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Prayer for times of trouble (Psalm 43)

praying hands by Joi on flickrThe Sunday 13Nov16 Songs of Hope prayer is a prayer for times of trouble. It is Psalm 43. This was broadcast on Songs of Hope on Southern FM 88.3.

 

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Robert Boyle founded modern chemistry

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Robert Boyle

Listen again to the story of Robert Boyle, a Christian who made a difference. He was born only 16 years after the publication of the King James Bible, but founded modern chemistry and atom theory. Broadcast for the first time on Southern FM 88.3 on Songs of Hope on 8 September 2013. Repeated on 20 March 2016

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William Wilberforce – stopped slave trade

 

On this day, 28 August 1833, the British parliament banned slavery throughout the British Empire. This was after thirty years of effort by British Christian evangelicals like William Wilberforce.

Play video above or listen again to his audio-only story from our Songs of Hope podcast library. You can also download the audio

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Sarah Kiarie – Liseme

Recently we featured Sarah K of Kenya singing “Liseme” (“Say it”) in Swahili language. Here is a video showing English captions. Enjoy.

And here is our original audio:

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Florence Nightingale – the lady with the lamp

Florence Nightingale cared for wounded soldiers and in so doing created the nursing profession. Listen again to her story on Songs of Hope podcast.

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Text version:

Florence Nightingale
Our Christian who made a difference is a lady who broke with English conventions on how an upper class woman should live. She dedicated her life to making a difference for people in hospital and wounded soldiers. She is known now as the “lady of the lamp”. She is the founder of the nursing profession. She was a practising Christian living by Christian values. She is Florence Nightingale.

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