10/28/2024
Long Post!!! But such a blessing!!
Back in April, I was contacted by a church about wanting to do a UC! Most of you know when it comes to UC, I can go for days talking about UC! 😂 We emailed back and forth for abit, I explained how we do UC. I encouraged Bro. Alvin Ong, to visit our FB page, our blog, our website and our YouTube channel. And then redo it however was best for his group , make it their own. And did they!!! Wow!! Read below for his report!!
Hello!
Sorry for the late reply! It was great!
We had limited space to conduct the game, only one level in a hotel, so we had to simplify the game.
We had six stations all around two ballrooms, the entire corridor space, and one small VIP room which we used for the jail.
The youths were confused at first when they couldn't get the correct order of stations to carry on with their progress, but they got faster as time went on.
Each of the six stations had a task for the groups to complete before they could get part of a clue that would lead them to the underground church.
Picture #1
^forming the verse "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." with alphabet pasta.
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Picture #2
^drawing the "Jesus Fish" and writing the words "Extraordinary" using strings tied to a marker
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Picture #3
^searching for hidden icons.
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Picture #4
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^forming bracelets with the letters "ICHTHYS"
We don't have pictures of the underground church, but it was basically a dark ballroom with a guard outside.
Groups were supposed to unscramble clues from each station that would give them the phrase "Blessed are the poor in spirit", and the password would be the entire phrase "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven"
I ended the game by explaining that while we were able to have fun and play underground church in a safe and free country, there were many places in the world where other brothers and sisters in Christ could not do so freely.
And I showed the youths the video from Open Doors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iCoD9OREQ
A number of them feedback that the experience really opened their eyes to the prosecution being experienced around the world.
Thank you so much again for your help in sharing the Underground Church game with our young people!
May you continue to inspire others and to grow the next generation in your own churches!
God bless,
Alvin Ong
BTW They had about 150 youth and 20 workers AND their church is Foochow Methodist Church in Singapore!!
Thank you JESUS!!❤️❤️🙏🙏
