Short Term Mission Team 2005

Tuesday, August 2,
What a great day!  In the morning we hopped on the LRT (the light rail transit, or metro) bright and early so that we could go out and invite the homeless to a movie showing of the Jesus Film.   During our outreach, we got to share the story of salvation with many kids and adults.  They loved the tracts.  Unlike in the states, people here actually take the time to read them, so that a lot of the kids were even sneakily trying to get more than one (hopefully to give to a friend?). We served One in Christ Community Church, pastored by Noel Alberto.  That evening, so many people came to the showing of the Jesus Film that the church was packed!  We had our entire team sitting outside in the hallway so as to leave more space for the visitors.  It was very exciting to see God bringing the people He had us invite.  Sean shared the gospel after the movie, and our team prayed for and with some of those who attended.  Afterwards, we gave snacks and the clothing that was donated by our church family back home.  Although there must have been more than 140 people there, no one walked away without a new outfit!  Many said that they would return Sunday morning to attend the service.

A couple of hours before  the movie, we headed out again, this time to  the railroad tracks to do last minute inviting and also so that the team could be exposed to this community of shanties . . . as far as the eye could see along the tracks were families living in make shift homes.  In this area, you could see people just hanging out on and around the tracks. Lots of kids running loose, and it was hard to believe that the railroad tracks were actually live tracks. 

Pastor Mark was invited to preach for that following Sunday, so 3 of our men (Sean included) joined him while the rest of us attended Crossroads.  Many of the people from movie night who said they would come back really did!  Pastor Noel commented that this was the most people he had seen in their Sunday Service ever.  One of the men in our team noticed that there were people in the service wearing the clothes that we had given them just a few days earlier!  What a joy it is to be a part of blessing others. That Sunday, between the two worship services at One in Christ Community Church, nearly 20 people accepted Christ. To God be the glory!