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Bruce and Kathy McClenahan
Bruce grew up here and was a member of Southport Pres. He has served in the mission field for 4 decades. He married Kathy, a missionary nurse serving in Uganda in 1988. They have three adult children – Abby, Zac and Kaeli. Bruce, who has a Master of Divinity, and Kathy have served overseas in Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe and southern France. In 2007 they continued a focus in international missions by joining with the Jesus Film project in Orlando FL.
For the past 13 years they have developed specific strategies for using the Jesus Film content around the world. During that time, they and their team have upgraded the original Jesus Film, digitized 173,000 movie frames, converting the footage to high definition, and added an Old Testament introduction and an evangelistic close.
They continue to strive to develop the film into hundreds of languages. Bruce and Kathy have led multiple mission trips sharing the film to various African nations. Bruce now serves as the Global Expansion Team Leader for the AMORE region. AMORE is an acronym for the least reached regions of the Americas, Oceania (including Australia, New Zealand and the pacific islands), Russia and parts of eastern and western Europe. Bruce travels frequently to meet with the Cru and partner leaders.
Bruce is now developing the training material for 13 Jesus Film Project area representatives. Each of these representatives serve a grouping of countries that share common characteristics. Kathy obtained her masters in counseling several years ago. She now serves as a licensed mental health counselor ministering to a broad spectrum of people, both those involved in their ministry and many in their local community.
To give you a sense of how effective Bruce and his partners are sharing the gospel message, over Easter weekend, last year amidst the pandemic there were more than 163 million views of the Jesus Film, Magdalena, or the Jesus Film for Children on television in 111 countries.
For the past 13 years they have developed specific strategies for using the Jesus Film content around the world. During that time, they and their team have upgraded the original Jesus Film, digitized 173,000 movie frames, converting the footage to high definition, and added an Old Testament introduction and an evangelistic close.
They continue to strive to develop the film into hundreds of languages. Bruce and Kathy have led multiple mission trips sharing the film to various African nations. Bruce now serves as the Global Expansion Team Leader for the AMORE region. AMORE is an acronym for the least reached regions of the Americas, Oceania (including Australia, New Zealand and the pacific islands), Russia and parts of eastern and western Europe. Bruce travels frequently to meet with the Cru and partner leaders.
Bruce is now developing the training material for 13 Jesus Film Project area representatives. Each of these representatives serve a grouping of countries that share common characteristics. Kathy obtained her masters in counseling several years ago. She now serves as a licensed mental health counselor ministering to a broad spectrum of people, both those involved in their ministry and many in their local community.
To give you a sense of how effective Bruce and his partners are sharing the gospel message, over Easter weekend, last year amidst the pandemic there were more than 163 million views of the Jesus Film, Magdalena, or the Jesus Film for Children on television in 111 countries.
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