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Ministry Partner 08⎪SEPTEMBER 2020⎪shop.cmausa.org PASSIONATELY PURSUING THE KINGDOM Gospel of Jesus Christ THE changes everything. His love transforms normal, everyday encounters into avenues for sharing the Gospel. Motorcycles are your passion; film is ours. At Jesus Film Project, our desire is to engage the watching world with Gospeldriven film resources. CMA’s passion is to open doors for the Good News through the shared love of motorcycling. Jesus unites our passions to reach the entire world one heart at a time. Movies and motorcycles--ordinary items that in God’s hands help introduce millions of people, worldwide, to His glory. In 2019, through your partnership with Jesus Film Project, you supported evangelism efforts in Europe, women’s ministry in Central Asia, evangelism training in South Korea, various translation projects for Gospelbased films and so much more. Since 1997 Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) has given more than $15.6 million to Jesus Film Project. The projects supported in 2019 broaden this Gospel legacy. You know this world needs Jesus, and through your generosity, you supported projects that took the Good News to the nations. Here are stories from projects financially supported by CMA. May these encourage and inspire you! God is at work! ADOPTED INTO GOD’S FAMILY Eastern Europe—Leaders shared the Gospel at evangelism events by showing Jesus Film Project® movies and short films. The following story is from this project. When Maria* went to an evangelism event that utilized Jesus Film Project resources, she didn’t know the story God was about to write. Victor, a national director of Global Church Movements (GCM)—a church-planting organization associated with Campus Crusade for Christ®—invited parents to a weekly follow-up study. Maria expressed interest, and after several meetings, she gave her life to Jesus! Maria repented of her sins and prayed a unique request: She asked God to reunite her with her biological mother. Maria had been adopted when she was 2 years old. About 40 miles away in another city, an older woman named Elena watched Magdalena: Released From Shame at a tent evangelism event organized by GCM. Once the film concluded, she approached a leader and admitted she was a sinner. That night, Elena received Jesus as her Lord and Savior. After becoming a Christ follower, local believers began mentoring Elena through a small discipleship group. Elena knew an unresolved situation lurked in her past. Years earlier, Elena gave birth to a little girl, but she put her up for adoption. Now she desired her daughter’s forgiveness, and she hoped to share Jesus’ love with her. She needed to find her. Elena tracked down an address for her daughter and traveled 40 miles to the home of the adoptive parents, only to find that her daughter no longer lived there. The family shared with Elena that Maria had a child of her own, but refused to tell Elena where Maria lived. Devastated, Elena’s eyes welled up with tears; and, as she turned to leave, a car pulled up to the house. Out came Elena’s daughter, Maria, and her baby. Concerned for this crying woman, Maria asked her why she was crying. Elena recounted her own story to Maria. As Maria listened, she too began to cry. Unlike Elena’s tears, Maria cried joyful tears. Unable to contain herself, Maria began worshipping God, proclaiming, “Lord, thank you for listening to my prayers!” Though separated by miles and years, God reunited mother, daughter, and granddaughter. This triumphant reconciliation culminated with Elena and Maria being baptized together. GCM organized two events in two different cities, but God authored one continuous story. Praise Him for His providential hand! *Some identifying details may have been changed for confidentiality.