This week we have not been having classes. Instead we have had evangelism week. It’s been great. We’ve been practicing “servant evangelism” as well as some more traditional street evangelism. Monday we went around the neighborhood with brooms and trash bags to pick up trash in the streets. Some of us saw a city clean up crew in a nearby park and offered them a hand. They were surprised. When they figured out that we were serious about helping, they started letting us use some of their tools. It was good. The next day, we went out onto a street corner in Torrejón with three signs, first saying, “God loves you,” (in Spanish, of course) the next saying, “and we’ll wash your windshield for free.” The last said, “Because you’re worth it.” The last one was a quote from a famous cell phone ad. Wednesday, we went to the middle of Madrid and worked together with a ministry called “Kilometro Cero” that does evangelism on the street in Madrid. We literally stood on a box and preached the gospel right in the middle of a busy pedestrian street. It was great.
Yesterday, we went to a big park in Madrid and set up a couple of tables. At one table we gave away free coffee with milk and at the other we had a sign that said “free prayer.” Practically the whole time we were there, we had some of us singing worship songs and playing guitar. One young lady who saw the sign stopped and after a brief conversation with Alba, one of the students, prayed to accept Christ. It was cool. I heard part of the conversation. It went something like this. “What’s this?” “We are giving away free prayer. Would you like me to pray for you?” “Sure.” “Okay, is there anything in particular you would like me to pray for?” “No.” “Would you like to pray to accept Jesus into your heart?” “Yes.” And from there, Alba explained the gospel a little and led her in the “sinner’s prayer.” It was cool. It emboldened me to be a bit more direct when talking to people. A bit later, I saw a man watching the worship, and walked up to him. After a short conversation about who we were, and what we were doing, I asked him if he wanted to accept Jesus. He said yes, so I called one of the native Spanish speakers to come and lead him in prayer. The man was a Peruvian named Freddy. I hope to see him again. Tonight we will go to the train station here in Torrejón and do something similar to what we did in the park yesterday.
Yesterday, we went to a big park in Madrid and set up a couple of tables. At one table we gave away free coffee with milk and at the other we had a sign that said “free prayer.” Practically the whole time we were there, we had some of us singing worship songs and playing guitar. One young lady who saw the sign stopped and after a brief conversation with Alba, one of the students, prayed to accept Christ. It was cool. I heard part of the conversation. It went something like this. “What’s this?” “We are giving away free prayer. Would you like me to pray for you?” “Sure.” “Okay, is there anything in particular you would like me to pray for?” “No.” “Would you like to pray to accept Jesus into your heart?” “Yes.” And from there, Alba explained the gospel a little and led her in the “sinner’s prayer.” It was cool. It emboldened me to be a bit more direct when talking to people. A bit later, I saw a man watching the worship, and walked up to him. After a short conversation about who we were, and what we were doing, I asked him if he wanted to accept Jesus. He said yes, so I called one of the native Spanish speakers to come and lead him in prayer. The man was a Peruvian named Freddy. I hope to see him again. Tonight we will go to the train station here in Torrejón and do something similar to what we did in the park yesterday.
Here are a few pictures from the day we washed windows:
This first one was taken before I got the camera in my hands
This is Alba; she's from Spain
This is Margarita (Chile), ready for battle with the dirty windshields
Vikky (England)
Guilhermo (Brazil)
Don't ask me what Jona (Spanish) and Alba are doing, maybe it's spiritual warfare or something
Handing tracts to drivers
Rebekka (Faroe Islands)
Maria José (Chile)
Carlos (Spain) and Alba talk to an intrigued passerby
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