In the past couple weeks we have both gotten to share our testimonies with the youth at Milan Bible Church, and it went very well. 10-15 kids were there each time, middle and high school age. It seems like it was an encouragement to them. The girl who translated for us, Shane, told us that the week after Corey gave his testimony, one of the guys told her that it had really made him think about some things he was doing. A mom also approached us and told us she was blessed by what we were doing and that her son told her about Corey’s story.
While I was sharing mine I stressed that even though our (me and Corey’s) stories are very different, the heart of them is still the same because it is what Christ has done that has saved us, and that is what’s the same about all of our stories. 1 John 5:10-11 “Anyone who believes in the Son of God has this testimony in his hear. . . And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.” The cool thing was that they proceeded to ask Shane to share her testimony, which I think is even more powerful because she knows them and has been working with them in the youth group for awhile. And they really paid attention as she shared. It almost looked like they were going to start sharing their own stories, but time ran short and nobody wanted to go first. We pray that they do share with each other and lift each other up and continue to seek God.
We have enjoyed continuing getting to know people in the church on Sundays and during the Tuesday night Bible study. We have also visited some with Jim and Lynda and explored Milan with our friend Samuel (more about that and pictures later.)
Corey has continued to be a part of the music team each week playing guitar, and he preaches next week! He and Jim have been working hard on his sermon and he is excited to get to share.
Here is a short video clip of a Sunday service. (Notice the handsome blond guitar player on the left. :) )
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