TEN provides a network of assistance for indigenous church planting, evangelism and compassionate ministry in Eastern Europe.
James gets to the office early to share the latest news from TEN…
September 2021 News @ TEN
Exciting reports from our partners about baptisms, summer camps and innovative outreach. Catch an update of the Via Egnatia challenge and a reminder about free church resources for Harvest for the Hungry…
Help raise £10,000 to support the work of TEN
To inspire everyone who loves walking and raising funds for TEN, we’ve set an ambitious challenge for 2021. Our plan is to encourage supporters to virtually walk, jog or cycle along the Via Egnatia— the ancient, Roman road constructed by Gnaeus Egnatius, the Roman proconsul of Macedonia in the 2nd century BC. Gnaeus, (pictured above) will be on hand throughout the challenge to spur you on and keep you on the straight and narrow! The 300-mile route starts from the port of Durrës, Albania, winds through North Macedonia and on to the port of Thessaloniki in Greece.
The whole Via Egnatia walk is divided into 10 stages covering 300 miles (equivalent to 600,000 steps!) along several stretches of the original paved highway. As one of the first Roman roads built outside of Italy, the Via Egnatia became the coast to coast route that linked the Adriatic with the Aegean and thereby avoiding the hazards of mountainous terrain and the alternative; a long, uncertain and perilous sea journey.
Harvest for the Hungry 2021: Church resources to tackle chronic hunger in Eastern Europe
SOUP KITCHENS ARE SUPPLIED
FOOD PARCELS ARE DISTRIBUTED
HOT MEALS ARE SERVED
For almost three decades Transform Europe Network has enabled its partners in Eastern Europe and the Balkans to bring food to the hungry. Lives continue to be changed. Despair keeps giving way to hope. The Gospel of the kingdom is proclaimed to the homeless, orphans and widows, the destitute and families of the terminally-ill. Thousands of people are fed.
Harvest for the Hungry is supported by the generous giving of UK churches and hundreds of individual supporters.
James Vaughton CEO introduces Transform Europe Network and explains how the vision of its founder Dave Foster and pioneer, Gary Cox continues to change countless lives today through a network of sixty national partners across Eastern Europe.
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Our partners, Danny and Vera Kuranji have shared this wonderful testimony from Lazar, who is now a part of Novi Sad Christian Fellowship.
"Everything that I am, I am because of God, because of Christ and because of this place here."
It was fantastic to have the TEN Board of Trustees together with our CEO James Vaughton for a day of prayer and dreaming about what God might have in store for TEN over the next few years.
The lunch (which you see us enjoying) was prepared by the wonderful chef in our ranks Michelle Jennings.
We thank God for our brilliant board of Trustees.
Our partner, Vjeko Mrsic has shared these wonderful photos of the Outback Weekend, which was held a couple of weeks ago. The camp was for married couples to spend time together and learn more about God.
Vjeko, who leads Good News Church in Split, Croatia, told us that two couples are non-believers, and one of these couples is now attending the church's Wednesday bible study. Please pray for all of the couples who came to the Outback Weekend, but especially for those who do not yet know Jesus Christ as their saviour. Praise God for these people and the relationship they have with the church.
Please also pray for all the summer camps. We are delighted that many of our partners are running camps again. Please pray for safety and protection for everybody. This year, over 400 campers came to a total of seven camps run by Good News Church. This special ministry has really grown and Vjeko would value your prayers for next year's camps, that they would be able to effectively facilitate the camps with such large numbers.
Bob Northey (Communications Officer at TEN) is nearing the end of his virtual Via Egnatia.
Here he is at Queen Charlton in beautiful Somerset to share about how he's got on and why he's walking 300 miles!
If you'd like to sponsor support Bob by sponsoring him, just click here: transformeuropenetwork.enthuse.com/pf/bob-northey-929b7
Here are some messages of thanks from our wonderful partners at Fellowship of The Lord's People in Prishtina, Kosovo.
We were so humbled by your generosity which allowed us to send a lot more grants from our Harvest for the Hungry appeal last year. We are all going through such a challenging time but your kindness brings hope and opens up the way for people to see what the church is doing and hear the gospel.
We want to say thank you and so does everybody here at Fellowship of The Lord's People. Thank you!
You made a difference.