OneHope

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]

OneHope

Founded	1987
Founder	Bob Hoskins
Type	Children and youth mission organization
Area served	179 countries
Key people	President Rob Hoskins
Website	OneHope.net
Formerly called	Book of Hope

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 Toy 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. . 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. 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. . 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.