Streets of Madrid

Tonight we learned a valuable lesson in adaptation and change. The plan was to take two acoustic guitars, bass (w/ battery-powered amp), and three singers. We were going to play a few songs them turn it over to Manny to preach. The seminary students would then reach out to listeners nearby.

However, right before we played we found out we could not use the amp. So, Jimmy got to play the shaker. There was another church group from the US and we joined up with them and their group leader. This turned out well because their leader interpreted in English what Manny Jr. was saying. Street evangelism is very challenging in that it's hard to establish a relationship with anyone. What we needed to understand is that we were there to give an introduction or plant the seed for future believers.

On the music side: The crowd noise was pretty high so Steve, Lisa and Rod were challenged with being heard. We opted for the sax and a couple of guitars for rhythm. That seemed to help bring in people from the plaza. We played every half-hour from 6:30 to 8:30 and were encouraged by the crowds that showed up and stayed.

Tomorrow we play at a prison. More to come.