{FECA Vision Choir} Update Wednesday July 24

We met after breakfast and the first thing we did was to decide if we wanted to attend the attend the concert this evening or visit the Gardens of Luxembourg located only a kilometer walking distance from where we are staying to do prayer and evangelism. A slight majority were in favor as it would be a good experience to see and hear how Gen-Z worships but some thought with our limited time here, we should focus on doing ministry. We finally decided we would first find out if tickets (at 12.5 Eutos) we're still available so we bought one ticket (which required giving our email, home address, credit card, etc.). And yes, there was still room, so we decided to go. After devotion and debriefing, we then walked to Luxembourg Park, sang to some preschool kids Amazing Grace and Jesus Loves Me and acted like tourists, but still had a chance to talk to some people while waiting to take the photo shown below. We found out we were not allowed to play musical instruments in the park (maybe not even sing) by the gendarmes (police), so we went to buy lunch at some local restaurants, some from a French bakery and some at an Italian restaurant.

After a short rest, we then left at about 3 to catch a metro to the YWAM concert and arrived there a few minutes after 4. By the time we cleared security and sat down, it was about 4:40 pm and 20 minutes before the actual start. There were several thousand people in a large indoor hall, full of young and enthusiastic young adults, both staff and audience. The music was very loud, so loud the seats and floor vibrated and lights color coordinated with the music. The audience danced and sang, and not only were we treated to music, there was a lot of choreography (including one with energetic male dancers dancing to rap music). But the lyrics were solid Biblical worship and between different singers were prayers and challenging calls for dedication to be wholly followers of Jesus and change the world, starting with us as individuals, be filled with the Holy Spirit, then Paris, France, Europe and the world. One of the speakers, Chuck something, less than 30 years old, used the passage about the rich young man asking Jesus what shall I do to gain eternal life and Jesus telling him, one thing you lack (actually our devotion for today - isn't it amazing how God chose this passage for us weeks ago when we had no idea what we would be doing?). He asked us to give up what is most important to us, be it money, sex, future career, and give ourselves to let God use us. At about 7:30, 12 of us decided we would leave early, leaving David and Anne Ting, Ting-Han and Alice Lin, and Hannah Go to stay longer. We returned home before 9 pm, stopped at a local grocery store and bought some sandwiches and prepared salads to eat at the guesthouse before retiring for the night, praising God for His calling out a new generation of disciples (and ourselves being challenged to give what is left of our lives) for Him to use.

Here are three photos, one from Tuesday at Place d'Italie, Luxembourg Park and the YWAM Ignite+.

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