The biggest project that we are working on right now is for the Christmas season. Youth for Christ in collaboration with 4 churches in Bologna with handout a magazine for teenagers.
The Book of Hope (BOH) publication combines the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to tell the life story of Jesus Christ in a magazine format. The magazine reads in chronological order and features study questions that direct the reader back into the Word. There are also sections throughout the magazine that deal with several different issues that youth deals with such as self-esteem, love, sex, friendship, facing the future, and others. All of these direct students to a part of the magazine that presents the plan of salvation so that youth knows how to accept Christ as their personal Savior.
This has been an exciting opportunity for me to see churches in Italy work together and to learn how to organize a large event. There is a lot of work that still needs to happen in these next several weeks. We have faxed 26 high schools and must now follow-up with a phone call in order to get permission to stand inside the school gates one day during the week of December 7-12 to handout this magazine as students either enter or leave school. Please pray that we can get each schools approval and support.
Attached to each magazine will be an invitation to a concert at one of the local teenage hangouts on the night of December 12. We have rented this place in order to meet students on their "turf". There is a local Christian band, called Lost and Found, that will perform and there will be a short message during the concert. Please pray that many students will come to this event and for opportunites to connect with those who are open to the gospel or searching for meaning in life. Pray also for the details of the night, organizing volunteers, talking to stores like H&M and McDonald's about being sponsors and printing the advertisments and invitations.
This event has great potential, not just in reaching teenagers with the gospel, but in getting different churches to work together, as well as publicizing Youth for Christ in Bologna.
The Book of Hope (BOH) publication combines the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John to tell the life story of Jesus Christ in a magazine format. The magazine reads in chronological order and features study questions that direct the reader back into the Word. There are also sections throughout the magazine that deal with several different issues that youth deals with such as self-esteem, love, sex, friendship, facing the future, and others. All of these direct students to a part of the magazine that presents the plan of salvation so that youth knows how to accept Christ as their personal Savior.
This has been an exciting opportunity for me to see churches in Italy work together and to learn how to organize a large event. There is a lot of work that still needs to happen in these next several weeks. We have faxed 26 high schools and must now follow-up with a phone call in order to get permission to stand inside the school gates one day during the week of December 7-12 to handout this magazine as students either enter or leave school. Please pray that we can get each schools approval and support.
Attached to each magazine will be an invitation to a concert at one of the local teenage hangouts on the night of December 12. We have rented this place in order to meet students on their "turf". There is a local Christian band, called Lost and Found, that will perform and there will be a short message during the concert. Please pray that many students will come to this event and for opportunites to connect with those who are open to the gospel or searching for meaning in life. Pray also for the details of the night, organizing volunteers, talking to stores like H&M and McDonald's about being sponsors and printing the advertisments and invitations.
This event has great potential, not just in reaching teenagers with the gospel, but in getting different churches to work together, as well as publicizing Youth for Christ in Bologna.
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