Can you imagine life without
Jesus? Around the world,
millions of people are still
waiting to hear that Jesus loves them.
They have never read a word of the
Bible. God’s Word may not exist in
their language. Their hearts were
handcrafted to experience the love of
their creator, but they are cut off from
the joy and hope he offers. Without
access to God’s Word, how will they
know his love?
This is where you come in.
Through your prayers and
support, a ministry called End-to-End
helps people in hard-to-reach places
experience the life-changing message
of the Bible in a language and
format that speaks to their hearts.
This ministry partnership between
American Bible Society, the JESUS
film, Faith Comes By Hearing, and
national Bible Socities brings God’s
Word to life through an innovative,
three-phase process where people:
- See the JESUS film
- Hear God’s Word through Audio
Scripture listening groups - Experience the life-changing
impact of Word of God through
discipleship in local churches.
See. Hear. Experience. This simple
formula is transforming people’s lives
from Zambia to India to Suriname.
Meet Cynthia
Cynthia is an 18-year-old woman from a small village in Suriname. She speaks Saramaccan, a language spoken by 58,000 people—mostly the descendants of runaway slaves. Her isolated village was completely cut off from the gospel until the End-to-End ministry partnership shared God’s Word in their heart language, helping people like Cynthia see, hear, and experience the love of Christ for themselves. Just imagine the joy!
1. See
“Through the JESUS film, I became aware of his unconditional love for us all. He died for us and paid for our sins with his blood because he loves us. I was heartbroken to see how Jesus paid for our sins.”
Cynthia first encountered the gospel message in her heart language through the JESUS film—a dramatic reenactment of the Gospel of Luke. It has been translated into more than 1,500 languages and shown to 3 billion people around the world. Transcending boundaries of literacy, culture, and religious tradition, the JESUS film shares the story of God’s love and grace with people who don’t yet know how to read the Bible.
2. Hear
“The first time I read the Bible, I could not understand every word that was written. But the first time I heard the gospel in my own language, it was easy for me to understand. Nothing is clearer than hearing the gospel in your own language.”
After discovering God’s love for her through the JESUS film, Cynthia dug deeper into Scripture through an Audio Scripture listening group. Cynthia and her companions gathered regularly around a Proclaimer—a solar-powered audio Bible that broadcasts the Word of God in one of 1,000 languages. Together, they heard and discussed the life-changing message of the Bible.
Listening groups are usually rooted in local churches, but you will also find Proclaimers booming God’s message of love in orphanages, refugee camps, and isolated villages across the globe.
Cynthia, a Surinamese woman who was introduced to Jesus through the End-to-End program, says, “I am thankful that I am born again through Jesus Christ. I believe that God is able to change everyone’s heart and life, but we must be willing to commit our life to Christ.”
3. Experience
“Jesus changed my life, and because
of him my life has more meaning.
I believe that God is able to change
everyone’s heart and life, but we must
be willing to commit our life to Christ.”
When people like Cynthia
commit their lives to Jesus, they need
to experience God’s love in his Word
each day. That’s why the End-to-End
ministry partnership helps local Bible
Societies translate the Scriptures,
distribute the Scriptures, and teach
people how to read the Scriptures
for themselves.
Every year, your support helps
the End-to-End ministry partnership
provide more than 300,000 Bibles,
New Testaments, and Scripture
Portions to new Christian disciples.
Cynthia’s entire world was
radically changed when she met
Jesus. Her heart was transformed. As
Cynthia’s story demonstrates, this deep
engagement with the Word of God is
bringing hope to entire communities.
Today Cynthia leads a weekly
Scripture listening and prayer group.
She is actively involved with both
churches in her small village. Through
her witness—and through your
prayers and support—she says all her
friends have become followers of Jesus.
As people like Cynthia see, hear, and
experience Jesus for themselves, his
message of hope multiplies in their
communities and beyond, bringing
God’s Word to the ends of the earth.
You can share God’s Word
through the End-to-End ministry!
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