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“What happens now?” thought Emilee as the pandemic bore down on France, resulting in what seemed like an eternal state of lockdown. “How am I supposed to continue my ministry under these circumstances?” She had been meeting with a couple of women in a discipleship capacity, until one of them moved away and the other …
From trivial bits of information to important facts and advice, humans today tend to use the internet for almost everything. Increasingly, this is true regarding those looking for spiritual answers. At any moment, estimates assume that 2.5% of people are actively seeking answers to their spiritual questions. Often, these seekers are using the internet to …
For those waiting to go into the mission field, support raising and the planning needed before moving overseas can make being involved in local ministry a challenge. Add on the restrictions and health concern of COVID-19 and it can seem nearly impossible. But for Carly Dean, a GEM appointee waiting to serve God in England, she has found …
How can I know Jesus is the Son of God? How can I trust the Bible? It is questions like these that 30-year-old Cynthia, and many others, found themselves asking GEM global workers in France as they gathered together virtually. Long-time global workers Jay and Nancy Matsinger have found that the simplicity of reading Scripture …
When someone asks if they can pray for me, it’s hard to imagine a scenario when I would decline. So when the woman requested to bless and pray for my husband and me, of course we agreed. We had been slipping out toward the end of a late afternoon Easter Monday worship gathering on the grounds of the …
Fearing for her life, Anna* abandoned everything and fled her war-torn country in the Caucasus region to seek refuge in Austria. Like most refugees, she was bounced from country to country and refugee camp to refugee camp by governments not wanting her to stay. While waiting for a hearing to see if she may be …