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A Wonderful Fish Story!
Although we receive many stories of how God is working each year, a few come in that read almost like some of those in the Bible. This one from Madagascar probably fits into that category. Read, rejoice and join in praying for the advancement of the gospel in Africa, and worldwide. Madagascar is a huge …
North African cleric is sharing the good news; why?
In late March as much of the world was “sheltering in place,” I received an email report fromone of our ministry partners—Elijah 21—who uses the “JESUS” film in seeking to reach recent immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. They serve in Germany and several surrounding nations in Western Europe. Here is one encouraging …
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“JESUS” is the missing puzzle piece in a woman’s spiritual journey to faith.
A Jesus Film Project board member shared the following story last week: "A good friend from our church, Jessica,* who is Filipino, shared the JESUS film last night via Zoom with her friend Kim (age 18). Kim is Vietnamese and was attending an English class at our church. (Our small group had been praying for …
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God is working across the globe today, including through television.
To say that the world is changed since I wrote you last month, would be understating things mildly. I was in Orlando, FL for nine days when the call for “stay-at-home” came down in California. I caught “an early” return since the originally scheduled flight was canceled. The airplanes were maybe 15 percent capacity during …
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To Be Known More as a "Christian" Than a "Baseball Player"*
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon helped win his team their first World Series, but he would rather people remember him as a Christian more than as a baseball player. Even though Rendon** has quickly risen to be one of the top players in the league, he remains humble and prefers to be identified by …
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South Asia Divine Awakening
News about a film showing spread around the South Asian village. But not everyone was pleased. Several non-Christian village leaders became angry when they realized the film was going to be about Jesus. They planned to take over the event and beat anyone who got in their way. That evening, as Pastor Arjun* …
Cote d’Ivoire Woman’s Story of Pain to Healing
February is the month we think of "love" with Valentine's Day just around the corner. Sometimes people make choices in pursuing"'love," that can lead to deep and painful consequences. Here is a story of a woman from Cote d'Ivoire [Ivory Coast] who made a choice to seek the "love" she so deeply wanted, but found …
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Is Forgiveness Possible?
East Asia “What he did best was to beat me and my mother and drink all the time.” Erden* addressed the room with little hesitation and a heavy dose of anger. The other young men all listened attentively as he spoke about his father—as he spoke about many fathers in their community. With the sudden …
A South Sudanese man resists the good news until seeing “JESUS.”
Malual's testimony: "I never thought I would leave my parents’ gods, as they protected me from danger. Jesus was my ‘enemy’, so I did not talk about Him or attend church. One day, I watched the JESUS film for entertainment. My conscience told me my parents’ gods were not the true God. I realized following Jesus would give me …
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