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Culture Night, Reykjavik, Iceland
In the schedule (taken from http://www.menningarnott.is/) it says that ‘Menningarnótt, or ‘Culture Night,’ has become firmly entrenched in the Icelandic calendar as one of the major events of the year. Some have estimated that at its peak attendance has reached 100,000 people, which would mean the vast majority of Reykjavík’s citizens as well as many people from other communities congregated in downtown Reykjavík.’
What an amazing opportunity to be able to reach the Icelandic people with the gospel of Jesus Christ! The Line-Up team for Iceland were able to book us in to the schedule, meaning that Logos II was able to have a small stage in town for the afternoon. We did several short programs based on Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, with drama, dance, challenge... In the evening the gospel choir, which we formed just for this event, sung on a stage outside too. It was a lot of fun and hopefully people were impacted.

Faroe Islands
Logos II international Night was held in a local sports hall in the Faroes, with over 700 islanders attending. Our crew were able to give two programs, the first based around the different continents of the world and being focused on prayer needs (it was largely aimed at a church audience). The second program was for local youth and included dramas, dances, personal stories from crewmembers, as well as a local band. The whole night did not finish until 1:30am, which is normal for Faroese culture but more tiring for crew! But the locals were ‘invigorated and energized by what they had seen and heard. “The programme was not about us,” said organiser Haelyn Cowie-Clarke (Trinidad & Tobago), “but about making sure the locals were blessed – and they were! They wanted to stay longer!”’

TeenStreet, Germany
60 crewmembers, including myself, were able to serve behind the scenes and with the teenagers at TeenStreet Germany. This is a large international Christian teen festival. We were involved in set-up week the week prior to the festival and then served during the festival itself. I worked in the pantry during the second week, washing-up 4000+ plates per meal! In my free time I was able to attend some of the sessions that the teenagers were going to and I spent most evenings from 9:30-11:30pm at the OM Ships Stand. This was situated with the bookshop and other stands promoting different organizations. The ship stand was a great opportunity for teenagers to meet ships crew and ask questions about life on board. One evening I was able to talk with 17-year-old Irene from Italy. She asked me question after question for about 45 minutes! I told her the ship was a great opportunity to get to know yourself better, and to discover the passions God has put in your heart and I was really excited to encourage her and pray with her.

posted by Susan @ 7:39 pm