Europe Missions
The Power of Teams
The Power of Teams
Wales
Ryan McCullough
The Hard Stuff No One Wants to Tell A ...

You don’t become a missionary by raising money and flying to a foreign country. You do it by being obedient to God. Tell people about Jesus where you live. Get out of your comfort zone. Sell something precious and apply it to your debts. Make a sacrifice. Develop better friendships. There is an old saying: “Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.” While this is not to be taken literally in this sense, (please, don’t start wearing the national garb of the country you want to go to just yet). However, somewhere in the process, we have to make a conscious decision that there is no going back. 

The Hard Stuff No One Wants to Tell A Prospective Missionary
Portugal, Spain
Dan Desrosiers
Starting from Scratch

Dan and Joy West have had a rich missionary career, yet at a time in their career when they might be tempted to stay in their comfort zone, Dan and Joy are starting over.

Starting from Scratch
Netherlands
Dan Desrosiers
The Miracle of the Oasis

More than 30 years ago, the last evangelical church in the municipality of Bergen, Netherlands, closed its doors, leaving no evangelical witness for two generations. But a small yet passionate group of Christians believed God for a miracle in their community.

The Miracle of the Oasis
Poland
Dan Desrosiers
On the Hunt: Embracing—and Breaking—Tradition ...

For most of his life, one of missionary Rich McLane’s passions has been hunting. His wife Lori enjoys playing the trumpet. When they became missionary church planters in Poland years ago, who would have guessed these passions would converge to reach more than 120,000 hunters throughout the country?

On the Hunt: Embracing—and Breaking—Tradition in the Name of Christ

Ireland

Breaking the Mold in Ireland

Sometimes Christians have the tendency to stick together a little too much. Many times events are designed with each other in mind and don’t always attend to the needs of those seeking answers that are found in Jesus. One of the desires that Blake and Katy Edgmon, AGWM Personnel working with university students in Ireland, is for their student ministry to break out of the mold of typical Christian event formats. They relate the story of a recent event. “We helped put together an event that was designed to be a time for Christians and non-Christians to discuss (not debate) questions they have about God in a non-threatening environment. The event’s leader was Jools Hamilton, a good friend and a chaplain at Trinity College who we’ve worked with many times in the past. He cleverly titled the event, “God on Tap” and arranged for us all to meet in a room at the social hub of Trinity College.

“We had a friend named Peter Taylor come and speak that night. He is a lecturer on theoretical physics at Trinity College. He talked for a few minutes on the way his faith in God is strengthened by his knowledge of the physical universe. After his initial comments, the students asked questions and we had great back-and-forth discussion.

“The night was so encouraging. Not only did we learn amazing things about creation, but students who do not know Jesus were invited to join in the discussion. We would love to have more events just like this in the future! We are praying to discover new ways of bridging the gap for those who do not know Jesus.”

sfc.JPGSometimes Christians have the tendency to stick together a little too much. Many times events are designed with each other in mind and don’t always attend to the needs of those seeking answers that are found in Jesus. One of the desires that Blake and Katy Edgmon, AGWM Personnel working with university students in Ireland, is for their student ministry to  break out of the mold of typical Christian event formats.  They relate the story of a recent event.

“We helped put together an event that was designed to be a time for Christians and non-Christians to discuss (not debate) questions they have about God in a non-threatening environment. The event’s leader was Jools Hamilton, a good friend and a chaplain at Trinity College who we’ve worked with many times in the past. He cleverly titled the event, “God on Tap” and arranged for us all to meet in a room at the social hub of Trinity College.

“We had a friend named Peter Taylor come and speak that night. He is a lecturer on theoretical physics at Trinity College. He talked for a few minutes on the way his faith in God is strengthened by his knowledge of the physical universe. After his initial comments, the students asked questions and we had great back-and-forth discussion.

“The night was so encouraging. Not only did we learn amazing things about creation, but students who do not know Jesus were invited to join in the discussion. We would love to have more events just like this in the future! We are praying to discover new ways of bridging the gap for those who do not know Jesus.”