Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Teen Camp "Party in the House"



Not only have exciting things happened this month with the Operation Joshua outreach... but also young hearts have come to know the Lord out at HM's campsite property during the 10 day long TEEN sports camp.

Be encouraged by this powerful story...

During the worship time on the second to last night of camp, a dual "call" forward was given. The speaker asked for those who wanted to commit their lives to Christ for the first time to stand up and come forward and for those who already knew Christ as their Savior but wanted to take the step of completely surrendering and dedicating their whole lives to Christ to come forward also. The response was immediate and comprehensive as within seconds nearly the entire camp of 60+ young Greeks stood to walk to the front! Δόξα στο Θεό!!

Thank you for praying for the Greek young people! The Lord is definitely answering prayer. Please continue to pray for those starting a new relationship with the Lord and for the others who are seeking to grow closer to their Savior. Pray for them to have the eyes and ears to sense the Lord's call on their lives, and the strength and courage to obey Him. Finally, please don't forget to pray for the hearts of the three or more teens who didn't stand up and commit themselves to one side or the other that night. Pray that the Lord will continue to pursue them and draw them closer to Himself, using the experience they have had at camp as a memorable landmark on their journey to come to know their loving Savior.

1 Cor 3:16 Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Operation Joshua 2 Completed!

This year we passed out almost 44,000 New Testaments in the Messinia area of the Peloponnese,Greece over a period of 6 days. We had about 120 volunteers from 11 countries represented. God's Word makes quite a stir as we made the front page of the local newspaper, "Proselytism in Plastic Bags." Not everyone was thrilled to receive the gift we gave out but we are encouraged as we know that God's Word does not return void. Is 55:11.

Family Refugee Camp

10 Afghan families comprised our family refugee camp this year. We all had an incredible time. These are the faces of the people who captured our hearts as we strove to share the love of Christ with them in very practical ways all week. They were overwhelmed and commented on the difference they noticed in us. Glory to God!

Mens Refugee Camp

We hosted a refugee camp for the men who have been coming to the love meals and to our discussion times on Thursdays. It was an awesome time to share some fun with the guys and to just love on them. We had many great conversations with them about Jesus.