JESUS Film Harvest Partners to have presence at Winter Olympics
Vancouver, British Columbia
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held February 12-28 in Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia. It is estimated that 80 nations will have team representation at the games. While the athletes receive the justified spotlight there is another group of skilled participants who will be there - but without all the fanfare.

A pastor in Lake Placid, New York, home of the Winter Olympic U.S. Training Center, has been selected as one of 40 chaplains who will serve in the British Columbia Olympic villages. Their responsibilities include being available for prayer with the athletes, listening to their needs, holding Bible studies, leading worship services, being available for crisis counseling, and attending events to cheer on the athletes. While hundreds of athletes will be bringing their sports equipment to the games, Derek Spain will be packing his own special equipment: 100 special JESUS Film DVD's provided by JESUS Film Harvest Partners in Olathe, Kansas.

Campus Crusade for Christ has produced this special 36-language Olympic DVD version of the JESUS Film called Struggle and Triumph: The Eternal Triumph. This DVD contains the 83-minute version of the JESUS Film and also features a 26-minute segment about modern-day Olympians who convey the triumphs and struggles in the world of athletics in the pursuit of Olympic gold. Spain plans to have these DVD's with him to give out in the Whistler Village, walking around town, in small group meetings, and while talking one-on-one with athletes. 

When asked why he feels this film will have an impact at the Olympics, Spain said: "The JESUS Film will give an opportunity for athletes who may not know Christ to hear the gospel so that their lives can be changed for eternity. It will truly be more than gold for them." He plans to ask Christian athletes to help him use this evangelistic tool with others who would like to know more about God's plan for their life.

JESUS Film Harvest Partners, with their 328 film teams around the world, continue to look for new opportunities to reach people with the Good News of Jesus Christ.  The 2010 Winter Olympics, with it's motto of "Own the Podium," will be another podium from which the gospel will be preached.

For more information about JESUS Film Harvest Partners, visit www.JFHP.org.
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