After many years of working with film cameras and analog video, John Makibior announced that the AGC Media Department has gone totally digital.

With the help of contributions from World Gospel Mission and international donors, the department has purchased state of the art digital video editing equipment that will make a big difference in the quality of the video productions done, and will dramatically reduce the costs and the time required to produce a video.

John Makibior, Director of the AGC Media Department

Makibior said, "There are some many great things that God is doing in the AGC today.  And we want to get the word out!  And not just the word, we want people to SEE what is happening.   Through photographs and videos, we can tell a story that can be easily remembered."

The challenge now is learning how to use the equipment and the software well.  

"Video editing is not a simple thing," Makibior stated.   "There are so many things to learn, but the power of video is amazing."

The Media Department has a large library of archived slides dating to 1932, and video footage for the past 25 years. One challenge is to convert the footage to digital so it can be preserved and used to help tell the story of how the Gospel has spread in Kenya.

WGM missionary John Muehleisen said, "This year, WGM celebrates 75 years of ministry in Kenya, and the AGC celebrates 40 years of cross cultural ministry.  This equipment will help tell an important story."   Muehleisen has been helping Makibior to select the equipment and software and learn how to use it.

AGC Missions Director Rev. David Mutai said, "The theme of our anniversary is "Look Back, Leap Forward."  We have so many stories to share, and so many pictures to show.  We are excited in the missions department to know that the media department can help us show people  both here in Kenya and abroad how the Spirit of God is moving."

There will be a delegation of VIP visitors from WGM headquarters in the US in Kenya over the  Easter weekend.  They will be holding important discussions with church leaders on how to see WGM and the AGC move forward together into new mission fields across the continent of Africa, and even beyond.   WGM President Dr. Hubert Harriman said, "I am convinced that God has so much more for us to do, and I am convinced that God wants WGM and the AGC to do it together in a new, stronger, deeper partnership."

AGC Bishop Rev. Dr. Joseph Rono agreed with Dr. Harriman's thoughts.  "We have only begun to see what God is going to through WGM and AGC working together.  There are new fields to open and places to preach the Gospel where we have not been before.  We see the church spreading the Gospel in Sudan, Congo, and in new, unreached places here in Kenya.  These are exciting times to be alive and to move forward on our knees."

The AGC Media department was started in 1981 by WGM missionary Rev. Richard Adkins.  Mr. Makibior become the director in 1989.  The department has a full schedule of film shows, especially showing the "Jesus Film" as well as other locally produced films.

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Purpose Driven Churches try to ask several key questions:  Why did God put us here?  What is HIS mission for US?  And, is what we are doing helping us to achieve His purpose for our church?   If so, great!  How can we do it better!  But, if not, then why are we doing it at all?

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