Youth and Adult Mission Quarterly
2026 Quarter 4
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.
Every Step a Battle
Joe’s journey from grief, anxiety, and spiritual emptiness leads him back to God and to OIKOS House in Helsinki, where he finds healing, belonging, and a calling to pastoral ministry.
“Change My Life”
Mikael’s journey from addiction, isolation, and spiritual struggle to surrender and ministry reveals how God transformed his life and led him to help launch Oikos House, a growing Adventist church plant in Helsinki.
Never Alone
After a devastating earthquake strikes Zagreb, Pastor Dario continues an online evangelistic series from an undamaged studio, reaching thousands with messages of hope and helping expand digital ministry across Croatia.
“Show Me the Truth”
Nika’s search for spiritual truth leads her from New Age beliefs to the Bible, the Sabbath, and baptism, and today she serves children through Zagreb’s Prilaz School while helping others discover faith in God.
Finding the Missing Piece
After his dream of becoming a professional basketball player ends, Goran searches for meaning and finds purpose in Jesus, leading him to baptism, marriage, and a growing ministry that shares Christian books and Bible studies across Croatia.
Space to Grow
Leon’s experiences at Adventist Bible camp and Maruševec shaped his faith, friendships, and sense of calling, eventually leading him from physical therapy studies to pastoral ministry and service to a new generation of young people.
When a School Becomes a Mission Field
Agata leaves a stable teaching career to help build KOMPAS, an Adventist school near Warsaw where faith, outdoor learning, service, and whole-person education are shaping children for lives of purpose and compassion.
Opening the Bible—Opening Hearts
Monika’s journey from atheism to faith shapes her teaching at KOMPAS Adventist Primary School, where she helps students from diverse backgrounds explore Scripture, ask difficult questions, and build trust in the Bible.
A School That Became a Refuge
After fleeing the war in Ukraine, Zhanna and Victor find refuge in Poland and an unexpected answer to prayer through KOMPAS Adventist School, where generosity and faith make Adventist education possible for their three children.
Music That Opens Doors
Fiona’s decision to launch the East London School of Classical Music grew into a thriving outreach that uses music education to serve children, families, refugees, and vulnerable communities while building meaningful connections with the Adventist Church.
More than Music
Kieron’s lifelong journey with music leads him from a young violin student to a teacher and Assistant Music Director at ELSOM, where he uses music to build confidence, discipline, character, and faith in young people.
Dedicated to Serve
Through violin, trumpet, and music theory at ELSOM, Yeron develops discipline, confidence, and a deeper faith, using his musical gifts to serve God in church and through public performances.
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