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| Dan Owen and Jimmi Nelson visit Rome |
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| Written by Dan Owen | |
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The remaining week was spent in a considerably poorer and less attractive town 20 miles outside of Naples called Castellammare. The sights of Rome were replaced by streets covered with refuse and graffiti. A member from the church we were working with told us that the town was in this poor state largely due to the oppression and corruption enforced by the local mafia.
Throughout the week we worked with around 100 youths between 5 – 17 years old. To cope with the language barrier we were accompanied by four missionary children in their late teens who translated for us. It was extremely hard work as they weren’t very well behaved and proved a challenge to keep control of through our young translators. However God answered our prayers as their behaviour improved greatly and we were able to build friendships and trust with them.
On the team we took to Castellammare was a guy called Mateo who is not a Christian or from a believing family. He met our church contact Fabrizio at a tournament two weeks before the trip and invited him along with us. It was clear God had been challenging him throughout the week and when we offered him one of the bible’s Mission 193 had given us to take out there he almost took Dan’s arm off! It was a fantastic trip and such a privilege to be a part of what God is doing in other nations. I would encourage everyone to get involved in Mission 193 and see just how vast and advancing God’s kingdom is throughout the world.
Dan Owen & Jimmi Nelson |
On the 6th June a team of 5 guys from the UK including 2 guys from King’s church Manchester, Dan Owen and Jimmi Nelson left for Italy. Our objective was to share the gospel using football as a platform, in conjunction with Mission 193.
One day was spent visiting Rome’s city centre, it was amazing seeing the various ancient ruins and structures. We scrambled to the top of St. Peter’s Basilica where we were treated to a breath taking view of Rome. Amongst the crush of tourists squeezing round the tiny balcony we prayed that God would bless Italy and break through the constraints of religious ritual.
We held two separate awards presentations within the areas we’d be coaching. Both events were in public places and all the kids attended along with families and intrigued passers by. There was a fantastic atmosphere there and God was once again faithful in answering our prayers to touch the lives of the young people. By his grace 25 of them made first time commitments to accept Jesus into their lives, praise God! It is encouraging to know that the church in Castellammare has a very active children’s work in which these new Christians can be discipled.
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