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Phil and Ellen Nichols

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Jesus Film Project

We create opportunities for people to engage with the life-changing story of Jesus in their heart language, no matter where they are in the world. The Missional Gap is our focus. We partner with over 1,800 church planting and mission partners who use the JESUS Film extensively in their evangelism and church planting strategies. As of July 2025, there are over 2,248 language translations of the film.

Phil is a Partner Specialist--helping pastors and church planters in South Asia to accelerate their capacity to give gospel access to their region of the world. This year I’m praying for 100,000 churches to be planted in South Asia!

Ellen is on the Sending and Transition team in Human Resource. She engages with staff applicants and interns and serves our 350-missionary staff with transitions such as Medical Leave or when they change roles. 

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