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Monday, July 26, 2010
More English groups, More Connecting With Non-Believers
12:54 PM | Posted by
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The team was in much better shape today than yesterday. All but two (one with a migraine and the other with a stomach virus) were in good health and seemed to have gotten a much better night's sleep than previously. The other two were feeling better by the day's end and joined the rest of the team for dinner. Praise the Lord! It is much easier to be effective when you are fully awake and aware.
This morning the team met at 10am as usual to have a time of worship and encouragement. They sang some songs and Wayne brought a short message to the team.
This morning the team met at 10am as usual to have a time of worship and encouragement. They sang some songs and Wayne brought a short message to the team.
Some of the group singing a worship song.
The sightseeing highlight of the day was the Lula Tulpan mosque. You may remember this from a post last week. Also, remember that this group is here on tourist visas and in order to honor that, they need to visit these important landmarks. Every visit to the mosque is very educational. This team got to go to the top of one of the tulip shaped minarets just like the team last week.
These four found a shady spot on the grounds of the mosque.
Lunch at a local food court.
After lunch, the team crashed at Victor and Susan's apartment. It was here that Chris shared with the whole team his philosophy on missions. Especially missions in Bashkortostan. Remember, regular mass evangelism tactics are forbidden here. This means we must be more intentional about building as many relationships as possible in order to share the Gospel with any credibility to an over-all suspicious society. That's why we do these English clubs, Bible discussions in English...etc. These are the bridges that help us gain witnessing opportunities. That's why these short term teams are so important. One of the things they do is help draw new people into our circle of influence. A crowd of Americans in Ufa draws interest. We, along with local believers, try our best to capitalize on the situations. At the picnic on Saturday, Chris said he saw about ten people that he had never seen before and they were interacting with believers who were also present. That is something that might not have happened if not for the willingness of the guys and girls from Centreville to come. (Sorry for the rabbit trail)
The group left Victor's in two parts. Most went to the Carr's apartment for the English clubs there and two of them went to the house of a local church planter for his home group. The two that went to the home group had a great time interacting with the people there and the whole experience was mutually educational for the Americans and the Russians as they exchanged questions about life, family and church.
Tomorrow the team will be at a local park that has a big lake, volleyball pits and plenty of other areas to play. Pray for this chance to interact with non-believers. Also, the team may be able to meet with one of the leading local pastors for a chance to hear from him regarding his vision for churches in Bashkortostan. Pray that this meeting happens this week.
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