By HANNAH Weiand
Karen and I are Jesus Film Project ® representatives and CMA members . We participate in ministry here in the United States and around the world ; and so do you . Jesus Film Project exists to give everyone , everywhere the opportunity to have a face-to-face encounter with Jesus , no matter where they are in the world .
We hope you find the following update encouraging . It is a field report related to your ministry through Run for the Son .
Eli Perez
A flame is only steady when it has fuel . Your gifts fuel ministry with Jesus Film Project resources and lead people one step closer to the powerful story of Christ , no matter where they live . This flame has ignited movements in ministry partnership worldwide .
Jesus Film Project ’ s goal is to see everyone , everywhere , encounter Jesus . Below are some stories of how you helped accelerate progress on this goal in 2021 . Your gifts this past year primarily focused on equipment and digital strategies .
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GRAND OPENING OF AFRICA EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTION CENTER Arnold Nzova , national director of Life Ministry Kenya ( as Cru ® is known there ), started his day with a simple prayer to God : “ How can we be a blessing to the nations as Life Ministry Kenya ?”
“ Least did I know ,” he later shared , “ the Lord would answer the prayer before the sun goes down .”
In December 2020 , Arnold had met with his national leadership team to discuss priorities for the new decade . One thing the team members knew for sure was that they wanted to prioritize blessing the nations of Africa . But how that would look was unclear .
A few hours after Arnold prayed , he received a text message from David Wataba , Africa regional strategy leader for Jesus Film Project ®. Arnold wasn ’ t too interested in the text at first because he had a very busy day planned . He assumed David was simply going to make his day even busier . But to Arnold ’ s surprise , David shared that Jesus Film Project was considering Kenya as its next location for an equipment distribution center .
“ And you can imagine how excited I was !” Arnold said with a smile . “ You offer a prayer in the morning , and before the sun goes down , the Lord answers .”
And so , a dream for a more effective partnership blossomed into a new equipment center that blesses 50 countries in Africa . Officially launched in February
The Jesus Film Project ® Africa Distribution Center officially opened in Nairobi , Kenya , with much celebration on February 18 , 2022 .