Random Act of Kindness Attracts Attention

July 9th, 2008

Crew Neredin did not plan to do more than help two women by assisting them in their workplace yesterday, but they may have made a much greater impact than the one they intended to have.

Nancy Scott, a Neredin crew member from Trinity Baptist Church, said her group was on their way to lunch when they passed two women washing the windows of a restaurant. The idea came to several of the crew members that at least one of their party should offer to help the women, Nancy said. Read the rest of this entry »

James

July 8th, 2008

One of the crews has been interacting with people in the Upper Square of Olomouc. The Namesti crew has been handing out invitations to English camp and Bible studies, as well as Gospel tracts, Frisbees and Christian literature.

A few crew members have been working on a film project on the subject of God. They have asked for participation from Czechs and received various responses from people, but most exciting so far has been the response which turned into the opportunity to get to know James. Read the rest of this entry »

Sidewalk Chalk and Music Draw People in Park

July 8th, 2008

Reaching families by spending time with children proved a very effective strategy for crew Flora this morning.

In answer to many prayers the clouds were rolled back last night revealing a beautiful sunny sky this morning over the large park area where Flora had found it a real challenge to minister in yesterday’s rain. Read the rest of this entry »

Encounter Enables Nadrazi To Extend Christ’s Love

July 8th, 2008

Yesterday as crew Nadrazi was searching out different people to be involved in their film on trust, they had an unexpected opportunity to share God’s love with a family in need.

Krysta Tongel, a Nadrazi crew member from Trinity Baptist Church, said the group was walking along when one of them spotted a family sitting and eating lunch together. Read the rest of this entry »

Nadrazi Crew Encouraged By Responsiveness

July 7th, 2008

Crew Nadrazi was encouraged by the encounters they were able to have today with Czechs who were willing to be part of their film on the subject of trust.

Brenda Lipham, a Nadrazi crew member from Kathleen Baptist Church, said one of the first people willing to be part of the video was a young man who showed interest in what the group was doing at the train station. Read the rest of this entry »

Students Reach Out Through Conversations, Sports

July 7th, 2008

Students embarked on their first day of street ministry in Olomouc this morning with open hearts and willing attitudes, even though they did not know exactly what to expect.

Team Sady, led by Tommy Horton of First Baptist Church of Central Florida, led the group to the market Trznice for their first morning time of ministry. The students had with them literature written in Czech and Vietnamese, as well as Frisbees and Hacky Sacks. They also had information to distribute regarding a family English camp that will be hosted by the Browns later this summer. Read the rest of this entry »

Rain No Obstacle For IWC Crews

July 7th, 2008

Despite overcast weather, the International World Changer crews set out this morning with hearts expectant for God to bring people into their paths.

The Hejcin crew prayerwalked around a school in their area of Olomouc, en route to a more populated area of their region.

Then the group of eight split into pairs in an effort to make themselves more approachable for the Czechs they encountered. Read the rest of this entry »

Crews Hit the Streets

July 6th, 2008

Today, on their first full day in Olomouc, the group split into six teams (called “crews”) to catch a first glimpse of the sites where they will be ministering for the rest of the week.

After a morning of training, the crews set out for those areas where their ministry will be focused this week. Read the rest of this entry »

IWCers arrive in Olomouc

July 5th, 2008

The IWC group gets off the train.Tired, but looking forward to what God is going to do this week, 52 International World Changers from three different states and four different churches arrived by plane in Prague, Czech Republic, this morning.

From Prague the group took a 3-hour train trip to Olomouc, where their ministry will begin Monday. Read the rest of this entry »