'In Europe everything will be fine'
As we have worked with people seeking asylum, we have heard this phrase repeated over and over. For many people fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty, Europe - in their minds - is the place where every one of their problems will finally be solved.
Europe is currently overwhelmed with people in search of this ‘perfect life’ falsely promised to them by family, friends and, more sinisterly, people smugglers attempting to get rich from people's suffering. In Micah 4:4, the prophet says:
Everyone will sit under their own vine
and under their own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
for the Lord Almighty has spoken.
We have the promise of this perfect life where peace, rest and security reign. This though is not to be found in Europe. It is found in Jesus, and Him alone. This is one of the reasons we love to serve in Europe. We get to meet people in search of everything that is promised in Jesus. Many have their eyes opened to the fact that Europe will not satisfy their longings, but Jesus will and will do so in ways that they could not have possibly imagined.
- Noah and Suzi Bartlett, ECMers serving refugees in Northern Ireland
Stories from Europe > 2024
noviembre
- 20/11/2024 20/11/24, 11:48 - Why Send to Europe?
- 13/11/2024 13/11/24, 12:57 - Messengers of Reconciliation
- 6/11/2024 6/11/24, 13:27 - "My Call to Europe"
octubre
- 30/10/2024 30/10/24, 13:07 - Why I Pray for Europe
- 23/10/2024 23/10/24, 12:59 - Slovenia, 0,1% of Evangelicals
- 16/10/2024 16/10/24, 12:14 - Why is Europe Important?
- 9/10/2024 9/10/24, 11:53 - More than Brick and Mortar
- 1/10/2024 1/10/24, 12:29 - 'In Europe everything will be fine'
septiembre
- 25/9/2024 25/9/24, 13:25 - Learning the Language
- 20/9/2024 20/9/24, 11:45 - Fruits from Our Labour
- 16/9/2024 16/9/24, 13:03 - Starting the Missionary Journey
- 10/9/2024 10/9/24, 11:55 - One Month in Greece
- 4/9/2024 4/9/24, 13:42 - Creating Memories
agosto
- 26/8/2024 26/8/24, 11:16 - Believing and Belonging
- 13/8/2024 13/8/24, 10:30 - God was at work at the Paris Olympics!
julio
- 23/7/2024 23/7/24, 12:01 - 110 campers heard the gospel this month!
- 23/7/2024 23/7/24, 10:17 - Romanian ECMers make the New Testament accessible in their own native language
- 17/7/2024 17/7/24, 12:42 - Planting Refuge and Hope
- 5/7/2024 5/7/24, 12:34 - The Blessings of Summer Camp
junio
- 20/6/2024 20/6/24, 14:03 - Talking about Jesus (without being THAT guy)
- 3/6/2024 3/6/24, 20:12 - Jesus in a Jazz Club
mayo
- 21/5/2024 21/5/24, 10:13 - Living out multiplication today!
- 16/5/2024 16/5/24, 10:32 - A place of rest... and salvation
abril
- 16/4/2024 16/4/24, 9:22 - ECM's ministry continues to grow
- 12/4/2024 12/4/24, 19:16 - Ukraine: training and caring for volunteers
- 9/4/2024 9/4/24, 10:30 - Can a church multiply quickly in the UK?
- 2/4/2024 2/4/24, 9:32 - Multiplying young leaders in Slovenia
marzo
- 29/3/2024 29/3/24, 10:20 - On this solemn day...
- 5/3/2024 5/3/24, 14:48 - Come help us reach Muslims in Berlin!
febrero
- 28/2/2024 28/2/24, 10:00 - Portuguese university students being transformed by the gospel
- 20/2/2024 20/2/24, 10:43 - Why Europe?
- 6/2/2024 6/2/24, 14:58 - Multipliable Mission Teams