BACKGROUND:
While on a two-month mission trip Ron and Cindy Wheeler took through the Pacific Rim in 2014, Ron taught cartooning and shared his miraculous salvation story. He spoke two dozen times at various schools, church gatherings and Bible studies in five countries as well as met individually with several people along the way.
During this time, Ron learned that although his cartoon tracts were effective at spreading the gospel in the US, their Western humor could be limiting overseas. After much prayer, reflection, and counsel, Ron committed himself to creating a cartoon gospel tract that would present the love of Jesus for any people group, any culture, any language, and be usable in any country. One year later, what resulted was the Wordless Message animation. It is a compelling 4½ minute animation that wordlessly shares the most important message ever told.
PURPOSE:
The Wordless Message was created to help Christians complete the Great Commission – “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I (Jesus) have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20).
To maximize its usage, Ron decided to offer it FREE for anyone to watch at ANYTIME, ANYWHERE!
Here is how it is used today:
- • Missionaries play it to reveal the love of Jesus to unreached people groups in remote areas.
- • Students on college campuses share it through their phones to their unsaved friends.
- • Churches project the video during their children’s church service in the US and abroad.
- • A Christian camp in New Zealand uses it in their salvation message. (100 kids recently placed their trust in Christ from this animation.)
- • This animation has been broadcast in Middle East countries through a Christian media ministry.
- • At great risk, Christ followers in closed countries have put it on their tablets and phones to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.
- • A children’s director uses it to share the gospel in an Australian Vacation Bible School class.
RESOURCES:
- This FREE Read-Along Script presents a way you can verbally go through the Wordless Message animation and clearly explain the meaning of each scene at a pace your audience can understand. This is perfect for teachers of young children, or for missionaries who are presenting this animation to people of a different language or who have no prior understanding of who Jesus is.
- Here is a FREE Follow-up Bible Study you can download and print to use to further explain the inspirational Christian cartoon animation and gospel message it presents. Both of these documents are loaded with Scriptures to help you make the gospel message as clear as possible for the ones you love.
Pass the “Wordless Message” on to others, so they may enjoy and benefit from this story as well!*
Because he has made the Wordless Message FREE for all to use, please consider helping Ron’s efforts by making a tax-deductible donation to this ministry. This will help to offset Ron’s expenses of time, equipment, and materials. Any help you give would be greatly appreciated. Let’s help keep this ministry growing!
*Permission Restrictions:
You may redistribute for free the Wordless Message animation along with the accompanying documents without added permission, but we ask that you don’t alter, add to, or eliminate any of the material on this animation and accompanying documents, and we ask that you don’t sell this animation and accompanying documents without permission from Cartoonworks.com. Please give attribution to “Ron Wheeler at Cartoonworks.com.”