In the month of March, 2015 I made a connection in Amsterdam with Paul Hockley, the Jesus Revolution Mission Director (see my article Amsterdam on this blog). Through him I come to know Sebastian Asklund one of the pastors of Word of Life Church in Upsalla, Sweden. They have a mission program which they run every other year consisting of street evangelism and concerts held in differents cities across Europe. So when pastor Sebastian asked me if I can receive them in Strasbourg, I was more than happy to accept and respond positively. A team of 150 youths will then come to evangelize Strasbourg.
I needed a collaboration from the FEU Group (Foyer Evangélique Universitaire) with Pierre YEREMIAN. And then we worked with the collaboration of other churches of the city ranging from catholics to pentecostals including evangelical churches who helped us as well for hosting the youths. The Catholic chaplaincy for university students helped us find place for accomodations by providing with their building and also one of their churches, Eglise du Christ Ressuscité which we use as a daily gathering place for worship and encouragements for the group. The Dominicans of Strasbourg, provide their families database for us to use in order to find hospitality in their community. Thanks to Father Thomas Wender and Brother Benoît!
We also have been helped by EPIS Church who allowed us to do a concert in their building. Everything went well from Day one and forth. We setted up three itineraries across the city of Strasbourg for the two days event. Spontaneous concerts were held in the city center during the days. We did a two days street evangelism with songs and music, praying for those who wanted and a final concert the second day in the Church.
This was a time to unite believers across denominations lines and work together for the good of the city. People were touched by God, saved and happy to see a very friendly group coming to them all the way from Sweden. Seing the high quality that was offered by the Swedish youth group artists with their songs and dances, some asked that they wanted to keep contact with us in order to participate in further evangelistic events.
Personnally, it was a dream becoming true especially because it coincides with the end of a sabbatical year I spent; setting the tone for bigger evangelistic events coming soon that I am preparing to organize. We need to see heaven invading earth everywhere from our homes, worlplaces to our streets. We will occupy every streets till the Love of God invades peoples lives and every person encounter Jesus! His blood will pay off!
Next event : Awakening Europe in Nuremberg, Germany.
God is good!
JESUS 