The Unheard Story

Joe and Lara Mellema interview Donald and Ashley who tell the story of how God brought them to Jesus Film Project and is using their life to bring the story of Jesus to people in their heart language. You can see and share JESUS and other films in more than 1900 language at jesusfilm.org or get the mobile app jesusfilm.org/app. Hear how God is moving through the entire process of creating each language version of the films.

Hosts Joe and Lara Mellema interview Dale McFerron who tells the story of how more than two million people in the language group Zomi, from Myanmar, now have the film JESUS in their heart language as 5,000 from this people group have migrated to Tulsa, OK for religious freedom. When the language version premiered in Tulsa more than 3,000 Zomi came to the premiere, welcomed by members of the Christian Motorcyclist Association clad in leather. Like so many, there were some Zomi people who were not initially interested in hearing about Jesus, but were interested in seeing a movie in their heart language, so they came and experienced Jesus through the film. Dale says it best, “You have an instant friend in Jesus when He speaks your language.” 

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In the final episode of the season, Joe and Lara welcome Marc Vergo. Marc introduces us to the “glocal” movement revolutionizing how people are talking about Jesus in their communities. He shares the amazing way God is reaching millions through YouTube––even in countries closing their borders to missionaries. Marc tags in his friend, Beyong, who talks about his travels into the African bush to show the Walking With Jesus film series to new believers.

Join Pastor Gama, executive team leader for The Message for Mayans, as he shares about the needs of the Mayan population, and the powerful way in which Jesus is reaching people in the most remote villages of the Yucatán Peninsula. Gama often sees firsthand how the gospel changes lives and enriches entire communities. He helped to record the Mayan version of The Story of Jesus for Children, one of the most widely used gospel tools in his community. Hundreds came to understand the love of Jesus for the first time when Gama premiered the film. One woman cried, “This is unbelievable. Wow, Jesus speaks Mayan. Now I know He knows me and hears my prayers.” 

In this episode our host, Lara, is joined by Jesus Film Project Development Representative Mark Mayers. Mark shares how he used the Jesus Film Project app one Father’s Day to share the JESUS film  with someone in their own heart language.

Episode nine brings us Paul Eshleman and an episode about history of Jesus Film Project. Paul tells us about meeting Bill Bright for the first time and the exciting origins of the film, JESUS. He also discusses, with hosts Joe and Lara Mellema, the unorthodox ways that JESUS is distributed around the globe.

We continue season two with Jim and Pam’s unheard story. Jim shares about a miraculous film demonstrating God’s perfect timing, and Pam discusses using the app on a chance bus encounter.

In this, the seventh episode of season two, we meet Shay Mason. Shay shares her heart for healing from OCD and depression. Hear her astounding experiences sharing the story of Jesus using the JESUS film while on family mission trips in Africa. 

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As Marie and Willie continue their unheard story, they discuss their experiences training women from diverse cultures. Willie explains his original vision for the film Magdalena: Release From Shame and its intended purpose.