I’d like to share a quote from an associate in Ghana (Chris Ampadu). This quote relates an experience that has come out of our Harvest training.
"In my local church, we formed a soccer team as means to propagate the gospel to the many footballers in the community. This is because the church is located very close to cluster of primary schools which have a big soccer pitch (field).
Most weekends including Sundays are used for playing soccer. Even though churches have rented all the classrooms of the school and the playing of soccer on the field is a big disturbance to church activities - especially on Sundays - none of these churches could find an answer to this problem till l was introduced to the Samaritan Strategy.
Since the soccer team was formed, we have not preached on the field nor to the players, but after a short chat with the players before the game is started, and at the close of it, a small reception is held for all the players.
This small gesture has never been experienced by the players before. Now, instead of playing soccer on Sundays, most of them come to church and many with the desire to join our (soccer) team.
They come to join not just our team but our church! |
