FOR A SEASON

Have you ever experienced a season of ministry? While enjoying our Thanksgiving feast, we have all been exceedingly thankful to God for our great and many blessings! Now we move forward towards Christmas and the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We also call these celebrations Seasons!

Serving the Lord often occurs in Seasons. More recently, we talk about such times as paradigm shifts when our work takes on a new vision or direction. It is not unusual for many of our international friends to enter into AVangelism and likewise enjoy a wonderful season of God’s blessing, and then move on to other challenges.

“ Justina Utuka (to the left) Leading Worship"

This is such a story. We feature Mrs Justina Utuka from Madina-Accra, Ghana. Following her training at the Haggai Institute in Singapore, Justina enthusiastically responded to our 1st letter back in 1993. She was a bit concerned. She had married a man in the USA. When the time arrived for returning to Ghana for anticipated ministry, he would not accompany her. If she was to serve God in Ghana, it would be on her own. God did call Justina to serve Him in her beloved country, Ghana, and in faith she returned home to honor her commitment to her first love - Jesus Christ.

Justina had access to a 16mm Film Projector, but no films. Could we help? Some friends in Ohio provided the cost of shipping 5 films to Ghana, and these were sent in 1994. “I am pleased to read you are willing to help me with your free films. This will make my evangelism easier, as media presents the message of Christ often in a more clearly understood way.” Films sent included PILGRIM’S PROGRESS and some Bible stories for children. God’s protection brought them safely into her hands in 2 months’ time. No Reports were received the 1st year, but a letter finally arrived in July of 1995, “Counseling and other church activities has kept me very busy. However, I have used the films and many souls came to Christ during a crusade we held. We also used the films in a new church we recently planted. Soon I will be going out to the villages, and I will use the films there.”

In 1996, Justina joined forces with The Great Commission Movement of Ghana. Thanks to their equipment her AVangelism program really took off. In 1996 alone, we received Reports of 47 showings to 24,913 people with 6,800 souls responding to the Gospel invitation. Justina shared, “The films were very attractive to these people, and many willingly gave their lives to Christ. The pictures are of the converts in the villages. They are praying and crying to God to forgive them their sins. Some are dancing to praise God. I held a 2-day training seminar with them after they received Christ.”

“ New Converts Dancing and Praising the Lord ”

Over the years Reports trickled in and an occasional letter. In 2004, Justina transferred all of her films to The Great Commissions Movement. Other ministry opportunity, mostly with children, had opened other doors for her. In that 10 year season of media ministry, however, we had received Reports of 116 showings to 62,815 people with 21,318 souls choosing to follow Christ. Justina refused to remain in comfort here in the USA and returned home, her home in Ghana, to serve her Lord. Just imagine the treasure she has laid up in Heaven through her acts of obedience. No we don’t have contact with her any longer, but do pray with us that God will continue to exceedingly bless Justina in all she may now be pursuing for eternity’s sake.
                    

THE LAST HEARTBEAT
By Mrs. A
 

From March 2006 until present, InterComm has shared Heartbeats from the Ken Anderson Films years. These have now nearly all been shared. We have asked Mrs. Ken (Doris) Anderson to finish out 2008 with the Last Heartbeat!

 

“At 2:20 am, March 12, 2006, Ken Anderson’s physical heart stopped beating. His earthly journey finished, no more new Heartbeat Columns would be written. InterComm’s heartbeat has not stopped, however. In fact, InterComm is reaching more people than ever through Media Evangelism to far corners of the globe. Many of the places you are reading about in the news these days include Christians equipped with language-appropriate videos and Torch Kits, some of whom are risking their lives just to show a few more of their countrymen the way of salvation. Do you realize that because of your faithfulness in prayer and financial support InterComm has completed Language Recording Projects in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Burundi, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, India, Philippines, and Vietnam? Now, because of your help, each nation has new souls recorded in Heaven. Consider also the numerous Torch Kit and video placements in scores of other countries. Thank you, each of you, who are still praying and giving.

This would be a perfect time to re-start your giving if you’ve had to stop - or talk to someone you know, who would also be blessed if they realized how they could have a part in this exciting worldwide ministry reaching the unreached. Yes, we now say farewell to the Ken Anderson Heartbeat articles, but the Torch Reports from our friends, who are out in the battlefield, the front lines, showing Jesus Christ as the Way, the Truth, and the Life, these will continue to be shared each month. None of us knows the time and date of our last heartbeat, but we know Who knows the number of our days - God.”

P.S. Beginning next month look for A PILGRIM’S PROGRESS!
 

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