We have been intentionally reaching out in Eldoraigne for a couple of months now and I must admit that it is a bit more challenging than I initially anticipated. In Olievenhoutbosch you could walk into someone's shop/business or even their home and start a conversation - in Eldoraigne I'm afraid that if I walk into an accountants office I might walk out with a bill =)
As I mentioned in one of the previous posts we started with an action cricket team to start building relationships with the people who stay in the area. In this we have seen and learned a couple of things: We definitely need to practice our fielding; there are MANY lost people at the indoor sports arena; people are much more open and hungry for truth than what we think and if we want to reach lost people with the gospel - we have to be intentional in reaching out to them!
During our first week we had a girl join us on our team (because we had a shortage of female players, so Riëtte engaged with her and invited her to join the team) and she has been an integral part of the team so far - playing every game! We have been trusting for an opportunity to reach out to her and bring truth into her life and after one of the games I had to drop her off as her boyfriend played action cricket at a different venue. During the drive she asked my what I did and I explained to her what I do and also why I do it - that society is broken and needs to be restored into God's original image and purpose. She then said that her life can testify of that - of the brokenness. In the end In managed to share the essence of the gospel with her and she is so open for truth and basically said that she needs someone who can disciple her. So Riëtte will follow up with her - but I am just so thankful of how God opens peoples' hearts to receive truth!
One of the teams we played against also had 2 people get injured during one of our games. The next week both of them showed up with crutches to support their team. After the game about 3 from our team just asked if we could pray for them. Corinne (the girl from the above paragraph) asked if she could also stand with us when we pray!! They were really thankful and we trust that a seed was sown into their hearts!
The lifestyle approach is definitely slower than standing on the street corner, but through this we are seeing how God is the orchestrator of salvation, how He draws people unto Himself. We just need to continue to be bold in living Christianity and grabbing hold of the opportunities God creates where we can share the gospel!
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