Thanks to all of you who have been faithfully praying this summer for the interns,
staff and others that were helping out at the CCCPM dorm! What a blessing it has been!
As the internship moved into the final weeks of July, plans firmed up for a mini-concert at the Moscow nightclub,
"Tochka," or "The Point." Band members from "Sorrow Underfoot" (who had performed at the Krasnigorsk
outreach earlier in the month) were part of the summer internship and very excited about the opportunity.
So with intern leader Alex Enfiedjian and other interns, the band prayerfully made its way to the well-known
underground nightclub. On this night, most concert-goers were between about 15 - 22 yrs. old. Sorrow Underfoot
was the fifth band to perform, and was definitely a change from the normal fare: it was American, girl-driven and Christian.
The band played five songs and had an opportunity for lead singer Shannon to share (through staff translator
Veronica) about the Lord. While this drew some groans from some in the audience, the good news of salvation
through believing in Jesus was clearly shared. (It was mentioned later that this was exciting, as the gospel
is never shared in Moscow nightclubs!)
The band left shortly after their performance (had to catch the last
train home for Snegiri!) and was surprised by the number of concert-goers who followed them out of the club.
Free band CDs (with lyrics translated into Russian) and posters were given out along the way with contact
information for those wanting to know more about Jesus. We are praying the Lord will use this unique opportunity
to reach kids that would never attend an outreach and probably not hear the good news any other way.
-- Maureen Taylor
