Project Hannah
February 2013
Praying—Increasing Awareness—Reaching Out Through Women of Hope Radio Programs
FROM MARLI’S DESK ... My heart is full with all that God is doing through this blessed ministry. I wish I could take you with me to see firsthand. Here is a glimpse of this past year’s journey: •
A&er 15 years of prayer and hard work, God is fulfilling our dream to reach women behind the veil! On Jan. 7, Project Hannah (PH) began broadcasts in Arabic! By early September, Women of Hope passed the 60-language mark when Farsi and Turkish were aired!
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In June, more than 30 women from different parts of the world gathered in Cary, North Carolina, for the first PH Global Working Forum. These are amazing days of discovery and reshaping in this ministry.
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This summer I traveled again to Central Asia. The willingness of the women there to trust God in the midst of unimaginable suffering inspired me. I le& encouraged by the 13 women from five “Stan” countries who are on fire to expand the prayer ministry along with the eight-year-old exis=ng radio outreach.
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In early September, a Somali team was trained to do radio produc=on and the prayer ministry, breaking through the darkness of violence, ethnic cleansing, famine and more. By October, God provided full funding for the new Somali ministry through Chris=ans in the Netherlands! What a joy to see God giving us the right people and means to reach women behind the veil, deep in the Muslim world.
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In November, I went to Brazil to celebrate 10 years of Project Hannah there in my homeland during a na=onal conference that brought men and women from all over the country to celebrate God’s faithfulness and the miracles He performed across that vast land. The Portuguese edi=on of my “When Hope Wins” book was published!
You see why my heart is so full of gra=tude? But the work is far from finished. It is too big, and some=mes the burden of reaching these dear women seems too heavy … unbearable. But then I remember to throw it back where it belongs – on Jesus’ shoulders. His yoke is easy; He didn’t say it would be small, but it is light, no maCer the size of it! Project Hannah Leaders at PH’s first Global Working Forum