Monday, 19 November 2007
Home; well nearly!
I’m sat in a taxi, on my way home from Stansted airport; writing up the last couple of days in Bydgoszsz.
Saturday AM we had a Children’s Event. 120 people were present - 80 guests, from which 40 prayed to receive Jesus. The Next Step for these kids will be a Children’s Club meeting.
The next meeting was for the youth. 75 were present at the meal event - 45 guests, from which 11 prayed to receive Jesus; 21 requested more information and 30 signed up for the Next Step meeting. This was a remarkable meeting; well planned and executed by the young people organising it. There was a ‘Hip-Hop’ duo who were great for this age group; a drama of the story of Christ - from the fall of man through to His victory via the cross and resurrection. I gave a short message covering Genesis to Revelation - why Jesus came.
Saturday evening saw the Couples Dinner event. 67 were present at the meeting - 38 guests, from which 14 prayed to receive Jesus; 14 requested more information and 16 signed up for the Next Step meeting.
Sunday 18th November - the last day. The 1st meeting was a combined Churches event; a celebration of the mission here in Bydgoszsz. It was good to meet together and celebrate what God had done in our midst. My message was one of encouragement and challenge to the body of the Church as well as the leaders of the Churches - to be a friend to those they invited to the meal events and stay with them through the Next Step meetings and discipleship. It was good to praise God and give Him the glory for all He has done and continues to do.
The last event of the mission was a meal event for musicians. 63 were present at the Musicians Dinner - 36 guests, from which 4 prayed to receive Jesus; 7 requested more information and 9 signed up for the Next Step meeting.
Well that’s it for now. Please pray for the Next Step meetings and the ongoing discipleship. It’s been a great trip - I’ll post the final statistics as soon as possible.
Thank you for all the support you have given for this outreach - we both know it has made a big difference to seeing the advancement of God’s Kingdom. I’ll update you on feedback from the mission and the Next Step meetings as the stories start to come through.
It’s now coming up for 0100h on Monday the 19th November. I’m tired, but satisfied that we have seen the Lord at work; bringing transformation to individuals lives and their communities.
Bless you
Alan
