The Hope to Tell series focuses on stories of hope, faith, and resilience of the human spirit. In the first installment, Anne Ryder travels to Medjugorje, called the “Edge of Heaven,” located in Bosnia near a war zone: an unlikely spot for a miracle. Anne follows twenty-four hoosiers as they search for spiritual comfort in a spot where a miracle allegedly happened—six local children said Mary, the mother of Christ, appeared and spoke to them and came back to them every night for thirteen years. The series follows the locals and travelers as they take their journey of faith.
[AI-Generated Summary] Anchor and writer Anne Ryder introduces a new reporting direction titled "Hope to Tell," which focuses on stories of faith and resilience rather than typical "murder and mayhem". The series follows a group of 24 Hoosier pilgrims, including Andrea Louise Schlegel, Louis Schlegel, nurse Linda Nardi, Don Watkins, Cathy Denny, and cancer survivor Marilyn Worthington, as they travel from Indianapolis to the village of Medjugorje in war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. Despite the proximity to fierce fighting in Mostar, the group seeks spiritual comfort at the site of a reported 13-year miracle where six visionaries—including Vicka Ivankovic, Ivan Dragicevic, and Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo—claim the Virgin Mary appears nightly at 6:40 PM to deliver messages of peace and penance. The transcript also highlights the humanitarian efforts of Indianapolis dentist Dr. Joe Kuznick, who operates a makeshift clinic in a nearby refugee camp to treat children displaced by the civil war. While the Vatican has yet to officially validate the apparitions and local religious figures like the area's Bishop remain skeptical, the pilgrims return home feeling spiritually refreshed, having found a sense of peace that transcends the physical hardships of their journey.
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