This past week we have been in the Algarve doing Missions with New Beginnings Church Portimão (Igreja Novos Começos Portimão), the main heart of the church was to learn more about evangelism and get more training/experiences in the area of evangelism. We as a team really wanted to encourage them and give them the boldness to do more evangelism in their personal daily life.
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Day 1: On the first day at Algarve Fernando and Nathalia shared a message encouraging the church in evangelism and stopping for the one.
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Day 2: This day we had a wonderful time as a team to celebrate Fernando's Birthday (whoop, whoop). It was was wonderful day of celebration and family.
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Day 3: For the next three days we did evangelism training at night. The first night of training Fernando shared a wonderful message about hearing from God and prophesying. We had a wonderful time of listening to God and prophesying for each other. I believe that many people were encouraged and were touched by God that night. We then decided to do some treasure hunting (Praying to God to reveal people, places or things that God wants us to talk to, go to or look out for when on the street evangelising). It was a really spirit filled night where the Holy Spirit touched peoples lives and hearts turned to God.
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Day 4: On the second night of training we had some of our team sharing their experiences of evangelism and some people from the church shared their testimony about the previous night of evangelism. We then prayed for and ministered to the people of the church, about being sent out to the nations and to receive the wisdom, courage and knowledge by the holy spirit to help lead people to Christ.
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Day 5: We had an event during the morning at the beach of the Rock (Praia do Rocha), where we shared community and had a great time together. The church even hired a plane to fly over the beach with a message training behind it saying "Jesus is the Savour". Towards the evening we met up in Algarve and wanted to do some preaching and evangelism on the street. We had some worship going singing praises to the God Almighty, We also had megaphones to share the message of the Gospel and a fun practical demonstration of why we need Jesus to save us. While that was going on the rest of us were spreading the peace and hope of the Gospel and praying for those who's attention was captured or who were slowly walking past. It was another Holy spirit fill and encouraging night for all of us.
I thank God for this opportunity to equip and encourage the church to evangelise. I also thank God for the opportunity to share the Gospel with others, strangers and friends alike. I pray for you who is reading this that God would give you the confidence, boldness and courage to share the Gospel with those around. I pray that God will soften people hearts around you to the message of the Good news. I pray that those who have fear of spreading the Gospel that a new wave of love for others and a love of God will cast out those fears and that God would show you the importance of sharing the Gospel. I pray that God will bless you and keep you, may his face shine upon you. In Jesus name. Amen