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Eleven-year-old Yuri found himself in the loving home of Margré and Peter, Greater Europe Mission global workers who have fostered 23 different kids from unique crisis situations. Having led them to lovingly offer their home, time, resources, and love to children in their time of greatest need, Margré and Peter’s heart for hurting children now bled for Yuri.
This summer, songwriter and Ten2 Project leader, Nathan Mell, wrote the song, “Worth the Risk” in response to a call by Greater Europe Mission’s president, Jon Burns. Jon asked Nathan to create a song that mobilizes us to go to the nations based on the phrase “Worth the Risk.”
When Miriam was asked to help with an English camp in Banyoles, Spain for two weeks, she immediately responded with an enthusiastic “Yes!” She had been working on the other end of things for nearly two years, processing other people’s applications as she faithfully showed up to her desk job week after week. Now, she finally had a chance to meet the people whose names were so familiar to her.
A very emotional Sunday morning awaited as the Ten2 Project participants attended their last church service in Pristina, Kosovo. Through teary eyes and suppressed sniffles, they listened as Ten2 director, Mike Taylor spoke about the people who influenced Paul’s life in the book of Acts. He drew the connection to those in Kosovo who influenced the lives of these participants.
“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 had a baby and decided to take a break. Now, with Covid-19 shutting everything down and isolating people, Emilee felt the ministry she loved slipping away.
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.