Today we got up early and caught the morning bus to where the Bibles were stored.
We now had only one day to complete all 4 schools on the island with the one school being a 2 hour drive away. We divided into two groups with Bro. John, Bro. Matthew and Bro. Alex taking the furthest school.
Bro. Joe, Bro. Jonathan, Bro. Tore and myself would be covering the remaining three schools that were close together. The rental vehicle never did work out so we ended up using a taxi for the entire day. God knew what he was doing as the taxi fare ended up being cheaper than what we would have paid to rent. I was also able to get a good long witness in with the taxi driver. He claimed to be a strong Roman Catholic but at the end he said he needed to ask Jesus to save him. We were interrupted right at that moment so I do not know if he has been saved now or not.
Our first school today was a large Roman Catholic school of almost 600 students.
Satan has not been taking our efforts lying down and it was looking doubtful if we would be allowed in.
Even though the principal was gone that day they still allowed us in and called an assembly of all the students.
I gave a clear gospel presentation that heaven is "the gift of God, not of works".
It felt like gaining a victory over the devil knowing that catholic students and teachers were for once hearing the truth. We were very well received at this school which proved the easiest of the 3.
Many students stopped to shake our hands and thank us after receiving their Bible.
Our second school came with much opposition. This was a Methodist school and they only agreed to let us in after speaking to a head official in a nearby town. Usually our presentation of how the Fiji Bible Project began along with the gospel and testimonies takes about 25 min. The principal at this school told us 5 min. was too long! We decided that only one person should speak and just give the clear gospel message.
The men then picked me to have this privilege which was both thrilling and humbling.
I preached a clear "no works" salvation and could notice some of the students glancing nervously at the principal while I spoke. At the end every student walked away with a Bible containing the plan of salvation in the first 3 pages!
We had to wait until 3 pm for our last school. We had visited it earlier in the day but a group of students on tour from New Zealand were occupying the students with activities the entire day.
We decided to just drop off the Bibles and come back at the end of the school day as this would be our only chance at this school. This was another Methodist school but this time each member of the team was given a chance to speak. Even though some the students seemed anxious to get home, they all listened well as the gospel was preached. At the end they sang a song that raised the roof.
This was the last school I would visit while here. The next days will be spent taking multiple buses, a boat and another ferry back to Nadi where we fly home from.
I have had an absolutely incredible time here and still find it hard to believe what God has allowed us to do.
This has truly been the experience of a lifetime! It has been both thrilling and humbling to preach and pass out Bibles to thousands of students. Thank you so much for praying for us and supporting this project!
God's word changes lives and by now 70,000 students are carrying God's word back to their homes and villages. There is a tremendous potential here and eternity may only show the rewards of this effort!
Students filing past to receive their Bibles at Holy Cross Secondary School
Me, Bro. Jonathan, Bro. Tore, School Principal, Bro. Joe, Taxi Driver
The last school we did in Fiji
