A group of our Message School of Evangelism (MSE) students were recently on mission in Zambia. And it was an incredible time for them as they got to share the gospel with people who’ve not yet heard about Jesus – and God used them in amazing ways.
As they travelled to a number of remote villages, the students got to spend time with the communities, teaching them songs and making crafts with young people, all as they shared their testimonies of how God had transformed their lives and they told the villagers about the hope of Jesus.
Many of those they met had never heard about Jesus before, so had lots of questions about suffering and the difficult things we face in life. The MSE students were able to share about how, despite how tough things can be, they find hope in Jesus. They then invited people in the community to follow Jesus and many said ‘yes’!
In one village, they visited a small church and student Yanis was able to chat to a group of men about the Bible. They had so many questions that the team actually began a spontaneous Bible study where the men from the village began to have the Bible unpacked for them and they explored more of God’s Word together. Everyone was so excited to find out more and the group had amazing conversations.
And that’s not all!
As the team were walking between villages, they came across a school. They thought their translator was telling them to go in, but he wasn’t – he was actually telling them to move on! So not knowing this, they headed into the school and began chatting with the teachers.
They asked the teachers if they could share about Jesus and they said they could! So, the teachers took all of the young people in the school (about 60 pupils) outside where the MSE students began teaching them Christian songs, sharing stories from the Bible and telling them about Jesus.
As the MSE students shared the gospel, they asked if any of the young people want to give their lives to Jesus and 20 of them said ‘yes’! Every single young person was given a copy of the gospel of John and the team were amazed how God used them to reach these young people with the gospel, when they hadn’t even planned to visit the school!
Want to challenge yourself to share the love of Jesus with those around you and further afield? Why not join our MSE programme to get encouraged and equipped in your evangelism. Visit message.org.uk/mse
