Street Drama – Spellbound: Toymaker & Son

The drama Toymaker & Son was first presented by a group of students in England in 1978 (see Toymaker & Son history). A few years later, it was adapted for YWAM street ministry (see The Masterpiece – an adaptation of Toymaker & Son).

Here's an article about the original Toymaker & Son drama, from the Schenectady Gazette in New York, printed June 27, 1987.

The CrossWave team performs Spellbound on the streets of Lima, Peru to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a way that is spiritually meaningful and easy to understand. Everyone on the team is involved in the 20 minute drama, which is narrated in Spanish. The colorful costumes, make-up, and props help to vividly portray the message of the Gospel to all ages!

Last summer in Lima, the team performed Spellbound several times a day. A large group of children at a local school got to hear the Good News at one of those performances:

 

Thanks to Bill for providing the picture from the 2009 trip.

Hi from Lima! We made it to Peru!

Hi from Lima! We made it to Peru!

Everyone arrived before midnight, and once we made it through immigration and customs, met our hosts, loaded the buses and went the hotel. We got there, unloaded and mostly into our rooms by 2:30 AM (CDT).

This morning we've gathered at our host church in Villa Maria, studied God's word and worshiped together, and practiced the drama extensively. We've just prayed through our week's plans asking the Lord for strength to accomplish his Will with joy in our hearts and glory on our faces. We have also met the full support team here, three pastors and their wives, 10 translators, and 10 hospitality/kitchen servants who will prepare meals and care for our physical needs. May God be praised for raising up such a groups of saints to bless and encourage us. May we do no less to serve Jesus and all His people here.

Thank you for praying for us - we realize that we cannot do this in our own strength but need to completely rely and count on God to bring about His plans.

Love to you from Lima, Peru!

Bill

Day 2 - Practice, Training, and Drama

Here's the team schedule for today:
 
Friday, June 18^th

8:00am         Meet at Bus to travel to Church (in costume!)

8:30am         Breakfast, Devotions, Praise and Worship, Team Meeting

10:30am       Drama Practice and Unpack Supplies

12:30pm       Sack lunch

1:00pm         Team Building and Prayer Walk for the Mission

3:00pm         Upward Sports Ministry Training with Peruvian Leaders – Carlos and Christina Salinas

5:00pm         Dinner at the Church, then get make-up on

6:30pm         Street Ministry - Villa Maria (first site with entire team, followed by separate sites for each drama team individually) HOPE Team and Northlands Team will assist at Drama sites

Day 1 - Over 4,000 Miles of Travel

Today, the Peru team will travel about 4,380 miles from Raleigh to New York to Atlanta to Lima. They will arrive at the hotel after midnight, so we pray for a much-needed restful night's sleep!

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Prayer Meetings for the Peru Team

There will be two prayer times in Raleigh for the Peru Outreach:

Monday 6/21 @ 7pm
Ebenezer UMC 6020 Rock Quarry Road Raleigh, NC 27610

Thursday 6/24 @ 7pm
Gateway Christian Fellowship 4900 Waters Edge Drive Raleigh, NC 27606

Departure for Peru this Thursday

The team will depart for Peru this Thursday, June 17 and return on Monday, June 28, and they appreciate your prayers while they are gone.

The Peruvian culture struggles with poverty, abuse within families, drug problems, high unemployment, loneliness and other problems you would see in developing nations. Pray for the team to have God's love for the people as they present the Gospel message through interpreters, and that the people would understand what Jesus has done for them and receive God's love and hope for their lives. Pray also for the team's safety, strength and boldness as they serve with God's love.

The team will be in a different part of Lima, Peru where they have never been before, serving through local churches there. They will be having 3 simultaneous marriage conferences,  2 simultaneous women's conferences,  a 2 night youth conference, simultaneous volleyball clinics and soccer clinics, helping with a medical clinic, preaching in area churches, visits to orphanages, work on construction projects, plus performing the Toy Maker drama with the Gospel message on the streets daily.

Check here for frequent updates from the team over the next few weeks.

Praise Report from Teays Valley, West Virginia

Let’s give God thanks for the terrific drama rehearsal weekend He gave to us in Teays Valley! He blessed us with the powerful presence of His Spirit of love that we so desperately need! Lord, all we have accomplished you have done for us! (Isaiah 26:12b) You have rescued us and we praise You Lord! You have created us in Your image yet show Your strength and glory through our weaknesses. Praise Him from the highest heavens! Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord! Reveal your truth and your love to the nation of Peru! We join the angels and shout ¡Santo, Santo, Santo, Dios!