Gospel for Asia-supported Film Teams Pray, Then Show “The Man of Mercy” Before Crowds All Over Asia

The man, Jesus, sat on a hillside surrounded by people who followed Him. He was talking to them, teaching them how to live. Then the scene shifts, and you can see a man, swathed in rags, hiding out of sight. He glances. He pauses. He gathers his courage and steps out toward Jesus—and people start running away at the sight of him.

You realize, if you didn’t recognize before, that the man in rags has leprosy. No one wants to be near him. No one, that is, except Jesus.

Jesus, the soft-spoken man with the kind face, does the unthinkable—He reaches out and touches the sick man.

And he is healed.

This scene plays out again and again before crowds all over Asia. Night after night, “Dayasagar,” “The Man of Mercy,” plays on the sides of buildings, on sheets stretched between poles, under trees and inside houses. Cool weather, warm weather, crowds of hundreds, groups of 10—Gospel for Asia-supported film teams show movies about the love of Christ. And as they do, Jesus reaches out to touch, heal, transform and restore lives.

He did that for Jayan and her husband.

Jayan and many others watching “Dayasagar,” an Indian-made film about the life of Jesus.

Widows, Lepers . . . Me?

Jayan and her husband saw people gathering together one evening and decided to come along as well. They found themselves in front of a screen where miracles were shown. Jayan couldn’t take her eyes away as she watched Jesus—whose name and power she did not know—heal people again and again.

A widow’s son raised to life. A leper cleansed. The miracles didn’t end.

Jesus’ love and compassion touched Jayan’s heart. Maybe He could heal her, too?

Jayan’s brain didn’t function properly, and the money they spent on medicine and sacrifices didn’t bring any healing. She and her husband had spent their lives pursuing their traditional religions, but despite their devotion, they could never find any peace.

After the movie ended, the film team members gave people an opportunity to ask for prayer, and they prayed for the men and women who stepped forward.

This Gospel for Asia-supported film team, pictured alongside local GFA-supported pastor Harshal, visited Jayan’s village and displayed the love of Jesus. Many hearts were touched as they witnessed miracles for the first time.

The next day, Jayan and her husband connected with the local Gospel for Asia-supported pastor. They shared how they had seen the movie and wanted to know more about Jesus Christ. They asked questions and shared their troubles with Pastor Harshal. As he prayed for her, she wept.

Jayan and her husband became new in Christ, and now they regularly gather together to pray with other believers.

“We are so thankful to Jesus that our lives have been changed,” Jayan said. “Our lives were miserable because I was barren and mentally imbalanced. … Pastor prayed earnestly and comforted us through His Word and always encouraged [us] that the Lord would intervene and redeem us from this desperate situation. We are really happy that we are children of the living God.”

This is just one story out of hundreds maybe even thousands that happen every single day.


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