This past weekend was an awesome opportunity for Liz and I to participate in the Evangelism of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Saturday morning started out with a typical "Brazilian Trip", the plans were to leave at 9:30am - By 10:00am we received a phone call letting us know that the driver had just left to come get us, 40 Kilometers away. As most of you, who know me, understand, I am not the most patient person in the world, that is changing by the moment in this culture.... When we finally arrived in the town, we were met with another opportunity to grow in patience - no one knew where we were supposed to go, what we were supposed to do, nothing - so we waited some more. I think the pastor of the local church just drove up and down the streets till he noticed a group of people that stood out in this small town. He eventually found us and our weekend of evangelism and training began.
Saturday night we hosted an Evangelistic Outreach Program that attracted many people from the village and included: interpretive movement, praise and worship, dramas, acrobatic stunts, and a message from yours truly. We had a couple of youth accept Christ as their Lord and Savior and were able to get contact information for future followup from the local congregation.
Sunday morning started out with an evangelism training program for the youth and young adults of the local evangelical church. By the way, Brazilians traditionally don't go to church on Sunday Mornings. Their main service is on Sunday Night. Basically, the roles of the service are switched from the American Model. Liz and I have officially adopted the "Pastor Jimmy Hanf" or PJF, for short, model for Street Evangelism Outreach. We were able to teach the class through a translator from Brasilia. This was the first time the local congregation was introduced to an evangelism class. Just some basic information on the PJF model for evangelism:
-Teams are composed of 3 different members each with a specific purpose: the evangelist (presents the gospel presentation), the prayer warrior (prays for the surrounding situations), and the distractionist (who facilitates the distractions that would distract from the Gospel presentation). We had one salvation experience in our "application time" during the evangelism training.
Sunday evening continued our evangelism outreach program with singing, interpretive movement, dramas, and a message from the director of Amazon Reach. All in all, the local church was able to see new converts to Christ, establish contact with locals for future followup and discipleship, and receive a fresh model for Evangelizing locals for the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ. For me, patience was added to my "usable tools" box in my brain.
Some photos of the Weekend Outreach:
Saturday Night Service
Nap Time!
Marinaldo shared his amazing testimony!!!
Director of Amazon Reach - Sunday Night
Thought I was gonna kidnap this little girl.... Her name is Esther and she lives with her mom and dad near the river.
Saturday night we hosted an Evangelistic Outreach Program that attracted many people from the village and included: interpretive movement, praise and worship, dramas, acrobatic stunts, and a message from yours truly. We had a couple of youth accept Christ as their Lord and Savior and were able to get contact information for future followup from the local congregation.
Sunday morning started out with an evangelism training program for the youth and young adults of the local evangelical church. By the way, Brazilians traditionally don't go to church on Sunday Mornings. Their main service is on Sunday Night. Basically, the roles of the service are switched from the American Model. Liz and I have officially adopted the "Pastor Jimmy Hanf" or PJF, for short, model for Street Evangelism Outreach. We were able to teach the class through a translator from Brasilia. This was the first time the local congregation was introduced to an evangelism class. Just some basic information on the PJF model for evangelism:
-Teams are composed of 3 different members each with a specific purpose: the evangelist (presents the gospel presentation), the prayer warrior (prays for the surrounding situations), and the distractionist (who facilitates the distractions that would distract from the Gospel presentation). We had one salvation experience in our "application time" during the evangelism training.
Sunday evening continued our evangelism outreach program with singing, interpretive movement, dramas, and a message from the director of Amazon Reach. All in all, the local church was able to see new converts to Christ, establish contact with locals for future followup and discipleship, and receive a fresh model for Evangelizing locals for the Gospel Message of Jesus Christ. For me, patience was added to my "usable tools" box in my brain.
Some photos of the Weekend Outreach:
Saturday Night Service
Nap Time!
Marinaldo shared his amazing testimony!!!
Director of Amazon Reach - Sunday Night
Thought I was gonna kidnap this little girl.... Her name is Esther and she lives with her mom and dad near the river.
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