A group of 10 Jesus followers — including eight teenagers — from Sweden spent a week in Asti, Italy, on a short-term outreach during Easter in 2025. Following the Holy Spirit's leading, the group enjoyed many divine appointments prepared by God each day.
Several daily activities and a varied programme were planned: the team visited two nursing homes and one school, held activities in public markets, made a programme for a refugee home which offers political asylum to immigrants and shelter for women exposed to human trafficking, visited a youth meeting, organised a special dinner of thanksgiving for 15 mayors of the counties of the area, handed out literature and spoke with people on the streets.
The team met Enzo and Teresa in a park where more than 1,000 people spent their Easter Monday. "At one point, Enzo came to sit at our table, for no reason, and we started talking to him," one of the teenagers who participated in the outreach said. "Shortly afterwards, his wife Teresa also arrived. He was interested in knowing who we were and so we explained it to him. Then we could talk about Jesus and the message of salvation. We asked if we could pray for them, they said yes and while we were praying, he started crying. He didn't know why he was crying. We encouraged them to attend a church in Turin, where they live."
One morning, the team went to the large public market in Asti to talk with people. Towards the end of the morning, they crossed paths with a gentleman and told him, "God loves you." The man started crying, and the team prayed for him and gave him more information about Jesus and where he could go to learn more.
The week encouraged the whole team. They shared...
"God guided the whole week, programmes and conversations with people!"
"We have had the privilege of knowing our Swedish brothers and sisters and serving the Lord together!"
"It was wonderful to collaborate and serve together with about eight young Italians from other local churches, who joined us during the week, to translate and do evangelisation! It's amazing to see how God moves!"
Pray that the Lord may continue to touch and speak to all the people who have been reached during the week, and that He may bear fruit for His Kingdom.
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