Want a glimpse into what I’m working on?

by jay on April 26, 2012

Click the picture to go to the site.

My Last Day, is one of the JESUS Film Project’s newest resources. Officially released in the past couple months, it should be a wonderful tool for “visually translating” the possible story of one of the thieves crucified next to Jesus.

We’re hoping that social media will be a tool that will help to accelerate the spread of this 9 minute short film.

The first thing put on my plate when I arrived at my desk was to help put the finishing touches on the site that had to be outsourced to a development company that costs the ministry a pretty penny.

As I checked off the boxes of making text-changes to the site (not as easy as one would think), I noticed that one of the key portions of the site — the “Share This Site with a Friend” did not display properly on any mobile device if it was in a landscape setting (wider than it is tall). This could be a huge problem! With our key audience browsing more and more on mobile devices, this could end up being somewhere in the ballpark of 10-25% of our audience that was locked out of our key method of spreading the message!

It took me a few days to figure out exactly what the problem was and to fix it, but it works now. It may not be a the largest of issues, but those hours may just lead to a few hundred more people considering what it means to have eternal life.

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April 2012 Update

by jay on April 21, 2012

The only one Fia smiled in.

A Whelpley family Easter photo.

Transitioning into Transition

We’ve joined the JESUS Film Project at an interesting time. Two weeks ago with a grand total of 5 work days under my belt, I joined the rest of the Orlando-based JFP staff in a large conference room to celebrate the passing of the leadership baton. The former Executive Director of the JESUS Film Project, Jim Green, was stepping aside to allow Erick Schenkel to take the reins. In their 5 decades on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ, the Greens have lead the JFP in amazing ways. Now the Schenkels represent a younger generation of leadership, and are excited about reaching people with the Gospel through film in innovative ways.

4.1 Million, 6 Months

Last time, we recommended some tools. One that I left out was Bible.is, an app available for iPhone, iPad and Android devices. It comes with multiple languages of the Scriptures’ texts, audio Bibles, as well as the JESUS Film broken up into clips in 24 languages. Since September over 4.1 million clips have been viewed by around 2 million people! We’re only beginning to scratch the surface of the ways that our tools could be used in the near future!

Homepage, Homestead

Jayson’s been thrown right into the deep end with work. He has completed 1 smaller project, is wrapping up a second and will begin his largest-ever web-development project this week.

Meanwhile back on the “homestead,” Carrie’s (with the help of visiting family) has focused on getting our nest in order in hopes of having a comfortable space to entertain the neighbors we’re slowly meeting. As the Lord would have it, our townhouse sits under the only street lamp and sees lots of traffic from the school kids who have taken a liking to Fia. And just across the street, we met a young mother with 3 kids and twin boys due June 1! Pray that we would be a blessing here.

Pray For:

  • MyLastDayFilm.com – the project that Jayson helped to clean up and finish last week. It could be pivotal for bringing the JESUS Film to a new generation of Western youth.
  • A regular car-pool for Jayson so Carrie and Fia can have a car to use during the day.
  • The confidential project that Jayson is working on now that is tied to the initial release of our newest evangelistic film in at least 6 languages/countries this weekend – some in very sensitive locations.

Grace & Peace,

Jayson, Carrie & Fia

 

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First Day!

March 26, 2012
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As I type, I’m sitting at my new desk in the Digital Development Team’s area of the JESUS Film’s wing of Campus Crusade for Christ International’s headquarters in Orlando. Carrie and Fia are at our apartment in the Azalea Park neighborhood of Orlando. This is what we’ve been aiming at for the last 9 months. [...]

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March 2012 Update – WE’RE MOVING!!

March 5, 2012

WE’RE MOVING!! Just yesterday we signed a lease on an apartment in East Orlando! We’re very excited about it and are looking forward to moving in 12 days from now. As of March 17, our new address is: 118 Dahlia Village Circle, Orlando, FL 32807 Jehovah Shama – the Lord who Hears From a recent [...]

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