Following Jesus' command to "Go and preach", a group of church members from the church of Toledo distributed 300 books of ‘Steps to Christ’ (Ellen G. White) on Thursday, April 6.
A religious celebration in Toledo
On that festive Thursday, one of the most important processions of Toledo’s Holy Week took place. Famous because the image of the Virgin Mary carries a gold medal of the city of Toledo, the procession starts from the Cathedral of Toledo and goes all over the historic centre of the city. It was a day on which many people from Toledo and surrounding villages came to witness this procession.
Hours before, the streets and the city centre were full of pedestrians and people looking for a place from which to watch the event. The Adventist Church of Toledo decided it was a good time to share the gospel with the people who were there, as there was a certain religious fervour. A group from the church in Toledo got together with the intention of doing missionary work and handing out the book ‘El camino a Cristo’ (Steps to Christ) to interested people.
300 books distributed
“We started in our church, classifying and stamping the books with the details of the church (in case someone wanted to find us),” shared Augustín Peinado, pastor of the Toledo church, “and preparing to distribute them in the centre. We prayed and went out with the intention of distributing 200 books.”
Although expectations were low, the church managed to hand out 300 books. The youth, the Explorers, dressed in their uniforms, helped with this work through the crowded streets of the historic centre of Toledo.
The one who handed out the most books was a young boy named Josua. He, alone, handed out 83 books.
“We are grateful for the response of the people who accepted the book and committed to read it, as well as to the Personal Ministries department of the church, to the Explorers and instructors, and to all those who volunteered to do this work of preparing and delivering the books,” commented Pastor Peinado.
“Thanks to God for allowing us to do this work, and to all who participated. It has been a beautiful experience for us, an experience that we want to repeat,” concluded Peinado.
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