While many of you are enjoying warm weather and summer vacations, here in Zambia, we are preparing for our summer, which begins in September! With it comes one of the most exciting and impactful seasons of our year — the Jesus Film outreach.
But before the screens light up and the villages gather under the stars, something powerful is happening behind the scenes.
• Equipping the Next Generation of Evangelists — This month, we’ve begun evangelism training with the youth from our churches. Their passion is contagious. These young men and women, many of whom came to Christ just within the past few years, are now stepping out with boldness to share the same Good News that changed their lives.
We’re training them in how to share the gospel clearly and simply, how to lead someone to Christ, how to answer tough questions with love and how to follow up with discipleship. This training is in preparation for the Jesus Film events we’ll be doing in several unreached and newly reached villages this coming September and October. We believe that God will use their voices to touch hearts and open eternal doors.
Imagine this: a dusty village square, the hum of a generator, children gathering in wonder, and the life of Jesus unfolding on a makeshift screen — spoken in their very own language. Every time we’ve shown this film, lives have been changed. Chains have been broken. Hope has been born. And this year, we are believing for even more.
• A Harvest Already Growing — Even before the first film is shown, God is already at work. More than 15 people have recently come to Christ in the villages we’re serving. Each one is now walking through one-on-one and small group discipleship — learning what it truly means to follow Jesus, live in His Word and grow in His grace. And soon, they’ll take the next step in baptism.
• The Joy and Challenge of Baptism — Baptism here is both beautiful and challenging. It’s not as simple as walking into a church baptistry. In many villages, there’s no nearby river, no permanent well and definitely no plumbing. Often, we have to wait until the rainy season or travel to another village with water access, bringing the new believers with us. Sometimes the only option is to dig temporary pits.
Despite these obstacles, they come joyfully. Some walk miles. Others bring friends and family to witness the day. Because for them, baptism is not a ritual, it’s a bold declaration: “I belong to Jesus now.” And we rejoice with them.
• Please Pray with Us — As we prepare for this upcoming evangelism outreach, would you stand with us in prayer? Pray for our youth — that their courage would grow, and their hearts would burn with love for the lost. Pray for those in discipleship — that their roots in Christ would go deep and strong. Pray for water — for spiritual and physical provision, so that every soul ready for baptism would have the chance to take that step. Pray for the harvest — for open hearts in the villages where the Jesus Film will be shown.
Thank you for being part of this story. Your prayers, encouragement and support are helping write new chapters of redemption in places that once knew only darkness. We can’t wait to share more with you in the coming weeks. There is so much more to come.
