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On Thursday night, we played at a well-known alternative music club called "mocvara", which literally means swamp. The venue had a great punk feel to it, but the stage was relatively small. As the time for the concert approached, many young, cynical atheist and anti-Christian young people filled the hall. In spite of this, they loved our show and were extremely interactive.
When we got to the point in our show when we share the Gospel, some at the front began to be really mocking. There were a few people who mocked and jeered very heavily. During one of the slower songs, they began chanting loudly and it was hard not to be distracted by it.
After the resurrection scene in our show, David stepped into the crowd and began to preach the Gospel boldly. He spoke against the religious fascism that so many of these young people had witnessed and told them that Christianity was about having a personal relationship with God through Jesus. Then, he asked those that were sick of the lies and the emptiness they felt to respond by going outside into the court yard.
A large number of people followed him out, including - surprisingly! - those that had been the biggest mockers during the show.
Justin - our bass player from Australia - went up to the guy who had been the biggest mocker. His name was Arjan and he told Justin that he was a buddhist, but that he was moved by the message we had shared with them. Justin told him that he followed a dead God, but that Jesus was alive and real. Surprisingly, Arjan agreed and wanted to know more about Jesus. So after explaining the Gospel in more detail, Justin was able to lead him to the Lord and give him a Gospel of Mark.
At the same time, Luke - our drummer - talked to a guy from an agnostic background, but who had been searching for a higher power. He said that our show and its message had made a lot of sense to him. He said that he was ready to know Jesus and so Luke was able to lead him through a simple sinner's prayer and give him the Gospel of Mark.
I spoke with a guy called Igor who said he was a communist. He told me that he was an atheist who had seen people do many bad things in the name of Christianity and so he was turned off by it. I explained to him that the ideals of communism were very similar to how the early church in Acts operated, but that without Jesus, communism lacked the very "soul" and motivation that would compel you to love others sacrifically. He was very impacted and I was able to pray for him.
There were many other great conversations that night. In total, 35 people signed up to receive follow up and many more seeds were planted. It was a really encouraging night. Please pray that those who have found Jesus will grow in their faith and develop strong foundations in Jesus!
Today, we have our third concert in Croatia. We are playing in a punk club called Prostar in a city in northern Croatia called Cakovec. Please pray for God's continued anointing on the our ministry and that many more will come to know Jesus.
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