FILM MINISTRY ‘Somebody Died for Me’ Kanad Chohan sat entranced as he watched the life of Jesus being played out on a white sheet strung between two poles in his village. Questions about this Man, who gave up His own life to redeem him from his sins, ran through his mind, and Kanad needed to know the answers. A fter the film ended, Kanad walked up to the Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries and asked, “Is it impossible for me to reach heaven without receiving Jesus Christ?” The missionaries told him Jesus was the only way. Kanad knew nothing about Christianity. He had grown up following the traditional religion of his ancestors, but his life was in shambles. His friends were horrible influences, enticing him to partake in their fallen ways. This led to some close encounters with his own mortality. “Several times I met with accidents on the road,” Kanad says, “but I escaped. I did not know how. Even then, I didn’t turn away from my wrong ways.” Kanad used to fight with people on a regular basis and would verbally abuse his loving parents. Drugs had a strong grip on his life. But he knew something wasn’t right—he felt an emptiness but wasn’t sure what could fill that void. “I was fed up with my life,” Kanad recalls. But after he was introduced to Jesus through the film showing, everything changed. “I have come to know that there is Somebody who died for me,” Kanad told the film team. That bit of truth opened Kanad’s heart to receive God’s love and brought him to repentance. He turned away from his sinful ways to the One who offers hope. Today, Kanad wholeheartedly lives for Jesus, thanks to the film team missionaries who were willing to bring the Good News to his village. Did You Know? Film team missionaries often have to endure tough terrain to reach a remote village, winding up steep mountains or sliding down hidden paths covered with inches-deep mud. When the More on the Web: Check out www.gfa.org/film to learn more about GFA’s film ministry. There are also photos and a video of our film team missionaries. terrain is too much for a vehicle or bicycle, the missionaries must carry the equipment on their shoulders— sometimes for miles. january 2012 | send! | 19