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As followers of Christ, our chief purpose is to please him and bring glory to his name. For that reason, it’s important that we look at his message in Matthew 28, known as the Great Commission. After all, it makes complete sense to begin with that command when thinking about missions.
To see Europe transformed by Jesus requires a restructuring of the fixtures of society. This is a tall order, but we are up for the challenge.
“What did I just do? I just moved away and there’s no return ticket.” What is it like to live in a new country for the first time, thousands of miles from your family and friends? Hear from these GEM workers about the emotions and experiences from their first 100 days on the field.
Missions is something other Christians do, right? “Good for them,” we are tempted to think, “but it’s not really for me.” We think missions is for you: for you to pray about, participate in, and support.
A question often asked at Greater Europe Mission is “How can we mobilize more people for missions in Europe?” You may be asking a similar question about how to engage your community or congregation to respond to God’s call to the nations. This can be a hard question to answer given recent declines in community involvement.
The three women gathered in a small room of the Baptist Union building in Riga for one final prayer session on the night before, to ask God’s blessing on this first ever Latvian-language training session. It was a big deal—the start of something potentially huge and far-reaching.