My name is Kristian, I am 35 years old and live in Middelburg. 3 years ago I went with Beach Mission to Albufeira for the first time. I knew someone who was very enthusiastic about this and I did want to get out into evangelizing. That year we took on the adventure with a wonderful group. It was a highlight of the year for me. Reaching out to young people together with God and each other. We tried to do this from rest and in relaxation but I myself was still much concerned with judging myself in evangelizing. I thankfully relaxed more later. The next two years I went along as a tour guide and really discovered a lot about God and the spiritual world. The most important thing for me is that we get to connect with young people in freedom and share the goodness of God.

I myself was raised Christian and never wanted to live without God. At the same time, there was a struggle from my adolescence and I had not yet fully entrusted my life to God. At age 25 (during a weekend of Alpha course) I took a step into this, that was the moment I came to know the love of God personally. I no longer wanted to live without Him, and I discovered that He was going to lead my life more.

If you are reading this you may be considering joining a trip. It is wonderful to participate in God’s Kingdom through a journey like this. The stress beforehand doesn’t outweighs the joy afterwards;). And young people get to hear or see the best there is.