Ukraine Ministry by Misha Dubovyk – Rovna, Ukraine
In the middle of May, God took our friend Mrs. Liuba. She was 62 and had cancer. Inna and I were visiting her during her last year of life. We would share God’s Word with her, and she would listen with great attention. Shortly before her death, she accepted Christ.In the last few days of … continued
A Man of Peace – Brasov, Romania – by Timmy Powers, GCE Eastern Europe Director
Until two years ago David, Adi and their wives only had a small group of people gathering with them in Brasov and most of their outreach was centered on Transylvania University. However, two summers ago a short-term mission team from West Virginia helped bring about a significant turning point in their ministry. They decided to … continued
Il Rifugio-Turin- by Janice Meiburger
An Italian student named Alessandra, got up during a recent sharing time and said that she was a new believer who had decided to join Il Rifugio and was very excited and enthusiastic about getting to know us as a community. She also expressed her desire to follow the Lord’s command to be baptized! Paul … continued
Summer LINC Program – Cologne, Germany – by Mateo Echeverry
Ten young people spent June and July working among refugees in Cologne, Germany, in partnership with GCE and Die Brücke through Laborers Impacting Nations for Christ (LINC). Several of them are planning to move long-term to serve in Europe.After two months of daily engagement with refugees in Cologne this summer, here is a glimpse of … continued
Construction- by Sarah Bedi, Stockholm, Sweden
Living in a city, there is always construction happening. New apartment building are in demand and the old ones need renovations. You may have remembered from the last update, the building I live in decided to change every pipe. The bathroom was gutted in what felt like forever. Two months of breaking down. Many weeks of … continued
Short stories from Stockholm, Sweden- S. Bedi
Living in a neighborhood that is 92% immigrant, you quickly learn that one of the biggest needs in a person’s life is community. Rather than forming a type of melting pot where culture can be shared, history has created an atmosphere of distrust and skepticism. So although we have a big vision to see the … continued
Summer Linc 2018- Cologne, Germany
8 team members from Gainseville, FL safely arrived to Cologne, Germany in June where they will spend 2 months engaging, evangelizing, discipling, and trying to plant churches among Unreached People Groups who have come as refugees. Linc is partnering with Die Brücke church in Cologne and here is an update of what God is doing: … continued
German for refugees- by Daniel Goering, Berlin, Germany
It continues to be a great joy to see God at work in the lives of the Yazidi family which we have been helping learn German. They even came over recently for some good ol’ college basketball. We continue to watch through the Gospel of John with them on Thursday evenings. They are understanding more and more … continued
Every Believer a Disciple Maker- Timmy Powers-Managing Director, Eastern Europe
One of the values that has been deeply imprinted on my life through my involvement with Great Commission Europe is our commitment to seeing every believer become a disciple-maker. As I have served overseas for the past twenty years I have made this truth a hallmark of my ministry. However, over the past year I … continued
Spiritual Fruit through Camps in Romania- D. Cato
We held two camps, one a smaller retreat-like for older students, and one larger group. We were excited to see new and old campers come, and glad that our good friend K (name abbreviated) made the effort to come to camp, and hear all the good teaching and fellowship we have there. K and her … continued