I had the opportunity last weekend to travel to Salzburg for some ministry. This the first of 3 monthly trips that I will be taking with some very specific goals in mind. There is a remarkable young man there, Simon, who has taken the lead in setting up a monthly service to reach young people in High School and college. He is doing a great job and is patterning it after what we are doing in Innsbruck with U-NITE. They have a handful of musicians there, so I will be going each of the next three months to work with the band, teaching them about worship and raising the quality of music they play. Martin is the worship leader and I will be mentoring him to maximize the call that God has on his life. I also spend time with Simon to develop his leadership. They have only had 5 meetings and run anywhere from 20-35 young people.
Last weeks trip was very successful, as the Simon and the worship band were hungry to learn all they could. I also preached a message to lift their faith, challenging them to believe God for huge things, things they never had imagined before. I was excited to get a call from Erwin, one of the guys in the band to tell me that God had answered every prayer that he had this week! Of course I told him that meant he needs to be praying for bigger things! His faith is growing as he sees God's faithfulness.
I am very excited about what the coming months will bring and expect that the seeds sown will bring a harvest for years to come. I took some pictures for you, enjoy!
Rehearsing with the band, Martin on left
Me preaching with Simon translating
worship during U-NITE
