New Year's prophecy and new Pilgrim's Progress Trailer

As HOPE Animation has been started as a HOPE 2008 Project, we would like to share with you an important word from Mark Stibbe, St Andrews Chorleywood, to encourage us at the start of this new year and the beginning of HOPE 2008.

2008 IS THE YEAR OF THE GATE

Pass through, pass through the gates!
Prepare the way for the people.
Build up, build up the highway!
Remove the stones.
Raise a banner for the nations. - Isaiah 62:10

In Hebrew, the number eight is rendered by the letter CHET, which is depicted in the form of a GATE



The number eight is related to new starts and new life in the Scriptures –
Eight is the number of the gate… And I sensed the Holy Spirit saying this:

2008 is the year of the open gate. Prepare to pass through the gate. There are new beginnings ahead for those who have been waiting patiently for their moment to come. Obstacles are being removed. The Father is breaking his children out of a sense of captivity to past restrictions. The anointing for new beginnings is on many in this year. The time of frustration and exile is coming to an end. This is the Lord’s time for his people to rise up and follow him through the gates of opportunity. New starts are looming. Many are on the point of experiencing the new life that convergence brings. And the true church – even though it will know many trials - is on the point of experiencing new life, a new season of vitality and creativity, a brand new Reformation. A highway is being built, stones are being removed, and a banner is being raised for the nations.

So get ready… and do not be afraid. Do not be anxious. 2008 is the year of the gate… And there is a BREAKER ANOINTING on those who are pushing up to the threshold of their opportunity:

"One who breaks open the way will go up before them; they will break through the gate and go out. Their king will pass through before them, the LORD at their head" - Micah 2:13

Finally, there's also a new version of our Pilgrim's Progress Trailer available now:

HOPE Animation on Australian TV!

Completely unexpected and as a total surprise we had an email from the Australian Christian Channel asking whether they could broadcast some of our animations. In return we were offered a 30 second advertising slot for our HOPE Animation website. Here's the schedule for the broadcasts:

A Christmas Journey – 4pm Christmas Eve & 6am Christmas Day
The Pilgrims Progress – Friday the 4th of January at 4pm & Monday the 7th at 7am
Noah’s Ark – Friday the 25th of January at 4pm & Monday the 28th at 7am

Whilst you probably won't be able to receive and / or view the programs on ACCTV, you still can order your free copies of our animations from our website and watch our new promotional trailer here:

"Pilgrim's progress" as an entertaining teaching resource for youth workers

Are you running a youth group, Sunday school or Kids church? Why not try the HOPE animations as entertaining teaching resources and discuss the themes within the group:

"I just watched the pilgrim's progress dvd. I'm so inspired right now, loved the story and the messsage. I think I'll read the book again.

My brother played the Pilgrims progress dvd to the the youngins at Church last Sunday. They only got to watch a bit of it and then discussed the issues raised. Apparently when they had to come back into the main service they wanted to stay and watch the rest. My brothers says it went well and he'll carry on showing it next week."

UCB TV (United Christian Broadcasting UK) is currently planning to air the Pilgrim's progress for a second time on 15 December and during Christmas week. After premiering the animation on the 22 September 2007, there have been some very positive responses from many of their viewers. If you would like to watch the broadcast, make sure to tune in to Satellite Channel 766 or watch online at http://www.ucb.co.uk/.

Two short reviews

Just thought I'll quickly share the reviews that we've recently received from two of our viewers:

• "Very many thanks for the DVDs. I was very impressed when I watched Pilgrim's progress on UCB TV and feel this is a film which will toucher older children and adults alike. I found it very moving. It's a book which is under appreciated in these days, and I hope your film will encourage more people to read it - or a modern day version."
  
• "Thank you so much for sending the DVD animation of Pilgrim's Progress. I found it so helpful and encouraging having my husband, in Feb going home to be with Jesus, my life felt like ashes, the DVD was part of my healing for going on and going forward with a joy and sure hope, that life is not an easy journey but keeping our eyes on Jesus we will make it. Friends have watched it with me and are encouraged too.

If these short testimonials have touched you or stirred your interest in the "Pilgrim's progress", then make sure to order your free copy from http://www.hopeanimation.com/ today.

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