THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE...

HOME. ;-)

As I sit here, back at the UCF library - I am reminded how quickly it seems life moves here in the US, and how quickly we can get caught back up in it all. New projects are assigned, old projects pile up, current projects become focus.

India was so much more than a place. And, really, looking back - I know it wasn't "INDIA" or any country specifically that has had such an effect on me.

It was, and is, a decision. I decided to separate myself from what I was used to. My old mindset, my old routines. I decided to seek for more. I decided to seek for a richer relationship to that which was true in my life. I my journey, I didn't just decide to seek, I decided to FIND.

And I found truth.

Pure, and simple truth.

God is HERE. God is there. God is willing to provide exactly what you need - NOW!

Just believe. Just believe.

What a simple and beautiful concept. Just believe.

And now - that's what I'll do.

I will believe for God to show me how my film is to be crafted going forward.

I will believe for God to show me how my carreer is to be crafted going forward.

I will believe for God to show me how ... my life is to be crafted going forward.

...and MAN! is it exciting. ;-)

Love now, and always

-Jonathan ;-)

(with new online videos coming soon - for real. ;-)

TIP OF THE ICEBERG

As I sit here at the London Gatwick airport, my heart and mind explode with many thoughts and feelings.



Physically, I am completely exhausted, and honestly, ready to sleep forever.



Mentally, I am completely frantic, thinking of how I could possibly edit down the current 30 hours of footage into a 15 minute shortfilm for UCF (hopefully a longer full-length cut after that)



Emotionally, I am completely conflicted - honestly wishing I could leave a copy of myself in India, for so many reasons.



yet...



Spiritually, I have never been so peaceful. Life just makes so much more sense now. It is strange to say, but eternity has never seemed so clear. The relationship God desires to have with you and I individually is one that is so simple and it is so deep. It is the relationship of a generous father and a beloved child. It is the relationship of pure, true, warm, genuine love. It is a relationship I deeply believe should be experienced by everyone on earth - for THEIR own benefit, now and for eternity.



I'm sure I will be writing much more, and posting MANY more videos on this site as I return home, and have access to consistent high speed Internet. So, in short, this production website is far from dead upon my arrival home. Stay with me. ;-)



In lieu of video (that I would love to show you if I could from here) I would like to share with you this small story among the hundreds I heard while on my journeys:



In a way, the recent terrorist activities in Mumbai have made their way into this film in the best possible way.



While on my journeys, a young man told me his testimony. Three years ago, his life was shattered and he was desperate for purpose. He was prepared to travel to Pakistan and pledge himself to the terrorist cause there. He though he would find purpose in Pakistan, in terrorism, in death.

As many of you know, the attack on Mumbai was launched from Pakistan, and there is some possibility that this man could have been directly linked to it...

BUT GOD...

had other plans. The love and care that God poured over him saved his life in so many ways. He was spiritually adopted by a new family of believers who shared with him the truth of God, and in accepting the gift Christ offers, this young man found his meaning and purpose.

Not in death, but in life.

He is currently a strong believer in the power of Christ to transform, and actively serves to share the love of Christ with the youth of Kanpur, India.

I have preserved this and many other practical examples of the miracles of God. I am excited to see what God will continue to do wish this project, and I am grateful for your support and love thus far.

God's richest blessings,

Jonathan ;-)

BACK IN DELHI!

WOW.

WOW.

These past three weeks....

wow.

SO much has happened, much of which can't even be told. But you will see, oh, will see. The love of the believers here, the passion and fire with which they live so simply and purely for God. The genuine care and desire they have to serve EACH OTHER before them selves.

wow.


...and they make amazing tea.

yes, I'm bringing some home. ;-)

This physical journey through India is almost over, and I'll be back in the superfluous luxuries of America soon - but I know that my new journey with and for God is far from over, and has only just intensified. As I return to the complexity of "modern" society, I pray I will not forget the simplicity with which God desires for us to live.

A pure, real, constant and direct connection to Him.

God is real. God is active, and God is tangible by means of what he does. What he brings forth, what he manifests in the lives

OF THOSE WHO BELIEVE.

not those who just STUDY
not those who just SERVE
not those who just SEEK

but those who BELIEVE

All people search for God - strangely, atheists most of all.

ALL people want answers. ALL people want truth. ALL people want God, whether they confess it out loud or just hide it in their heart.

God is to be found. NOW. In your life actively, as we but ASK.

Don't ask your rich uncle for the loan, ask your rich Heavenly Father
Don't ask your friends about your relationships, ask your friendly Heavenly Father
Don't ask your psychiatrist the questions of life, ask your all knowing Heavenly Father.

HE gotcha' covered.

Now, and for eternity.

Don't believe me?

heh,
ask Him.




Love always, Happy New Year!
Jonathan ;-)

PS: TONS more video to come!