Isaiah 55:12-13 (NKJV): “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.”
We awoke to glorious sunshine after a night where we witnessed God move in an awesome way. Our driver told us that he was so blessed by being with the group, hearing the message by Rev. Taylor and the singing. All glory to God!
We left mid-morning for Čakovec and two hours later arrived at our destination. We were warmly greeted by our hosts in preparation for the evening’s event, which was the final day of a five-day festival. The festival, we were told, stems from a traditional Franciscan feast and has become the main summer attraction in Čakovec, which is predominantly Catholic. The festival is made up of different events and is attended by hundreds of people.
There was a hive of activity as we arrived. The stage and sound equipment had been set up, and after a sound check, Minister Jenny led the choir in prayer. We prayed for a move of the ‘Holy Spirit’ over the entire event and for souls to be won into the Kingdom of God.
The organizer informed us that they had never had a gospel choir sing there before, and we were aware that God had miraculously opened a door of divine opportunity for the Gospel message to go out in song. As if to confirm this, the local priest came to check on things but stayed on.
We were told by the sound man that they had never had such a large crowd of people attending the festival. More people attended in that one evening than the full five days. When they were told that a gospel choir would be singing, this drew people, and because the organizers knew this, they kept the choir as the last group. This, we believe, was by God’s design so that the message of the Gospel could be heard.
As far as the eye could see, there were hundreds of people standing, sitting, and milling around. People came up and inquired if we were a gospel choir and were excited when we confirmed that we were.
As the choir sang, the crowd responded positively—some by waving hands, standing, filming, dancing, singing along, and applauding enthusiastically. As people had to leave, they were quickly replaced by others. As the announcer attempted to bring the evening to an end, the audience kept asking for more, and the choir had to sing further songs.
Some used their phones to display thank you messages to the choir; another placed bottles of water for the choir.
After the choir finished ministering, many people came forward and shared their experience of how the songs had impacted them.
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