SGM Lifewords Europe Director, Jarek Jankowski comments: “Europe is a challenging continent where different cultures, languages and nationalities mix but do not always match. What we need is not so much new gospel “methods” or new church marketing programmes, but authentic Christianity. Everywhere where people act in faith and obedience to God’s Word, people are attracted to Christ. Please join with us in praying for an authentic Christian voice on our continent.”
- The Alabaster Project is a volunteer organisation seeking to reach out to women forced to work on the streets of Berlin, offering fellowship and support and introducing them to the Bible’s life words. SGM Lifewords has been partnering with this organisation since 2007, providing foreign language resources to aid them in their ministry. Pray that these resources would be well used and that many would come to faith through this authentic Christian witness.
- Sadly, human trafficking, particularly into forced prostitution has become one of the largest criminal industries of our times, and over eighty percent of the victims are women and children. Indeed a recent study found that over 18,000 Bulgarian women are currently involved in prostitution throughout Western Europe. Please pray for initiatives such as STOP THE TRAFFICK, which are attempting to offer an authentically Christian response to this issue.
- SGM Lifewords Faith Journeys project aims to connect Christians across Europe through the use of blogs, reflections and other interactive content. December saw the publication of a series of Advent Reflections and subscribers to Life Changing Words were encouraged to send e-cards, which resulted in over three thousand being sent. Please pray that many would have been touched by the authentic Christian message proclaimed in the e-cards they have received.