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<\/a>The training was provided by Victor Hulbert, TED Communication and Media director, and by Yngvar B\u00f8rresen of Hope Channel Norway.<\/p>\n\u201cI am really looking forward to seeing Hope Channel Iceland being realised and established,\u201d B\u00f8rresen stated. He speaks from experience as the pastor who first established Hope Channel Norway with very simple facilities. Now partially retired, he still supports the ministry that has grown there over the years.<\/p>\n
B\u00f8rresen expresses his delight that \u201ca small group of members from the church on the island, encouraged by the leadership, has taken the initiative to start using video cameras in order to reach out to their own countrymen.\u201d He adds, \u201cOne may well ask, what more effective way can be used to reach out to a very modern media-using population scattered all over a mountainous island, miles and miles apart?\u201d<\/p>\n
The volunteers were encouraged to produce material, aimed at their small population of just over 350,000<\/a> by using their own mother-tongue. While a high proportion of Icelanders are fluent in English, they are proud of their language and sharing Adventist hope in Icelandic, and in the context of Icelandic culture, can make a significant impression.<\/p>\n The local church website shared a video montage of the training<\/strong><\/p>\n