This is an oasis in the middle of a street market. We sell Christian books and media & Bibles. It is really the “hook” to be able to talk to non believers, pray with people in need. We are active on the street handing out tracts and newspapers. Looking for opportunities for conversations it’s surprising how many people are ready to talk and become regulars at the stall.
Three days of glorious sunshine at the Chapel ruins in the centre of Brentwood town. We worked together to share the love of Jesus in the community. This year we were joined by a young group from the USA who served alongside us. We have tables and chairs in position ready. Teams prepare the onions, cutting the rolls ready for sausages and burgers.
Each day we had a different band for the visitors to sit down and enjoy the food and the Gospel music.
We have table host who sit down and share the Good News of the Gospel with visitors enjoying the food and the music “On the Move ministry” serving God’s love to the passers by. We share testimony’s in between the music slots of the impact God has made in our lives.
Truly blessed by the sense of unity as people came together expriencing God’s love through everyone abiet recieving a roll, a burger, sauce a glass water or chatting at the table.
It was a tremendous witness!
Great time “On the Move BBQ outreach, despite the the drizzling rain. The Echo band with thieir own brand of Christian music with words adapted to well known soul and mowtown music. It could be heard in the Street. Two ladies came out to dance from a shop. I felt prompted to share the Good News of Gospel and one of ladies responded receiving Jesus.
A man called John responded accepting Jesus as his saviour after listening to a conversation I was having together with Edmund from Elim and another man.
People were still arriving to enjoy those sizzling sausages and burgers and those smell and armoma of the onions waffing around town. Then Victoria had a real encounter accepting Jesus before I linked her to St Edmunds the local church.
We also prayed with a man called Ron for so many aliments he was touched emotionally as Gary and I prayed as the Holy Spirit clearly touched him as he felt God’s love for him.’
Joe Crow the gloove puppet came to the Common Impact Church in Dagenham for the Easter Hunt. He wanted us to share a story of the Good Shepherd with the children and parents.
We read Psalm 23 to the children “The Lord is my shepherd “ asking them who do they thought the Good Shepherd was? They began to reply Jesus, Jesus. It was opportunity to share how much Jesus loved little children like them and wanted to take of each one of them and their families.
We shared the parable of the lost sheep with Zach reading the scriptures. As Peter Ruck told the children that we had lost a sheep and that there was a lost sheep it the building that it needed to be found just like they were hunting for Easter eggs. The children called out little sheep were are you?
It is about a shepherd who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep in order to find the one which is lost. (Luke 15:3–7). The Shepherd (Peter) went to find the lost sheep. It’s nice way of telling how special ONE person is to Jesus.
Joe Crow came back and shared the Lord’s Prayer and gave all the children “Hand tracts” and some children were able to share and read the prayer.
Zeal take boxing ring into Church.
Peter Ruck in the ring
What a great night as people came for a ringside seat to hear the testimonies of Jimmy Tibbs who shared his amazing life story as a professional boxer and trainer. He shared how he got involved in gang land violence landing him in prison. How he became a “born again” christian. What struck me personally was how he cared for his old friend from the East End Frankie Sims wanting to share Jesus with him a great example of “Love thy neighbour as thyself” came to mind.
Jimmy Tibbs
Frankie Sims followed Jimmy in the ring next telling everyone his story a true and “frank account” people were really engaged with a man who has spent so many years in prison for armed robbery, drugs and conspiracy. What was so touching was the “honesty” as he told his story, Jimmy would continue to tell Frankie he needed Jesus in his life. Frankie told how he became a Christian in prison and his desire to own a Bible even he couldn’t read and write. He told how God did the impossible for him to have a Bible that would follow him around different prisons, The picture of him holding that Bible so proudly was an amazing moment. This was a special moment that touched many lives.
Frankie Sims with his Bible.
It was great night as many people attending who never normally come into church. I didn’t have to say to much as these two shared the Gospel in their testimony’s. We invited them all to stay on for teas and coffee and many spent time talking and asking questions with our team.
