The equipment is a tool used to introduce people of all languages to the love of God through the visual representation of the life of JESUS.
The equipment set is comprised of many elements including a projector, screen, sound system, generator, cables, bags, and cases.
JESUS Film equipment is transported in a variety of ways including on horse back, human back, and as seen here a motorcycle.
The JESUS Film show must go on. This team member is protecting the projector and other equipment from the rain with an umbrella.
What is the lifespan of a JESUS Film equipment set?
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 rather 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 not decreasing but increasing by the minute. More souls provide more opportunities to share Christ. Equipment sets continue to be needed around the world. Recently, church leaders in West Africa sent a request to the Olathe, Kansas, U.S. office of JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP) for 18 equipment sets. The leaders on the Africa West Field have a vision for church planting and need 18 new sets of equipment for use in nine 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. (To learn more about this area, listen to an audiocast interview.)
Since work began in West Africa in 1999, ministry teams have presented the JESUS Film 3,630 times, 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 around 300 million with a large number of ethnic groups. The region is a socially and culturally diverse.
*Evangelistic contact refers to a person to whom the story of God's love through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ was presented. Individuals may hear the gospel presented multiple times through attending several JESUS Film showings and/or through the use of other ministry tools before choosing to follow Christ. Individuals in attendance at each JESUS Film showing are counted and recorded as evangelistic contacts.