In this web exclusive, we interview Maddie Akkermans, Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Weather Makers. She explains how she and her team are aiming to transform the Sinai Peninsula from a desert into a thriving ecosystem.

"Regreening the Deserts": https://soundcloud.com/the-sun-also-rises/regreening-the-deserts

The Weather Makers: https://theweathermakers.nl/

Web Exclusive—Interview with Maddie Akkermans of the Weather Makers

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main goals in this year’s invasion of Ukraine was to quickly conquer the port city of Mariupol so that he could then devote more troops and resources to subduing Kyiv and the rest of the nation. But the defenders of Mariupol put up lionhearted resistance for months on end that defied all expectations and changed the course of the war. This episode looks at their remarkable and inspiring stand against evil. 

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IMAGE: Ukrainian soldiers attack a Russian tank in Mariupol by mvs.gov.ua.

The Defenders Of Mariupol, Ukraine

In this episode, we look at the magic that can happen at the intersection of music and language— magic so powerful it may have played a role in bringing down the Soviet Union. As Edgar Yipsel Harburg said, "Words make you think a thought. Music makes you feel a feeling. A song makes you feel a thought.”

 Order your free copy of "How God Values Music": https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/3326

"The Two Grenadiers" (with English subtitles): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTRnELtTcWY

IMAGE: Photo by Breanna Jacques

A Song Makes You Feel A Thought

The Aral Sea was victim to the worst manmade ecological disaster in history. Now part of it is coming back to life, and the restoration has implications for the whole world.

Order your free copy of "The Wonderful World Tomorrow—What It Will Be Like": https://www.thetrumpet.com/literature/books_and_booklets/81

IMAGE: Staecker - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=658367

'Like a Fairytale'—Once Dead, the North Aral Sea Is Now Teeming with Life

This episode focuses on individuals and organizations that are helping victims of Russia's war on Ukraine in remarkable ways. 

More on Ryan Hendrickson: https://linktr.ee/rmhendrickson.tipofthespear

More on the Protez Foundation: https://protezfoundation.com/

More on Limbs for Life: https://www.limbsforlife.org/ukraine

More on the Ukraine Freedom Orchestra: https://www.keri-lynnwilson.com/ukrainian-freedom-orchestra 

IMAGE by Patrick Grieco (Public Domain).

Look for the Helpers —Ukraine Edition

When the sun came up on May 28 back in the year 585 BC, the Medes and Lydians were still at war. They had been at each other’s throats for years, and it looked like there was no end in sight for their conflict. But something extraordinary happened on the battlefield that day, which changed everything. This episode also features an interview with Mr. Stephen Coats, instructor of earth science at Imperial Academy, and with Dr. Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist and scientist emeritus at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

IMAGE: By Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=60793

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The news keeps getting darker. The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.” The Sun Also Rises transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacques brings you stories of refreshing accomplishment, intriguing science and inspiring lives—glimmers of hope that hint at a better world to come.

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