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April 2013 Newsletter
Dear HPN, HAPPY APRIL! It’s a beautiful time of year in Southern California, and we’re so thankful for all that God has given us. Thank you for joining us in praying for Hollywood, and may this month be full of miraculously answered prayers! SUMMARY: • Thank God for the success of The Bible 10 hour miniseries • Pray for the people who heard Bible stories for the first time while watching The Bible
• Pray for Boston in light of the recent tragedy at the Boston Marathon
• Please consider joining our "I to I" (Intercessor to Industry Professional) Prayer Partnerships
• HPN’s Salem, Oregon Local Chapter is meeting together every month to pray • Keep praying for the employees of post-production company, Rhythm & Hues • Pray for ex-porn star turned Christian, Crissy Moran, as a positive role model • Disney is laying off another 2% of its 7,000 employees • When tempted to boycott, would you consider writing a positive letter instead? • Pray that Christians in Hollywood will have an eternal impact • Pray for new young filmmakers who are solid Christians • Pray for upcoming studio features that are based on Biblical characters • Pray for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest happening in May in Malmo, Sweden
• Check out the exciting upcoming events in Hollywood PRAISES: • We thank God for the success of Mark Burnett's and Roma Downing's The Bible miniseries. It broke all records in the number of viewers, and we have actually had conversations with people in our community who said they watched Bible stories they had never heard of before! As you thank God for using the media to spread His word, read an update HERE. UPDATES: • In response to The Bible miniseries, pray for the people who got introduced to God’s Word for the first time and for more of TV’s audience to get to know their Savior. Read a Barna study on who was watching and what they learned HERE. • Karen is in Boston April 15-17 to speak at Gordon College about what God is doing in Hollywood. We pray that while she is there she will be an encouragement to those affected by the recent explosions at the Boston Marathon. Please pray that the Lord will comfort, heal and reveal Himself through this tragic time.
• If you have a heart to pray for Hollywood, we would love you to become a prayer intercessor for an industry professional through our "I to I" (Intercessor to Industry Professional) Prayer Partnerships. Our ministry goal at HPN is to have every entertainment industry professional in Hollywood personally covered in prayer. We do this by matching people who want to pray for the media with an industry professional who has requested a prayer partner. Partners communicate however often they choose via email, phone, text, or sometimes in person. It's a wonderful opportunity to get to know someone in the industry and pray for their specific needs as an actor, writer, director, producer, or musician. We've had so many success stories with our prayer partnerships. One intercessor said, "Thank you so much for pairing me with my prayer partner! You must have heard God's voice because she is the perfect match. We have truly connected as sisters in Christ, and I have been so blessed by the experience already!" Please email info@hpnemail.org to sign up! • Good news – HPN’s Local Chapter in Salem, OR meets monthly, and we want to thank Suez for her great leadership there! If you live in that area and would like to pray with Suez’s group, click HERE. • Keep praying for the employees of the Oscar award winning post-production house, Rhythm and Hues, as they switch ownership after their recent bankruptcy filing. They are laying off the rest of the 200 employees who recently lost their jobs. So, many people in our community are now looking for work, and the prospects for new jobs here are not good. Let’s also lift up their families and pray that the Lord will turn this into good for them. For an update click HERE. PRAYER REQUESTS: • Pray for ex-porn star Crissy Moran as the positive role model she now is to young girls through her Christian faith and her solid marriage. May her life continue to be used to help other people in the porn world to have the strength and courage to get out and embrace the hope of Jesus. With God, NOTHING is impossible. Click HERE for more info. • Disney is laying off another 2% of its 7,000 employees again, in an effort to cut their financial strain. One of the many employees affected is our Disney Prayer Walk Host, Greg Burks. Greg is a faithful HPN member and we pray for the Lord to open new doors for him and for his wisdom in seeing the direction God wants him to go. Could you also pray for wisdom for Disney President Bob Igor and for God to supply for all of the people who are now out of work? Pray for the employees affected and for God’s guidance for the decision-makers at the studio. For more info click HERE. • If you are one who boycotts or gets angry at the creators of films and TV shows, would you consider writing a positive letter about something you do watch and enjoy? Christians can have a positive impact by pointing out what is good, noble, right, honorable and truthful in our media, and we would love to have HPN members doing that! You can write to a network, a studio, or the editor of your local newspaper. If you live in LA, why not email the editor of the LA Times and say what you believe the media is doing right? It may start a wonderful conversation. You could make an eternal difference as you prayerfully write your email! The email for the LA Times editorial section is letters@latimes.com. ![]() • Please pray that the Christians in Hollywood will have an eternal impact on everyone they come in contact with, as salt and light. Even if it’s at the grocery story or in our neighborhoods, we never know who we’ll come in contact with and whose hearts we can touch. Comedian Tom Green tried prayer when he had cancer while living in William Shatner’s home. Read HERE how God used Tom to touch the lives of the Shatners. • Pray for new young filmmakers who are solid Christians and are also great at their craft. More and more young people are coming to Hollywood and wanting to be marketplace missionaries as they pursue their vocation in the media. Would you pray for them to get into a healthy community, to commit to a church and to keep their eyes on Jesus as they become quality professionals?
• Pray for the people involved in the upcoming studio feature films that are based on Biblical characters. May the Lord reveal His truth, hope and love to the executives, writers, directors, cast and crew of these powerful stories. May the Lord transform their hearts in ways that will change their lives, their hearts, their choices, their relationships and their future, before the films even get to the theatres. Noah, Cain and Abel, Moses, Gods and Kings, Mary Mother of Christ, Goliath and Pontius Pilate are all in some stage of development, pre-production, production or post-production. Read more about these films HERE. • Pray for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest happening in May in Malmo, Sweden. The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held for many members of the European Broadcasting Union. It is one of the most watched non-sporting events in the world with an audience of 100-500 million viewers. Pray for contest participants to see a glimpse of God's glory through their art and for them to ultimately come to know Jesus. For more info about the contest click HERE.
UPCOMING EVENTS:![]() • The National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 2nd, and HPN is joining other Hollywood churches and ministries at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood for an evening of prayer for our nation, our city, our churches and our industry, from 7:30 – 9:30pm. For more info click HERE. • The Biola Media Conference is at CBS Studio City Lot on Saturday, May 4th, from 9am – 5pm. HPN will be hosting a prayer corner at the conference. For more info, click HERE. • The Greenhouse meets at CBS Studios on Sunday night, May 5th with actor Tony Hale as the special guest. Click HERE to find out more. • Check out the Next Film Series offered every Saturday to industry members on the CBS Studio City Lot. Click HERE for more info. • Change Agent Hollywood: Join HPN at First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood on May 31st - June 1st for an amazing two-day seminar focused on how we can be more effective as Christians in Hollywood. Os Hillman and Ron Burhoff are great teachers and prophetic pray-ers, and they have a heart to encourage and offer spiritual freedom to industry professionals. Don't miss this life changing time. To register or find out more, click HERE.
• Hillsong UNITED is coming to the Hollywood Bowl on June 7th. Would you pray that the Hollywood Bowl is sold out for this performance, as a great reminder that there are thousands of Christians in Hollywood who will pay for a good concert? For more info click HERE.
Thank you so much for praying with us and for us this month. We are so thankful for all of you! Love, Karen and Lisa TIP OF THE MONTH: Why should we support Christian projects from Hollywood? Click HERE to find out. QUOTE OF THE MONTH: "If you want to stand out, don't be different, be outstanding." Meredith West VERSE OF THE MONTH: "For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that He has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction." I Thessalonians 1:4-5 |
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• Please pray that the Christians in Hollywood will have an eternal impact on everyone they come in contact with, as salt and light. Even if it’s at the grocery story or in our neighborhoods, we never know who we’ll come in contact with and whose hearts we can touch. Comedian Tom Green tried prayer when he had cancer while living in William Shatner’s home. Read 
