Kyle and Jayme

We've had the chance to talk with Kyle and Jayme over the past couple days and have found out more about the program we are participating in this summer. One of the challenges for the church in Europe is developing leaders for local churches. There are many places where churches could be planted, but there are not many people to lead and pastor those churches.

One of the projects they are involved in is the Caleb Project. The Caleb Project uses leaders who have been trained in South America to plant churches in Europe. There are currently 5 people in Spain and 3 in Italy, who have been sent by the church in South America as missionary/church planters to Europe.

The goal of the English Immersion Experience is to get students to European Nazarene College to be able to study and become church leaders. There are not many students at EuNC. I believe 12 last semester. Learning English well enough to be able to attend school to get training is a huge obstacle for many, so the EIE program can add a significant number to those able to train to become future church leaders. The next step then is for students who have graduated from EuNC to receive further training to be able to teach and train the next classes of leaders in their native languages eliminating the additional burden of learning English in order to get the training necessary to be ordained.

I'll add some more at different times about other challenges in Europe. Please keep us and particularly the students and Kyle and Jayme in your prayers.