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Hope Channel to air LIVE two-hour program Tsunami Response: Mission Awareness Appeal to Boost Church in Tsunami Region A special live satellite broadcast on Feb. 11 hosted by evangelist Mark Finley aims to strengthen the Seventh-day Adventist Church's mission of helping others in the tsunami-ravaged areas of South Asia, church officials say. "In producing this program, we wish to raise awareness of the post-tsunami needs and to help strengthen the Adventist Church in the regions affected by the tragedy so they can be more effective in helping their communities -- spiritually [and] physically," says Gary Krause, director of the church's Office of Mission Awareness, which is producing the program. Adds Finley, who is director of the church's Office of Global Evangelism, "The church must always be ready to meet the mental, physical, spiritual and social needs wherever it ministers. Today, we must be where the hurt is, and where people are asking, 'Where is God in the midst of human suffering, where is He when I hurt?' That's why we're involved in responding to those questions." "It's a compassionate response to help the church in these areas be more effective in doing what they should do in these communities," Krause adds. "The tsunami occurred in [a part of the world] where the church is both weak and economically poor. We can help the church in these regions to show Christian compassion to their communities in a time of crisis." Dubbed "Hope in Tragedy," the program will feature reports on how the tsunami affected the church and the ongoing relief efforts. The program will feature several Adventist leaders, including Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president, and will be interspersed with inspirational music. "This is an opportunity for the church to be more effective in helping the general community," Krause says, noting that money raised could fund "opportunities such as orphanages, health programs, hospital community programs and more spiritual ventures the church in these areas may wish to implement." [Courtesy of ANN]
Hope Channel 9:00 - 11:00 pm EST "Hope in Tragedy" on the Hope Channel and Hope Channel International will be rebroadcast at the following times:
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