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In Catalonia, a region in Northeastern Spain, the hopelessness is palpable. With a virtually non-existent spiritual climate and very few churches, many people live with deep, unanswered questions. L’Arcada, a camp and conference center located in the valley of Sant Miguel, provides a place for locals to ask questions. All who step foot on the …
Across the city of Paris, a discipleship multiplication movement is taking place. Through the ministry of GEM workers Jay and Beth Vetter, other organizations, and national partners, churches are being planted and lives transformed by the love of Jesus.
Frankfurt is a young city full of dwellers from across the world. In fact, over half of the residents in Frankfurt are foreign-born. Seeing the opportunity to reach the world by reaching the young people in the city, Jacky Falk and other GEM workers began praying for God to start a movement amongst university students. …
As GEM worker, Fred Naff, walked through a certain graffiti-covered neighborhood in central Athens, he heard several different languages spoken around him. This part of the city had become home to many people who had fled war and oppression. Ironically, the area had formerly been the headquarters of Greece’s neo-Nazi party.
With tables and chairs ready to receive guests, the front porch of the small concrete building – which used to function as the village’s only bank branch – offers a welcoming space to rest and get a snack or drink. The coffeehouse is called Feltöltő Kávézó, which translates from Hungarian to something along the lines of a “fill-up” or “top-up.”
A full-time pharmacist in Rafina just outside of Athens, Anastasia is connected to Greater Europe Mission because of her husband Fred Naff’s work with Design Group. Her hobby of amateur theater has always been a joy to her, as well as an opportunity to be a witness for Christ among unbelievers.