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Making the Most of Every Opportunity
 A JESUS Film staff member led a JESUS Film Mission Trip to minister to Argentina’s isolated Mapuche people—known for their opposition to any foreign influence. Proud of their historical resistance to conquest by the Incan Empire and later the Spanish conquistadors, the Mapuche rarely embrace new ideas from outsiders. Despite these obstacles, the trip leader recounted God’s miraculous work through a seemingly missed opportunity to show the film, resulting in a flood of mercy and grace.
“One particular day when we arrived in the area [where] we were to show the film, there was no one to open the building…. The lady had left to go to another city. We decided to show the film anyway on the side of the building. It was 4:30 in the afternoon because the people came on horseback and needed to return before dark to get back to their homes. Needless to say, very little of the film could be seen.
“Occasionally you could see a figure, but with little detail because of the brightness. The 15 people that came to watch arrived by foot and horseback and [our] van picked some of them up. They sat and watched the blank wall intensely! They listened so carefully. They stood and some sat on the ground because we were outside and there were no chairs. By the end of the movie one older man was wiping his eyes and nose. They were touched by the Holy Spirit. We knew a mighty work was happening…as I gave them an opportunity to ask Jesus to be Lord of their life all of them responded! We were certainly blessed to be there at that place and time.”
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