Here in our rehab houses in Rivne we are on the front lines of ministry. One of the brightest examples of the transforming Gospel is Vitalik from Kyiv. A brother from our rehab center was friends with him in prison many years ago, but they hadn’t been in touch for 17 years. One day he found out Vitalik was recently… Read more →
EUNL
Europe Update Newsletter is published 3 times a year to highlight stories of happenings in Europe.
Outreach Stories From Cologne- Mateo Echeverry
Several months ago we met Zaid and his family, Yazidis who have been here 4 years. He invited us to his house for dinner and I’ve been hanging out with him weekly, sharing Bible stories with him. He’s really opened up to me and shared how his cultural identity and ties are so strong that he is not free in… Read more →
A Man of Peace – Brasov, Romania – by Timmy Powers, GCE Eastern Europe Director
Until two years ago David, Adi and their wives only had a small group of people gathering with them in Brasov and most of their outreach was centered on Transylvania University. However, two summers ago a short-term mission team from West Virginia helped bring about a significant turning point in their ministry. They decided to venture outside of the city… Read more →
Il Rifugio-Turin- by Janice Meiburger
An Italian student named Alessandra, got up during a recent sharing time and said that she was a new believer who had decided to join Il Rifugio and was very excited and enthusiastic about getting to know us as a community. She also expressed her desire to follow the Lord’s command to be baptized! Paul and Janice (Pastor and wife… Read more →
Summer LINC Program – Cologne, Germany – by Mateo Echeverry
Ten young people spent June and July working among refugees in Cologne, Germany, in partnership with GCE and Die Brücke through Laborers Impacting Nations for Christ (LINC). Several of them are planning to move long-term to serve in Europe.After two months of daily engagement with refugees in Cologne this summer, here is a glimpse of who the team engaged (some… Read more →
The Need for Living Hope Sarah Bedi, Stockholm, Sweden
A local flyer providing information about events and activities supported by the local municipality was distributed to our buildings. The officials informed us that fifty more refugee families were moving into this area. We are not allowed to know exact addresses or provide volunteer assistance, but we were at least informed. You can walk down the street and meet someone… Read more →
LOVE DRESSED IN WORK CLOTHES Mindy Henson, Kyiv, Ukraine
Thousands of Ukrainians have fled from eastern Ukraine since the war with Russia began in 2014. They are desperate to find places to live and hope for the future. In June, a team from Valley View Community Church (Columbia, Missouri), together with a team from Spring of Hope Church in Kyiv, Ukraine, spent a week in a small village about… Read more →
The Power of God at Work Linda Kitchen, Amsterdam
The Lord works in powerful and mysterious ways. It’s been exciting to see God at work through our ministry to the refugees in Amsterdam. A short-term mission team joined us in the spring of 2017. We prayer walked around the refugee camp to lay the foundation for God to show up through divine appointments. Within days we saw the Lord… Read more →
The Call of the Harvest by Mateo Echeverry
Hamburg, Germany has over 300 refugee camps throughout the city. Remodeled ships, restructured postal buildings, regular apartments, and buildings made entirely of modified container units are used to house the tens of thousands of refugees that now call Hamburg home. The camps range from housing as little as three families to over 1000 people and anywhere in between. This summer,… Read more →
The Spirit Stirring Hearts-by Frank and Pam Apisa, Milano, Italy
Last spring, before we left for the U.S., the aunt of a friend of ours asked us to help her daughter with English. The first time we met, she asked Pam “What religion are you?” Pam replied, “We don’t believe in religion, but we believe that each of us can have a personal relationship with God.” Her face lit up… Read more →