Europe Missions

View Original

Reaching Out in Belgium

From April 19 to the 21st, the Hope for Wallonia team, led by Daniel Costanza, conducted an outreach in Marchienne Docherie (Charleroi), a socially and spiritually poor area in the south of Belgium. This event in the French-speaking region of Belgium, was held in cooperation with Convoy of Hope Europe.Hosted by the AG "Voice of the Gospel' Church, this outreach brought different teams together from Norway, USA and Belgium. Some 8000 tracts on the meaning of Easter were given out, preparing the way for the final community open-air event that featured testimonies, music, dances, kids' activities, BBQ and the preaching of the Gospel. God favored this outreach through exceptional sunny weather, (not to be taken for granted in Belgium!) as 300 plus first-time visitors filled the church parking lot. Many first-time contacts were made and a number of people asked for prayer, including Muslim residents. The local church was overwhelmed by such response and recognized this as a first spiritual breakthrough. There is hope for Wallonia through Jesus.

MarchienneOutreach_2.jpgFrom April 19 to the 21st, the Hope for Wallonia team, led by Daniel Costanza, conducted an outreach in Marchienne Docherie (Charleroi), a socially and spiritually poor area in the south of Belgium.  This event in the French-speaking region of Belgium, was held in cooperation with Convoy of Hope Europe.

Hosted by the AG "Voice of the Gospel' Church, this outreach brought different teams togetherfrom Norway, USA and Belgium. Some 8000 tracts on the meaning of Easter were given out, preparing the way for the final community open-air event that featured testimonies, music, dances, kids' activities, BBQ and the preaching of the Gospel.

God favored this outreach through exceptional sunny weather, (not to be taken for granted in Belgium!) as 300 plus first-time visitors filled the church parking lot. Many first-time contacts were made and a number of people asked for prayer, including Muslim residents. The local church was overwhelmed by such response and recognized this as a first spiritual breakthrough.  There is hope for Wallonia through Jesus.