A Summer's Story
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"Two years ago I came here and I was a sinner. Last year I came to know the love of Jesus and I have been learning about Him. This year I am a new person."
Let me tell you the story of M., a young camper. Two years ago, at the age of 13, he came for the first time as a camper to the Sports de L'Arcada camp. There he heard the gospel for the first time and was very impacted by the love he received from the coaches, monitors and the rest of the team. Last year he came to the camp again, and on the last night he gave his life to Jesus and decided to follow Him. He returned home with a Bible in his hand and a great desire to know more of Jesus, but at home he is the only Christian and does not know of any church in the area where he lives. During this last year, an American coach and several of us from the team have kept in contact with him to help him as much as we could, but because of the distance it has been complicated, since he lives very far away.
This year he came to the camp again, and Jesus had transformed his life! He had been reading the Bible by himself and praying for a year, and during the camp he became the biggest evangelist of all! At only 15 years old, M. couldn't stop talking about Jesus to anyone he met, and challenging them to open the Bible and find out for themselves. What a blast!
One day we were talking about Jesus in front of about 50 people, and I asked him to share his testimony. He simply said this: "Two years ago I came here and I was a sinner. Last year I came to know the love of Jesus and I have been learning from Him. This year I am a new person."
This summer, and at only 15 years old, M. led several people to Jesus, and his testimony has been impactful for many of us on the team as well.
It is because of kids like M. that we invest so much time and effort in summer camps each year. This year we have spent 1 whole month at L'Arcada, coordinating the team of monitors.
Thank you for partnering with us in prayer every step of the way!
- Dan Adrover, ECM national worker in Spain
Archive > 2023
December
- December - 31 - 2023 12/31/23, 11:30 PM - Happy New Year from ECM!
- December - 19 - 2023 12/19/23, 10:15 AM - Connecting with the Global Church
- December - 12 - 2023 12/12/23, 10:00 AM - Connecting across Europe
November
- November - 28 - 2023 11/28/23, 12:39 AM - Christian or Kingdom?
- November - 20 - 2023 11/20/23, 4:20 AM - Why Pray for Mission? | Sam Boog
- November - 14 - 2023 11/14/23, 9:55 AM - New book dealing with rest and recovery
- November - 08 - 2023 11/8/23, 12:59 PM - Christian leaders gather from across Europe
October
- October - 27 - 2023 10/27/23, 10:44 AM - A Great Book: "Church Planting in Europe"
- October - 24 - 2023 10/24/23, 2:28 PM - Insights into ministry in Greece
- October - 17 - 2023 10/17/23, 1:08 PM - Sharing the vision for European ministry in… Uruguay?
September
August
- August - 25 - 2023 8/25/23, 12:44 PM - News from Ukraine
- August - 16 - 2023 8/16/23, 2:01 PM - A Summer's Story
- August - 04 - 2023 8/4/23, 11:09 AM - Wild at Heart, a Testimony
- August - 02 - 2023 8/2/23, 5:07 PM - "Camino Antiguo" Guesthouse in Spain
July
- July - 21 - 2023 7/21/23, 3:19 PM - Trauma Healing Small Groups in Slovenia
- July - 14 - 2023 7/14/23, 3:06 PM - Church Planting in Slovenia
- July - 06 - 2023 7/6/23, 2:54 PM - Equipping a New Generation
- July - 03 - 2023 7/3/23, 2:02 PM - Mum & Baby Club in Spain
June
- June - 28 - 2023 6/28/23, 4:00 PM - Life and Ministry in Times of War
- June - 06 - 2023 6/6/23, 11:05 AM - United in Prayer, discover Mahabba
- June - 02 - 2023 6/2/23, 1:34 PM - Camino Guesthouse in Spain
May
- May - 25 - 2023 5/25/23, 5:54 PM - Elena's short-term mission trip to Romania
- May - 22 - 2023 5/22/23, 3:23 PM - Greenhouse Repaired!
- May - 15 - 2023 5/15/23, 11:00 AM - Freedom in Christ: a testimony
- May - 08 - 2023 5/8/23, 12:42 PM - The Irpin church: a testimony of love and service
March
- March - 15 - 2023 3/15/23, 10:04 AM - Angry and Grateful
- March - 13 - 2023 3/13/23, 9:37 PM - Living through the war
- March - 07 - 2023 3/7/23, 10:07 AM - Let's walk!
February
- February - 24 - 2023 2/24/23, 11:34 AM - They were living in a 15m2 hut...
- February - 02 - 2023 2/2/23, 5:57 PM - The war has torn down many houses, we are building them up.