Saturday, 25 July 2009
I don't know where to start!? We have seen so many people come to Christ here in Stuttgart and as the Summer 2 Go team have been through Hannover and Leipzig this week. One homeless guy was asking God to help him 2 hours before the team arrived and prayed with him. Last night he was on the Mainstage talking to the crowd about Jesus! A man just out of prison for murder gave his life to Jesus saying he has searched for God for 6 years. I prayed for a guy who has a car accident and damaged his diaphragm. He said he could feel the power of something affecting him! The sheer size of the crowds and numbers coming to Christ from all ages, races and backgrounds more than justifies the decision to come all this way with the Mainstage. The team of 180 young people working alongside us are magnificent, they are so motivated and full of the Holy Spirit for their nation, it makes my job easy!! Please pray for what is happening here in Stuttgart. Jono and the Parklife team are on the Isle of Wight this weekend please pray for them too as they seek to touch that community with this message of the Kingdom that we carry.
Sunday, 19 July 2009
The Mainstage has made it safely to Germany via, France, Belgium and Holland. We have seen people coming to Christ at the Mainstage events in the huge Stadt Park and also at the famous fish market where thousands gathered this morning and we preached to crowds of several hundred, amazing scenes! I was heckled by the Neo Nazis! Please pray for us as we complete the events here ahead of a 500 mile journey through Germany to Stuttgart in he south on Thursday. We need you!! Love and Blessings, Steve
Monday, 13 July 2009
This last week we have helped churches in Salisbury and New Milton to connect with their local communities through Family Fundays. It was great to be with Josh and Emma and the guys who usually work alongside Jono to deliver this vital part of Miracle Street’s work. Jono is off at the moment as he and Helen have just had their third child. At New Milton I used my famous old guillotine to present the Gospel through the story of Louis XVI King of France, Dick Turpin King of Robbers and Jesus King of the Jews. Ironically, all three died at aged 33 in a major world city before a public audience. Two were guilty but one was innocent!
On Friday we leave with the Mainstage for Germany ahead of big events in Hamburg and Stuttgart. It is a very special moment for us as my dream to run events across Europe begins. We are short on budget to the tune of around £2,500 and we have many logistical challenges ahead of us in the next two weeks or so. Please pray for us in all these areas but most of all that many people to respond to the Gospel across Germany. While I am away with the Mainstage team, Jono, Josh and Emma will be running the Mobilestage weekend on the Isle of Wight, please pray for this vital series of events as well.