Back to the Gospel!

Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.

Romans 10:17

Greetings Friends and Family,

It use to take 3 guys just to carry all the equipment
to show the Jesus Movie

I just returned from Haiti where it had been about 3 1/2 months since I was last there. Way too long! In the past 6+ years of going, this has been the longest stretch away I have ever had. But we all have times when we need to step back and work with what God puts in our path. Some things challenging. So it turned into a bit longer time away from Haiti then I would have liked. But this trip was also very fruitful! Let me explain.


All that's needed for the movie in one small backpack.
Plus 2 rain ponchos just incase!

When I first started going to Haiti, I would take the Jesus movie around to different places and show it. We did see some fruit from doing this but not a lot. Unfortunately, the past few years I have gotten away from it and have spent a lot of time on other 'stuff'. Don't get me wrong, this other 'stuff' was and still is good stuff, but there developed a certain need inside me to 'go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation'. It is time that I start not only showing the movie about the life of Jesus, but to sit and talk about it after the showing. Asking questions and talking things through more thoroughly with small groups of people. Not just show a movie and leave!


Showing the Jesus movie for children inside a school room

First of all, the equipment we used in the past was pretty bulky. It required a generator, gas, a big screen, DVD players, electric powered speakers, and people to lug it around! I was blessed with a couple willing Haitian friends of mine to help. Now, thanks to technology, things have gotten much simpler. We purchased all battery powered equipment and a white shower curtain! All of which fits in a small back pack. So much more mobile!

Girl in tears when Jesus was killed

Secondly, we would try and gather as many people as possible inside a church to show the movie. That kept a lot of people away. There is a large number of folks that won't even set foot in a church. So we have switched our focus to a more individual/family type of viewing. It gives us a better chance to talk with them after the movie and discuss the many questions that can come up. People are much more comfortable asking questions when there is not a large group of people around. On this past trip, it proved to be the direction we want to go in showing the movie and sharing God's Word!

My friend Osenie (Can't spell his name) who
use to be a voodoo priest

We started it off by showing it to a handful of children inside a school. Even though it was light outside, the projector worked pretty well. The pictures of it here on the blog don't show the actual brightness of the projectors picture. It was pretty good! The children were glued to the story which is based on the book of Luke and narrated by children. Thus, it's call 'The Jesus Movie For Children', but adults enjoy it just as well. It's translated in Haitian Creole so everyone could understand it. The children were pretty sad when Jesus died, and we spent a significant amount of time talking about it after the movie. It surprised me how moved they were by it.

Watching the Jesus movie inside
what use to be a voodoo temple

On another occasion, we found ourselves at the home of what use to be a voodoo priest that I knew. He had a stroke a couple years back which has made it impossible for him to be a practicing voodoo priest any longer. He says he now goes to church. I pray he does. I asked if we could show the movie about Jesus Christ in what use to be his voodoo temple. He said "yes! yes"! So we set up our little system while he gathered his children. They were very captivated by the movie. Even a couple neighbors came by to watch. At the end, we sat and talked with them about what they just saw. They asked a number of great questions!

One of Osenie's children

There  were many opportunities to show the movie and many stories to tell, but I hope you get the idea of this new direction of showing the movie on a small scale. One or two families at a time. Our Lord is showing me that it's about personal relationships with individuals and families which is almost impossible to create in a large setting.

There are so many more people and families that need to witness the life of Christ and have someone to talk about it with. I pray that the Lord uses me as He wills. There's much more that needs to be done!

Gail and I thank you for your support. It is only by your willingness to prayerfully and financially support this ministry that we are able to "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation". If you haven't supported us in the past, we ask that you prayerfully consider joining us on the journey He has laid out before us. May God bless each and every one of you!

In His Service,

Chuck & Gail

Contact Information

Chuck & Gail Guerber

Friends that use to haul the big equipment
now help set it up and tear it down. Very simple!

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P.O. Box 171

Ironwood, MI  49938

USA: 906.285.2500

Haiti:  509.4753.0270