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 …
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. There’s 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' (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 will not only encourage, but also prompt friends to give for tablets and projector …
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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