Jonah, a young motorbike taxi driver in a Southeast Asian country, responded to a prompt he saw on a TV channel featuring Jesus Film Project films. When he texted a response center number, he was identified as a potential “person of peace,” which is a concept taken from Luke 10:5-7. A potential person of peace …
Creative Student-focused Approach, Opens Door & Hearts
Although students typically are not going back to school for another month, I still wanted to share a recent Digital outreach report and how God is using short films online and on social media. Here's one example of how God is changing lives. New Zealand The “coffee cup strategy” in New Zealand exemplifies recognizing a significant opportunity — …
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June Prayer Update
PRAISE: The final numbers for Easter season television broadcasts are in, God worked and a projected 111,968,285 watched (the goal was 100 million). Pray for the follow-up of those who responded. 31 languages were viewed in 86 countries on 68 stations (the goal was 60 stations). A new director and production company has been selected …
May Prayer Update
PRAISE: 60 stations was the goal for Easter ’25 broadcasts, got open the doors for 75! We are still awaiting final viewership reports from the field, and the goal of 100 million is very possible. On the digital side, the Easter season YouTube channels outreach saw 45+ million views/plays of content, with 6.4+ million new …
April Prayer Update
PRAISE: Television broadcasts for International Women’s Day (March 8) saw 32.944 million views, almost 3 million more than our faith-goal (a new record) and 10 million more than 2024. These broadcasts were in eight languages and viewed in 56 countries. Pray for the finalizing of broadcasts for Easter, 42 stations are confirmed (goal is 60). The pace …
Prison Outreach Has a Startling Outcome!
With Easter just days away, I have been reflecting on elements of its overall meaning. One phrase that has stood out is “unchanging grace.” Our God is unchanging in His nature and His grace is ever flowing and abundant to all who choose to receive it.“He has removed our sins as far from us as …
Thief Finds Something He Wasn’t Looking For!
One of the gospel sharing tools we invite friends to help provide are 10” video tablets or tablet sets, which include a Bluetooth wireless speaker powerful enough to reach audiences of 25+ people. He’s one story of how God works through such tools. Eastern AfricaWanting to watch the JESUS film in the local language, Jemal* borrowed his …
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For Esther, Coming to Christ Was Not Enough. Why?
From Africa to Asia, from Europe to Australia, and from the Americas to the Middle East, Cru (Campus Crusade for Christ) is coming alongside and helping local church ministries to grow, thrive and multiply. Here's an example: SOUTHEAST ASIA— A staff member with Global Church Movements—the church-planting arm of Cru®—showed the JESUS film to a …
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Our Calling is to go to All!
What part of the the world are you called to? What path are you on to go there? For me, it's to help resource those who are on the frontlines, often going to the least reached, and hardest to go to.
February Update
PRAISE: Thank you for praying for 2024 holiday television and online outreaches. TV reports from the Middle East document 4.5 million watch broadcast of our films and 2.52 million direct interactions with online evangelists and counselors. Other broadcasts took place in Asia and Africa. For December, overall 118,747,600 watched on TV, and for the year …
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