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Hearing and Understanding
By GNPI on
When Jesus came to earth, He put on flesh and immersed Himself in the culture of the people. He told stories to illustrate the truth about His heavenly Father using people in situations that were culturally familiar to the people He spent time with. Mike Schrage was a missionary in Africa for 20 years and understands firsthand how important cultural relevance is in reaching lost people. In this short video Mike talks about one of the foundational stones of the ministry of GNPI—making sure that people hear and understand the message of a loving Savior to people in the context of their own culture.
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Funeral — Faith — Future
By Mike Schrage on
. . . Doug shared his astonishment at how effective the Good News Productions, International ‘Solar Media Cases’ were in reaching people in the rural areas of Tanzania with the Gospel. Doug said, “Mike, those GNPI units really work! . . .
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Set the Captives Free!
By Mike Schrage on
 I sat across the table with David and Sheela Lall, (global workers in India) and was fully engrossed in their narrative. You see, David serves as continental director for Good News Productions, International in India and he was sharing about the recent persecution of Christians in the Orissa region of northern India. We need to remember that only 2% of the population of India is Christian!
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Redeeming the Time
By Mike Schrage on
 “Redeeming the time.” That phrase in the King James Version of Paul’s letters to the Ephesians (5:16) and Colossians (4:5) became incredibly clear to me this week in East Africa. Marty McFarland was a spunky missionary and working mother in Arusha, Tanzania. Her passion to tell people about Jesus was contagious. She and her husband Steve were “second termers” going to the mission field as second career people. They wanted to empower nationals with tools to enable them to make the most of the time. The McFarlands had been in Tanzania since 2000.
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Dusty School And Orphans
By Mike Schrage on
 I sat in the doorless school with three missionary colleagues and 25 “kids”. It was a reunion of the parentless. Actually they were adults now with babies on their laps, married and most with jobs. These were the kids of the Children’s Home in Kitale, an orphanage that was started in 1992 by my former mission team. Today, I sat in awe as I saw before my eyes transformation. Snotty kids were now leading in worship, little girls were now nursing mothers and bratty boys were now men of vision.
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Why Do Things Differently?
By Ziden Nutt on
 In late 1976, thirty-seven major denominations banded together in a unified effort to harness the technology of the Applied Technology Satellite No. 6. The challenge had come through Colonel Lawson Wynne, by the U. S. Government and NASA, that churches could use the experimental communication satellite if all programming would be: (1) non-sectarian (Bible only, like Frank Borman’s reading from Apollo 10 on Christmas Eve), (2) in the language and culture of the people to whom the programs are beamed, and (3) with no blatant preaching.
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Where Are Your Headquarters?
By Ziden Nutt on
 Though his physical stature was slight and frail, Chief Dandawa stood strong as a Paramount Chief in Zimbabwe. Under discussion on that tense day in September of 1961 was whether he would grant permission for us to live in his area and establish a Christian work. He explained that his people thought any white man would steal their wives and sell them as slaves. For some reason he acted as though he might be interested—as if he were looking for something. Then he asked two questions: (1) Where are your headquarters? And..
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See You In Peoria!
By GNPI on
 We have been busy making last minute preparation for the trip to the National Missionary Convention. We want to invite you to stop by GNPI’s booth #1223 this weekend and say “hi” to Ziden, Tom, and Mike. They will be there to answer any questions regarding how you can be a part of accelerating global evangelism through media.
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