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Urban Mission
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Finding Family on the Streets of Helsinki
Jenny’s search for Christian community leads her to OIKOS House in Helsinki, where friendship, discipleship, forgiveness, and faith transform her life and give her a new sense of belonging and purpose.
Two Among Millions
Through service and relationships, a Global Mission pioneer couple is leading people to Christ in a city with no Adventist presence. One woman’s transformed life and baptism is a testament to God’s work.
BLESS You! – Part 2
In Denmark, Adventist church planters Rob and Bethany draw from lessons learned in Squamish, British Columbia, where relational ministry helped a skeptical former Adventist rediscover Jesus through friendship, listening, and shared life. Now in Copenhagen, they continue using the BLESS model—prayer, listening, eating together, serving, and sharing—to build authentic community and introduce neighbors to Christ in one of Europe’s most secular cities.
BLESS You! – Part 1
In Copenhagen, one of Europe’s most secular cities, Adventist church planters Rob and Bethany focus on friendship‑based ministry rather than traditional programs. Using the BLESS model—Begin with Prayer, Listen, Eat, Serve, Share—they build relationships, create community around their table, and introduce neighbors to Jesus through everyday life. Their story highlights how relational mission thrives even in post‑Christian cultures.
Just Before the Poison
A grieving widow in Mombasa encounters a Hope Channel story at the moment she plans to end her life, then later opens her home to share the gospel with others.
Elusive Building Permit
In Bulgaria, the Seventh‑day Adventist Church prayed for 25 years to obtain a building permit for the Sofia West church. After repeated delays, unanswered calls, and suspected opposition, a new chief architect finally signed the permit—allowing construction to begin with support from a Thirteenth Sabbath Offering.
High-End Fashion for Christ
In New York City, fashion designer Isabelle uses her influence in the high‑end fashion world to point models, organizers, and industry professionals to Jesus. Through prayer backstage, Christ‑centered design themes, and her work at the Bryant Park Life Hope Center, she blends creativity with mission—showing how every believer can become a center of influence for God.
“Let Us Be Bold, Let Us Be Faithful!” GC Secretary Urges Mission Leaders
At the Mission Refocus Conference in Bangkok, GC executive secretary Rick McEdward urges Adventist leaders to boldly engage unreached people groups, strengthen discipleship, and use every available avenue—personal and digital—to share Christ amid the challenges of the 10/40 Window, post‑Christian societies, and rapidly growing cities.
Seeds That Multiply
A reflection on 150 years of Adventist mission, highlighting the birth and impact of Global Mission, the growth of new churches worldwide, and the urgent call to reach people in the 10/40 Window, Urban Window, and Post‑Christian Window.
Bridging Worlds for Jesus
Learn how Global Mission Centers operate in the three Mission Refocus windows: the 10/40 Window, the Post-Christian Window, and the Urban Window.