"Löytö!"

This is the Finnish theme for the special Tampere outreach week from Monday 4th August to Sunday 10th August 2008.

Theme of the week

"Löytö" is not so easy to translate into English, but perhaps the best description could be "Lost and Found!". This theme refers to the Bible verse from Luke 19:10 "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost".

Intention of the week

Our intention is to serve the Tampere city people by many different ways and give opportunities for them to find Jesus - or for Jesus to find them!

Program - during the days

From Wednesday 6th August to Saturday 9th August between 1:00pm and 5:00pm, different teams will serve the Tampere people in their very practical needs:

• Taking care of the kids: games, exercises, painting..in the parks of Tampere
• Taking care of the older people in Koukkuniemi elder house
• Arranging free concerts for different audiences, e.g. RAP music for younger people in Kirjastotalonpuisto (Friday 8:30pm), Mika Karola & Lasse Heikkilä for Koukkuniemi elder house (Wednesday 1:00am)
• Simply showing love by giving out water bottles and roses in Tampere city centre
• Offering refreshments for free: sausage at Tesoma Länsitori, panncakes at Laukontori, coffee and cakes for women next to Stockmann
• Offering small household services for free for Tesoma people. Tesoma people will have opportunity to call into Hot Line number between 2:00pm and 8:00pm from 4th to 5th August and request help for e.g. cleaning

Program - during the evenings

Our intention for the evenings is to serve people by offering the opportunity to hear the good news about Jesus Christ and giving people the opportunity to find Jesus as their Saviour and Healer.

"Löytö!" / "Lost and Found!" evening events contains worship, music and testimonies.

From Wednesday 6th August to Saturday 9th August - 7:00pm to 9:00pm:

• Place: Tampere Pentacostal Church, Aleksanterinkatu 18
• Translation into english is available
• Special program is arranged for the kids in the same building during the evening events, so that families can participate into events as whole

Sunday, 10th of August, contains 2 special events:

• 11:00am-1:00pm Sunday Service
• 6:00pm-8:00pm Healing Evening
• Place: Tampere Pentacostal Church, Aleksanterinkatu 18
• Translation into english is available
• Special program is arranged for the kids in the same building during the evening events, so that families can participate into events as whole

Special program: Beach Party

Monday 4th August and Tuesday 5th August:

• Place: Rosendahl Beach at Pyynikki
• Time: Both evenings, from 6:00pm to 10:00pm
• Program: canoeing, park aerobics, beach volley (Monday), beach olympics (Tuesday), music (DJ)..

More Information

Tampere Pentecostal Church is responsible of the event: Tampereen Helluntaiseurakunta.

There are tens of volunteers who are serving and arranging the "Löytö" event.

More information:

• General information: Project secretary Kalle Niemi This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Prayer requests: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Sponsors: Henna Hurinki This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Media materials and relationships: Tarja Jääskeläinen This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Internet editor: Lea Kiiski This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

All events are free of charge