Where Worlds Meet is our monthly newsletter where you can read about some of the ways that God is moving in the Eurasia Region. Click on an article below to read about some stories of life change and how God is at work or subscribe below.
India: Giving something out of nothing
The taxi bumped and bounced along the rutted, unpaved roads of an economically deprived Indian city to carry Eurasia Regional Director Arthur Snijders and Annemarie Snijders to a small Nazarene church for Sunday worship. The Snijders would be guests at the service, and Annemarie was asked to preach. On the [...]
Something from nothing: Pioneering a new work in a new land
Luca* and Elena* told God, “Lord, whatever you want to do, you will have to do out of nothing.” That is what happened. After years of ministry in Russia, the couple had just moved to another former Soviet country in early 2017 with the objective of meeting unmet needs in [...]
Seeing what others don’t see – God blesses the church with pioneers
Pioneering is … seeing the opportunities that others don’t see, even when you are looking at the very same thing. I believe that pioneers have a special God-given gift, they have eyes that see different things than others. The following short story bears a lot of wisdom about the pioneering [...]
Refugee finds courage in Nazarene church
Rania* was just a teenager when her mom died while protecting Rania and her three sisters. In Palestinian territory, Rania’s family owned a large house and villa right on the border with Israel. In 2007, a militant group moved into their neighborhood, using the civilian properties as a base for [...]
German classes and Arabic Bible study reach unchurched in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM – When Annabelle Twal moved with her family from Switzerland to Jerusalem in 2014, she did not even dream that God would make use of her fluency in German to help start a new work. After they arrived, Annabelle and her husband, Shahade, took leadership of the Jerusalem Church [...]
From scratch: Recipe for a church plant
Bivocational minister Tori Stone (photo) shares her experiences and insights on what it is like to plant a brand new church in partnership with a Nazarene-led coffee shop (see Story). WWM: How did you get the church plant started? Tori: We had been talking with people for months beforehand about [...]