Friday, November 28, 2008

A day of thanksgiving

Yesterday was Thanksgiving and we had much to be thankful for. No, we didn't have a big turkey dinner, but we did watch 22 young Ghanians take the first critical step in making Jesus the Lord and Saviour of their lives. As they stepped out of the darkness and into His marvelous light, the Heavens rejoiced and so did we. God is good!

You see, last night we left the compound at 5:30PM for the village of Woe (pronounced Way) where we participated in a Video Crusade. We got back to the compound very late: 10:45PM. However, the kids were wired because they were given a Coke for the road by our hosts. 

Anyway, here's essentially how the event works:
  1. We travel to the village (Woe is about 40 Km away)
  2. We drop off a crew of 3 who sets up the video screen and equipment at the location that has already been prepared by the host church (an open field). 
  3. Pastor Emmanuel then drives through the village with a loudspeakers on top of his vehicle and invites people to join us for a free movie and to hear about Jesus. 
  4. The people start to arrive by foot. Last night about 200 people showed up. 
  5. The movie is played and Pastor Emmanuel provides commentary in his native tongue. 
  6. At key points during the movie, he will pause it and preach for about 5 minutes.
  7. At the end of the movie we deliver the gospel message and invite people to take the first step in becoming followers of Christ. 
  8. After praying with them and blessing them, we ask them to follow the local pastor and his wife to their outdoor chapel where they invite them to church and begin getting them connected into the local body of believers for discipleship.
  9. It's a wonderful means of evangelism and outreach.
Tonight, I go back to Woe with Pastor Emmanuel as we finish the movie and allow the Holy Spirit to move mightily in the area of deliverance and freeing of the captives.

No comments: