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New Hope International

Hank and Mona Paulson

Eastern Europe/Colorado Springs, CO

New Hope founder Hank Paulson, started his organization in 1971 for the purpose of smuggling Bibles into Eastern Europe. Born in Holland and educated in England, Paulson was inspired to begin his efforts to get Bibles into the hands of East European Christians after a visit with Christians in East Berlin in the late 1960s. For 18 years, he and his coworkers at the East European Bible Mission (New Hope’s earlier name) traveled regularly into Eastern Europe, carrying Bibles, holding camps for Christian teenagers, and meeting secretly with Christians there, many of whom had been imprisoned and persecuted for their faith.

After the fall of Communism, the communities Hank and his coworkers had served asked them to stay to help train and equip East Europeans to preach the Gospel in their own countries and throughout the region. In response, New Hope International established national-run New Hope Ministries in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, and Ukraine--and continues to expand. The expansion into Moldova from Romania has been particularly important for NPC because of NPC’s long-standing ties with that country (see the Web site section on Moldova).

New Hope’s special focus on children, youth, and families, reaching out to those most affected by the destruction of their society's moral and spiritual fiber under Communism. New Hope International's focus on the youth of the region, its emphasis on enabling East Europeans to reach their own countries for Christ, and its willingness to work within existing denominations have earned it the praise of post-Communist Eastern European religious and political leaders. This approach has also made New Hope and made it a major part of the re-birth and spread of Christianity throughout Eastern Europe region in the post-Communist era.

For more information, see New Hope's Web site: www.newhopeinternational.org


New Hope founder and director, Hank Paulson. Hank has been working in Eastern Europe over 30 years.

 

 



New Hope Vision tour visits Budapest, the capital of Hungary. New Hope has several people working in Hungary, and Budapest is always a highlight of a Vision Tour.

The Paulson family: Hank, Mona, Michael and Larissa
   Contact

Hank and Mona Paulson
New Hope International
P.O. Box 25490
Colorado Springs, CO 80936
(800) 297-9591 (o)
(719) 577-4450 (o)
(719) 577-4453 (f).

Pray for:
  • Continued growth and effectiveness in each of the lives of 80 national staff ministering in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova.
  • God's clear guidance and provision to develop and launch new ministries in Moldova
  • Effective work with the Foster Care program in Ukraine.
  • Continued community support for the Caspian Club in Slovakia
  • Safety, health, wisdom for the national workers and those at headquarters
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