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 …
What Caused the ‘Demon Tree’ to Fall?
Stories from film and church planting teams come in from Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Americas and the Middle East every month. They tell of how our God is moving and drawing people to Himself. Here's one from rural Africa. Thereโs a remote village in Africa where an ancient tree stood, the locals regarded …
October Prayer Update
PRAISE:In 2010, the ministry embarked on an ambitious goal to produce 865 more languages of 'JESUS'ย (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 …
September Prayer Update
PRAISE: The Asia Film Equipment video is going to DVD duplication this week, and then on to the mailer. Please pray that it serves to cast a vision for how God is working to bring people to himself in South and Southeast Asia. Pray it willย not only encourage, but also promptย friends to giveย for tabletsย and projector …
The Gospel Patrons Behind The Most Watched Film In History
by John Rinehart* โAfter 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.โ 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 withย anticipation and hope. As the film concluded, an unexpected figure emerged from theย shadowsโa …
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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;ย youย prayedย 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. Thatโs the highest number …
March Prayer Update
PRAISE: God has opened doors for again airing โJESUSโ 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 …
February Prayer Update
PRAISE: After three years of major hurdles our South Asia film equipment distribution center has opened. Already several hundred video tablets have been shipped. Pray for the Centerโs operations to ramp up which will include supplying backpack projector sets, tablet sets and NewLifeBox (virtual wi-fi) kits across the region. The final report just came in …
