Last night I was moved to tears repeatedly ...
amazing how you can be a Christian for so many years and then one day
it just clicks ... He did that ... He endured that ... for me?!
Friend of DRIME member, after attending BC workshop
Friday night session
Missions
BRAZIL 2002:
This summer, for the second time in as many years, DRIME partnered with Janz Team Ministries to send a mission team to Brazil. The team of nine, led by Tanya Steinhilber and Carissa Brey, spent the vast majority of their time traveling and performing. In just three and a half weeks the team went to eleven cities, hosted two training workshops, and made sixty-five presentations, performing to over twelve thousand people. Time after time, the people of Brazil responded openly to the dramas, watching with tears in their eyes and telling DRIME members how they desired the freedom only God can give, and that they wanted “as much of Jesus as [DRIME] had.”
“Although it was one of our first performances, I treated it like any other, concentrating only on the dramas I was in, the moves I had to make, and my facial expression, paying little attention to how God might be working. After finishing our last drama we stepped backstage as a speaker concluded the performance. When he finished, he gave an altar call. Due to the language barrier, we did not know what was happening, but we heard chairs move and footsteps on the stage. When we finally got up the courage to peer around the curtain, we saw the stage full of teenagers weeping and hugging one another! It was such a beautiful and unexpected sight! We immediately began embracing and praying. Later on, we were told fourteen teens chose to accept Jesus that night!“ - Lisa Beiderwieden
“Following a presentation at a large high school I had the opportunity to speak with a group of students in the audience. One of the students introduced herself as Anelisa. After mentioning Obsession was her favorite drama, Anelisa further expressed that she deeply identified with the trapped characters. But, when questioned further, she would not say much else. As conversation continued around me, I paused for a moment to look at Anelisa. A concerned expression on her face, she stood fidgeting, blinking back tears. The crowd of students around us was in continual flux with each new question, but Anelisa stood still, absorbing every word. She could not, however, bring herself to explain what was happening inside. I then fully understood the message portrayed in the drama Obsession; it was finally and truly revealed to my soul, and as I witnessed the Holy Spirit move in Anelisa, I was reminded that God's heart really does burn for us. It broke my heart to realize she is not aware of God’s deep and perfect love”.
- Michael Prins