Colburn (Cole) Wrigglesworth

In college as I was searching for a missions internship GEM visited my school and hosted an information event. I had never heard about GEM before but my interest in Europe and the offer of free pizza brought me to the meeting and the rest is history! I joined GEM's Ten2 program that summer in 2022. I served that summer with a team of 5 other Ten2ers in Brno, Czech Republic and really enjoyed my time working with Europeans in each country we spent time in. I grew a heart for reaching Europeans, saw glimpses of the impact that the Lord was able to make through me work, and loved the culture that GEM has created within the organization.

After that summer I thought I may want to come back to Europe with GEM and in 2024 was presented with the opportunity to join a newly developed 2-year Launch Program. The program design matched perfectly with the opportunity I was looking for as a new graduate and since then the Lord has blessed me with the opportunity to join GEM again in this Launch Program.

Today I look forward with excitement to the day that I land back on European soil and have the opportunity to work with the local church and local believers to share the gospel with the lost and raise up new believers into local faith leaders.