<p>And with those fear-crushing hope-laden words the survivors pull themselves up from the sand and begin to build.What does a community built on hope look like? Not a wishful-thinking kind of hope the world ofers but the hope we read of in the Bible? Christian hope is defined as a confident expectation and happy anticipation. It's a hope we have because we know we're going home-that rescue is coming.</p><p><em>Hope Island</em> is a 13-chapter exploration of hope. Each lesson follows the lives of a group of island-stranded survivors far from home each one confident of rescue. They overcome challenges create opportunities work together and discover joy-all because of their hope. On <em>Hope Island</em> you'll find more than a group of shipwrecked survivors-you'll discover the church.</p>