We are thrilled to announce The Jesus Film Project’s newest cinematic undertaking: JESUS (2025) — a new, animated family film about the life of Jesus. This animated film, slated to release Christmas 2025, will be designed to reach families, new generations, and people of all ages with the story of Jesus. The film will be […]
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Mom Waid peacefully departed this earthly life surrounded by her loving family at home on November 24, 2023. A devoted servant of Christ, she has reunited with her eternal heavenly Father. Mom found the utmost fulfillment in motherhood, family life, church, and neighborhood community. She lovingly guided three sons through countless life experiences, including sports,
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The Greats A meeting of the “greats” took place at the parent’s home in MO. Our daughter, Jessica, and granddaughter, Amaya, came for the weekend for the first visit. Mom Waid Mom is currently in hospice care at home. Mike’s brother is providing care along with some additional help that comes in for a few
Two years ago we shared about developing the Next Generation of Global Leaders. Many of those 21 leaders from 13 countries are now leading the ministry in their home country or building solid partnerships with local ministries and denominations. They view the 2-year leadership program we conducted as instrumental in their advancement as an individual
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Cambodia (also known as Kampuchea) is a nation with a rich history in architecture, culture, and tradition. Cambodia continues to recover from the ravages of past regimes, and while it has one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economies, most of its population still lives in poverty. I visited several churches this weekend in the countryside near
We want to announce the birth of our first grandchild. Amaya Louise was born August 5, 2023 in Chicago, IL. She weighed 8.5lbs at 21inches. We were able to spend 5 days with our daughter, Jessica, prior to the delivery. We will stay in Chicago for a few weeks. Pray for Jessica’s adjustment, health and
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Although Amy and I each work in different divisions of our ministry, we are both involved in resourcing our national ministries in various countries. Ethiopia may not be in the news very much but there is much strife and war in parts of the country that have been going on for decades. Recently The Jesus
When our daughter’s words conveyed something we had not anticipated, a profound sense of peace from God enveloped us. Amidst the shock, our hearts were filled with the immense love we have for the daughter on the other end of the video call, sharing the news of her unplanned pregnancy. In that initial state of
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I am currently in Bangkok, Thailand with about 300 national leaders from our ministry around the world. There are 109 countries represented so it is an amazing time of hearing what God is doing around the world. Although these countries represent a wide variety of cultural, political and spiritual environments it is evident that God
We grew up in the midwest, so the four season are very distinct. Summer is sunshine and vacation, Fall is colors and change, Winter is cold and bleak, then Spring is fresh and new. These past few months have been our own seasons of life. In February, Mike began transitioning out of his role in
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