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By Richard Hunt “My main goal,” explains Marc, “is to spread awareness that…there is hope during an unexpected pregnancy. That can be a pretty stressful time.”

By Richard Hunt The Belgian government created a campaign to prevent suicides. It features the character Warme William, a big blue friendly-looking bear. His purpose? To alleviate stress and worry - and point people to mental health help. “Something bothering you? Talk about it. Warme William listens.” But he doesn’t. Cute, but mute. But there are two real people ready to listen, empathize, and offer a troubled person life-changing hope and prayer. Don and Pam Lynch are Americans, IMB missionaries in Ghent, Belgium. They have rigged up an electric bike to become a coffee cart. They roll into a park and serve up free cappuccino “so that we can offer conversations” that can eventually point to a reason for hope, a relationship with Jesus Christ.

By Richard Hunt Jason Williams, publisher of the Oregon Faith Report, traveled 2,482 miles to see for himself what was taking place at Asbury University. “I could tell from the testimony of the people who were speaking that a lot of people were overcoming anxiety and fear and extreme isolation.” It was then that Williams fully comprehended how the fallout from the COVID-19 Pandemic “really damaged the younger generation more than I ever possibly imagined.” Citing an example, “One guy was saying that he lived in such extreme loneliness that he ‘built a brick wall to the sky full of alcohol and drugs,’ but the moment he walked into that revival meeting with other students, that wall crashed, and he felt connection.”

By Richard Hunt Roberto Allen is the head boys’ varsity basketball coach at Withrow University High School in Cincinnati. His Tigers team has had a very good year, and he’s proud of his players’ accomplishments. But much of his work, his heart work, takes place off the basketball court. “I go the extra mile for my kids because somebody did it for me.” “I get calls sometimes when my boys can’t sleep at night because their anxiety is on a high due to a loved one dying, or a close friend being shot.”

By Richard Hunt “Children do what they do for a reason…” explains Keisha Lee, the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer. “I even had one child to say, ‘well, my father saw me in the store… and walked right past me.’” Things like that can lead to finding approval from ‘friends’ who are into bad stuff. Just as she gives guidance to kids, Keisha seeks guidance from God to keep herself going. “I know that myself, alone, I can’t do a lot of the things that I do. So, I go to God and I ask Him for strength and I ask Him for peace..”

By Richard Hunt Convoy spokesman Ethan Forhetz shares what the relief ministry is actively doing to provide as much food and necessities as possible during this time of extraordinary need.

By Richard Hunt “If our only diet is headlines of things going wrong in the world, it can cause us easily to lose heart and lose hope in what ultimately matters…” – Pastor Matt Smethurst

By Richard Hunt Loving On Her Community: Katelyn Offers Laundry Station In Her Home’s Basement One of the homeless men she helps mentioned how important clean clothes are because “If you smell bad, you can’t get a job.” Katelyn tells us, “He’s right.”

Nearly 200 elderly horses get free hay and healthcare at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown. Current residents include famous thoroughbreds Silver Charm and Touch Gold, but also others not-famous but whose owners could no longer care for them. “We owe it to them," says farm founder and caretaker Michael Blowen. "These horses are to Kentucky what the automobile is to Detroit.” Air1's Jack Church reports. [Educational Media Foundation - 2023 All Rights Reserved]

Children in foster care often arrive at a new placement with just the clothes on their backs. Cathy Hamilton founded San Antonio Threads to give brand-new clothes to older youth(12yrs-21yrs) who have no family to take them shopping. “I’ve had kids say things like ‘old clothes have bad memories, new clothes have good memories -- thank you for the fresh start.” Air1's Bob Dittman reports. [Educational Media Foundation - 2023 All Rights Reserved]

Billie Wright talks with Allen Green, Chattanooga, Tennessee firefighter about the department’s Read to Succeed program. Green shares how the program provides educational support and fire safety information.

By Richard Hunt “We’re giving them hope. We’re telling them that somebody cares – around the world – we’re here to help. We’re going to do the best we can to aid you as you go through this horrific event. And we do our best to point them to the true hope (Jesus), because that’s what drives us, our hope in the Lord,” shares Ethan Forhetz, VP of Public Engagement with our ministry partner Convoy of Hope.

Monika Kelly speaks to Heather Schaefer, a U.S. Army wife who made the spontaneous decision to donate her kidney to a perfect stranger after reading a prayer request on Facebook. Hear Heather's positive take on organ donation and how thrilled she was to find out that Roy was such a warm and friendly man of faith.

By Richard Hunt Dave Donaldson shares that Ukrainian churches “have become literal lighthouses.” The CityServe ministry is actively bringing in generators and food to keep people alive as Russian forces continue to shell power facilities and cut-off supply routes.

By Richard Hunt Many comic, anime, and game enthusiasts believe “people in the church don’t care” because of pre-conceived notions about them. These days the term geek is not necessarily viewed as a put-down says Celeste. “Geeks are beginning to own the word geek and they’re going, ‘Yeah. I’m a geek. I like this, this, and this.”