Saturday, 14 November 2009
The Normandy Bridgehead June 2010
These last two days Tim Archer and I have been in Normandy once again formalising the plans for a significant push across the region next June and July. Last night many people gathered in Caen from different churches and towns across Normandy all excited about partnering with Miracle Street. After several years building with Francis and Diane Dognon and their church in Lisieux it seems that we are on the brink of helping to establish a ‘bridgehead’ for the Gospel in the part of France that witnessed the foothold into Europe in the dark days of occupation back in 1944.
We are going to approach the authorities in Normandy once more for permission to site the Mainstage on the sands of Sword Beach, now a packed resort in the summer, for the weekend of 5th and 6th of June. It will be the 66th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. Everyone says it will take a miracle and we will need to entirely self-fund the work, at least initially.
I have seen so many respond to the Gospel these last few weeks and we have some exciting events leading up to Christmas in Fair Oak and Portsmouth particularly with the chance to reach hundreds of people with the life-changing message of Jesus. In Portsmouth we have the Mainstage in a school with the possibility of gathering upwards of 2,000 children and families. Please pray for us, it is a wonderful opportunity.
Looking ahead, we already have invitations to 5 towns in the UK for next summer and invitations to visit other places on the European Mainland. God is good!
Monday, 9 November 2009
Big breakthrough in Madrid!
This trip to Madrid has been so powerful and memorable. From the minute I stepped foot on Spanish soil I had the feeling that God brought me here to touch many lives. We have made so many friends that will doubtless be pivotal to future partnership in this city and across the nation. The presence of God in the events I have spoken at has been among the strongest I have ever experienced. We have seen many people come to Christ for the first time, almost all of them completely new to the church. Many of them wept and wept as the love of God broke into their lives. We worked with Kilometro Cero in the Puerta Del Sol on Saturday. This is the huge plaza in the centre of Madrid that is the geographical centre point of Spain, an iconic landmark. Kilometro Cero are a ministry who preach to the crowds there six days a week, amazing! I saw some of the biggest crowds I have ever seen on the street and the hunger to hear about Jesus was massive. Some those we spoke to got on the Metro to come to the evening meeting on Saturday. We are now in discussion with leaders here in Madrid about a significant partnership in 2010. Thanks for all the prayer support for this trip, it worked!
