It's Saturday 20th July and we're on our fifth full day of
the mission trip to the Greek Island of Paros. We're a team of 18 in total
including 8 of us from Emmanuel and the aim of our trip is to make friends with
people we meet on the campsite where we're staying and on the beach and share
the good news of the gospel over the course of our time here. Highlights so far
have included.....
- Visiting the Aeropagus in the ancient part of Athens,
before we came over to the Island, the place where Paul preached a famous sermon
recorded for us in Acts chapter 17.
- An evangelistic bbq on the evening of Thursday 18th with a
short talk and lots of good conversations afterwards.
- We've been studying Mark's gospel as a team in the
mornings which has been great food for the soul..! Our take home point from
this morrning, Mark 8:36....'What good is it for a man to gain the whole world
and yet forfeit his soul?'
- Afternoons on the beach meeting people over a game of
volleyball and other games, doing questionnaires and talking to people about
Jesus.
Thanks so much for your prayers, it'd be great to pray for
the following over the next couple of days....
- Another evangelistic bbq tomorrow night (Sun 21st), for
lots of people to come, for more good conversations afterwards and perhaps the
chance to open up the Bible with people.
- For courage and energy for our last few days of the
trip.
