News from the Eisteddfod Mission during August always shows that an eclectic group of people are reached by the missioners who speak to Welsh and English-speaking festival goers.
This year was no exception. The first day included a couple who had belonged to a sect. On the second day, a person said that after death she would return as a cat or dog. As with most times of mission, there can be the feeling that one is trying to sell umbrellas to people who are living in a dry desert. Most people just don’t see their need of Christ. In fact many people answering the question ‘describe your life in three words’, used happy and contented in their responses.
Never the less, hundreds of people were spoken to, 75 questionnaires to prompt discussion were filled in. People from overseas were more open than UK nationals. By the fourth day, discussions were becoming deeper and people seemed more willing to think. Someone from several years ago returned who had begun a discussion group to wrestle with spiritual matters. She had come back to request that one of the missioners come to speak at that group.
