From Pakistan to El Salvador, what do food and clothing banks have in common with medical and dental clinics? People often have to wait in order to be helped. In the past two months, we received reports from ministry partners in three very different parts of the world, each one telling how The HOPE was used to share the Gospel while people waited to be served.
In Pakistan, Sindhi speakers watch The Sindhi HOPE in a clinic while waiting to see the doctor.
March and April 2017 - Two New York Churches recently placed orders for HOPE DVDs; Evangel Assembly of God (100 copies on 3/31) and Brunswick Baptist Church (60 copies on 4/19).
March 18-19, 2017, Oakridge Mall, San Jose, California - Some of our ministry partners have been involved in a strategy this spring called “God Talk in the Mall.” They had 300 HOPE DVDs (English and Spanish) on hand to give to people who were interested to know more. Here’s what they reported after one of their weekends, “We had a grace-filled weekend at the God Talk. We had 67 people stop at the kiosk and take our survey; 39 of the 67 wanted follow-up!
Mars Hill was founded in 1977 by Fred Carpenter and Larry Kreider. Together they shared a vision for the potential of ministry through media. In this year (2017), marking the 40th anniversary of Mars Hill Productions, we are taking the time to recount the lessons God has taught us; lessons that have guided us in ministry and led us into a deeper understanding of His ways. We invite you to visit our devotional blog, devosfromthehill.org, and journey with us.
In January 2017, missionaries living in Thailand told us that several years ago they gave out 75 copies of The Thai HOPE to all the employees of one company. A woman who received a copy found the disc stuck in her DVD player a year later... so she watched it. It made such an impact that she called them with questions and ended up asking Jesus to be her savior! God's timing is always perfect!
Early in 2015, we partnered with other ministries to send 40 thousand of micro SD cards to the underground Church in Iran for undercover distribution. Each card contained The Farsi HOPE video (and some other videos) and a Farsi Bible. In an earlier project, we partnered to send 50,000 micro SD cards with The HOPE to Arabic-speaking countries.
Within the past year, one of our partners has broadcast The Urdu HOPE nationwide via satellite in Pakistan. Another partner is now scheduling broadcasts of The Farsi HOPE in Iran!