OneHope

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OneHope
Founded1987
Founder Bob Hoskins
TypeChildren and youth mission organization
Area served
179 countries
Key people
 Rob Hoskins (president)
Website OneHope.net
Formerly called
Book of Hope

OneHope is a Christian evangelical organization based in Pompano Beach, Florida. OneHope creates magazines, movies, games, and other content targeted for children. [1] [2] It also conducts research on children's attitudes towards faith. [3]

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History

OneHope (formerly Book of Hope International) was founded in 1987 by former missionary and Life Publishers president Bob Hoskins. [4] In 2004, Rob Hoskins was appointed president of OneHope.

Research

In 2007, OneHope launched a 44-country research initiative to learn more about children and youth's unique needs, experiences and social traditions around the world. [5] [6] In 2020, OneHope released another research study entitled Global Youth Culture - analyzing the trends and behaviors of 13-19 year olds in 20 different countries. OneHope's research on church planting in French-speaking Africa was also featured in EMQ in 2021. [7]

Films

Running Deer was the fourth partnership between ToyGun Films and OneHope. The film focuses on a high school cross country star growing up in a Native American community, who faces a barrage of personal struggles the day before the most important race of his life. It won the Grand Jury Award at dead CENTER Film Festival in 2013. [8] In 2012, Half Good Killer was created in partnership with oy Gun films and filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Half Good Killer follows a jaded child soldier fighting for an African rebel force. [9] In 2011, the short film Paper Flower, [10] created by Toy Gun Films and OneHope for use in Japan, addressed a casual form of prostitution, compensated dating. [11] [12] En Tus Manos [13] was another short film developed by Toy Gun Films and OneHope with the objective of fighting gang violence in Latin American countries. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Country Focus". OneHope. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. ↑ "Millions will hear the Gospel as World Cup ministry gears up". Christiantelegraph.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Research « OneHope". Onehope.net. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  4. ↑ "Life Publishers". Life Publishers. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Virginity Gains Popularity Among Religious and Secular American Teens – Yahoo! News". Old.news.yahoo.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  6. ↑ James D. Davis, Sun Sentinel (2011-02-16). "Sex before marriage? Teens are ambivalent". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  7. ↑ Savage, P., & Stone, T. (2021). Church Planting in Hard Places: Research Reveals the Strength of a Next-Gen Focused Church Planting Strategy. Evangelical Missions Quarterly, 57(3), p.12-15.
  8. ↑ "Running Deer - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Half Good Killer - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Paper Flower". Paperflowerthemovie.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  11. ↑ "Top Films | Mosaic LA Film Festival". Mosaiclafilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  12. ↑ "Breckenridge Festival of Film". Breckfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  13. ↑ "T O Y G U N F I L M S". T O Y G U N F I L M S. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  14. ↑ "One Hope addresses family violence". OneNewsNow.com. 2010-05-26. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
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