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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 …
Anastasia’s jaw dropped when she learned which role the director had assigned her. In the classical Greek play, her character was to speak crass and crude lines, filled with sexual innuendo. Suddenly, a hobby she loved had turned into a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. A full-time pharmacist in Rafina just outside of Athens, Anastasia is connected …
Design Group is a ministry of Greater Europe Mission using architecture and building design to serve churches, ministries, and Christian organizations throughout Europe. To learn more or inquire to serve with this ministry, visit gemission.org/design-group.
As the world watched Ukrainians flee from their homes, a group of believers gathered together in May 2022 to share what they were doing with their churches to respond to the needs of refugees. Greater Europe Mission, networking and organising a gathering in Poland, invited Kevin Flierl to film and capture stories during the Christian …
Today marks six months since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. That number feels significant because many of us didn’t expect this to still be going on. Many thought it would be over long before now. Some may have even put it toward the back of their minds. As I sit beside my new …
GEM worker Crystal first noticed Karina* when she came to church pushing her younger brother in a wheelchair. The young woman, no more than thirty but looking much older, walked with slumped shoulders and a hesitant gate. Her hair was dirty and disheveled. Stains marred the rumpled blouses, skirts and pants she wore. As Crystal …