A Time for Caring

Aired 1996-97. Refugees from a variety of countries, as focused in the Portland, OR, area, are helped by Church World Service and other faith group agencies to become integrated into American life. The program also looks at how churches help the community to see the value of immigrants (countering xenophobia). The primary agency and thus focus for the program is SOAR (Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees), which is affiliated with Church World Service (director: Penny Strauss). Church segments include: Sunnyside United Methodist Church (Cambodian and Ukrainian families), First Christian Church (two brothers from the Ukraine), First Presbyterian Church (Somalian family), along with a Baptist church established by the hill people of Laos.

Single But Not Alone

Aired 1996-97. A program about single parents and people of faith who help them. Includes programs of the 4th Presbyterian Church and its pastor the Rev. John Buchanan in Chicago. Over 12 million families in America with children have only one full-time parent. Contact Phone: 800-494-6007 Purchasing Notes: The cost is $19.98 plus $3.95 shipping and handling per half-hour video.

Teens On Faith: A Spiritual Journey

Aired 1996-97. Teenagers articulate the faith issues that are important to them. How do they understand their own spirituality and that of others? What religious or spiritual forms are or will be important to them in their spiritual seeking? A variety of high school seniors are interviewed: Jews, Christians, Hindus, Unitarians. The program indicates how young people are interested in and devoted to their respective faiths. Contact Phone: 800-494-6007 Purchasing Notes: The cost is $19.98 plus $3.95 shipping and handling per half-hour video.

Three Miracles

Aired 1996-97. Three storytellers in three different segments tell key faith stories to children of the Easter story of death and resurrection, the Jewish festival of Passover, and an introduction to Islam. All three stories illustrate the central truth of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam: that God desires to teach people how to be good and kind. Taped in Cincinnati. Contact Phone: 800-494-6007 Purchasing Notes: The cost is $19.98 plus $3.95 shipping and handling per half-hour video.