While in Africa, I had the opportunity to work with three tremendous young guys.  They were the best.  The four of us lived together in a mud hut room in a village for almost a week.

We had a lot of great times together and some interesting conversations throughout the nights.

As young guys will do, they loved to play around, goof off, explore, climb trees, climb rocks, chase crocodiles, and joke around.  But, when it was time to work, they worked.  Our work was sharing the gospel.  They did it.  We spent much of our days walking through the village talking with people about their faith, telling them about Jesus and answering their questions about following Jesus.

The guys had more opportunities to share the gospel in a week than most guys their age have in a year.

Greg, Ben, and Jonathan took turns presenting the gospel.  As we moved through the first day, they each had the kinks worked out of their presentation.  They developed a smooth presentation.  They learned how to alter their presentation based on the situation.  They learned to answer questions and come up with appropriate biblical texts to back up their statements.

Along the way, they developed greater confidence in their own faith.  As they answered questions, they resolved some of their own questions.  During a few group Bible study sessions, we answered some of their deeper questions and addressed issues.

The guys became stronger in their faith during the week.  They gained confidence in their ability to present the gospel.  They had opportunities they will remember for a lifetime.  And, I’m certain that they now will be bolder witnesses in many other situations.

Now each of them has the experience and the potential to lead other teams back to villages in the future.  I’m proud to have had the opportunity to work with these guys.

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