Praise: Last month I asked you to pray for our language recording efforts. One of my colleagues this fall has been training an in-country partner in a restricted Northeast African nation to record “JESUS.” By Christmas there will be five new translations completed for this war-torn region of the continent. Five more unreached, remote people groups will …
October Prayer Update
PRAISE:In 2010, the ministry embarked on an ambitious goal to produce 865 more languages of 'JESUS' (50,000+ speakers). To date, God has enable us to finish 80% of them. And of the remaining 20%, many are more difficult to do, often in restricted nations. With the help of partners, we are not stopping. Please pray; these …
The Gospel Patrons Behind The Most Watched Film In History
by John Rinehart* “After weeks of contacting studios in Hollywood, New York and London, we were nowhere. Every door we pushed trying to raise the production funds turned out to be closed and barred. Without the money, the film would never become a reality. There seemed only one remaining possibility.” The year was 1979 and …
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Young man struggling, finds hope, and finds his way…
This month I thought I would share a classic outdoor film showing story. It comes from a report I just received from Ghana in West Africa. "At Puebla in the Upper West Region, the night of the Jesus Film show was filled with anticipation and hope. As the film concluded, an unexpected figure emerged from the shadows—a …
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July Prayer Update
PRAISE: Thank you for praying for our June 1 television broadcasts for International Children’s Day. God open the doors for 14.3 million children and families heard the gospel in 10 languages, on 17 stations in 127 countries. Pray for those who responded and requested follow-up. A procedure to remove some skin cancer from my forehead …
10 ways to become a global Christian*
*Eternal Perspective Ministries May 7, 2024 It might come as a surprise to some that if you search the Bible for the words “mission” or “missionary,” you won’t find much. To understand the role of believers in reaching the world, you have to dig a little deeper, but it’s worth the effort. When you get …
June Update
PRAISE: Cru, our parent organization has just announced our new president, David Robbins. He and his wife Megan, will step into this new role next month. David has been most recently leading our FamilyLife ministry. Our television broadcasts for International Children's Day, June 1, saw 33 stations broadcast our films; the first five countries to report were: Czech Republic, Mauritius, Mozambique, …
May Prayer Update
PRAISE: Thank God for the very encouraging response to our recent email about the opportunity to provide aid to people through churches in Israel. The outreach also includes the potential of sharing the gospel digitally. In fact, the initial project was not only fully underwritten, but also is helping to pre-fund our next project there …
April Prayer Update
A few days ago my colleague, Tom Terry [JFP's Global Broadcasting Coordinator] shared some early results for our Easter TV and Radio broadcasting. He shared with me what God did; you prayed and God opened doors. "For Easter 2024, I was asking the Lord for 40 stations and 120 million views. Instead, He gave us 76 stations. That’s the highest number …
March Prayer Update
PRAISE: God has opened doors for again airing “JESUS” on TV for Easter in India, Bangladesh, and Turkey. (During Christmas 2023, Bangladesh saw five times as many viewers as had originally been projected!) Pray also for the audio/drama versions of our films on radio in a dozen of the least reached nations. Lift up our …
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