We know that people from around the world are moving to the United States. A similar thing is happening in Europe, where people from many lands are also settling.
Today we’re going to see how two of our missionaries in Vienna, Austria, are reaching many of those newcomers for Christ. We’ll start with Maria*. She is a Brazilian who has settled in Vienna. Recently she felt God giving her a “nudge,” a strong feeling she should do something very specific: share Christ with Persian-speaking people from Iran. At that time Maria did not know any Iranians. But, wouldn’t you know, within a week she met a young woman from Iran. Maria invited her to study the Bible. Soon others joined – more than 100, in fact. Some were native Austrians. Others came from Iran, Afghanistan, Vietnam.
Maria called on two of our missionaries for help and that’s where our church comes in. The two missionaries she contacted we’ll call Roger and Diana. We support them through our church’s Cooperative Program giving. They first served in South America, then relocated to Austria for the specific purpose of mobilizing South Americans like Maria to witness to newcomers around the world.
With their help, soon a new church was started – a church of people from many lands, speaking many languages but united in their love for Jesus Christ. Today can we thank God for this new church and ask Him to bless its ministry by helping many to find faith in Christ.