In the Podcast, Eugene and Mick discussed the planting of local churches - a key Living Hope focus. In essence, Living Hope comes alongside our partners as they reach their own people with the Gospel!
In Europe, we’re focused on France and Romania…working with and through 2 organizations
Exponential Europe is a growing community of leaders committed to accelerating the multiplication of healthy, reproducing faith communities. They are passionate about creating platforms for relationships and cooperation, generously sharing resources, and providing research that inspires action.
M4 Europe helps recruit, assess, train, and coach church planters and their teams to plant healthy, reproducing churches that glorify God and impact society. Their dream is to see one church planted every day in Europe!
In consultation with 2 key leaders:
Øivin d Augland: Founder of M4, Visionary Leader & Executive Director - Visionary leadership, convening, networking, recruitment, fundraising, DNA of organizational culture, and new ideas
Dietrich Schindler has over thirty-five years of church planting experience and is an author, conference speaker, and on the Board of Exponential Europe
France:
With its strong secular culture and historical Catholic presence, church planting in France requires patience, cultural wisdom and deep, relational ministry.
Our key partners, Mike & Caryn DiGena, have lived and worked in Lyon for over 30 years and are now focused on church planting.
Mike works through the “International Christian Community” (IGCC). For more info about Mike and the IGCC, click here.
Mike & Carlyn also work through a church planting org called “M4” – for more info on what M4 is doing in France, click here.
We praise the Lord as we see Him opening doors in urban centers and rural villages - creating new opportunities for Gospel impact!
Romania:
Living Hope is privileged to provide prayer and financial resources to two partners with a passion for reaching their fellow Romanians for Christ through church planting and discipleship.
Vlad Criznic - photo below left - lives in Cluj, Romania, with his wife, Dora, and four school-age children
Along with Exponential Europe, Vlad provides vision, leadership, resources, and research-based information to church planters and pastors, inspiring them to action!
Nelutu “John” Iubas - photo below right lives in Bucharest, Romania, with his wife, Maria, and three school-age children
Along with M4 Europe, Nelutu serves and equips national and regional church planting teams through recruitment, assessment, training, and coaching
Both Partners have visited Living Hope to share their ministries with us. We’ve been even further blessed to have teams travel to Europe to participate in regional conferences with them. Join us in praying for them!
We praise the Lord as we see the vision of having one church planted every day across Europe take shape!
Indonesia:
Did you know that Indonesia is The World’s… Largest Muslim-Majority Nation (~ 90% Islamic) & Fourth Most Populous Country?
Living Hope’s key Partners are Rio and Renata Sibarani, who are church planters and mission mobilizers.
Rio and Renate recruit, train, and send their fellow Indonesian leaders to reach two key people groups:
The Sunda People, in West Java
The Kaur People, in South Sumatra.
Indonesia represents a significant opportunity for Gospel impact among unreached and underserved people groups, and Living Hope is committed to this strategic region as the Gospel advances across Indonesia’s many islands.
Nicaragua:
Nicaragua - 2nd poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, behind Haiti – is in desperate need of the love of Jesus and God’s Word.
Living Hope partners with Fields of Abundance Mission (FOAM) to advance the Gospel through discipleship, leadership development, and holistic care.
Working with and through a team of Nicaraguans, FOAM...
Equips pastors, leaders and potential leaders with a biblical worldview to faithfully serve their communities and advance the Gospel.
Cares for the poor while strengthening long-term sustainability by meeting needs while pointing people to the love of Christ.
The Lord is transforming lives in Nicaragua! In the photo below, two of our key Nicaraguan leaders, Francisco (at right) and Mario (5th from right) work together with Americans from FOAM in a men’s discipleship retreat.
Compassion International – in Nicaragua:
Living Hope has maintained our connections with Compassion International, with the mission of “Releasing Children from Poverty, in Jesus’ name”!
Events Living Hope hosted resulted in 410 children being sponsored…with 228 children currently being sponsored – with sponsors sharing their lives with the children. That’s a lot to celebrate!
Central Asia/Middle East:
In regions of Central Asia where the Gospel is least accessible, Living Hope supports discreet, relationship-driven church-planting efforts.
Due to security concerns, specific details cannot be shared.
God is at work, drawing people to Himself in predominantly Muslim regions! Lives are being transformed one by one through faithful, relational ministry.
Please feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions!
From our community to the nations, we are committed to making disciples who make disciples.
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