Turning a Ministry Misstep into a Lesson in Reconciliation

Maureen “Mo” Blackmon and two other women on her team eagerly anticipated the following day’s training session. They had been praying and preparing for it for months. After a long wait, they finally had the study material translated into Latvian, as well as plenty of women in place to receive the training that would equip…

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God’s Provision in Southern Romania

Like most 18-year-olds in the small, southern Romanian town, it was time for Dani to go away. Job opportunities were scarce in the region near the Bulgarian border, so young people routinely sought work in larger Romanian cities or other European countries.  Greater Europe Mission worker Octavian “Tavi” Berechet had known the tall, blond youth…

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Exchanging Partying for Prayer in East London

On a Friday night in the London neighbourhood of Shoreditch, a group of young men caroused along the High Street. Dressed for a night on the town, they were already tipsy from bar hopping and growing more rambunctious by the minute. As they walked along, they passed the open doors of a church called St.…

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Praying with My Muslim Friend

After sitting on the long beige couch for an hour, it was almost time to leave Amira’s house. My two-year-old had begun walking along the back of the couch, jumping off the arm, and asking for a fifth pack of the little biscuits I had been using to distract him. He was getting restless and…

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A Muslim Family’s Decision to Follow Jesus

Jay squinted in the sunlight, trying to recognize the man who called him by name. He hadn’t expected to talk to anyone but his children that afternoon, having taken them to a playground for his own relaxation as much as theirs. Yet now someone vaguely familiar approached. “I see you before,” said the Afghan in…

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Zoom: A Vital Ministry Partner

“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…

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Ministering Alongside Local Believers in Europe

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…

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