What’s the Lifespan? 

What is the lifespan of a set of JESUS Film equipment? It depends.

• How many rain storms can it endure?
• How many times can it be knocked over by a bull running through a field?
• How many times can it be hit with a stick by angry followers of other beliefs?
• How many times can it be washed off the dock by an unexpected ocean wave?

 
The life of a set of JESUS Film equipment should not be measured in days, but in changed lives. Generally, an equipment set lasts long enough to reach thousands of people with the compelling story of God’s love demonstrated through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
 
The population of the world is increasing by the minute. More souls provide more opportunities to share Christ. Equipment sets continue to be needed around the world. Recently a request was received in the Olathe office of JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP) for 18 equipment sets in West Africa. The leaders on the West Africa Field have a vision for church planting and need 18 new sets of equipment for use in 9 countries. The most urgent need is in an area referred to as the “Corridor,” consisting of Togo, Benin, and Niger. The church is experiencing rapid growth in this area. The leaders need tools to reach the people.
 
Since work began in 1999 in West Africa, 3,630 JESUS Film presentations have occurred, with 2,140,417 evangelistic contacts, and 232,275 people making decisions to follow Christ. Additionally, 692 preaching points have been established. These statistics represent results from multiple countries, including Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The population of West Africa is approximately 300 million with a large number of ethnic groups. The region is a socially and culturally diverse.
 
All funding for JESUS Film equipment originates with donations from individuals, families, churches, small groups, and organizations. JESUS Film Harvest Partners (www.jfhp.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. A donation of $6,000 is needed to fund one set of equipment for the field. Based on the recent request from West Africa, $108,000 is needed to fulfill the request for this one area. Equipment sets are also needed in many other locations.
 
If you would like to help fund a new video projector equipment set, go to www.jfhp.org/donate/index.cfm or mail a check, made payable to JFHP, to

JESUS Film Harvest Partners
15055 W 116th Street
Olathe, KS 66062.
Include “JESUS Film AHE1013” in the memo line.

In Canada, checks should be made payable and sent to the
Church of the Nazarene Canada
20 Regan Road, Unit 9,
Brampton, Ontario L7A 1C3.