For This Life and Eternity (Hannah's Heartbeat Newsletter Article)
The women who lead Project Hannah Ukraine say it’s impossible to paint a generalized portrait of a Women of Hope® listener. A “typical” Ukrainian listener is a mother of many children, a lonely widow, a young bride-to-be, a grandmother surrounded by grandchildren, a lady overflowing with praise, a woman consumed with criticism, and even a father writing down program advice so he can better influence his teenage daughter. “We thank God for every listener,” the team writes, “We see them from their letters. We praise God for the opportunity through the radio programs to direct the women of Ukraine to Him who is ready to give His mercy in this earthly life and in eternity.”
Broadcast since 2002, the primary audience of Women of Hope® Ukrainian is believers, but the producers work hard to ensure that each program is also interesting and useful to listeners who do not yet know God. The past three years, taking the time to include a quiz question in about one program a month has proved very popular with listeners. “Some wrote that with the help of [the quiz question] they began studying the Bible more deeply.”
The Ukraine team also writes, “We value in a special way those who help with prayer and are responsible for prayer groups in the worldwide ministry of Project Hannah.” The Ukrainian team came to realize that regular, independent prayer requires a special kind of personal sacrifice. So in the process of answering listener letters, they look carefully for sisters whose letters reveal they are gifted to pray fervently for the women of the world. When such a woman writes, the team invites her to join Project Hannah’s worldwide prayer movement (Ukraine uses the Russian translation of the prayer calendar). “They are thankful for the opportunity to support the ministry in prayer and [to support] the women of the world going through difficult times. We are still seeking for sisters to take part in the prayer ministry and hope the Lord will broaden our prayer borders.”
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