‘Where Hope Lives’ Launches on Pray.com
Dream City Church Program Focuses on Lives Changed Through Anti-Trafficking Ministry
LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2022 – “Where Hope Lives,” the Phoenix Dream City Church television program featuring the stories of lives changed through the ministry’s human trafficking rescue and recovery program, has just launched on Pray.com. Where Hope Lives is also the name of the ministry, which is the largest human trafficking rescue and recovery operation in North America, bringing hope and healing to 250 survivors every year.
Operated out of the Phoenix Dream Center, Where Hope Lives focuses on adult survivors, but the ministry also includes a program for teen survivors called StreetLight USA, and the Colorado City Dream Center works with familial trafficking survivors. The “Where Hope Lives” television program features true stories of survival told directly by the victims of these horrific events, many having escaped terrible situations like human trafficking, drug abuse and more, to pursue a new life guided by faith.
Aubrey Matthesius, Women’s Ministry Director for Dream City Church, Phoenix, and producer and host of the show, shares her excitement about the new partnership with Pray.com. “We are so grateful for the opportunity for our program to be included on Pray.com, as we believe it will be a great way to help get word out about the ministry work we do at Where Hope Lives,” she said. “It’s also very important to help educate audiences about trafficking, as so many people don’t realize what is really going on, that it’s far different than what many may hear from the mainstream media narrative.”
In addition to providing safe housing for the survivors to have time for recovery, Where Hope Lives assists with education and career training, physical and mental healthcare needs, and spiritual healing and recovery. Once they are ready, the survivors are invited to share their stories for the Where Hope Lives program, telling what happened to them and how they not only escaped, but found hope through faith in Christ. They talk transparently about uncomfortable, real-world issues that are sometimes hard to hear, but which show the way to hope.
“It means everything to us to be able spread the word out about the effects of human trafficking, and this program is a way for people to be a part of something that restores hope,” Matthesius said. “We are excited to partner with Pray.com in sharing these stories and spreading awareness, giving audiences the opportunity to join with us in making real, lasting change. When our culture is so divided over so many things, this is an issue we can unite on because it’s about basic human rights. People get that and want to be involved to help fix it.”
Pray.com is also excited to welcome “Where Hope Lives” to their line-up, as something a little bit different from the teaching and preaching content available on the app. “We appreciate the chance to help share these real-life stories, as that is something that grabs peoples’ attention, that they can relate to and that they’ll remember far longer,” Pray.com founder Matthew Potter said. “The work that the entire Where Hope Lives ministry team does is amazing, truly impacting hearts and lives, and we are honored to have them as part of the Pray.com family.”
In addition to “Where Hope Lives,” Pray.com includes teaching and preaching programs from leading Christian pastors and speakers, along with meditative and reflective prayer and Bible-based resources to aid listeners wherever they may be in their spiritual growth journeys. Find additional prayer and faith-based audio content at www.pray.com/discover. More information about the Where Hope Lives ministry can be found at
http://Dreamcityfoundation.org.
About Pray.com
Founded in 2016 with a mission to grow faith and cultivate community, Pray.com is the world’s No. 1 app for daily prayer and Bible-based audio content. It recently launched a 24/7 live streaming video channel, PrayTV. Reaching more than 10 million people worldwide through its mobile app and website, Pray.com is the easiest way to incorporate prayer into your daily life. Pray.com provides encouragement and inspiration through daily devotionals, Pastor podcasts, and Bedtime Bible Stories. Pray.com founders are Steve Gatena, Mike Lynn, Ryan Beck and Matthew Potter. See more at www.alarryross.com/pray-com.
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