January 2012 Newsletter
HAPPY NEW YEAR HPN!
It is 2012 and a great year to expect miracles from the Lord. Let’s start by praying BIG prayers for the entertainment industry and then watch God do incredible things! This month we’re highlighting many inspirational people to help you recognize the quality people that God has brought to our industry. We hope this will expand your vision of what God is doing in the world’s most influential mission field.
SUMMARY:
• Praise God that HPN had an encouraging end of the year in 2011• We thank God for our friend Andy Erish and his answered prayer
• Praise God for two dear friends celebrating their mile stone birthdays
• Praise God that Christians are having a major impact on the advertising world
• There are now two established houses of prayer in Hollywood
• The 69th annual Golden Globes is tonight, Sunday, Jan. 15th
• January 24th is the day to announce this year’s Oscar nominations
• Mastermedia Intl. has called February 26th a day to pray for the Media
• Pray for Christian model Nicole Weider
• Pray for Katy Perry and Russell Brand as they end their 14 month marriage
• Pray for celebrity philanthropists in Hollywood to be great role models
• Pray for peace and comfort for the friends and family of Scotty Dugan
• Chosen People Ministries will be launching two initiatives in LA
PRAISES:
• HPN had an encouraging end of the year, with friends and supporters rallying around to close out 2011 financially and prayerfully solid. Thank you to all of you who are supporting our growing ministry in gifts of time, money and prayer. We need them all and are so grateful for everything you do. Keep praising God for His faithfulness to us and for His love for the people in Hollywood!
• Praise God for two dear friends of HPN who are celebrating their mile stone birthdays: Our angel Ava, on Feb. 1st, who was the sole supporter of the first five Hollywood ministries, along with other visionary giving starting 25 years ago. She has had more impact on our industry than any other single person! Also, Bob Yerkes, on Feb. 11th, who is celebrating 65 years of being a stuntman in show business while impacting hundreds of people’s lives! Happy Birthday to both of you and we praise God for your faithfulness in Hollywood and your relentless and impactful Christian walks!
• Praise God for two dear friends of HPN who are celebrating their mile stone birthdays: Our angel Ava, on Feb. 1st, who was the sole supporter of the first five Hollywood ministries, along with other visionary giving starting 25 years ago. She has had more impact on our industry than any other single person! Also, Bob Yerkes, on Feb. 11th, who is celebrating 65 years of being a stuntman in show business while impacting hundreds of people’s lives! Happy Birthday to both of you and we praise God for your faithfulness in Hollywood and your relentless and impactful Christian walks!
• Praise God that Christians are having a major impact on the advertising world this year! At least three out of the top five commercials that have been chosen as finalists for the Doritos Crash The Superbowl Contest were created by Christians! The top two commercials chosen, after the public votes on-line for their favorites, will actually air during the Super Bowl. We’re so proud of our creative community for producing the best of the 6,000 commercial entries chosen for this prestigious contest. In fact, HPN members created "SLING BABY” and we’re so proud of them. To check out the finalists click HERE. Watch the videos, choose your favorite and then click on VOTE. • We thank God for our friend Andy Erish who has just experienced an answer to many years of prayers. Andy, an expert on Film History, is a professor at Chapman University and his first text book has been published. Check it out HERE.
UPDATES:
• There are now two established houses of prayer in Hollywood – all within the last year. Radiance International opened this past summer, just down the street from HPN. And, Hollywood House of Prayer is celebrating their one-year anniversary of their ministry this month. It is so exciting to see more people committing to pray in this city and for this industry. If you are a local, be sure to come and pray with us at HPN, at Radiance Intl., or the HHOP. Let’s keep praying for more answered prayers in Hollywood. God is doing great things here!
REQUESTS:
• The 69th annual Golden Globes is tonight, Sunday, Jan. 15th. Brought to us by the Hollywood Foreign Press and hosted again this year by the controversial British comedian, Ricky Gervais, this televised event is second only to The Academy Awards, and it sets the pace for which films may win an Oscar by it’s outcome each year. Would you pray for the winners and the losers, that they find their identity in Jesus, that they not get their confidence from what awards they win or lose, and that they get introduced to their creator who loves them just as they are. For more info on the Gold Globes, click HERE.• This is Oscar season! January 24th is the day that Jennifer Lawrence will announce this year’s Oscar nominations. Then February 26th is the 84th Academy Awards, hosted by Billy Crystal. Please pray for this difficult and stressful time of year. It’s when everyone on both sides of the camera are most vulnerable as they see if they are recognized for their work. Some even believe it’s the time they find out how much they’re going to work again! May the Lord fill their hearts with His purpose, love, peace and confidence. For more information about one of the biggest days of the year in Hollywood, click HERE.
• Mastermedia Intl. ministry has called Sunday, February 26th a day for the nation to pray for the Media and Entertainment Industry. Would you join all of us in praying for the people, the projects and the issues that impact the world, all coming out of Hollywood, on that day? One idea is to ask your pastor to commission the artists in your church as prophets in our culture that day, and to encourage artists to seek God as they pursue their career in arts, media and entertainment. For more ideas on ways to pray that day, click HERE.
• Pray for model Nicole Weider, who became a Christian after a Victoria’s Secret photo shoot and now commits her life to being a positive role model to young girls hoping to make it in the industry. Pray that the Lord gives her favor as a model and that she makes an eternal impact on everyone she works with and the public who watches her life choices. To find out more, read this article about her life.
• Pray for both Katy Perry and Russell Brand as they end their 14 month marriage. In many ways it is more of a curse than a blessing to be a celebrity and they and their families need our prayers as they go through this heart breaking time. Let’s pray for them both to experience the unconditional love, peace and healing of Jesus.
• The Hollywood Reporter published a list of the top 5 celebrity philanthropists. #1 is Lady Gaga, #2 is Justin Bieber, #3-5 are George Clooney, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, and Leonardo DeCaprio. Let's pray for these generous people and ask the Lord to encourage them in their giving. For details click HERE. Let’s also pray for more Hollywood celebrities to become role models, especially for young people in our country. Celebrity football player and Christian Tim Tebow inspires others with his huge heart. To read about Tim click HERE.
• Pray for peace and comfort for the friends and family of Scotty Dugan, a member of our Christian Hollywood community who passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 21st. Scotty was a godly man, former associate international editor of The Hollywood Reporter and head of Dugan & Story PR. He died while traveling to the funeral of John Atterberry, the music executive and film producer who was killed in the Dec. 9th shooting in Hollywood whom we prayed about last month. If you’re local and need info on Scotty’s memorial service click HERE.
REQUESTS FROM HPN MEMBERS:
• In March, 2012, Chosen People Ministries will be launching two initiatives in the Los Angeles area to share the Gospel with the Jewish people and to also equip the local church for Jewish evangelism - and your prayers are greatly needed! They have a heart for the Jewish people in Hollywood and want to invite our community to join them. The first initiative is the Israel, the Church, and the Middle East Crisis conference hosted at Biola University on March 23-24th. For more details please visit www.chosenpeople.com/conference. The other initiative is a month-long Isaiah 53 Evangelistic Campaign. To request the free book Isaiah 53 – Explained, go to www.Isaiah53.com. Will you pray for their work and for the wonderful Jewish people in Hollywood who don’t yet know the Good News of Jesus, their Messiah? Marion
• Pray for former agent and author Victorya Rogers, her husband Will and their children as they recover from losing their home over Christmas after a burglar broke in, stole what he wanted and then set their house on fire. There were out of town and couldn’t get back for days to see the severe loss and yet they have kept their eyes on the Lord. Their prayer requests are to remember that God always carries us through everything and that they have lost memories, personal treasures, clothes, pictures, etc., yet to remember it’s only stuff! May the Lord turn this into good for them and make them more Christ-like in the process.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• For more information about what’s happening at HPN, click HERE on our Home Page and get updated!
• For more information about what’s happening in our Christian community in Hollywood this month, click HERE.
• For more information about the active Christian ministries in Hollywood click HERE.
A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all and may we anticipate great things from the Lord this year.
Karen and Caren
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TIP OF THE MONTH:
Is Hollywood out of touch with Middle America, or are Christians expecting too much? Read some thoughts at: http://global.christianpost.com/news/hollywood-out-of-touch-or-are-christians-expecting-too-much-66766/
QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind." Johannes Brahms
VERSE OF THE MONTH:
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18,19
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