God has called “A Safe Place in Troubling Times” to be a space for immigrants and refugees to experience love as they assimilate into their new life here in Europe. We offer numerous programs, including English classes, local language classes, mental and spiritual counseling, cultural events, and much more.
Our food distribution program was particularly successful in building bridges with refugees. Instead of simply giving away food, we partnered local believers with participating families for multiple trips to the grocery store over numerous weeks. Using this format, believers built relationships with refugees like Ziri in which they can both tell and show the good news. In this way, we minister to refugees’ physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
We count on your partnership in prayer:
Fall 2022 was our first semester to offer services through our center, and our team is learning how to use the center to reach NAME people in our community effectively. Because of your gifts, we are discovering and engaging an increasingly diverse group of refugees, and we are excited about the new opportunities to share God’s love.
This center provides us with greater validity in the community. Because of it, we can partner with other organizations, opening opportunities to engage additional communities of NAME people. The center also provides a “home base” to our team as we engage NAME people throughout the city and solidifies our presence in this context.
PRAYER REQUESTS:
North Africa and the Middle East is consistently thrust into the international news as it develops into one of the world’s most enigmatic-but-influential global regions. Vast economic development typifies its urban centers, offering creative business opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Religious life permeates every society here, whether its residents are Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. Though Christianity began in this cradle of civilization, it is sometimes difficult to know if the church exists. Cities that birthed the gospel now house ornate mosques, temples, and skyscrapers. Thankfully, the church is experiencing a captivating resurgence among this region's 520 unengaged and unreached people groups.
Millions of refugees live here, displaced by war, famine, oppression, or poverty. Many are open to the gospel, seeking an anchor amid the upheaval of their lives. Pray for Christian workers as they share the hope of the gospel during this unprecedented spiritual openness.