Convinced that missions are a good idea? I am!
Posted on December 5th, 2011 at 1:17 PM / 1 comment »
On Friday I arrived home after the end of the ‘Convinced?’ mission in Cardiff. Apologies for not updating the blog sooner but after perhaps the most encouraging fortnights of mission I have been involved in I was also exhausted!
After the great start things just continued to build as the week went on. The lunch time talks were packed out each day and the evenings similarly grew. We blew the budget on the food with so many coming along but the Lord provided in incredible ways with cheques being dropped in to the prayer meetings to more than cover the increased cost!
Wednesday was a real breakthrough. There were some concerns after Tuesday and some people had felt discouraged for a number of reasons. We were also worried that national strikes would effect the numbers coming along to the events. During the CU guest meeting in the morning we felt moved to pray more than usual and sensed the Lord with us in a special way. That lunch time not only did the numbers stay up but we also saw six people profess faith after the talk. That evening the church was packed and a number came to faith including the housemate of my host for the week. It was incredible to see the change in him from the start to the end of the week. The gospel really does change lives! If you had asked me at the start of the week who was least likely to respond to the gospel I would have picked him!
By Friday morning we were simply left reeling in all the Lord had done. 60+ signed up for follow up. 25 indicated they had trusted Christ. What a week! What a gospel! Thanks for being a part of it!
One comment for “Convinced that missions are a good idea? I am!”
Christine Dillon commented on December 6th, 2011 at 12:45 AM:
That’s what we prayed for. Praise God and now praying for the follow-up. May each CU student lead a seeker’s bible study with a student or two and so all gain the benefit.
Pr. now for rest for you and recovery.
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