New life at New Life
Image credit: Dario Jr
Our missionary in Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Danon, was invited to speak to a group of pastors about his Jewish mission work. After the meeting, a number of them made bookings for him to speak to their congregations. One of the meetings was booked urgently for the following morning – at New Life Church. .
The pastor explained that a Jewish man had been in touch and said that he would be visiting the church the next day. The pastor asked Sergio to be there. Sergio, who was only too happy to oblige, also agreed to put on a Gospel in the Passover presentation.
Good to his word, the Jewish man – Mario – arrived at the meeting and listened intently to all that Sergio shared. At the end of the meeting, Mario approached the pastor. He had been so moved by what he had heard that he wanted to begin following Jesus! The pastor asked Sergio to pray with Mario as he professed faith in Jesus, turning to the Saviour in repentance and faith.
After the meeting, Sergio discovered that Mario had a Jewish father and a Roman Catholic mother but had been raised Jewish. He had been so excited to see Jesus all the way through the Passover demonstration and had no idea that there were so many clear links to Jesus in this Jewish festival.
Thrilled by this unexpected profession, Sergio arranged to meet up with Mario the following week so that they could begin the process of discipleship.
For your prayers…
Praise God for Mario's profession of faith. Please pray for him as he begins following Jesus and for Sergio as he begins discipling him.
Give thanks for gospel opportunities among Jewish people in Brazil. Please pray for Sergio as he tells Jewish people there about Jesus.
Inspire your church online with the Gospel in the Passover
If you were moved by Sergio's encounter with Mario, we want to inspire and encourage you and your church by sharing how the gospel – and Jesus as Messiah – is revealed through the ancient Jewish festival of Passover.
To book a Gospel in the Passover demonstration for your church visit www.imjp.org/book-a-speaker. Alternatively, please get in touch by sending an email to info@imjp.org or by calling us on 01865 887830.