Friday 6 August 2010

Day 3





Wow what a day! This was the day when the evangelism training of yesterday began to be put into action. After our team Bible study time at Heelal this morning, we went to the main street of Emmeloord to work at our stall among all the street traders who were part of the busy place that was Emmeloord's annual Summermarket. Right among all the stalls selling all sorts there we were modelling balloons, face-painting and, would you believe it, selling Chicken Poop! Apparently it is good for the soil and people use it in their gardens. You've heard of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul';this was 'Chicken Poop for the Soil!'

It was thrilling to see some of the young people venture bravely into conversations with complete strangers and take every opportunity to share the gospel message. Though scared and anxious, they tried their best to overcome these fears and when they did, their sense of achievement was great. Some personalities find this kind of thinge asier than others of course, and it was particularly exciting to watch Peter grow in confidence as the day went on and see his courage in sharing the gospel clearly and faithfully.

A long day in the hot sun is taking its toll now and people will need no encouragement to sleep tonight.

We were due to visit Amsterdam for our day out tomorrow. However we have discovered today that Amsterdam is hosting its annual Gay Pride event tomorrow! A few hastily made phone calls and we have rearranged our trip to another of Holland's prettier cities, Utrecht. Okay, it would have been nice to visit Amsterdam but I think it was a no-brainer.

Looking forward to a more relaxing day tomorrow and no more chicken poop.

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