Ministry Update- August 2011
September 6, 2011
One of the greatest challenges African believers face today is their lack of understanding the practical implications of their faith. Many believers simply do not know what following Jesus looks like in their daily context.
To help address this crucial need for follow-up, Doug’s New Media team developed a five episode series called Walking With Jesus. Using narrated storytelling and clips from JESUS, this film-based discipleship series depicts common African life scenarios, modeling committed Christian discipleship. Walking With Jesus strengthens the African church by grounding new believers in their faith and equipping them to become fruitful members of the body of Christ.
Click image to watch a video about Walking With Jesus
On the first evening of a four-day Campus Crusade for Christ outreach program in an African village, many people gave their lives to Christ. During the following morning’s sessions, workers used Walking With Jesus to follow up with these new believers.
Following one of the Walking With Jesus episodes, the Holy Spirit moved an elderly woman to approach the ministry workers for counseling. She expressed regret for allowing her dislike for her son’s wife to cause her to encourage him to take a second wife. She explained that through the film series she was convicted and planned to apologize to her son’s first wife.
Later that day the ministry workers encountered a woman who identified herself as the man’s first wife. Explaining her astonishment at the repentance her mother in-law demonstrated, the woman began confessing all the ways she had wronged her mother-in-law. She left the team saying, “I am going to go and apologize to my mother-in-law, and from now [on] I promise to take good care of her.”
Providing discipleship is key to helping a new believer understand their commitment to Christ. Since joining staff with Campus Crusade , we both have experienced firsthand how discipleship can enlighten a new believer’s perspective of the gospel. We are grateful for the opportunities God has placed before us.
Pray for Doug’s team as they continue to develop film-based tools that proclaim the name of Jesus to the world. Pray for all the new believers in Africa who are being followed up with using this film series that they will continue to grow in their walk with God.