When: July 23 – August 10, 2024 Where: Agapé Hub Art Gallery 50 rue Meslay 75003 Paris 3rd arrondissement La Baptisse 48 rue de Lille 75007 Paris 7th arrondissement GEM is excited to announce the “Hymnal––Humanity Gathered” project, an arts exhibition running through the duration of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Organised by Arts Impact Zone leader Emilee Irwin and featuring works by Parisian artists and GEM global workers, the exhibition at Agapé Hub aims to spark conversations around Art and Faith alongside this global event. Agapé Hub––an extension of Agapé Franc ..read more

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 What are we living for?    For the believer, we aren’t living for this world but for God. To live a life truly dependent on Him and choosing to serve Him in all that we do sounds great, but how might that look?    Alex and Miriam Reimer have first-hand experience depending on God for their daily needs. Having left the comforts of their North American homes several years ago, Canadian Alex met his American wife Miriam while they both ..read more

New and growing disciples often encounter a frequent, familiar sentiment. This sentiment, implied by Christian leaders throughout church history, is that believers mustn’t get involved in secular fields, specifically those on the frontlines of creating culture like arts, music, entertainment, politics, or business. The implication is that God’s doesn’t want us to participate in the most critical areas of culture creation, but rather invest only in sacred avenues of administering the gospel message. This view suggests––implicitly and sometimes explicitly­––that God only cares about the formal ..read more

A Prayer Letter from June 1994; Paris, France The past weeks we have been submerged in the events leading up to including D-Day. Names and places swim in our minds as we attempt to understand the enormous forces that were at those early days in June 1944.  Names like General Eisenhower, Prime Minister Churchill, and General Rommel come to our mind. Plans and places have been discussed and analysed: Operation Overlord, Omaha Beach, Point du Hoc, Rangers, 101st Airborne Division, Fortitude, Sainte-Mère-Église, Caen, etc. An incredible amount of intrigue, coded messages, espionage, strat ..read more

The two women could not have been more opposite. Katrin* came from a secular background, worked in the medical field, and had never read the Bible, while Damaris had been raised in a strong Christian environment. Katrin exuded confidence while Damaris suffered from crippling shyness. Yet both women found themselves attending the bilingual women’s Bible study group of 50 women. Jessie, a Greater Europe Mission worker in Western Europe, co-led the group along with a team of discussion group leaders. “No. No, I just don’t understand this,” Katrin would say whenever she read something in Scriptur ..read more

According to the National Counsel of French Evangelicals, on average there is one evangelical Protestant church per 25,000 residents of France. With fewer than two percent of France’s population claiming to follow Jesus, finding a supportive Christian community can be difficult. How do Christian organisations like Greater Europe Mission support local believers? One way GEM brings encouragement and support to Christians across France is through Camp des Cimes, also known as Camp of the Peaks. Located in the southeast region of the country, the camp’s mountainous landscape showcases G ..read more

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the Gospels, you’re likely familiar with the final command that Jesus gave his disciples to “go and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). As followers of Christ, our chief purpose is to please him and bring glory to his name. For that reason, it’s important that we look at his message in Matthew 28, known as the Great Commission. After all, it makes complete sense to begin with that command when thinking about missions. Similarly, if you are a follower of Jesus, then you are his disciple. This command is as much for you as it was ..read more

One of the most amazing feats of nature is how a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly. It captures the imagination of children all over the world, and even some adults who maintain their wonder of the natural sciences.  When the caterpillar is ready to begin its transformation it begins building a chrysalis from its own body, often mistaken for a cocoon. Once protected by the hard shell of the chrysalis, it sheds the outside layer of skin and the internal work of transformation can begin. The transformation to a butterfly begins with powerful enzymes released, turning m ..read more

In a day of accessible travel, many have experienced other cultures and even the challenges that come with going overseas. But for even the most well-travelled, moving to another country can be full of challenges and unknowns not experienced on a short trip for holiday or even ministry. So, what is it like to live in a new country for the first time? You work so hard building up to this moment: filling out paperwork, talking with friends, supporters, and churches. You are selling everything you own and leaving everyone you know to start a new life in a new place. What are the emotions and adju ..read more

Maureen “Mo” Blackmon and two other women on her team eagerly anticipated the following day’s training session. They had been praying and preparing for it for months. After a long wait, they finally had the study material translated into Latvian, as well as plenty of women in place to receive the training that would equip them for ministry in their local churches. The three women gathered in a small room of the Baptist Union building in Riga for one final prayer session on the night before, to ask God’s blessing on this first ever Latvian-language training session. It was a big deal—the start ..read more