The Good Friday service in Dampara Baptist Church, Chittagong, Bangladesh, was packed. Little children sat on the floor in the aisles and across the front of the church. Rows of people stood in the back, craning their necks to see the crucifixion scene as depicted in the “Jesus Film.”

Weeping and gasps of unbelief could be heard in the shocked hush as Jesus was crucified. As the Bengalis watched, they were feeling the agony of Jesus’ pain and the disappointment of the disciples.

In that emotional moment, one young boy in the crowded church suddenly cried out, “Do not be afraid. He gets up again! I saw it before.”

A small boy’s encouraging cry gave new hope to the viewers of the film. “He is risen!” is the cry that gives new hope to all.

Reference:   Acts 2:23-24; Acts 10:39-41; Romans 4:25; 1 Peter 1:3

Keywords: resurrection of Christ, Easter, Children, Good Friday

Filters: Christian Culture, Stories, International, Youth & Children

Tone: Positive

Citation: William D. Barrick, Christian Reader, Vol. 35, no. 2.