As I anticipated, there are many things that have already happened here in As you all know, Ben and I have been keeping very busy during this past year showing the Jesus Film almost every weekend, sometimes in as many as three different village locations there in
As Ben and I received this invitation to
So, it was ordered and they graciously brought it for us and we started the campaign. As we set up for the showing our second night, our bulb was burned out! What could have been a disaster (both here in
Another example came home with the team that just returned today from last night’s showing. Each piece of equipment has been working well…until last night. They said that as the film came to the place were Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate, the generator suddenly stopped running. After a couple attempts at re-starting and much praying it started up and ran – until the person closing the evening put down the microphone following the closing prayer!! God is good!
We feel very blessed by the wonderful people we are working with during this time – not only Nate and Rhoda who have been doing so much to lead and host us but also the group from the States who have really jumped in with both feet. Everyone is more than willing to serve in any way possible. Some have taken an extra load especially these past several days while some of us have been sick. I came down with a pretty severe bacterial infection while out in the village on Tuesday and Wednesday (actually, I think it was some
As far as the showings in general, attendances have been quite good. Two or three of the lowest attended showings have been around 150-200 but most are in the 300-600 range and one was packed with 1500-2000 people!! Continue to pray as we interact in these villages, show the film, and seek to encourage the local pastors. They are a blessing! There are several in particular who are modern examples of the apostle Paul. Pray that their ‘tent-making’ which sustains them financially would be blessed, that the young “Timothy” assistants they are training would have boldness and maturity beyond their years or experience, and that God would give them the supernatural ability to do all the follow up that needs to be done following these film showings. I would love to tell you some of the responses we get from the film but that will have to be another update.
Onto a slightly different topic…Lord willing, I will be in the States in 10 days! Thank you again for your partnership with us during this campaign. May God richly bless you all!
I hope to have some pictures from here in
In Him,
Jesse
