After seeing an advance screening for this movie, Feed Christ's Lambs worked to bring it to our local theater. A leader of a local youth group extended a free ticket to every Jr. High and High School student (149 students) at an area school. This leader got support from local businesses to fund the tickets for the students and on two separate nights a total of 85 youth and adults attended the movie. After the movie, every one of those who attended said this movie impacted their lives and many were inspired to try to live more Christ-like lives. This movie and the message behind it have the power to change broken and hurting lives if you will only open your heart and give it a chance. There are two quotes from this movie that I really like and feel summarize why I liked the movie:
1 - I've always been drawn to hands. I think it's because it's the way that we touch people. Compassion is the greatest form of love that humans have to offer. I have this theory that if one person, can go out of their way to show compassion, it could start a chain reaction. How do you know that trust and beauty and compassion won't make the world a better place to be in? Tomorrow's not a promise... but it's a chance. You might just start a chain reaction. And what's behind all of this is my faith. I'm a Christian. And... I'm not trying to be weird, or convert anybody or anything like that. I just wanted to be real with you guys, and let you know who I am. Jesus gave his life for me, and I'll give my life to him.
2 - Well, people aren't gonna accept us for our faith. But it's okay. We have to love and serve them anyways. And I'm talking compassion, forgiveness. I mean if we don't, what's gonna attract them to God?