Two new believers at SpeakOut camp

By Brian Stout in Macedonia

This was my fourth summer serving as an English tutor at the CRU SpeakOut camp in Ohrid, Macedonia. The four campers in my group and I ate ice cream, went swimming, explored and practiced speaking English. As we hung out, I had the opportunity to share my personal testimony, Four Spiritual Laws , and the Gospel Diagram of how one can be saved through Christ alone.

All of my campers listened as I shared with them about spiritual things, however two of them, Filip and Jordan, were especially open to hearing the good news of Jesus. Jordan's sister, Lida, has been a believer for a couple of years and has been praying for her brother to accept Jesus. Filip has been to CRU's activities in the past, so both of these guys had heard about Christ before.

On the last full day of SpeakOut camp, I met with my campers one-on-one and shared the gospel message once again. When I met with Jordan, he was so ready to repent of his sins and ask Jesus Christ to be his Lord and Savior. He has also started reading his Bible! Filip, too, on Decision Day, was ready to personally accept Jesus into his life. Now my prayer is that God would grow both Jordan and Filip to become strong disciples of Jesus Christ!

"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent? As it is written: 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Romans 10:14-15)