Mi Esperanza (My Hope)

At the end of this week the Decision office, a ministry of the Billy Graham Association, will be hosting Mi Esperanza - three days of broadcasts and teaching about Hope.  Individuals and evangelical churches here in Spain have been praying together that this time will bring great fruit.  Evangelicals have invited friends to join them for a meal and to watch the broadcasts together in their homes and then to have discussion as to what they heard.  Will you pray for the families and churches that are hosting friends and family?  The broadcasts are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evening. 

Here is a little more information:

The Need:
We live in times of crisis. Every day we wake up with a new story that shows how our world is suffering and is on the brink of the precipice. Unemployment, foreclosures, bank failures, companies and countries have generated a great despair. Today more than ever we need to provide answers and help foster the hope that a better world is possible.

In Spain there is a strong religious illiteracy in all that is not Catholic. In particular the Spanish culture is marked by ignorance and stereotypes about Protestantism, which promoted the years of intolerance in society, which promotes religious xenophobia actively or passively, consciously or unconsciously. Evangelical Churches assume their share of responsibility for failing to make themselves known, and want to make this campaign the media to express their ideas and contribute in building a more pluralistic and tolerant society. Moreover, we live a time of crisis, where it is necessary to integrate all the alternatives that help to build confidence and hope. In this area, Protestant Christianity is a group already doing this work in many different forms throughout the Spanish territory.

What Is It?
 My hope is the project that evangelical churches and organizations have joined in the history of Spain. A project that aims to inform, spreading hope and demonstrate the power of faith, relying on the experience of some of its representative members, from anonymous people, even celebrities and scholars who share their values ​​in three television programs, to be issued on schedule
prime and a national channel.

Around this central axis, the members of each church (parish) used these programs to their homes to invite friends and colleagues to share in a relaxed and informal content of programs. We believe it is so important (or more) talk about the vision of life based on faith, like football or politics.

When Is It?
 Television programs will be broadcast on 15, 16 and December 17, 2011 at 9:30 PM (EST)

How:
Every TV show is different but has a similar scheme. Lasts 30 minutes and features of anonymous testimonies of different profiles that match social reality evangelicals who live in Spain. They express the experience and the strength that gives them their faith in the every day, with the aim of making Jesus known and not to a particular religion. also involved some celebrities like footballer Kaká or singer Juan Luis Guerra. In each program there will also be a short speech of evangelical pastor Billy Graham, offering a message of hope to the global crisis that shook our world. 

For my Spanish speaking friends, you can watch promos and read more about this event at www.miesperanza.es

Since our language is still very limited we will not be hosting one of these events, however, we will be spending time praying each evening that in the homes around us the hope of eternity is being heard.