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While most of us were looking toward the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to close out 2023, two of our teams took to the road to share the Good News with men who needed encouragement. In the process, they set the standard for annual crusades for both teams in the future.In November, the Saints Prison Ministry’s NJ soccer team boarded a flight to South Georgia – the first time this team ever left the NE part of the country. While softball crusades might report 12-15 games at the end of the trip, soccer is a VERY different experience. Our men played four soccer games in two days – the last two games in a steady rain! They ended the crusade with a won-lost record of 2-2, but that wasn’t why they flew 800 miles.
Given the opportunity to share the Gospel message three times, they did so boldly and unapologetically, resulting in 24 men making the life-changing decision to put their trust in Jesus Christ! They also distributed 100 Gospels of John, a tool the Holy Spirit will use for weeks, months and years to come.
One month later, with Christmas and all its trappings just weeks away, the softball team from Landmark Church (Ocean City, NJ) set aside all the distractions to join with SPM in the Church-Crusade Partnership. This 5-day trip to South Florida was planned months before a major storm charted its course for the very same area, but the team was undaunted and arrived as scheduled, ready to do battle for the Kingdom.
The weather became a large part of the story of this crusade, but in a unique way. This story wasn’t about playing in the rain; it was about getting completely rained out on the final day…and being grateful for it! The final day in Florida was supposed to be multiple games and lunch with the inmates. Instead, it became multiple chapel services, a tour of the facility, and almost an hour spent with the Warden as she outlined her vison for the prison. As an added bonus, this team is now in the record books for being the first SPM athletic team to sing Christmas carols in prison!
The results of this crusade – in the midst of a serious storm that dominated the news – were 56 professions of faith and more than 500 Gospels of John distributed. The Landmark Church MAs carried themselves as proven veterans and God used them in a mighty way. They are already discussing the next crusade opportunity with the anticipation of… a kid at Christmas!
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