In Italy, there are five years of high school. Students study philosophy and sociology during their final year, a transition which is essentially equivalent to the first year of university in America. Many high school teachers are openly opposed to God and the Bible. Yet at the same time, studies have shown that young people are more likely to give… Read more →
A New Bread Shop- by David and Amy Cato
Almost three years ago, a man from our church, Adi Buhai, met Viorel. Viorel was open to talking about God and started studying the Bible with Adi. In the months that followed, Viorel and his wife, Mirabela, got saved, and since then they have been inviting all their neighbors and family to Sunday morning Bible study. It’s often a packed… Read more →
The Way to God- by John Goering
This year’s GCE Missionary Retreat in Malta was a wonderful time of encouragement and rest for all of us. As we drove away from an amazing week to the airport, we began a conversation with our friendly and talkative taxi driver, Mateus. I noticed a crucifix hanging from his rear-view mirror, so I asked if he was Catholic. He replied… Read more →
Ukraine Ministry by Misha Dubovyk – Rovna, Ukraine
In the middle of May, God took our friend Mrs. Liuba. She was 62 and had cancer. Inna and I were visiting her during her last year of life. We would share God’s Word with her, and she would listen with great attention. Shortly before her death, she accepted Christ.In the last few days of Mrs. Liuba’s life and 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 →
Construction- by Sarah Bedi, Stockholm, Sweden
Living in a city, there is always construction happening. New apartment building are in demand and the old ones need renovations. You may have remembered from the last update, the building I live in decided to change every pipe. The bathroom was gutted in what felt like forever. Two months of breaking down. Many weeks of watching and waiting and thinking… Read more →
Short stories from Stockholm, Sweden- S. Bedi
Living in a neighborhood that is 92% immigrant, you quickly learn that one of the biggest needs in a person’s life is community. Rather than forming a type of melting pot where culture can be shared, history has created an atmosphere of distrust and skepticism. So although we have a big vision to see the gospel reach the nations, we… Read more →
Summer Linc 2018- Cologne, Germany
8 team members from Gainseville, FL safely arrived to Cologne, Germany in June where they will spend 2 months engaging, evangelizing, discipling, and trying to plant churches among Unreached People Groups who have come as refugees. Linc is partnering with Die Brücke church in Cologne and here is an update of what God is doing: “We are a little over… Read more →