Experience Hope

Wayne Peterson shares how his experience of growing up on a Wisconsin dairy farm helps him better appreciate and understand the Advent and Christmas season.  Join Wayne and experience the hope that the Advent season brings as we anticipate celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Wayne Pederson has a friend named Bill. Bill is in a life-and-death struggle against cancer. He’s asking questions like What’s it going to be like after I die? What kind of body will I have?  What’s heaven going to be like? Those questions are important questions for all of us, questions in the back of the mind for all of us. Experience Hope provides insight from God’s word and answers those important eternal questions.

Wayne Pederson interviews Christian broadcast veteran Lisa Williams. She has been on-air for 40 years and now coaches younger broadcasters. But her story hasn't always been a happy one. How do you experience hope while involved in a horrible marriage?  Lisa Williams is one who endured 32 years of a dysfunctional,  un healthy marriage.  She explains how following and trusting Jesus gave her hope to endure. 

As we approach the Global Day For The Unreached host Wayne Pederson interviews Mark Kordik about the Alliance For The Unreached. They share their joint concern over new statistics of hopelessness, suicide increase and agnosticism growing amongst the next generation and how the church pray and act.

Experience Hope on this very sobering problem as Wayne Pederson interviews Dr. Karysse Trandem

There’s new medical research on the risks of abortion, including higher risk of breast cancer, permanent damage to the reproduction system and significant post trauma symptoms. Dr. Karysse Trandem is acutely aware of these dangers.  As a physician, she serves the women’s health community in preventing abortion and emphasizing that every life matters, even in the parents’ lives. You will be shocked by the statistics on the harmful effects of abortion.  But also you’ll be inspired by the increased efforts to educate women and provide positive alternatives. 

Host Wayne Pederson interviews Charlotte Mwanakatwe with praiseLive Africa. Charlotte shares her story of growing up without a father as he had gone to fight for freedom for the Namibian people during apartheid. Left pregnant and without much education b y the time Charlotte was 6 months she was struggling survive by working at a restaurant. Charlotte's mother asks Charlotte's grandmother to raise her.  Wayne and Charlotte talk about her story of coming to faith, emotional healing and journey to radio ministry.

Host Wayne Pederson has a timely interviews Ben Foley about his book Hope Rising: Finding Hope in a turbulent world. The inspiration for the book came while speaking to a supporter of the ministry he leads.  The support said hearing about the ministry of ServeNow gives me hope. That planted the seeds for a book about hope.  Ben has been a pastor and is now the head of ServeNow who's mission is to share Christ’s passion for the world by serving the most vulnerable through national churches and leaders.

Host Wayne Pederson interviews Wendy Palau about her series of popular videos giving hope to mothers facing the unique challenge of parenting in the new normal of COVID.

Wendy shoulders a burden for the lost, born out of her own experience of living apart from Jesus Christ for the first 24 years of her own life. While born into a wonderful Christian home on the island of Jamaica, her heart wandered and sought fulfillment in all the world offers.  At 25 years of age, God mercifully revealed Himself and she experienced His radical transformation. She and her husband Andrew have since dedicated their lives since to serving churches around the world through city-wide evangelistic outreaches. 

Host Wayne Pedersen interviews Alisha co-founder of Shema Apparel whos mission is to empower women and help people get free from human trafficking. Her ministry and business was inspired while on a missions trip when she visited a brothel.  Today Shema has partners producing clothes in Cambodia, Nepal, and soon they will be adding production in Indonesia. Workers making the clothes were formerly part of the sex trafficking or are from marginalized communities.