Prepare
Plan with local leaders and pray.
- Village invitation
- Equipment
- Local language
To share the Gospel visually through the Jesus Film in communities and prisons.
To share the Gospel visually through the Jesus Film in communities and prisons.
At a glance
The JESUS film shows the life, death and resurrection of Jesus in people’s own language — no reading required. Our teams take it to villages and prisons, often projecting onto a screen under the night sky.
After every showing we pray with those who respond and gather them into Bible study groups that grow into new churches.
What this includes
Why it matters
In rural Zambia many adults never had the chance to learn to read, and Bibles in local languages are scarce. A film in their own language opens the story of Jesus to everyone — grandparents, children and people who have never set foot in a church.
Worldwide, the JESUS film is now available in more than 2,200 languages, and every new language opens another door.
How we do it
Plan with local leaders and pray.
Show the life of Jesus under the stars.
Pray with everyone who wants to follow Jesus.
Gather new believers within days.
Grow follow-up groups into churches.
Impact
2025
Stories
“When I saw Jesus praying for those who crucified Him, I realized the greatness of God’s love. That night I surrendered my life to Christ.”
Where we serve
Rural Zambian villages
Open-air night screenings.
Mozambique border areas
Cross-border outreach with local churches.
Correctional facilities
Screenings and follow-up inside prisons.
Schools and churches
Screenings for young people and families.
Team
Ways to give
Gifts are pooled across the programme. These examples show what they make possible.
Generator fuel to show the film to a whole village.
Team transport, fuel and follow-up materials.
Bibles, study guides and visits after a screening.
Equipment for a new screening team.
Pray with us
For clear weather and open hearts at each screening.
For people who respond — that their faith would take root.
For follow-up groups growing into churches.
For safe travel for teams and equipment.
For screenings inside prisons.
Questions
A 1979 feature film based on the Gospel of Luke. It has been translated into more than 2,200 languages — the most translated film in history — and is used by churches worldwide to share the gospel.
Many people in the villages we serve cannot read. Seeing Jesus heal, forgive, die and rise again — in their own language — helps them understand the gospel clearly.
In open village spaces at night, in schools and churches, and inside correctional facilities, by arrangement with local leaders and prison authorities.
Our team prays with people who respond, then gathers them into Bible study groups within days. Many of these groups have become new churches.
Fuel, transport, a generator, sound equipment and follow-up materials. A single outreach can reach hundreds of people in one night.
Support this work
One screening can reach a whole village in a night.
Support this work
Your gift fuels the generator, transports the team and funds follow-up, so every screening can lead to a church.
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