and jonah became the most compassionate faithful prophet ever we do know it's a true story by the way jesus speaks about the the story of jonah right but but let's get back to the application the lord says to us today let's put ourselves in the situation of of a prophet we can choose to run away tonight and say i don't want to be part of the impact movement or we could say god i have my doubts i'm not sure everybody deserves it and angels are saying you don't either it's grace right amen um what would a takeaway lesson be for us in terms of what god wants us to do today gladys just become vessels may just be willing for god to just take whatever donation whatever financial help or whatever we can do to help this ministry to grow and touch so many lives because like you always said we are in so many countries this message can be shared with so many people that need to hear god and you know my friends whatever you might say derek i'm going to call the 800 number and i'm going to pledge 10 what god will do with that gift is miraculous yes what god did may i say in spite of jonah was absolutely miraculous yes but i i just can't imagine later on that jonah would not have looked back and said you know god gave me the privilege in spite of my frailty and my character flaws of being part of a great miracle god wants you to be a part of a great miracle too an impact movement that will impact thousands of lives and call them to salvation [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] welcome to day of hope wasn't that a wonderful special hope sable school now are you ready and motivated to join hope channel's impact movement you'll never regret it we want to welcome you and invite you to join the hope general family become a regular ministry partner just visit hopetv.org day of hope to learn more throughout day of hope you'll also hear testimonies of lives changed through the power of god these friends will explain how hope channel made the difference in their spiritual journey and you'll hear reports of how hope channel teams around the world are impacting their local communities in their local languages plus we'll have music from christian paul this young man is committed to sharing his talents for god's glory through music ministry you know i'm just so excited you know i just got off of hope sabbath schools the first time i taught hope sabbath school without my shirt on yeah with my hopes have a school shirt that is but you know every time we study the bible there's new insight and and what i heard tonight is don't tell god i can't be involved because i'm imperfect jonah was very imperfect but god would use him anyway and god wants to use each one of us amen that gives me hope pastor derek and something you guys said tonight in that class that really inspired me about god's love for wicked city called nineveh that lets us know there's no city or town or place in america around the world that god does not want saved amen amen yeah and that's the other part of course that we could you know i was going to use a colloquial expression we could discard people or write them off you had that expression and say well they're not going to be interested but god is saying those are all candidates for my kingdom we would say in post christ times jesus died for those people in that wicked city and if they hear the gospel message they're going to repent and to me that is the mission of hope channel to share message with the dying world well friends with all that's happening wouldn't you want to join hope channel's impact movement you see what's happening around the world it's time go to hopetv.org day of hope you'll find a simple donation form to complete you can also choose to make your donation anonymously or you can dedicate your gift in honor of someone special hopetv.org day of hope you can also call 1-888-705-4673 that's hope 1-888-705-hope donor care team which really is the best in the world is ready to answer your call you can also text doh to 44321 so pull out your cell phone and text the best letters in the alphabet tonight doh 244-321 if you'd like to mail there's nothing wrong with mail we love mel here you can mail a check or money order to hope channel attention fundraising department one 12501 oh columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 when hope channel first started we had no idea when hope channel first started how god would use this program to touch so many lives it's been a blessing and an inspiration humbling in fact to see god impact the world one of the friends who's participated for a few years now is a young lady from brazil named sabina and sabina joins me now uh by phone sabina it's great to have you with us on day of hope hi pastor dick i'm so happy to see you oh i get to see your face you're here on zurb sabina i don't remember how long has it been now since you first connected uh with hope sabba school pastor derek i would say it's for at least a couple years um maybe two years i would say maybe a little more um we were still recording with more participants in the panel that i remember for sure and uh so in the last two years or two years and a half i've been with you yeah what's a blessing who was it that connected you because i i'd never met you before and i don't think my wife had ever met you before but someone must have told you about hope sabbath school or maybe specifically invited you to consider being part of the team absolutely it was a very good friend of mine you know i'm in the seminary i'm about to finish i studied theology at andrews university and i have a very good friend pouya who has been also participating in hope sabah school and i believe that he saw me giving a presentation in one of our classes i think it was our greek class and after that he mentioned to me a couple of times that he think i would really enjoy participating in hope service school that and then from that a couple some time later he just connected me with miss bodillo and since then i've been participating with you and sabina you've not only become an active part of the team but you've become one of our core teachers our team teaches on the team what people may not know is that as a teenager you you were far away from god that it was during those tender years as a teenager that god called you to make a commitment to him tell us tell us what happened pastor derek i was 15 years old my father got very sick he had cancer and during that time i started inquiring about the meaning of life asking if there was any god out there and i remember one day entering my bedroom and kneeling down and crying for about one hour and asking if there was any true god out there uh and i committed my life to him i said i don't know if your name is buddha muhammad jesus christ but whoever you are please show yourself to me and i also committed that day that not only i would follow him but i would want to serve him in ministry whatever it would look like in whatever was the true religion that this god was the god of and since then god used so many people pastor derek during that year when my father was sick and long story short after a period of maybe 12 or 13 months god started working in my heart and you know people would give me bibles bible studies and i usually say that if there is any other god out there he or she never took interest in me pastor derek because the only one who pursued me was was jesus and then eventually i also became adventists and here i am a great delight to me serving jesus also in this beautiful ministry of hope channel and hope sabbath school it's really a blessing to me sabina you've been a great inspiration not only to me but to the entire team because you don't live just down the road uh you've you've had to make some significant sacrifices to be an active part of this team and what is it that compels you to be part of an in-depth interactive bible study that god's using to impact the world professor derek there are so many reasons i could mention i could mention for instance the friendship that we make you know that our subway school team is so amazing right we we make good friends i could mention to you just the delight of studying the bible as i prepared to join hope saba school um i could mention also um the opportunity that i get to learn why we are in the panel as for my personal development in ministry and even in teaching right but i think that the thing that propels me the most that compels me the most is truly the desire of equipping the saints you know of all the the shows that i that i've seen in the adventist community i think the hopes of a school has a very special um ministry in not only promoting and sharing the the teaching but also helping people in the other end to also apply the things that we are trying to apply during our study right and that's when you give the outline for uh those who are watching and so i find very very um a lot of delight and fulfillment pastor derek in sharing jesus and helping other people to do the same that for me is gives me a lot of joy i don't know even how to explain that but it's truly fulfilling beautiful and sabino i think there's a lot of young people who watch you teach and they say god if you use sabino could you use me could i part be part of the impact movement as we prepare for the coming of jesus thanks for sharing with us we need to turn to christian paul now another young adult that god is using in amazing ways listen to one of my favorite songs don't be afraid [Music] don't be afraid for i am with you don't be dismayed for i am your god i will be your strength and help you each time with my righteous hand i promise [Music] don't be afraid i will be [Music] don't be afraid [Music] don't be afraid for i am with you don't be dismayed for i am your god i will be your strength and help you each time with my righteous hand i promise all you always saw don't be afraid will be your help says the lord and your redeemer is the holy of israel don't be afraid for i am with you don't be dismayed for i am your god i will be your strength and help you each time with my righteous hand i promise i'll call you always stop fear not for i am with you [Music] what a beautiful message of hope don't be afraid it's right out of the scriptures as you know well it's time to give one of our hope channel donors a call and say thank you for your partnership your financial support joining me on the phone is greater blair greater great to talk to you this evening hello hello oh it's wonderful to hear your voice so great what are some of your favorite hope channel programs um [Music] oh my goodness um can you remember there's so many of them you know i was sleeping oh um well i'm sorry i'm sorry to wake you up i i normally go to sleep at this time too but uh i know that you watch hope sabbath school because you've uh participated in that program um i just wanted to thank you for uh being part of our hope sabbath school family you know today is a day of hope and the theme the theme for our day of hope is restoration and you've been part of helping bring restoration by partnering with us so what impressed you to to partner with hope channel greater there's so many programs that i've watched it's just alright i'm kind of nervous and my mind is going blank there's so many that um i feel [Music] we want to thank greta we don't have a great connection there with her but greater if you're still listening we want to say thank you because you're part of the impact movement and thank you for helping us well we've got one other we want to talk to lori hopefully we get a better connection there because hope channel relies on generous support of donors like you absolutely essential laurie we hope you're with us i am here well you sound loud and clear laura it's great to hear your voice remind us where you're located i am located um in a little town just outside huntsville alabama okay now somebody whispered in my ear this is the lorry that you knew when you were teaching at southern adventist university is that where you studied i did yes well i told you it was um of late 80s all right that was right when i joined the faculty so i i must have taught a hundred lawyers but you were an important one and i'm glad that we can talk together tonight lori and i'm so thankful for your partnership with hope channel how does hope channel program encourage you personally well i absolutely love going to um sabbath school with you my my husband became ill and was unable to leave the home okay and i love sabbath school but um he he couldn't go so i would go to status school with you and your team [Music] every sabbath just enjoyed it beautiful apparently you like a sabbath school that's interactive rather than just someone standing and preaching a sermon do you find yourself wanting to answer the question or make a comment or how are you impacted by the sharing that happens in the team i talk to my tv [Laughter] i really do because i didn't know this or how did i grow up in adventists i learned so much and the testimonies that the the team shares um how do how do those stories impact you oh so many times they tell a story that it's heartbreaking and it it at the same time it's inspiring to to see how the lord worked in their lives amen amen that's beautiful trying to think of the name of them sure well you know i have to tell i have to a confession to make uh laurie there are times that i have tears in my eyes when i'm standing there teaching because none of this is scripted so why do you think that this ministry is worth supporting what would you say to someone because for myself i am not a doer but you guys are and so everybody has a part my part is to be able to send you funds and help you do what you do so well well god bless you lori you know my wife would relate she said you stand in front of the camera i'm happy to stand behind the camera but but what i hear you saying lori is that we can all do something right to be part absolutely and i just want to personally thank you today for being part of an impact movement that god is using to bless lives around the world god bless you god bless you all in the work thank you so much well ronnie uh lovely to talk to laurie there in alabama it's interesting you know i i talked to a couple in south dakota who also active supporters who said you know we're older now we can't do a lot of the things that we could have done if we'd become christians 20 or 30 years ago but we can do something right yes sir everyone can do something be it a donation be it prayer but god can take what you want to do that mustard seed and just grow it and bless hope channel that's the beauty of the impact movement it's not based on neighborhood it's not based on locality it's not based on the size of your bank it is based on your willingness to want people to know that god says god loves them he's coming soon and you want them to hear the good news of jesus you know while you were sharing that uh ronnie i thought of judy one of the changed life testimonies where she might have said well i don't have anything to give and then she wasn't charged for insurance yeah for for a whole year but they said we found out we didn't charge you every month but we're not going to to to accept to try to get all of that money back and so judy it was like god said i know you'd like to give more than you might feel you're able to amen but i'm going to give you this uh this windfall this special gift amen and what was beautiful ronnie uh and you may remember her story on the video instead of saying well i'm gonna use that for myself she understood that god was blessing her to bless others amen and so she found some joy in saying i'm going to give a love gift to support the global evangelistic media ministry of hope channel and and here she is still giving her testimony on day of hope today i agree pastor and her sister too amen judy and nancy we love you judy and nancy we serve a god of sacrifice he could have stayed in the course of heaven where it was comfortable but he came here and he didn't come here in the 21st century he came down here at a time where he was living in a country that was being ruled by a foreign country on this empire did not live in a prosperous family all so that you myself and the viewers of hope channel can have an opportunity at eternal life and he sacrificed 33 years maybe someone tonight could sacrifice 33 dollars and join the impact movement to give hope and restoration to someone who may be at their wit's end you know i just want to thank god for what he's doing and and we're just talking to a few people today i'm sure there are people that are contacting us i can't see the the the social media the ipad switched off but i'm sure that there are people who are saying i can't do a lot but i can do a little right yes sir yes sir and there may be someone else who says i thought of doing a little but i can actually do a lot amen and and what i want to trust is that the holy spirit is the one who guides yes sir we don't we don't have to manipulate we don't have to bully we just trust that the holy spirit as a result of what's being heard here will say i i i sense a spirit calling me to be involved amen i agree pastor that the holy spirit moving upon their heart will say to them this investment in the impact movement is an investment you'll never forget amen the dividends are eternal amen amen you know the global pandemic of 2020 and into 2021 has changed our lives forever even this year we're still finding it trying to find a new normal which includes now attending church on video screen or maybe with a mask but hope channel japan has found this as a unique opportunity to connect with a new audience take a look [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] you [Music] [Music] is [Music] in america there was a young man [Music] one of the great joys of being part of hope channel is that i have the pleasure every day of working with the best donor care team in the world and two of the members of that team are with me tonight in fact you've seen them all day and that is sarah anzanelli sarah how long have you worked at hope channel well ronnie it's going to be almost two years in december wow two years and ruth's just so blessed to have her here what do you like about working at hope channel sarah well aside from being able to work with this amazing team that you get to see here today it's truly a privilege to wake up every day and go to work and be able to serve god amen amen and for the person who's been watching tonight and they're still on the fence about joining the impact movement what would you say to them to inspire them or to encourage them to join this incredible movement i would say to not hesitate any amount you can give whether it's you know five ten dollars god will multiply it and make a difference you know many donors are calling today and what they're sharing with us is that hope channel has been a blessing for them and they want to share that blessing with others amen amen did you hear that people are joining the impact movement tonight because they're saying hope channel has been a blessing to them and they want to put it forward pass it forward by being a blessing to others and thank you i see that you're calling and zanelli's on the phone so i want to see sarah on the phone also i want to see a bigger smile which will make me smile even brighter too so join the impact movement this evening so that others too can have the restoration that god wants to give the number to donate is 1-888-705-4673 thus 1-888-705-4673 you can also make a secure online donation at hopetv.org day of hope another option is to pull out your cell phone and text the letters doh 44321 when you make a donation be sure to tell us about it share on social media and tag us with day of hope 2021 or hashtag hope channel now over to derrick thank you ronnie we're moving closer to our goal but we can't do it without you you know we've set a faith goal of a hundred thousand dollars here on the day of hope but without you it won't happen throughout the day of hope you've seen how god is using hope channel to impact lives not only in north america but around the world and we want to invite you to be part of this impact movement ronnie you said you've been working with the best team in the world uh come on over here let's just talk a little more yes sir you get you get experiences many times and this will happen because you give me the privilege to be involved i'm surprised sometimes that people who say well i don't i don't know why i didn't donate to hope channel before but the holy spirit just impressed me i'm thinking of someone last year who sent a donation of 50 dollars yes sir and said i i i just never thought you know i donate to some other causes and by the way we're not here to compete with any other worthwhile ministry but but we believe we've got a unique ministry sharing the gospel message christ-centered bible teaching right yes sir and here's someone says i never thought of it before well friend now is the time to think about it be part of the impact movement [Music] welcome to day of hope it's been an amazing time since two o'clock eastern time this special program happens quarterly on hope channel day of hope is an opportunity for you to join the powerful impact movement hope channel is creating around the world support us by making an online donation at hopetv.org day of hope you know hope channel provides bible-based programming that's why i'm so excited it will encourage and uplift you wherever you are and your family it's television you can watch with your little ones if you're searching for a stronger relationship with god hope channel provides ways to deepen your bible study and if you want to live a healthier life hope channel has programs to help you reach your goals and if you're searching for community the hope channel family extends around the world we have teams in every part of the world providing contextualized programming in local languages if you have hope channel you have a family that's why we're asking you to make a donation to support hope channel's powerful and positive impact movement go to hopetv.org day of hope to make your donation you can make your donation anonymous or dedicate your gift in honor of someone special that's hopetv.org day of hope if i'm writing a check you know it's easier for you perhaps uh i sometimes write a check just drop it in the mail here's the address we're going to put it on the screen hope channel attention fundraising department 12501 old columbia pike silver spring maryland 20904 you can also text the letters doh to 44321 if you're a texter and you can make a secure donation online thanks in advance by the way thanks for those of you who've already made a contribution during this day of hope for joining hope channel's impact you know hope general viewer mike marciniak never thought he would lose it all until he did but god is using hope channel in mike's testimony of restoration mike shared his testimony with me on the hope channel program transformed you know i had been at the top of my businesses for a long time and uh i had become somewhat complacent and uh started to look for other avenues of of happiness and joy which were in my case uh chemicals uh drugs alcohol whatever it was that i could uh basically get away from and out of my own skin and it started out pretty innocently enough but it did not last innocent for long well so here you are you're starting to self-medicate i guess you would say you're saying it it kind of worked okay for a while and then things started to fall apart are we talking about business relationship health all of the above we are talking about the entire enchilada uh yeah i i began to uh unravel businesses began to uh falter uh relations relational um you know financial it all started to go downhill and it didn't take long once it began to go downhill for then me to need to medicate even more because i was no longer on top i was no longer the boss i was now on the bottom and i had nobody working for me not even me so uh this was this was the next level of uh you know medication basically and it sounds sounds like that's that's kind of a downhill slide where did you end up i ended up in jail uh sitting in sitting in county jail and uh you know i had some time to uh reflect uh it wasn't uh a great long time but it was a few months and uh you know now being a father and having kids that are grown and siblings and a mother who's still alive everybody can see that you're in jail and uh the humiliation at the beginning was the thing that got me uh to start thinking about my life but soon thereafter i opened up the bible in county jail and uh i have not said it down since and something happened that connected you to hope channel uh tell me what was going on that that made you find hope channel well even though i had a few months of sobriety underneath my belt i was still um at the uh beginning stages of of recovery i was in a uh for lack of a better term like a halfway house um just kind of trying to find my way it had been so many years that i i had not maintained a level of sobriety and how to deal with life and life's issues that i i didn't have the toolbox that i once had and so i i was reaching out for anything and i had a new tv and it had real cool on it and uh this one channel just said hope and i clicked on it and i started to navigate and then before i knew it i was watching hope sabba school uh which is all also caught my eye and uh been watching it ever since and uh you kind of know the story from there yeah actually this is a secret that most people don't know but you're actually part of our team now and you join our team meeting every monday evening even though you're not part of the panel you're part of the prayer team the support team uh how is connecting on a very personal level with the hope sabbath school team impacted your life i'll tell you uh it has changed things in my life immensely um i i monday is the day that i look forward to meeting all of my friends from hope sabbath school um and learning uh this this new toolbox that i have which is prayer and communication with with god through christ and i i learn and and and observe and saturate myself in what i see and the evidence that i see is the folks that i'm dealing with on hope sabbath school and the panel that i'm involved with they are all living lives that are fulfilled and they're all very gracious and loving and uh we pray for each other and we pray for larger pictures of people and um i'm just learning a brand new uh brand of life and i'm just absolutely grateful for it i still remember mike you coming to the group and saying something really special is going to happen this week i want to ask you to pray for me so this transformation is a journey but what was that special event that was going to happen that you asked your hope sabba school team to pray for um i needed prayer for i was very nervous and she's an adult married uh with children and i had never met my grandchildren i had never met my son-in-law and uh it was not something that i was uh i was looking forward to it but i was very very afraid of the circumstance and uh so i received a lot of prayer for that and it just went over without a hitch and now i'm meeting up with them every couple weeks doors are opening up i'm getting lots of hugs and kisses and love yous and um you know things that are normal and what we would consider normal uh had not been normal for me and so god has just you know with my family my children my grandchildren um which is the closest thing to my heart uh opened up that door and that avenue uh but that's just the beginning doors are opening all over the place derek mike in addition to hope sabbath school you've been watching other programs on hope channel what are some programs that god's used to encourage you on your journey uh five reasons there is a program called five reasons uh which gets into uh five reasons that there that there is a god um and he gets into uh the bible on the reasons that there is a god and i've checked the show out uh numerous times and it's it's involving and it's it just answers questions every time i watch it um another show is um a bible help desk uh where people can ask bible questions right yes yes and i i do believe it's interactive um and you know it's it's one where you know if you're new to the word um i which i am uh you have every opportunity to ask questions um and watch the program and basically get a plethora of information about the word of god mike what would you say to a person you've you've been all the way to the bottom and now the lord's lifting you up what would you say to someone watching transformed or maybe they have a loved one who's hit rock bottom what would you say to a person in desperate need of hope i would say first that there is hope uh and there is hope in god because there is a god and we learn who that is uh through the through the name of jesus christ and uh you know being a person who had some financial success and thought that that was the center of life and then had that basically taken away and i resorted all the way down the line to homeless shelters and drug addiction and and i mean just at the very bottom um god spoke to me that there is a life worth living and he will lead me in that direction and i have not turned back and it has not necessarily been easy the entire way but there is always hope so i that's what i can express is that there's always hope and you know ronnie there is always hope one part of mike's story that he didn't share because we're talking about restoration is that someone who reached out to him was someone on our hope sabbath school team travis who also was far away he wasn't addicted to pain meds but he had all of his different addictions and and god rescued him and he became part of a hope sabbatical team and now is one of our team teachers and somehow he was able to reach out and connect with mike and then get mike into the group what i see god doing in this impact movement is he saves us he connects us not so we just kind of wait around and try to stay holy till jesus comes but he wants us to be involved in the movement which is god's using to transform lives around the world amen pastor in fact as you were sharing that about travis and michael i thought about the woman at the whale once she met jesus yes this woman went into town and told people about a man that she had just met whereas the disciples were just in town buying food she became the evangelist that's right so hope channel enables people to learn about god and then they become the evangelist and spread the word and you know talk about transforming lives too i mentioned travis just this past weekend he had a camp out on his on his property and and 75 of the people that came were not members of the church they were people searching for hope amen and and one of the families he met at the post office and uh god is just giving him countless opportunities now i will tell you this if you if you're on hope channel people start recognizing your face but it's not so you can be famous but it's so that you can build a bridge and people can say oh you're on the hope channel i remember flying into one of the islands in the caribbean and the the flight attendant came up and said i watch hope savage school amen and i thought you know all of these are opportunities to invite people yes yeah to become part of the kingdom yes yes a non-threatening way and travis having a camp out for hope i like that amen that's what the day of hope is today uh camp out for jesus amen join the impact movement and we've got some comments pastor from around yeah you know i'm just looking here and here's someone she says uh i love how you allow the team members to teach on hope's absolutely amen jason's teaching this week by the way i also think it's awesome how you sing scripture songs i've been watching for many years to odette thanks for writing to us on facebook you want to look at some others here someone writing from the philippines yes yes says so knight what so nice watching through youtube from philippines and i love you too but i'm glad that she's using it for the right reasons she's been able to join day of hope all away across the ocean through youtube that is dedication to supporting a day of hope you talk about joining the impact movement that should inspire all of us to join the movement tonight yeah that's alejandria alejandre i want to thank you for writing to us by the way we've got 180 000 followers on our facebook page hope sabba school that is amen and the second largest number are from your country alejandria from the philippines god is raising up a lot of hope channel supporters there in the philippines amen amen our next comment is from nandy nye ramram good afternoon from the fiji islands hello fiji thank you for being part of day of hope today we really appreciate it and spread that word be a travis in your community you know i just want to tell you that hope channel fiji just started i think it's six years ago it's now one of the top 15 channels in the country god is using hope channel fiji to impact those islands for the kingdom of heaven so praise god be part of the impact movement god is using to change lives again i just want to say post on facebook page what hope channel means to you our social media team is following along don't forget when you share what it means for you put the tag day of hope 2021 or hashtag hope channel so that we can track along with you but right now i want to share a story of a changed life god had hope channel involved in it i was preaching during a camp meeting an evangelistic camp meeting in poland when i met gabriella her mom and her sister back then gabriella wondered if god truly loved her she was damaged beyond belief but today she has a glow of happiness that only god's love can give here's gabriella's remarkable story from hope channel's program transformed hi i was thinking for for a very long time what i want to to say to you because you know god changed my life in every possible way i was lack of love i know how it is when your father doesn't love you um i have thoughts of suicide and i was thinking too many pills and i almost died because of it but he rescued me and healed me with small steps because no life of god is so full of his love but it won't be without any troubles and hard situations there will be because we live on this earth but you can be sure that you can that you won't ever ever be alone he never leaves his children he loves you so so much and he's always by your side um i just want to say that that he loves you so so much that much that he died for you for you and for me and what's an awesome message uh i want to pray with you and for you if i can of course dear father thank you for all your love thank you dad for that you don't judge us thank you that you don't care what kind of a job we have how much money we have we have and what kind of a clothes we have because you care for for our hearts and just once who loves us and [Music] thank you that you're by your side in every single situation that you never ever lose but you're your love thank you for all these things in precious name of jesus amen let him be by your side god bless you you sent to us my heart left for joy because i remembered back three years ago at camp cetona there in poland when we first met and i thought of the great miracle that god has worked in your life what were some important decisions you made there at camp zetonia that that caused such a step forward in your healing it was three years ago at camzo tanya as pastor derek said and this decision changed my life completely and now i can see that god is with me in every part of my life and every second and he cares of me but i didn't know that at the beginning i was struggling with depression and anorexia and it's it's a really huge problem i thought that i would die and my doctor said this that i have only a few months and and in this period god just found me and give me joy and his love that's so beautiful i know one of the decisions you made there at the camp was to be baptized it was your way of saying jesus be lord of my life why do you think that was such an important decision for you i think that i just accepted his love at this moment and i was so lack of love and i felt that i'm not worthy to do anything i thought that i have to do something to to get to get some love or to have some friends around me and god showed me that he don't want me to do anything he just want me to uh to accept his love and to be present to let him be in my life just like this it was so simple but it made a a really huge change and one of the decisions you made i remember that beautiful day another decision was to just accept whatever healing god knew you needed in the book of james it talks about calling the elders and being anointed with oil just a faith decision of saying god you know the healing that i need when you came and asked to be anointed did you know all of the healing that you needed or do you think god knew other things that you needed perhaps that you didn't even know okay it it wasn't as simple as i thought at the beginning i i knew that i have some troubles in my life and my heart isn't as good as it's supposed to be um and you know i felt so much pain in that moment but uh later i realized that i needed uh many more his power uh his healing in my life than i thought at the beginning it was a really big uh really big work on my heart to to accept his uh his love and every day of my life and you know gabriella what's so exciting to me and i really can't say excited because when i watch your video i'm just like hallelujah thank you god because as you've experienced the love of god transforming your own heart and bringing healing for some emotional wounds that you experienced growing up you're now sharing uh the truth about god's love with other people especially with young people tell me tell me what ministry you're involved in now that can be a blessing to people around you right now i just um i'm having a few conversations with my friends who don't even know who is god and that he loves them so much i'm also a part finder member and i enjoy it so much you know when i see all this all these kids uh who loves god it's so incredible that they want to to be in this organization and to um to get up to be a member of pathfinder's family and i'm sure that you probably meet some pathfinders or some friends who've also experienced damage we live in a broken world and uh are you able to share your testimony of the of the blessing god's brought to you of course of course so there's something really i guess you would say powerful about sharing your own journey maybe someone's watching today gabriella and they say i just feel like wow life is not really worth living and yet they're hearing you've found new meaning and hope in in the love of god what would you say to that person i would say that life isn't as hard as it seems at the beginning satan wants to scare you wants to told you that you're not worthy that there's nothing good on this earth to you but it's it's all lies gods have a big dream of your life he knows what will make you happy and the only one thing which you have to do is to accept this and say god i you know that i'm so so broken you know that i'm so tired of living on this on this world but but you know what i want i want your love in my life i want you make me fully and to feel that i'm worthy and to feel that i'm strong enough to live on this on this earth gabriella thanks for sharing your testimony today and with the love of god in our hearts we can face life and we can face the challenges and we can also be a blessing to the people around us thank you so much for sharing your testimony with us today welcome to day of hope now clearly you may notice i'm not in an office or a studio or in a church shooting this devotional tuck i'm actually in the state of louisiana in the united states in grand isle louisiana specifically i'm here for a very specific purpose because this community was one of the most hard-hit areas of the whole united states by a hurricane hurricane ida just about a week ago i'm here specifically with the group that is here to respond to disasters specifically this hurricane ida in louisiana we're here to help restore this community back to what it once was you may notice all the garbage and stuff around me and all around this area it needs restoration now restoration is a theme that we see many times in the bible but also i've experienced it many times in my own life i'll tell you just a short story a couple years ago i took a trip to kenya to film a documentary and i knew that we would be going to these very rural areas of the country to be very hot so i was going to need to drink a lot of water so when i went to kenya i had a water bottle one of my favorite water bottles it had lots of stickers from different trips experiences that i had so it had sentimental value as well as providing me with hydration as i got to the airport i took a taxi from the airport to the hotel i'd be staying at and once i got to the hotel i walked in after a long day of travel laid down on the bed exhausted then i got up and i realized something was missing i didn't have my water bottle had my luggage i had my backpack but i didn't have my water bottle so i realized i'd had it loose and must have left it in the taxi on the way from the airport to the hotel i was upset and disappointed for two reasons one because i lost my favorite water bottle with all these memories attached to it but also what was i going to do the rest of the trip without a water bottle to carry water with me throughout the hot long filming days in under the african sun so the two weeks went by of filming it went great i was tired after it but i survived and as i got back to the hotel i was going to call another taxi to get to the airport to fly back home to the states and as i jumped into the taxi i realized something familiar i looked at the taxi driver and he looked like the same driver who had picked me up two weeks ago it's like if this is the same driver maybe it's the same taxi car then maybe my water bottle could still be here so i checked the front seat it wasn't there i checked the trunk it wasn't there i decided that spot that everyone usually doesn't look that everything happens to fall under and get lost under the seats i decided to check there so i looked under the seat of the driver's side and there was my water bottle after two weeks it was still there in a public taxi somehow and it brought just a little thing but it brought joy to have that sentimental peace water bottle back now i know this is just a very little thing but god decided to restore that element of my life back to me even though it's just a little thing now that's the thing that i love to see about how passionate god is about restoration it can be just small things that was my mistake to lose but god still restored it to me because he knew i cared about it or it could be huge things like here in grand isle louisiana a community destroyed by a hurricane and god is slowly working through communities like the one that i'm a part of here to restore this community now god works like that all over the place he uses other people individuals that he's working through to help restore you to help you restore other people now god also talks about this all the time in the bible to prove that restoration is from him and meant by him he says i will restore you god is talking to his people he says i will restore you to the years that the swarming locust has eaten the hopper the destroyer and the cutter my great army which i sent among you you shall eat and plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the lord your god who has dealt wondrously with you god is saying he can't wait to restore people and circumstances that have been taken away from them so i just encourage you this day of hope you can have hope because we serve the god of restoration he is looking in those ways in your life if you're seeking him to restore those areas what's going to stop god from restoring it so that's it from here grand isle louisiana we're still working here to restore this community and it's an active example of how god is restoring me and my life and can restore you in your life [Music] my faithful father [Music] enduring friend your tender mercies [Music] it overwhelms me [Music] covers [Music] i stand in wander once again your grace still amazes me your love is [Music] [Music] cause your grace still amazes me your grace still amazes me [Music] oh patients [Music] what can i give you lord what can i say i know there's no way to repair you my praise your grace still amazes me your love is still a mystery each day [Music] cause your grace still amazes me [Music] your grace still amazes me [Music] is [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] me [Music] ronnie i love that song god's grace still amazes me won't you join hope channel's impact movement tell them about the grace of god go to hopetv.org day of hope to make a secure online donation people desperate for hope that's hopetv.org day of hope if you're a tech savvy you can also text the letters doh to 44321 you'll receive a form to make a secure donation online you know hope channel's impact movement is spreading across the world here's a video report from our hope channel team in china that can be a black passing to people around you right now i just um i'm having a china a 1.4 billion people country with over 80 different local dialects and multi-cultures some statistics show over 70 million christians in china but from the official report 38 million in 2018 and the increase is slowing down due to many reasons over 100 mega cities with over 1 million population in all of china but only less than 20 percent have an adventist church chinese hope tv plays a significant role in sowing the good news's seed in those cities and 603 million people live in remote areas where the internet could not reach chinese hope tv broadcast to great china via satellite internet cable tv and terrestrial tv [Music] in 2015 we granted a landing license from taiwan and the northern asia pacific division supervision from 2013 until now via local cable tv platform we reach 850 000 families in taiwan different production centers produce over 8 000 videos and they all can be accessed on the website for video on demand in five different categories family life [Music] education [Music] evangelism pastoral and social media clicks a single cooking show has over 000 views on youtube during the covid19 pandemic we broadcast a one-minute health promotion video every hour since february 2020. many churches are watching chinese sabbath school and sermon when the church locked down during the covid19 campus drama for reaching the young generation young christians are writing their own songs to witness the love of the lord we send out promotional material weekly to share and learn more about the truth on different social media platforms church members watch chtv in a hotel room in china that is a miracle and a blessing of god in the city or mountain areas god is preparing his people by watching chtv every friday i watch chinese sabbath school and cantonese version as well then i can participate and share more in the church service [Music] i joined seventh day adventist church due to your production i like your cooking program and do you have any publishing regarding the cooking show how can i contact the medical doctor in your show we receive calls texts and emails from china and other worldwide chinese communities as well when we look around the world we know the time is near jesus is coming soon but many chinese have not heard the name jesus so we invite you to download the chinese hope tv app or call the xiwang app and join our mission to share jesus by watching and sharing with your friends please download our app the most challenging territory china i will go beautiful testimony you know i've got a special place in my heart for china day of hope soon will come to a close but that's not the end of it day of hope is only one opportunity for viewers to join hope channel's impact movement how else can people get involved well ronnie what do we do we invite people to be a part whether they are a guest on hope sabbath school or give their testimony untransformed or they can make a donation that can help the gospel go to the world yes pastor in other ways that we have we have a weekly circle of prayer you can text in your prayer requests to hope channel and the fundraising and the planned giving team we pray over your request and i'm thinking also that couple were there in alabama passing out those little hope channel cards and i don't know how he played his guitar while he was walking but they were using their s their talents to invite people to find hope amen amen passing out the hope channel little information they're the size of a business card but going in their community and spreading hope also you can go in your community tell your neighbors tell your friends about hope channel's new digital bible studies at hope dot study in fact eventually we plan to create at least 20 plus bible studies with the six to eight that we've already created over 100 000 people have registered for the courses and they are free of charge so tell your friends your family even strangers to go to hope dot study i think that's one of the most important ways ronnie that people can be involved there was an email that i saw a social media message from someone who said you know he uh he doesn't have a lot of money but but he wants to be involved and one way that you can be involved is to say i'm going to pray but i'm also going to tell people where they can find hope tell them to go to hopetv.org and look at the programming there tell them to download the hope channel app on their smartphone and you can get that in multiple languages on that app you can choose which language you would like you can do simple things right it's like a person might say i can't preach a sermon as effectively as carlton byrd or mark finley but i could tell someone how to download the app and allow the holy spirit to use that in a powerful way amen amen because the barnette family that wonderful family in alabama what do they do the husband plays the guitar and the wife is with them and they're just passing out cards god says little becomes much when you place it in the master's hand you may think your littles a little but god can make it much ronnie i gotta just interject that little card passing out many many years ago when i was still in my mother's womb someone pushed the card under my grandmother's door and my parents became christians as a result of that one card amen so god bless the baronets there in alabama amen because never underestimate what a card can do and way back in china remember i said special place in my heart for china yes someone gave my wife's grandfather a little orphan boy in shanghai nanching just outside of shanghai gave him a card with a picture of jesus he went on to become a professor at atlanta union college with a phd in organic chemistry but an orphan's life was changed because someone gave him a picture of jesus so never underestimate what your witness can do amen in fact i'm a first generation adventist and to make a long story short how did i become adventist because when i was going to the fourth grade someone put a flyer underneath our door that stated there'll be a day that money will be thrown in the street and no one will pick it up and i gave that flyer to my mother and to make a long story short i eventually got baptized into this wonderful movement so little can become much when you give it to christ friend you are a crucial member of hope channel's team we cannot fulfill our mission that god has given us to change lives without your help you can text the letters doh to 44321 make a secure donation online you can also go to hopetv.org day of hope make your donation there hope tv.org slash day of hope here's more music from members of the new england youth ensemble and pro musica [Music] china [Music] oh salvation [Music] is [Music] [Applause] [Music] r [Music] foreign [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] is [Music] us [Music] jesus is [Music] [Applause] [Music] is [Music] is [Music] me [Music] that was beautiful pastor derek you know ronnie it's been an amazing day but i'm waiting to know how we're doing because faithful hope channel partners have been sending in their hundred dollars ten dollars thousand dollars and i want to know how we're doing is we're coming to the end at least at this part of our day of hope we give god glory that through your faithful support of god's impact movement during day of hope we have total support so far of a hundred and two thousand nine hundred and thirty seven dollars can i use my favorite hebrew word hallelujah amen amen amen almost 103 dollars yes sir yes sir praise god so let's have a stretch goal we can do it let's go for 150 between now and 11 o'clock we can do it text the letters doh to 44321 pull out your cell phones and text doh244321 you can also go to hopetv.org day of hope to make your secure online donation there's hopetv.org day of hope ronnie i don't know what's here did you say 115 thousand dollars for the stretch yes uh 150 000 is what i said for the stretch we serve a god who is able so between now and 11 let's go for 150 increase the impact we're building hope kids we have less prey we're making programs for youth what is 150 compared to what it can be for the kingdom of god amen well thank you so much i just want to speak to you personally here and thank you for being part of this impact movement it is not possible unless we all work together and we all recognize that none of it is possible without the enabling blessing of god and so i want to pray a blessing for you and for your family as we close this day of hope and then we're going to hear some beautiful music again from christian paul that people need the lord but i want to pray for you right now i want to pray thanks for those of you who partnered with us during this day hope and thanks prayers for those of you who are praying about what god wants you to do you know i trust the holy spirit will guide us and what a privilege to be part of this impact movement that god is using to share his message of love with the world before the soon coming of jesus let's pray together our father in heaven what a blessing it's been to be part of this day of hope we've had some challenges but in the midst of it all lord you've been sharing a compelling message and that is that you are able to transform lives but how can those transformations happen unless people hear and how can they hear unless there is someone who proclaims lord i pray for each family that's participated each person listening now bless our families and bless us that we might be part of that impact movement that will prepare for the soon coming of jesus in jesus name we pray amen well friend thanks for joining us listen as we close our day of hope to a beautiful song by christian paul people need the lord [Music] hmm uh foreign me [Music] hmm um [Music] you

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