DELTA Americans and Italians join forces to reach a city for Christ! Partnered with veteran WorldVenture missionaries Doug & Dee Valenzuela and the churches of Arzano and Casoria, Italy, DELTA coordinates teams from around the United States in conducting a nine-night Festival. This high profile event attracts thousands of people every night where they will hear the saving message of Jesus Christ. Using an interactive evangelistic approach, team members provide relational connecting points with Italians through activities centered on a festival theme. Gazebos (booths) are set up in a gathering place and the Americans partner with Italian believers to share the love of Christ as guests participate in the various activities. The festival provides a wonderful platform to share God's love in an area of the world where unemployment is at an astounding 55% and hearts are so very hard. Catholicism has a strong grip on the culture of the people in Italy and evangelicals find it one of the most difficult places for the gospel despite the freedom to proclaim the Message of God.
The impact of the festival reaches beyond the event itself. Throughout the year, people continue to respond to the Gospel as a direct impact of the Festival. Missionary Doug Valenzuela writes, "As I gave the closing invitation yesterday in church we had 5 people come forward! Months before, they had attended the Festival. The inspirational music, interactive crowd games and evangelistic messages impacted the whole city with the Gospel of Jesus Christ."
Consider being one of the 100 short-termers it takes to conduct this life-changing Festival! Please pray about being a part of this key event in the Naples area.
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