In 1865, Hudson Taylor founded the China Inland Mission (CIM), praying for 24 ‘willing and skilful’ labourers to bring the gospel to inland China. By the next year, God had answered that prayer. (See ‘Did You Know?’) In 1875, Taylor prayed for another 18 and God again delivered. Then 70 between 1882-1884 and in 1886, a 100 more workers. Taylor’s CIM successor D.E. Hoste followed suit in moving the organization forward on prayer.
In the last few years, we encountered stories of people impacted by Hudson Taylor’s example, whose lives — and those of their families— were thus transformed. Here at Half Crown Media, we hope the cinematic retelling of Hudson Taylor’s life in our project would similarly inspire today’s youths and their next generations to lives of faith. One such story comes from Elizabeth Jones: “In 1894, my grandmother, Mercy Anna Wood (‘Anna’) was 24 when she moved from Iowa to Toronto to attend Bible college after hearing Hudson Taylor speak of China’s mission needs.
Some of you have asked us, “What goes into our USD $7 million Hudson Taylor movie production budget?” Just as Jesus invited people to count the cost before following Him (Luke 14), so we have counted the cost by way of a concrete, specific production budget, based on the approved
How have you been personally impacted by Hudson Taylor? Some Half Crown Media staff and Board members respond to this question. Director of Partnerships and Development Ken Haron remembers being impacted by a chart Taylor presented in his book China’s Spiritual Needs and Claims: Ken was deeply moved when he
We’re waiting for God’s provision in all we do in Half Crown Media.
Elijah was a human being, even as we are. James 5:17 God delights in using ordinary people to display His glory. As ordinary people like Elijah and Hudson Taylor yielded themselves fully to God, He will accomplish extraordinary things. All glory to Him. With the help of two colleagues in
Tim O’Hair: “Historical movies give us the chance to go into another time and place . . . where you are immersed in a world that seems to come alive, that we’ve only known or experienced between the pages in books. So when you see things that are historical photos
This was the most frequently-asked question at the recent Missions Fest Vancouver. I would reply, “God-willing it will be released in 2025 Spring. Currently, more than a million dollars (USD) have been donated for the movie production, but it will require additional millions in the next five months to do
Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit, when we leap into production for the Hudson Taylor Movie. We thank the Lord for everyone that has journeyed with us through prayer, sharing, and giving. To date, He has provided 1.2 million USD through the sacrificial
The mission of Half Crown Media has always been to work towards producing a feature film on the life of Hudson Taylor. God takes ordinary people, just like Hudson Taylor, to make extraordinary things happen. Testimonies of these lives become instruments for His purposes, inspiring and encouraging narratives that lead
