{"id":33906,"date":"2024-02-20T05:42:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T05:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?post_type=prayerline&#038;p=33906"},"modified":"2024-03-12T19:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T19:43:17","slug":"escaping-easter","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/escaping-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Escaping Easter?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This Prayerline is based on our latest Voices of IFES podcast \u2013 an interview with Silas Walter, who serves the Bulgarian movement (<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhss-org.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>BCSU<\/em><\/a><em>) through <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ifesinteraction.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>IFES InterAction<\/em><\/a><em>. To find out more about Silas and his experience of cross-cultural ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/voicesofifes.podbean.com\/\">listen here.<\/a> \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-html\">\n<iframe title=\"Escaping Easter?\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);height:150px;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?from=embed&#038;i=wbsfh-157fd41-pb&#038;share=1&#038;download=1&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=ff6d00&#038;font-color=auto&#038;rtl=0&#038;logo_link=&#038;btn-skin=ff6d00&#038;size=150\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five students are locked in a kitchen. To get out, they must solve a riddle. They can see remnants of a dinner party \u2013 the table is cluttered with half-drunk glasses of wine and leftovers of bread. But who were the guests? What happened? And why has no-one returned to clear up?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first of three rooms set up last Easter as an Escape Room event by Silas Walter. Originally from Germany, he now serves the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhss-org.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bulgarian Christian Student Union<\/a> in Sofia and works across Bulgaria to support ministry among international students. He says, \u201cI love riddles. I love escape rooms. I wanted to do an escape room that was also an invitation to talk about faith, and I thought Easter would be the perfect occasion.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you arrive at Silas\u2019 apartment, you receive a note from a man called Pilate \u2013 he\u2019s alarmed by the supporters of a new movement and wants you to track them down. On escaping the abandoned kitchen, you head into another locked room, dark as a cave, lit only by a few candles. Through a series of clues, the story unfolds: the suspects were hiding here in fear, but something happened, causing them to leave. In the final room, you must solve puzzles to discover that these fugitives are now out in the open, propelled by a new hope and joy, touring around, telling others what happened.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About five different groups took part, with three to five students in each. After an hour of mystery-solving, they were invited to offer impressions and discuss their favourite riddles. Silas then explained the connections to the Easter story, opening a space for them to share and consider their beliefs about Jesus. One participant remarked on its impact: \u201cIt was such an immersive experience. I&#8217;ve been to a few escape rooms before, but none of them integrated culture in such a beautiful way. We all found it very interesting to learn about the traditions of Easter and solve the mysteries and puzzles.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This creative approach to evangelism attracted students who\u2019d never heard or engaged with the gospel before, whether international students from other faith backgrounds or Bulgarian students who only considered themselves Christian in a cultural sense. It also encouraged BCSU students to see fresh ways of presenting their faith. Silas is now wondering about running another escape room, this time based around one of Bulgaria\u2019s historical faith figures.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we approach Easter, let\u2019s pray that we\u2019ll all escape from being stuck in traditional forms of outreach. And let\u2019s pray for student ministry in Bulgaria and beyond:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Give thanks for Silas, the ministry of IFES InterAction, and the BCSU partnership. Pray for him as he plans to remain in Bulgaria and contribute as staff within the national movement \u2013 that he would continue to inspire creative evangelism.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray that a new InterAction staff member can join the team in order to further the international student ministry (ISM) and pray for the upcoming ISM evangelistic retreat \u2013 that students will bring their friends and see God at work in them.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-list-item\">\n<li>Pray for BCSU groups, and all IFES movements, as they plan Easter outreach \u2013 for creativity, clarity, and courage so that as many students as possible might hear the good news.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-color has-europe-background-color has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>IFES InterAction <\/em><\/strong><em>works with national movements throughout Europe to recruit, train, and send cross-cultural workers in student ministry. It <\/em><em>gives young graduates a 1\u20132-year taste of cross-cultural mission. <\/em><em>S<\/em><em>taff and volunteers are involved in training and supporting students in discipleship and evangelism, international student ministry, and launching new groups. <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ifesinteraction.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Find out more<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-core-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And if you\u2019re interested in running an Easter Escape Room, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/voicesofifes.podbean.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>you can find more details and hear advice from Silas in the podcast.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block block-acf-spacer\">\n<div id=\"spacer-block_7f6dd8efe0b75602ebd7b3b4f5a66b94\" class=\"\">\n    <div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer spacer--md\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":33908,"template":"","area":[555,458],"theme":[1346],"class_list":["post-33906","prayerline","type-prayerline","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-bulgaria","area-europe","theme-interaction"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Escaping Easter?\u00a0 &#183; 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