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GEM worker, Luke Baublet, serves in Berlin, a city with a downcast spirit of loneliness. For years, he has asked God to connect him with believers who want to make disciples; Fouzia was an answer to that prayer. Previously a Muslim, Fouzia found herself longing for a deeper faith. Upon connecting with Luke and a …
Dance was a big part of Dina’s life, and she was good at it. When she suffered a leg injury, the doctors found that it was much more and discovered bone cancer in Dina’s leg. After amputation, she felt like a prisoner. The prosthetic was painful to use, and social acceptance was even worse. People …
Outside a small town in the Black Forest of Germany, twenty high school boys circle up on a basketball court. As the sun sinks below the hills, they yell affirmations at the birthday boy in their midst. Finally, their voices call out in unison: “We challenge you in humility, bravery, and respect!” These boys temporarily …
How can we more actively and intentionally learn about those whom we serve? How can we grow in cultural insight and thought so we can do our best to speak into the heart of the culture from a place of connectedness rather than from a far-off place of cultural difference?
Like many Muslims, a university student named Onur came to faith in Christ because of a dream. When he professed that faith to his Turkish family, they immediately kicked him out of the house and cut ties with him. His uncle, a resident of a large European city, even flew home to stage an intervention, …
Although the older man might have felt a mixture of relief and disappointment at this revelation, the invitation to Hanna’s church intrigued him. He hadn’t been inside a church in years! Why not check it out?