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PHILLIP RANDALLChief Executive Officer

Dear Friend,

You’re about to see just how powerfully your support is impacting the lives of thousands of people every single day.

Through your partnership, more people than ever before are experiencing your Hope on the air, online, and out in the community.

While many listeners tune in for the positive music and messages, others come to be encouraged in their faith through our diverse range of faith-building resources, or to simply have a laugh and join the conversation with our on-air team.

Whatever your reason for tuning in, we’re so grateful for your partnership in being there at just the right moment for people like Sewa, Margaret and Yvonne… who you’re about to meet.

So, keep reading to discover how you’re making a difference in the lives of these listeners – and thousands more people in Sydney and beyond.

Thank you for ensuring There’s Always Hope!

IT’S BEEN A POWERFUL YEAR OF HOPE

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65,414

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followers

subscribers

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youtube 10,000subscribers

lifewords & re:verse

680,000on-air listeners each month

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513,564visitors

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You’re impacting people like Jane, Margaret and Kathryn in Sydney…

“Hope is always so uplifting as I drive to and from work every day!” —JANE

“I absolutely love listening to Sam and Duncan on the [Breakfast] show on Hope 103.2. They are both so witty and clever. I am so excited to wake up and

YOUR SUPPORT IS MAKING HOPE POSSIBLE FOR LISTENERS ACROSS SYDNEY AND BEYOND AS THEY TUNE IN TO HEAR INSPIRING MUSIC, UPLIFTING MESSAGES, AND POWERFUL GOSPEL TRUTHS ON AIR AND ONLINE.

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drive to work expecting to have a few laughs on the way, and the music is uplifting and inspiring.” —MARGARET

“Today I heard Sam and Duncan’s ‘Heroes of Hopeland’, which focused on Assistant Principals in schools. I am an Assistant Principal of a Special Education Support Unit and I had a really bad day today. I burst into tears while I was listening because I felt so appreciated and valued by people I don’t even know. Thank you for allowing God to use you at that very moment when I needed it, to encourage and uplift me. You guys are awesome!” —KATHRYN

… AND SO MANY OTHERS ACROSS THE GLOBE LIKE GORDON FROMKENYA!

“It has been two years since I started listening to Hope 103.2 online while in the office and field locations across Kenya. When I’m feeling low, I just go online and listen to this great broadcast. It has uplifted my spiritual life!” —GORDON

Thank you for your help to transform the lives of Jane, Margaret, Kathryn, Gordon and so many more in Sydney and across the world!

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THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN spiritualJOURNEYS

YOU’RE HELPING

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YOUR HOPE DEVOTIONAL BOOKLET 10,000 copies are distributed every second month to inspire people to get into God’s Word daily.

LIFEWORDS DAILY DEVOTIONAL EMAILS Over 7,000 LifeWords devotional emails are sent every weekday to subscribers in Sydney and around the world.

RE:VERSE Over 3,000 people receive this daily email that shares the truth and hope of God’s Word through a daily Bible verse.

PRAYER4U More than 1,500 prayer requests are received each year. Your Hope prayer team sets aside time to lift up each and every prayer request.

Thank you for blessing so many on their walk with Christ through your partnership with Hope 103.2!

THERE’S NO GREATER HOPE THAN THAT FOUND IN JESUS, WHICH IS WHY WE’RE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO HELP ENCOURAGE AND EQUIP PEOPLE ON THEIR SPIRITUAL JOURNEYS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF FAITH-BUILDING RESOURCES, INCLUDING:

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printed copies

daily emails

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prayers

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YO U ’ R E M A K I N G H O P E P O S S I B L E

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“When I lost my two elder siblings, no one could comfort me and ease my pain. I felt like my world had come to a halt and I lost all my joy.

“My only hope was found while driving my car to work and listening to Hope 103.2’s broadcast of God’s Word and songs of hope, which lifted my downcast spirit.

“My faith was strengthened and the songs of praise helped me to refocus my attention on Christ, my Saviour and Lord, and His promises of Hope.

“Through the ministry of Hope 103.2, God brought me through that very difficult period in my life. I pray that God will continue to speak to the lives of many Sydneysiders through its broadcast.”

Thank you for helping Sewa find hope when he needed it most!

“I THANK GOD FOR THIS RADIO STATION WHICH PROCLAIMS CHRIST AND HIS MESSAGE OF HOPE IN OUR WORLD.”

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Changing lives all around you and across the world

This year, hope spread to thousands in Australia and across the globe through the

generosity of wonderful friends like you joining forces with

our mission partners.

YOU’RE SHOWING

JESUS’ LOVE TO THOUSANDS

IN NEED

261 on the Filipino island of

Masbate through a special one-day Compassion

Australia on-air appeal.

children living in poverty sponsored

327,451

through the annual Operation Christmas

Child initiative of Samaritan’s Purse.

children told about the hope

of Jesus

1,000+

in Thailand, through Compassion Australia.

water filters provided to families

living in need

were provided to some of the world’s poorest people in partnership

with CBM.

life-changing cataract eye surgeries

6,680

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Thousands more Australians were blessed as you and Hope partnered with: Heritage Films & Movies Change People

Blacktown Anglican Church C3 Church City of Ryde Easter Festival Sydney Adventist Hospital Sans Carols

Church By The Bridge Life Choices Foundation Jesus Racing Bible League Australia.

Thank you for changing the lives of thousands of people around the world through your love and support!

8,000

through the Hope Behind Bars initiative.

through partnership with Stuff the Bus and

Hillsong City Care.

prisoners received easy-to-read Bibles

families across Sydney received Christmas gifts & food items

1,000+

giving them time to refresh and refocus with fun and

family adventures through strategic corporate

partnerships.

families were blessed with holidays and garden makeovers

1,000+100+Hats, Scarves,

Socks, Backpack & Water bottles

were collected in Hope’s Winter Woollies campaign and donated

to the homeless through Parramatta Mission & Wesley Mission.

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YOU’RE BRINGINGHOPE TO THE

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Thank you for giving so many people and families throughout Sydney something to smile about through your support and participation in these exciting events and activities hosted by Hope 103.2 this year.

We’re so grateful for your partnership to ensure there is always Hope for people like Yvonne, one of our special prize-winners. She says:

“I was delighted to find a box of donuts at our door. What a lovely surprise! I am just out of hospital having had a small stroke and my husband has cancer. Life is a little challenging, but we have much to enjoy in the Lord. Thank you so much for blessing us with this lovely gift and for your ministry.”

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THANK YOU FOR KEEPING

Your investment in 2017–18 helped reach more people in more ways than ever before.

In the last 12 months, you were one of...

of the $6.1m needed* to keep Hope 103.2 on the air.

listeners who financially supported the ministry of Hope 103.2.

of that awesome group made a donation to Hope for the very first time.

2,208are now supporting Hope 103.2 each month as Partners for Hope, providing a stable foundation of support across the year.

listeners

*Station sponsors and facilities rental provide much of the remaining funding.

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Hope News Service: This is the next significant content investment, complementing the ministry’s ethos, and adding to our commitment of “culture making”. Planning is well underway for the service to be in place by April 2019.

Music Research and Listener Surveys: We are committed to delivering the very best radio to our city, and we’re always looking at ways to better serve and support the needs of our audience. We’ll be investing in strategic research to ensure the music and messages are meeting and beating your expectations and drawing even more people to the station.

Outdoor Advertising: We have run outdoor advertising campaigns for the last few years with great impact, primarily through hundreds of bus-backs across the ever-expanding Sydney region. The best way to grow our audience and have an even greater impact is to be visible, so we’ll continue to explore the most effective ways to make Hope known to those yet to find us.

LOOKING FORWARD TOGETHER, YOUR HOPE 103.2 HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER A NEW PHASE OF GROWTH AND INFLUENCE THROUGH…

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phone (02) 9854 7000

address 2 Leabons Lane,

Seven Hills NSW 2147

postal address Locked Bag 1032

Seven Hills NSW 1730

emailcommunity@hope1032.com.au

hope1032.com.au

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