Muslims live in virtually every section of the country and there is no reason why every Muslim community cannot be reached with the gospel.
This is one of my 18 Truths About Reaching Muslims in America With the Gospel.
The idea seems to be catching on and there’s an important opportunity to get the gospel to Muslims you know in their own language right now.
The 16-lanugage DVD, The Life of Jesus Christ is becoming available for mass distribution among Muslims in America. This is the same JESUS film that has been used by missionaries around the world for the last two decades. It’s based entirely on the Gospel According to Luke and it’s unquestionably the most-translated and most-watched film in history.
There are several great things about this DVD version of the film.
First, it’s one DVD packaged in a simple, but colorful cardboard sleeve. So it’s easy to keep a copy or two with you to be ready to give it out anytime you run into a Muslim.
Second, when the DVD is inserted, you get a choice of 16 languages to watch the movie – all this on one DVD! And the dubbing of each language is excellent. You don’t feel like you’re watching an old Japanese karate movie when you see it!
Third, it’s cost-effective. DVDs are cheap to produce and distribute. There are a number of inexpensive options:
- If you volunteer to help out on a distribution team, you will be given the DVDs.
- If you want to get a few copies for yourself or your church, the cost can be very low.
- If you or your chuch will personally distribute 200 or more DVDs to Muslims in the U.S., and give a report on the distribution, you can get them for free.
There is a group called Christ for All Peoples which is making this possible. This is what they say on their website:
Millions of foreign-born persons from all walks of life have entered the United States in the last several years–many from hard-to-reach nations. Nearly 600,000 of them are international students studying here this year. The majority of these immigrants have never heard nor had access to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our goal at Christ for All Peoples is to bridge the cultural divide and encourage and assist the church to share the Good News of Jesus with these ethnic groups here in the USA–many from countries in the 10/40 Window–and to do so quickly. Your help is welcomed and needed!
Please leave a comment here and share your story about using the Jesus DVD in cross-cultural outreach.
