Two days after returning from Cairo we shared the UniShow with children and families for Grace Church Eden Prairie's AWANA Fall Bash. Despite jet lag and Dustin still recovering from falling on his back off the ramps during the last show at the Cave Church in Cairo, we had a great event. It was a treat and privilege to perform at our home church.
Dustin shared his story and the Gospel and many students responded and gave their lives to Jesus! It was neat to see kids coming up front with their friends to help introduce them to God. We pray that these young lives will follow God all their days and tell many others about His great love!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
New Territory in Egypt
Directly after our last show Sunday at the first festival we took a 10 hour bus ride to Upper Egypt with the skaters, illusionist and strong men. It was a bonding experience as we were all exhausted yet tried to keep each other cheery as our driver constantly got lost, turning this intended 6 hour trip into a memorable 10 hours.
The Monday festival in Upper Egypt was the first ever in the area. It was a hectic day but once things got rolling some great ministry took place. We did 2 combined shows with the skaters, strong men and UniShow and it flowed well. Many accepted Jesus and we had a special prayer time with individuals afterward.
After a quick dinner on the bank of the Nile, we loaded the bus again and headed back to Cairo for a much more direct and uneventful trip.
Tuesday's festival at the Cave Church hosted nearly 20,000 people in Manshiyat naser Cairo and was an unexplainable experience. We all considered it a privilege to be the first to ever do performance outreach on the Cave Church grounds. Each performer in our group did 3 shows throughout the day on different "stages". Since performers have never shared in this area before, the people were very excited to have us there. Their aggressive enthusiasm was quite overwhelming and some of us feared for our safety as crowds closed in for pictures and autographs and just to touch us. Fortunately, our Egyptian church friends were very mindful of our well being throughout it all. The Gospel was shared numerous times at each venue and we saw much evidence God used it to touch people's hearts amidst the chaos.
God is truly doing mighty things in Egypt. What a privilege to be a small part of it! Please pray for the thousands who heard about Jesus this week through these events.
The Monday festival in Upper Egypt was the first ever in the area. It was a hectic day but once things got rolling some great ministry took place. We did 2 combined shows with the skaters, strong men and UniShow and it flowed well. Many accepted Jesus and we had a special prayer time with individuals afterward.
After a quick dinner on the bank of the Nile, we loaded the bus again and headed back to Cairo for a much more direct and uneventful trip.
Tuesday's festival at the Cave Church hosted nearly 20,000 people in Manshiyat naser Cairo and was an unexplainable experience. We all considered it a privilege to be the first to ever do performance outreach on the Cave Church grounds. Each performer in our group did 3 shows throughout the day on different "stages". Since performers have never shared in this area before, the people were very excited to have us there. Their aggressive enthusiasm was quite overwhelming and some of us feared for our safety as crowds closed in for pictures and autographs and just to touch us. Fortunately, our Egyptian church friends were very mindful of our well being throughout it all. The Gospel was shared numerous times at each venue and we saw much evidence God used it to touch people's hearts amidst the chaos.
God is truly doing mighty things in Egypt. What a privilege to be a small part of it! Please pray for the thousands who heard about Jesus this week through these events.
| Bubba performing the human helicopter. |
| Andrew crushing unopended pop cans. |
| Residence of Manshiyat naser. |
| Manshiayt naser |
| Show at the Cave Church |
| People choosing to follow God. |
| Dustin with the Cave Church priests. |
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