Our church has had links with churches in Serbia for several years and our minister has made regular trips to the region and so a Spearhead tent mission was a natural and exciting extension of that work.

While we were flying into Budapest ready for our minibus journey into Serbia, the Spearhead lorries were already working their way back from Bulgaria; laden with equipment, parting gifts and a hefty share of testimonies of what God had been doing there.

 Our contact a Slovakian now living in Serbia, had made all the arrangements and found us good accommodation next to where the tent was pitched. The field was barely big enough, but with some creativity we made it fit. Size wasn’t the only issue we had to face with the field. Miro happily informed us that he had been praying for rain so that the surrounding farming community could do little except come to the meetings. The Lord granted his request in abundance and there were more than a few jokes about walking on water during the evening meetings.
 
During the day a small group of us went into schools to run hour long programmes for the children and young people. Owing to the various historical and political situations in Serbia, it was treated as highly significant for us to be even allowed in. Three of our team were teenagers who work regularly as children’s leaders in Epsom. The closeness of their age to those watching and confidence with which they presented made their personal testimonies all the more effective. Meanwhile in the tent, Doug and Tim met with church leaders and itinerant workers in the area for teaching and support.

It was unsurprising that the evening meetings proved to be the most talked about times. The first evening one woman was instantly healed of a red blotchy skin condition that covered most of her arms and legs, while another with poor sight in one eye had it restored, two of the many healings that took place. The evenings developed progressively during the course of the week, with Tim drawing on more and more people to pray and minister, meaning it wasn’t just time of blessing for them but also training and equipping.

After an overnight stay together in Budapest, flyers and lorry drivers once again went their separate ways. But all us knowing that we had seen with our own eyes God at work in Serbia.

Report By Steve Henwood Team member