“JESUS” SD Cards and Hotspots for Teams—You Can Equip Them

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Dear friend in Christ,

Our God is so endlessly creative! And you are a faithful partner, so I know you will be amazed by the ways He uses your gracious giving and intercession to shine His light into spiritual darkness. Join me in giving glory to our Lord.

A group of new believers in a hostile land were rapidly growing in their faith. They sought the leading of God.[*] These people had lived all their lives in great spiritual darkness and wanted to bring the light they had found in Jesus to others. These new believers asked the Holy Spirit what He wanted them to do to help fulfill The Great Commission.

They felt He was telling them to assemble a herd of animals and to form teams that would go to the many villages around them. Word spread of the Holy Spirit’s call. House churches contributed 400 animals, commissioning their teams to one year of ministry.

But 400 animals? You are surely wondering what was next.

Pack animals are usually fitted with saddle bags and satchels so herdsmen and nomads can carry their supplies, food and water. Into some of the bags the teams placed an amazing device—a small Bluetooth transmitter. These unique tools are called Hotspots. If you have sent a gift to supply tools like these, thank you!

Because there is nothing unusual about herdsmen and nomads walking into a village with pack animals, there would be no suspicion. And nothing would be inspected. Upon arrival in each village, the believers reach into their satchel and turn the Hotspot device on.

Immediately, every smartphone is pinged. (Inexpensive smartphones are all over the world, even in remote places.) Villagers see a message, “Would you like to watch a film about Jesus?” When they see it’s a film in their language, that they can stream or download it to their phones, we are told that almost everyone accepts. And up to 15 people at a time can view or download JESUS, even “in the middle of nowhere.”

These teams report that people all around will stop what they are doing and watch JESUS on their phones. It’s quite a sight. As one mission leader reports of their work: “The film then gets into the hearts and minds of people. They download the film, watch once, twice, three times and then they put JESUS onto a microSD card, transfer it to another phone, and start showing JESUS to family and friends. It goes crazy, and spreads like a wildfire!”

And there is more!

A house church in a similar, resistant area also sought the Holy Spirit’s guidance. He impressed on them to go north, to a particular village. But the route would take them through a town known for violence and radicalism. When they approached that town, to be cautious, they spent the night in the countryside, sleeping under the stars.

The next day, in the safety of daylight, they passed through, but not before the fighters asked, “Where are you going?” When they announced their destination, the men became excited. “Perfect. We have guns and ammunition we need you to take to terrorists where you are going. You WILL carry them in on your animals.”

If they refused, the Christians knew they would all be killed.  They had no choice but to agree and reluctantly loaded up all the arms and ammunition. But before leaving, the team gave the village a gift, one of those Bluetooth Hotspots and showed them how to use it.

Feeling guilty, but determined to obey the Spirit, they traveled with the guns for several days to the village where God had called them. The terrorists met them with cheers and celebration. At last they were receiving arms and ammo! The fighters began unloading, taking inventory, and cleaning the weapons. Once again, a team member reached into his pack animal’s satchel and turned on the Bluetooth transmitter.

Beep, vibrations, tones … a notification appeared on every phone. All around them, terrorists read the invitation. I suspect they were thinking: “Watch a film? In my language? I’ve never seen such a thing.” They said the fighters literally put down the guns and began watching JESUS! And they watched numerous times, asking questions of the team: “My sins can be forgiven? Jesus is God? Is this really true?” They believed! The Holy Spirit transformed their hearts. Then the terrorists refused to accept the weapons, saying: “We don’t want these anymore, take them back! We renounce violence and all we have done, and we want to follow Jesus.” Every person in that radical village became a follower of Jesus that day!

Rather than transporting the weapons and ammo back, the team and now-former radicals decided to bury everything. The village leaders then surprised the film team by announcing that they were all going down the mountain back to the village that had sent the weapons—to tell them about Jesus. The radical leader said to the team leader, “And we want you to ride your animal, to be the first one in!” But that would be risky. The team leader feared he could be killed.

A few days later, they arrived—praying but ready to serve their Lord. To their surprise, everyone began cheering, smiling and yelling: “You’ve come back! We used that Bluetooth box and watched the film on our phones. It told us that God is the God of love. That He is the God of forgiveness, that He can lift all the shame off of us for all the violence and evil we have done. We want you to tell us more about the Son of God.”

What a joy to hear that this entire village also came to Christ … everyone! Our God is endlessly creative.  He is “… not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”[†] To Him goes the glory.

All I have shared is made possible by your partnership, both prayerfully and financially, and by courageous ministry partners who use JESUS to faithfully and obediently serve God. They are willing—even zealous to take the story of Jesus to their people, even if it means death.

These teams speak well of not only the power of JESUS and His Word, but also of the versatility of these amazing tools:  Bluetooth Hotspot transmitters, the JESUS film smartphone app, DVDs, video tablets, small portable projectors and the tiny microSD cards. Best of all, these tools enable churches and believers to take the gospel to where the gospel is not, even to share the liberating news with radicals. Through these tools, people watch in private … on their phones, in their homes, and in the fields.

These devices and tools are a reason why the gospel is spreading like a wildfire. More than 1,500 ministry partners use JESUS and this equipment. Because people are so open, ministry partners are asking for many more DVDs, microSD cards, Bluetooth transmitters, video tablets, DVD and SD card duplicators, and more.

As you have read what God is doing, I know you sense the amazing opportunities before us.  This is how to potentially give the gospel to every person on earth and play a pivotal role in helping fulfill The Great Commission. May I therefore gratefully invite you to help provide these tools to hundreds of waiting workers? Here are some ways you can equip them and give unreached people the eternal good news:

  • $120 will send 12 microSD cards; $600 will send 60 cards.
  • $165 will send a Bluetooth Hotspot.
  • $225 will equip a worker with 50 DVDs of JESUS; $675 will send 150 DVDs.
  • $285 will equip a worker with a video tablet for private showings.
  • $495 will send three Bluetooth Hotspots.
  • $1,200 will live stream JESUS and other films for 30,000 people online.
  • $3,810 will provide a microSD card duplicator.
  • $3,240 will send a Church-Planting Resource Kit.

As a faithful friend of this ministry, may I invite you to give these opportunities and needs your prayerful consideration? Then allow God to work through you, to bless what you send, letting people who have never heard of Jesus even once see, hear and understand the gospel in their own heart language.

I also ask you to pray for these tools and for the courageous partner teams who will use them to share the good news. In a very real sense, you’ll be going with the teams and the tools, as you help shine light into the darkness. May He bless you for however you can help. Thank you so much for all you do, for being so generous.

Until everyone sees Jesus,       

Josh Newell
Executive Director
Jesus Film Project®

PS. The number of JESUS film teams continues to grow. Former terrorists are joining ministry partners, offering themselves as film teams, calling themselves “Jesus Warriors.” They need the equipment, translations of JESUS, microSD cards, Bluetooth transmitters, Church-Planting Resource kits (compact backpack kits for small audiences) … as much equipment and video tools as you can help send! Frankly, we are all in awe. For something is happening in the unseen realms, a battle is being won, the darkness is yielding to His light. We are in a moment of history that is ours for the taking, to help millions see, hear and understand the gospel. Please make supplying these tools a matter of prayer. They will help fuel this global endeavor to fulfill the Great Commission, to equip the church to go where the gospel is not, and to take to millions the best news they have ever heard. You can donate now by clicking the gift a gift button. Or, you can call (800) 387-4040. For tax-wise gifts, including IRA rollovers and appreciated stock or property, call (888) 278-7233 or email stock@jesusfilm.org. Thank you so much.

 

[*]Once again, I cannot tell you where these things are happening. The reports are from a JESUS film partner working in very dangerous places, home to thousands of villages and a culture intensely hostile to Christ and His followers.

[†] 2 Peter 3:9b, King James Version

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