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August 3, 2001 - Friday

We had communion at 10 a.m.  Jim asked us to share what we thought a communion meant.  After prayer, we broke the bread, symbolic of Christ's body broken for us on the cross.  With prayer, we drank the wine/juice, symbolic of Christ's blood shed in beatings and on the Cross for us. 
 

Prayer Gathering


Donna, Martha (the Texan sisters), Elena, and I prayed for two hours, between 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m., in the sisters' room.  We prayed for Portugal, the crusade and personal needs.  Frankly, I was very tired and sleepy.  Sometimes, when I am tired I feel as if praying half-asleep and half in the Spirit.  The Lord would let me rest in Him and strengthen me.  Also, He seems to mercifully hear the prayer in my half-asleep state.   Hoped today was the case, too. 
 

Food and Spreading More Tracks

 

Doug and Pam had discovered a McDonald few blocks away from Hotel Fenix.  Martha craved for the American style hamburgers and French fries.  Donna, Martha and I went to look for the restaurant.   It was a sunny day, the first full sunny day since we had arrived in Portugal.  After a long wait, I got McFish and French fries.  Rushed back, gobbled them down at the meeting and waiting for Alvaro to bring us more flyers.  Then, we went to the same city square as yesterday.  Walked narrow and hilly streets in the sun and gave out crusade tracks.  Lisbon truly reminded me of the romantic city San Francisco.  I enjoyed the walking and working but sweated much. 

Had dinner on the sidewalk about four blocks away from Hotel Fenix.  Few team members joined shortly after I had arrived.  Vicki, Ruth, Linda and I sat at the same table on the sidewalk.  The waiter could speak English but wasn't quite patient with all our questions and changes on the orders.  Since it had seemed hard to find vegetables, I got a chicken salad.  It had too much chicken and not enough salad.  Oh, well.  Thank God I finally got to eat some veggies.  Got back to the hotel and had a short rest.   We headed for the subway station at 7:15 p.m. 
 

The 3rd Awake Portugal Crusade


Steve met with us before the service.  Together in the Harvest Ministry needs more partners so the Good News and message of repentance can be preached all over the world.  International Awake crusades are costly.  Awake Portugal costs over $100,000.  Most of the foreign countries could not afford such large expenses.  The ministry with partners' backing often pays for the crusades entirely.  Steve needs more partners to support the ministry with finance and prayer.  He asked us to prepare a three-minute testimony to encourage others to become harvest partners.  The video footage would be taken after the afternoon concert and before the evening crusade tomorrow. 

Tonight, a former prostitute and AIDS patient gave testimony.  She was healed of AIDS and no longer living in sin.  During the after-service prayer time, I prayed for two ladies.  My translator told me the older one was the mother of the young woman giving testimony.  She had whitish tissue in her left eye and could not see from that eye.  We prayed for her healing. 

John Peter was my 16-year-old translator.  Can you imagine?  He is not in high school yet and crazy about Jesus.  He has been involved in the Joshua Project.  I prayed for him.  I wish my own children would be on fire for the Lord like him. 
 
Last night, Lori and I were freezing, colder than the first crusade night.  Lori had remembered her two sweatshirts and loaned me one tonight.  Lori is the big-mama type.  The XL-size bum dark blue sweatshirt sure kept me warm.  (Lori's iron also came in handy.  It made my linen clothes look neat.)  Lori did not snore.  Praise God!  He made us roommates.
 

Late Night Team Meeting and Praise Reports


We had a meeting after returning to the hotel.  Quite a few team members gave praise reports.  Jim reminded us to walk in humility and broken-heartedness.