From film strips on a Coleman lantern projector to 16 mm reel-to-reel movies to VHS tapes – Film and movie showings in the villages and jungles of D.R. Congo. Roger Eales’ ministry to thousands of people 1967-1990. And the work continues even today.
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Wow this story is incredible. Your Dad is awesome!
Great interview of Roger! I’m glad to have this verbal account of a very significant ministry you had all those years.
Out of curiosity, is the Suzanne movie still available anywhere, celluloid or digital?
Tom
Jeff, I love the way you use your Dad as an example of creativity, adaptation and perseverance in sharing the gospel. Being his friend and colleague, I have heard many of the stories but you did a great job putting the pieces together. Thank you. I also know some of the Congolese leaders that were impacted. One take-away for me from Roger’s example: Whatever your gospel ministry, sow widely and persistently, and take others along so you can have a generational impact. What a wonderful legacy! And Roger still get into schools and uses ESL to reach others. Thank you Roger for your example to me and others.
Thanks, Jeff, for a great interview with your Dad. Your parents have left you a great legacy!
Roger conscripted/inspired my dad, Bill Transburg – his highschool teacher counterpart in Tandala – into this activity soon after our arrival in 1986, and it was definitely a passion project for him. I’m not sure he can recall the numbers like Roger has managed to do, but perhaps he’ll post estimates of his showings and attendances, and stories of his team members here in the comments.
I know I saw Suzanne many times in our living room, and I saw the Jesus film enough times in various villages that I could quote it in French and Lingala. My brother and I joined him often, and I remember it being an honor to get to change the reels mid-film after working our way up through the lower tasks of generator cord management, pouring water for the live interpreters, and the like.