Thursday, April 23, 2015
Munich // April 16 - April 20
In the past week, our team has spent quite a bit for our time with he youth from the church. On Friday, April 17th, our team spent the afternoon fellowshiping with each other and picking up from the shops for our next stop. That evening we headed back to the church to participate in the church's weekly Friday evening youth service. Jonny spoke to the group about evangelism. He explained how, when we talk to people about Christ, rather than using a bunch of "Christian Words" like "grace" or "sin" we should just tell people who Christ is to us and what that means. After Jonny spoke, he gave people to opportunity to receive prayer if they wanted. So our team were able to pray for quite a few people.
The next day we set out and headed to the centre of Munich with the youth from the church to do some evangelism. Without us knowing beforehand, there was a huge gathering of people for political reasons in the centre. Once everyone arrived we began to pray, thanking God for the opportunity and the time He gave us to be able to go out and share, we also invited the Holy Spirit to come and join us. We then split into teams of three or four and headed out, with one team interceding at our meeting point. The teams spent the next two or three hours walking around the city, sharing, blessing and bringing joy. When the time was up we met up again, and shared stories of how our afternoon went and before closing in prayer. We headed back to the church for a time of worship and fellowship. The church blessed us with pizza for dinner.
On Sunday morning, some of our team were given the opportunity to lead two groups from the Sunday School, the 7-11's and the 15-17's. When the service was done we then went out for lunch with the youth from the church, and then went to the English Gardens, where we relaxed and hung out. This included a few games of American Football and soccer. We then headed back to the church for dinner and more fellowship.
On Monday 20 April one of the team celebrated his birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN!! To celebrate, we went out as a team to a nearby Bavarian restaurant for lunch. It was a great time of relaxation and celebration. After lunch we went to buy balloons for our time of evangelism that evening. We then caught the tram into the centre of Munich with the balloons. On many of these balloons we'd written words of encouragement. As we walked around the city centre we asked God who we should give these balloons to.
The next day we set out and headed to the centre of Munich with the youth from the church to do some evangelism. Without us knowing beforehand, there was a huge gathering of people for political reasons in the centre. Once everyone arrived we began to pray, thanking God for the opportunity and the time He gave us to be able to go out and share, we also invited the Holy Spirit to come and join us. We then split into teams of three or four and headed out, with one team interceding at our meeting point. The teams spent the next two or three hours walking around the city, sharing, blessing and bringing joy. When the time was up we met up again, and shared stories of how our afternoon went and before closing in prayer. We headed back to the church for a time of worship and fellowship. The church blessed us with pizza for dinner.
On Sunday morning, some of our team were given the opportunity to lead two groups from the Sunday School, the 7-11's and the 15-17's. When the service was done we then went out for lunch with the youth from the church, and then went to the English Gardens, where we relaxed and hung out. This included a few games of American Football and soccer. We then headed back to the church for dinner and more fellowship.
On Monday 20 April one of the team celebrated his birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN!! To celebrate, we went out as a team to a nearby Bavarian restaurant for lunch. It was a great time of relaxation and celebration. After lunch we went to buy balloons for our time of evangelism that evening. We then caught the tram into the centre of Munich with the balloons. On many of these balloons we'd written words of encouragement. As we walked around the city centre we asked God who we should give these balloons to.
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| Evangelism in the City Centre of Munich |
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| Evangelism in with the Youth from CBG |
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| Teaching, Dramas, and Singing in the Children’s Services |
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Munich // April 9 - April 15
On April 9, we arrived in Munich, Germany, after an incredible miracle happening. As you may already know, Tina had her plane ticket provide, so she's been able to join us! An amazing miracle!
We made our way from the airport to our first stop in Munich, a church where we were planning to stay the night at. That night while eating dinner we ended up having a spontaneous small group.
April 10 was our first full day in Munich. We started the day with a time of prayer and intercession for the church we spent the night in. We then grabbed our belongings before heading out the door to explore Munich and get a feel for the city we now found ourselves in. We were out all day and finished the day by moving locations to the next church. Our leaders had been able to make connections with another church, CBG, who were willing to host us. That night we joined the youth service that runs on Friday evenings in the church.
The next day, 11 April, we headed over to Munich's Olympic Park (where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held). Whilst there we had some time together as a team to intercede for the city that lay before us. We also had a few talks with the people passing by. The church we're staying at runs an English Service once a month on Saturday nights, so we attended that service when we got back. Towards the end of the service there was a time to pray for healing over a few of the people in the congregation.
On Sunday, 12 April, we attended the church's morning service, which was in German, with English speaking translation. When lunch was finished we headed into Munich to have a time of evangelism. In Germany its against the law to have a gathering (a group of 3 or more people) in a public place to evangelize without prior consent. Our group broke off into teams of two people and walked around the city with "free hugs" signs. It was a great way to open up the conversation to share with people because they wanted to know why we were doing this.
On April 13, we took face paints to a little park outside a shopping mall to spread some joy. Three of the guys went to a nearby sports field where they were able to have an awesome conversation with some guys.
On the morning of April 14, we took the time to clean the church. We also spent some time working on our media project, which was getting this blog up and running.
Then on Wednesday, 15 April, the students were challenged to pray as a group and ask God to reveal to them as a team what He wanted them to do for the day. What was decided was to go out and buy hamburgers and chocolate to hand out to people. We then broke into three teams. One team took the chocolate and went into the mall to hand out to the shop assistants. Another team took hamburgers and served them to the homeless. The last group walked around the area praying for the city and the teams.
The next day, 16 April, the Lord lead our team to have a faith day. The students were split into two teams (one team; girls and the other, boys) and sent off with only the clothes and shoes they had on (no money, phones, watches or bags). They had to trust God to show them what to do and where to go for the six hours they were in Munich. The staff then had their own faith day, blessing each other. It was a day where we had to completely rely on the Lord to show us where He wanted us to go and what he wanted us to pray for. It was an incredible day full of faith and trust! As a team, we talked to many people and saw God working in even the smallest of things.
We made our way from the airport to our first stop in Munich, a church where we were planning to stay the night at. That night while eating dinner we ended up having a spontaneous small group.
April 10 was our first full day in Munich. We started the day with a time of prayer and intercession for the church we spent the night in. We then grabbed our belongings before heading out the door to explore Munich and get a feel for the city we now found ourselves in. We were out all day and finished the day by moving locations to the next church. Our leaders had been able to make connections with another church, CBG, who were willing to host us. That night we joined the youth service that runs on Friday evenings in the church.
The next day, 11 April, we headed over to Munich's Olympic Park (where the 1972 Summer Olympics were held). Whilst there we had some time together as a team to intercede for the city that lay before us. We also had a few talks with the people passing by. The church we're staying at runs an English Service once a month on Saturday nights, so we attended that service when we got back. Towards the end of the service there was a time to pray for healing over a few of the people in the congregation.
On Sunday, 12 April, we attended the church's morning service, which was in German, with English speaking translation. When lunch was finished we headed into Munich to have a time of evangelism. In Germany its against the law to have a gathering (a group of 3 or more people) in a public place to evangelize without prior consent. Our group broke off into teams of two people and walked around the city with "free hugs" signs. It was a great way to open up the conversation to share with people because they wanted to know why we were doing this.
On April 13, we took face paints to a little park outside a shopping mall to spread some joy. Three of the guys went to a nearby sports field where they were able to have an awesome conversation with some guys.
On the morning of April 14, we took the time to clean the church. We also spent some time working on our media project, which was getting this blog up and running.
Then on Wednesday, 15 April, the students were challenged to pray as a group and ask God to reveal to them as a team what He wanted them to do for the day. What was decided was to go out and buy hamburgers and chocolate to hand out to people. We then broke into three teams. One team took the chocolate and went into the mall to hand out to the shop assistants. Another team took hamburgers and served them to the homeless. The last group walked around the area praying for the city and the teams.
The next day, 16 April, the Lord lead our team to have a faith day. The students were split into two teams (one team; girls and the other, boys) and sent off with only the clothes and shoes they had on (no money, phones, watches or bags). They had to trust God to show them what to do and where to go for the six hours they were in Munich. The staff then had their own faith day, blessing each other. It was a day where we had to completely rely on the Lord to show us where He wanted us to go and what he wanted us to pray for. It was an incredible day full of faith and trust! As a team, we talked to many people and saw God working in even the smallest of things.
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| Face Painting in a local park |
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| Evangelism - Spreading the joy with free hugs! |
*Testimony
"We went out to do evangelism on Wednesday. The boys went to a nearby soccer field and the rest of us stayed next to a playground to offer free face painting. Not much seemed to be happening, but then out of no where a young lady began to talk to me. She asked me what we were doing here. I began to explain and ended up having a very good and deep conversation about God with her. She then explained to me that she worked for a local newspaper and wanted to write an article about our small evangelism in the park and our DTS. In the end she took a group photo of us and was really happy to have a "great story" to share."
- ALISA
Friday, April 17, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Brentford // April 2 - 9
After three months of teachings and working with the surrounding area in London, our sports and media DTS team headed off on a 2 month journey to bring God's joy, hope and love to nations. Our first stop was in Brentford, a little town outside of London, England. We arrived at Brentford Free Church and were greeted by the pastor. During our time in Brentford we took part in different Easter services, helping with worship, giving testimonies and performing dramas. Our team also went out into town evangelizing in various ways; face painting, playing football in the park, leading a service at an elderly folks home, and talking to people on the street.
One of the highlights of the week was on Easter Sunday evening. Our team hosted a night with the teens from the church to watch the Passion of the Christ film. The movie was so impactful on each and every person and the worship and prayer that followed was indescribable- totally Holy Spirit led.
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One of the highlights of the week was on Easter Sunday evening. Our team hosted a night with the teens from the church to watch the Passion of the Christ film. The movie was so impactful on each and every person and the worship and prayer that followed was indescribable- totally Holy Spirit led.
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| Face Painting in the Park |
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| Singing Hymns at Elderly Home |
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| Conversation with Elderly |
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| We saw a huge miracle before leaving for Munich Here's the story. |
"As the DTS team planned to leave for the next outreach location, I had plans to return to the YWAM base in order to raise the remainder of the money needed to go on outreach. Needless to say, God had alternate and way more exciting plans. Before leaving, the team prayed for me and for a miracle. And a miracle is exactly what we got! Through faithful and generous people I went from just another day going back home, to speeding to the airport with a backpack and some essentials to buy a ticket to Munich, Germany!"
-Tina(Our Leader!)
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