From August 4 to 13, 2023, 23 young missionaries were sharing the good news in Segovia. The youth evangelism camp was an initiative of the Personal Ministry-Evangelism and Youth (JAE) departments of the Spanish Adventist Union (UAE).
Pastor Charlie Dominguez and his wife, Mayra Lopez, were in charge of organising the different activities together with the Segovia missionaries, Pastors Ivan Samuel Perez and Delia Rodriguez.
All participants stayed in a house-hotel very close to the aqueduct and the Segovia Adventist Church. From there, they could move to the area authorised by the city council to set up information tables.
Various activities
During those days, the young people manned three missionary tables where more than 800 books were handed out. Some people came and asked for two or three books because of their interest.
The young people led the Saturday services and visited people who asked for the Safeliz book "Addictions", free of charge. In addition, more than 300 balloons were given out with a JAE message and a QR code that took them directly to the official church websites.
While some handed out books, others presented a puppet show to attract the attention of the little ones, and even the big ones. In the meantime, some members of the team played "Creation Days" and "Ten Commandments" games with the children.
On Saturday, the Sabbath Sofa was set up, an initiative that aimed to stop passers-by and make them sit down and rest for a while. Once seated, they were invited to reflect on lost time, and the importance of resting at least one day a week.
Recreational activities, excursion and workshops
The camp activities included a Bible study workshop, a training on how to do street surveys and a training on how to deal with new visitors coming to the church. Some of the contacts made during the week promised to visit the premises the following Sabbath and it was necessary to know how to welcome them.
On top of that, every day, there was an excursion or recreational activity, either in the morning or in the afternoon, depending on the time of the main activities.
Foreign missionaries
The morning meetings were held at 8:00 a.m. in order to prepare hearts for the missionary work. Pastor Charlie spoke during the week about how the gospel came to Spain and highlighted the work of the Bond brothers, two young foreign missionaries who left everything to serve God.
The curious thing was that there were some foreigners in the group. Three boys came from France and three from the United States. Likewise, the nationalities of those who came from different parts of Spain were also varied, so it was a multicultural experience that foreshadowed heaven.
There is more to do
The seed of the gospel has been sown in Segovia; now, we are waiting to see the growth that God gives and the fruits in due time. It has been very beautiful to see that, for this camp, there was a waiting list of more than 10 young people who wanted to participate but, due to limited space, they were unable to do so. Hopefully, it will be possible for all of them to participate next time.
On Saturday evening, a closing dinner was held. In addition, Bond prizes were awarded to the most outstanding missionaries and the "secret friend" game was played, which, this time, was played in a different way: each one choosing the gift he or she seemed to like the most.
The church was happy
The church of Segovia and its pastors are very grateful for this initiative and congratulate the departments that sponsored this event, especially Gabriel Diaz (Dept. Evangelism UAE) and Jonathan Bosqued (JAE UAE), as well as all the collaborators.
Soon, the outcome of this project will be analysed to see if, in future years, it can be done again in other areas, mainly reaching out to post-modern ages and native Spaniards.
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