OAC Publications
Borderlines
December 1997

LOVE EUROPE

by Chris Mathieson

Leon, north-west Spain was the location for this year's Love Spain outreach, supported as usual by Europe Now's Chris Mathieson.

The campaign started while Spain was in uproar over the cruel assassination of Miguel Angel Blanco by ETA terrorists. Over ten percent of the population joined demonstrations nationwide, including Leon, so Chris's first crowd was 15,000 strong. Pity there was no space for a sketchboard!

For several days, the atmosphere was tense and direct, and serious messages were the order of the day. At the very first open-air we met a lady called Susanna, who seems to have taken a clear decision to put her life right with Christ. Several others also made decisions in the first days and visited the church regularly. Pray for the church team who are helping Susanna and others in Bible studies, with a view to establishing a daughter church in the area.

The other side of Love Europe is the training opportunity. During July, a large team came from Puerto Rico, got hooked on sketchboard evangelism and took two boards home with them! In August, the largest group was from Portadown: real Irish storytellers - a joy to train and translate. 'The Prodigal Son' took on a whole new dimension!