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A Journey To Nepal
December 3rd, 2008
There is a desperate need for Christian young people today to know that they are called not to a quiet, well-behaved faith, but to a bold, lifelong adventure with God. So many people today don’t feel any sense of calling on their lives at all – let alone know to what they are being called. Why is that? Perhaps we as parents, ministers, and youth leaders have not effectively cast that vision for them. This generation of youth spend their lives surrounded by music, movies, television, and internet. If we are going to give them a call to action, perhaps it should come in the language to which they are most attuned – visual media.
So what would it look like for this generation to hear the calling of God on their lives, and follow it into deep adventure in Christ? What would the impact be if they all realized that they are missionaries to a hurting world? This is the vision that Patrick, Caleb and Shepherd are pursuing. As they follow Jesus around the world in a remarkable faith journey, City on a Hill will be share their story by creating a film series with study materials designed to shed a compelling light on the call to divine adventure. In this 6-episode series, youth will be able to see a first-hand account of lives fully lived for Christ, and be challenged to trust God for the same calling in their own lives.
While still under development, we believe the series may be structured like this:
Episode 1 / Journey
This episode introduces the three travelers, and explores their individual callings and perceptions about the upcoming adventure.
Episode 2 / “Guest equals God”
This episode, named after a popular Nepali phrase, exposes the obsessive self-focus of our society, compared to the others-centered society of Nepal and the early church.
Episode 3 / Consumerism
This episode finds us between two vastly different ways of life. Would you be willing to give up your comfort for the sake of being the gospel?
Episode 4 / Pani
Pani means water in Nepali. Here we discuss the most basic of issues in a country full of poverty, and see in contrast the dangers of complacency we face in the midst of our comfort.
Episode 5 / Trafficked
In this episode the travelers confront the darkest of issues: the horrors of human trafficking. In doing so, they come face to face with the reality of evil, the depth of human suffering, and the need for people of God to ACT.
Episode 6 / Epilogue
In this episode the travelers debrief and depart. Returning to an ordinary life is surprisingly extraordinary.
I believe this series will be incredible tool, inspiring young people to live boldly for God, to trust him with the adventure that is the life of faith. You can learn more and get involved by visiting: journeynepal.org
Shane Sooter
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December 18th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
[...] The vision for this trip and film project has been a team effort between myself and Caleb and Patrick, but there have been a few others who have had a great supporting influence on each of us. One of those is a man who has been my mentor in no small way. His encouragement, and personal dedication to his work and also his creative genius have given me much to aspire to. Since Shane has had a large part in helping prepare me for the field of media, I think it is fitting he is mentoring me through this project as well. He has written a post that sums up much of the purpose and vision for the series on the City on a Hill blog. [...]