All Things New, tagalog premier

Last night I was delighted to come home and see Jonjie back from his 2 day business trip to Manila. Jonjie is one of the pioneer CH kids, from the streets of Iligan. He is now in his third year of study at Manila Bible Seminary. When the movie about Christians’ Haven, All Things New, was made, Jonjie’s story was the inspiration for the lead character. This past Monday Jonjie and Ruel attended the premier of All Things New, Tagalog version. When Jonjie returned home he was so excited to share stories of his experience at the premier, where he got to speak to a large audience of pastors from Manila. He goes on to tell me how the room was silent during his part, as the people were intrigued by what he had to say, then afterwards how many cameras, spotlights, and reporters came up to him calling him Sir and asking him many questions. His face last night as he was telling me about it all was indescribable. His excitement, his smile, and how he portrayed how unbelievable this whole thng is. Jonjie was absolutely overwhelmed with his experience at the premier, and kept repeating “hay! Pambihira!”, which roughly translates to ‘impossible!, wow!, or marvelous!”. Jonjie shared that one interview question was “what is it like for you now when you see a street kid?”. His response was, “When I see a street kid now I am reminded of my life on the streets, and I look at that kid and pray that when they look at me, they are looking at a mirror into what their future can be.” I love that. I love Jonjie’s ability to feel for the kids on the street, see the transformation of his own life, and then hope that same thing for current street kids.

We told Jonjie that this is the beginning. And he said, “the beginning of what!?”. We have high hopes that the movie will do well here, and judging from the premier, Jonjie can be involved with the promotions of the movie while he is in school in Manila.

If you are interested in seeing the English version of All Things New, please contact our office at office@christianshaven.com