"It was unthinkable in (church name withheld for security reasons) that any conversions could ever be made there at all and almost everyone else was on the verge of leaving the Church. It was in this absurd and hopeless situation that I found them, and I happened to propose SOWERS to them. Words fail me to describe how receptive they were that day and still are.
They immediately mobilised themselves into a class of 12 and got trained. The open-air broke the ice by causing the unbelievable to happen - 2 people responded and joined the church promptly. Church life has resumed and is more vibrant than ever before. It haunts them a lot to have been putting off all along a program so dear as this.
We already have their invitation for another class of 12.
Richard