Team Report – #607S
| Location: | Urban Minneapolis |
| Date: | Feb 29-Mar 6 2008 |
| Sending Partner: | STEM Share (Mixed Ages) |
A beautiful unreached people group in our own backyard …
50,000 refugees from a least-reached people group live in the mid-West city in which this team ministered. This Muslim people group is growing exponentially. In 1990 there were 3 Islamic mosques in the the area; today, there are at least 49 and only a handful of believers in Our Savior and Lord, Jesus among this people group. Our team of 5 partnered with a local church where we were able to develop one-on-one friendships after four mornings of teaching English. The following week, which was Easter, the students each received the “Jesus Film;” some viewed the Film on-site. The students’ attitude toward the presentation was overwhelmingly open in contrast to the reaction to the movie and Gospel presentations in years past according to the ministry leaders. Also, one of our team members was able to visit in the home of her student and continues a friendship with her. We will continue to pray that decisions for the New Life in Jesus will occur by the hundreds.
Some of the other highlights for this team included prayer walking and visits with people from this "least-reached" group, partnering with an international student ministry on a university campus by handing out flyers; prayer walking at the University; partaking in a multi-cultural meal with International Students, worshipping with an Ethiopian church and visiting with missionaries working specifically to reach Muslims in this city; and finally, painting and remodeling at a local outreach site reaching out to this people group.
