Elisabeth Elliot was a missionary and speaker who experienced great trials and troubles during her lifetime, but she followed God wherever He led, regardless of the cost. She worked as a missionary in Ecuador even after the death of her husband Jim Elliot at the hands of the people they had come to serve. Later, she returned to America and served by writing and speaking Biblical encouragement. For more information, check out her website: www.elisabethelliot.org  Show Notes:  Verse: Isaiah 43:2  Poem: Do The Next Thing  Elisabeth’s Radio Show: Gateway to Joy  Elisabeth’s Podcast: The Elisabeth Elliot Podcast

Viktor Frankl was a Austrian neurologist who was also a Jew during World War 2. He lost his entire family during the Holocaust, and spent time in a Nazi concentration camp himself as well. After he was released, he wrote a book called ”Man’s Search for Meaning” which was the world-wide best seller that year. Join us as we delve into his story today.

James P. Moore Jr., ”American Prayers, on D-Day and Today,” Washington Post, June 6, 2004, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2004/06/06/american-prayers-on-d-day-and-today/0872ee3e-c6f9-446c-94ae-05ab814a7175/. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. “’A Might Endeavor:” D-Day.” https://www.fdrlibrary.org/d-day “Transcript of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of the Day (1944).” https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=75&page=transcript Roy Wenzel. “How D-Day Changed the Course of WWII.” History. June 5, 2019. https://www.history.com/news/d-day-important-world-war-ii-victory

Today we talk about the importance of praying for leaders, such as the Ukrainian President Zelensky, in times of conflict, and specific ways we can be praying for Ukraine right now.  Show Notes:  1 Timothy 2:1  YWAM Kyiv - www.ywamkyiv.org

Amy Carmichael was a missionary to India at the turn of the century. She lived there for 55 years, and rescued many children from the evil practice of selling children as slaves to the temples. She cared for them, raised them, gave them a home, and taught them about the Lord. Her work still continues today.  For more information:  A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot  Gold Cord by Amy Carmichael

Note: This episode contains mature content and is not appropriate for children. Josephine Butler fought for the rights of women and girls in England in the late 1800s. She is campaigned specifically against the Contagious Diseases Act which in practice caused much more harm than good for women, and saw great changes happen in her lifetime. We share her story here. Butler, Josephine. Personal Reminiscences of a Great Crusade. (Horace Marshall and Son, London) 1911

Joseph La Flesche was a Native American chief in the 1800s who saw change on the horizon for his people. Equipped with a faith in God and a belief that He could lead them into a new age, Joseph navigated and created a ”New Normal” for his people, paving the way for them to have a new future where they could thrive, even as change raged around them. Notes and Sources: Starita, Joe. A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America’s First Indian Doctor. (St. Martin’s Press) 2016. 45

Casper Ten Boom was the father of Corrie Ten Boom, author of the book the Hiding Place. His faithful leadership of their family led them through dark places, without losing their faith. Hear part of his deeply moving testimony and what he said, when offered the chance to stay home, rather than be taken away to a Nazi prison. 

The extraordinary story of the Japanese village, completely transformed by one Bible, a visiting missionary, and two faithful elderly men. Notes and Sources: Jun Hongo, ”Suicide Is Sometimes Means of Atonement in Japan,” Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2014. https://www.wsj.com/articles/BL-JRTB-17573 Karleen Chinen, “The Battle of Okinawa: 50 Years Later. Two Veterans, Two Perspectives,” The Hawaii Herald, August 8, 1995. Clarence W. Hall, “The Village that Lived by the Bible,” Together Magazine, October 1960.

Welcome to the 10 Minute Hope Show! We are sisters, Heather and Beth, one in New Zealand and one in Texas. We wanted to do something to encourage ourselves and our friends during the pandemic.  This podcast will share stories of hope and light from history, one story each week about people whose stories encourage us, and give us light to live by in our own lives today.  We hope you’ll join us.