In 1990, Doug and I began our lives as missionaries, serving with IMM in Belgium for 10 years. Even after we changed assignments and moved to the Netherlands, we remained a part of what we fondly call the IMM Forever Family. We’ve stayed in touch or reconnected with many members of this family over the years, including IMM’s current President, Denise and Creative Director, Kerry. So, when we felt God was moving us on from what we’d been doing for the last 15 years, our first thought was to return to IMM.
And now we’ve come full circle, although IMM’s location has changed. We arrived in Spain three months ago, and it’s exciting to be a part of this amazing ministry again. One of the projects we’ve all been working on recently has been reorganizing the many costumes that are kept in the attic. A lot of them were made or acquired in the ‘90’s for programs IMM produced about the life of Jesus. We even wore some of them, first with Doug as Joseph and me protecting our son Nathan from Herod’s soldiers in the program about the birth of Jesus (https://vimeo.com/218635519), then Doug as the blind man Jesus healed (https://vimeo.com/230136281) and me as the woman with the issue of blood (https://vimeo.com/230124785).
This is the life of a media missionary. While our primary role might be behind the scenes in production, creative services, or administration, sometimes we are also needed in front of the camera or doing other things we’re not trained to do. Whether exciting or mundane, simple or challenging, something we’re skilled at or that is out of our comfort zone, we always have to be ready to do whatever needs to be done to accomplish our goal of getting Jesus on every screen. And our doors are always open to those who feel called to use the talents God gave them to reach as many as possible with the gospel.
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)