Christians who made a difference
On this site you will find podcasts and recordings from the “Songs of Hope” radio program. These are short 5 minute segments that look at the lives of Christians who have made a difference to their communities because of their Christian values. They have become “world shapers”.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Episodes
- 100
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2021
Graeme Clark – Inventor of the bionic ear
Listen to the story of Australian doctor, Graeme Clark. He invented the bionic ear (Cochlear Ear) which gives profoundly deaf people hearing and speech. Broadcast on Southern FM “Songs of Hope”. Segm…
Catherine Hamlin helps 30,000 Ethiopians
Listen to the story of Catherine Hamlin, a Christian Australian doctor who went to Ethiopia and started mid-wifery schools and a hospital to help women before and after childbirth. Broadcast on Song…
Margaret Court – tennis great
Listen again to the story of Margaret Court, the greatest Australian womens tennis player of all time. Program “Songs of Hope” (5 mins).
St Patrick – father of Ireland
Today is St Patricks day, 17 March 2019. Listen again to his story. He is the father of Ireland. Broadcast on Southern FM on Songs of Hope.
George Coles – Australian retail giant
On 10Mar19 Songs of Hope broadcast the story of George Coles, the founder of the retail stores chain in Australia. He was a devout Christian. Story written by Annie Hamilton of Diduno (http://diduno.…
John Witherspoon – Scot an American founding father
Listen again to the story of the Reverend John Witherspoon. Although he was the best public speaker in Great Britain in the 18th century, he moved to America and fostered American independence from B…
St Valentine – origin of Valentines Day
Listen again to Songs of Hope story about St Valentine. It was broadcast on 17Feb2019
Click the play button for the audio. Play time is 3 minutes. Right click download to download
Rosa Parks was courageous
Christian woman Rosa Parks was courageous in standing against segregation laws in Alabama, USA in the fifties. Her story was prepared by Songs of Hope and broadcast on Songs of Hope on 2Dec18.
Moira Kelly – social worker with a difference
Last Sunday 28Oct18 we broadcast the story of Moira Kelly, an Australian Catholic Christian who has made a difference for many throughout the world. Story prepared and written by Ellen Carr.
T S Eliot – greatest modern poet
Last Sunday 16Sep18, Songs of Hope put to air the life story of T S Eliot, the greatest English poet of the 20th century. Program written and produced by Songs of Hope.
Audio only version is here
Johannes Kepler solved the mystery of the planets
Listen again to the story, of Johannes Kepler. He was the practising Christian who invented astronomy, solved the mystery of the planets, and created the scientific method that has served us so wel…
Francis Collins – scientist who cracked the human DNA code
Listen again to the story of the cracking of the human DNA code. The scientist leading the team was Francis Collins, an American practising Christian. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on 5Aug18 at 8:45am. …
Charles Dickens – greatest writer
Hear the story of Charles Dickens in 4 minutes. He has been the best and most influential English writer since Shakespeare. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on Sunday 29Jul18 on 88.3 Southern FM. Press pla…
Graeme Clark – Inventor of the bionic ear
Listen to the story of Australian doctor, Graeme Clark. He invented the bionic ear (Cochlear Ear) which gives profoundly deaf people hearing and speech. Broadcast on Southern FM “Songs of Hope” on 8…
Isaac Newton – scientific genius
Listen again to the story of Isaac Newton. He was a brilliant scientist who created modern physics. He was also a devout Christian. Written and produced by Songs of Hope and broadcast on 10Jun18. Pre…
John McDouall Stuart – explorer
Songs of Hope “Christian who made a difference” today 3Jun18, was John McDouall Stuart, the great Australian explorer. He forged a path to the centre of Australia and from Adelaide north across the c…
Nicholaus Copernicus – scientific genius
Nicholaus Copernicus revolutionised the way we look at the earth. He postulated that the earth rotated around the sun, and he gave mathematical proof. Broadcast on Songs of Hope on 27May18. Written a…
John Flynn – the greatest Australian
Listen to the story of Reverend John Flynn, the greatest Australian. He appears on the Australian $20 note. Songs of Hope program Sunday 20May18. (3 mins) Press play to listen or download
Mother Teresa helped thousands
Listen again to the story of Mother Teresa, the Albanian Catholic Christian who has helped thousands around the world in a lifetime of service. Her organisation now numbers thousands of staff.
This w…
Norman Borlaug – saved a billion lives
Norman Borlaug has been credited with saving the lives of one billion people from death by starvation. Listen again to his story. He was a Christian agricultural scientist who made the “green revolu…