The conference with Cesar Vidal exceeded our expectations.  Cesar Vidal is very well known in Spain, has a TV show, a radio show, and has written more than a hundred books.  

He is known for confronting liberals in government, but his theme was “Who Really was Jesus?”  In a 45 minute talk he covered briefly most of the possibilities “people” have mentioned: he never existed, alien from space, good teacher, liar, crazy, etc.   He is an historian, so he cited a number of sources, biblical and extra-biblical, to arrive at the conclusion that Jesus was who He said He was.  But the most interesting time was the question and answer portion afterward.

The auditorium was 80% full, with many towns people in attendance, including the mayor.  Most had little Christian background.  One question: if there are so many irrefutable proofs, why don’t the Jews believe?   Someone asked if Jesus appears in the Koran.  Another had trouble buying that Jesus physically ascended into the clouds.  Another asked, given the downward spiral of the culture, what hope is there for Spain.  I can't begin to reproduce his responses, but they were for the most part right on.

The best question was when from moderator, Flor, from our church.  She referred to Cesar’s comment that one has to decide whether or not Jesus was who he said He was.  She asked him whether he had decided, and how.  That of course opened the door for Cesar to give his testimony.  The end result is that the gospel was clearly preached to many non-Christians.  We praise God for all He is doing in the Camarma church.