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About the
Broadcasts
How are Women of Hope program producers chosen? Why
does the broadcast air in certain languages? These and other
questions are answered by Project Hannah Executive Director
Marli Spieker, who shares an insider's look to this outreach.
Step One: Prayer
Since its inception in 1997, prayer has been the backbone of
Project Hannah (PH). "Prayer prepares the soil of needy
hearts to receive the truth of God's Word," Marli says.
"Prayer is the work; ministry is reaping the results."
The ministry was bathed in prayer before the first English program
was produced, and this practice has continued over the years
for each translated version.
Step Two: Invitation
Project Hannah only enters countries where it is invited, Marli
insists. In the beginning, the focus was on women in Asia. Now,
as the outreach continues to flourish in Asia and expands into
Latin America, requests for Women of Hope (WoH) pour in from
Bolivia, Ukraine, Africa, and Central Asia, among others. With
so many invitations, how does PH decide where to minister next?
"We look at the overall plight of women in that area,"
Marli explains. "What access do they have to the Gospel?
Our first priority is women who are in the most spiritual and
physical need."
Step Three: Production
"The producer must be a godly woman–a woman of prayer
who knows her Bible well," says Marli. She must also be
bilingual and have a good radio voice in addition to skills
in production, team building and problem solving. And she must
have a strong Christian testimony and a lifestyle that permits
her to work. A production routine is established, and the WoH
team translates and fully contextualizes scripts. Once finished,
programs are returned to PH for proofing and aired from TWR's
transmitters as well as numerous local stations in certain regions.
Step Four: Support
Project Hannah is a self-supported ministry of Trans World Radio.
Translation, production, airtime, and follow-up are fully funded
by the generous donations of PH's supporters. "Two things
must happen before a program goes on the air: prayer and funding,"
says Marli. "If we don't have the money, we cannot air
the program, although sometimes we have walked by faith without
a specific sponsorship. God, in His love for the women we serve,
has provided for each one of PH's needs. And He continues to
do so through the generosity of concerned Christians."
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