Mission is not the calling of a few — it is the invitation of God to His whole Church.
Across Europe, lives are being changed through the gospel. Churches are being planted. Communities are being reached. Hope is taking root where it was once absent. And none of this happens alone.
Today, the need for the gospel remains urgent. God continues to call His people to respond. Some are sent across borders. Some kneel in faithful prayer. Some release resources so that the work can advance. Different roles. One mission.
Each of us has a place in God’s plan of salvation for the world. The question is not whether you are part of the mission — but how you will take your place in it.
Mission is not the calling of a few — it is the invitation of God to His whole Church.
Today, the need for the gospel remains urgent. God continues to call His people to respond. Some are sent across borders. Some kneel in faithful prayer. Some release resources so that the work can advance. Different roles. One mission. Each of us has a place in God’s plan of salvation for the world. The question is not whether you are part of the mission — but how you will take your place in it. |
Three ways to join what God is doing
GO🧳
When God Calls, He Makes a Way
Anna’s Story
“God’s call on my life to return to Romania was reignited during a visit to Timișoara in October 2023.” It felt like something God had planted in Anna’s heart years ago was coming alive again, and as she felt this call, she decided to trust God and obey.
Back in New Zealand, she began exploring the possibility of serving in Europe with ECMI. The path forward, however, was not without obstacles. Health challenges and insufficient funds delayed her hoped-for departure in April 2025. “Looking back, I can see God’s faithfulness in the delay,” she reflects. “He had purposes for keeping me in New Zealand longer.”
For many who sense God’s call, fundraising can feel overwhelming — awkward, uncomfortable, even impossible. Anna understands that tension. “Even I — someone with a lot of energy and confidence — struggled,” she admits. “I knew people were facing economic pressure, and I wondered how it would all come together.”
Yet she was not alone. In her calling, supporters, churches, ECMI, and an experienced coach united, showing that mission is done together. With encouragement, practical tools, and the right guidance, she kept moving forward. And God provided.
“At the beginning of December 2025, I was at 45%,” Anna shares. “By 21 January 2026, I had reached 80%.” Today she is fully funded. “I can testify that God does do fundraising miracles.”
Her message to anyone sensing a call to Europe — whether strong or just beginning — is simple:
"Keep going. Be bold. Share your needs honestly. Use the support available to you.”
When God calls, He does not send us alone. The road may stretch your faith, but He is faithful to open doors and provide what is needed.
If you are praying about going, Anna’s story is a reminder: it is possible. And ECMI is here to walk with you.
PRAY🙏🏼
The Heart of the Mission
Prayer is at the heart of mission. It connects us to God and to each other, supporting those who go and sustaining the work that continues across Europe.
One way we invite you to pray is through the ECMI Prayer Diary — a free monthly prayer calendar highlighting missionaries, ministries, and specific needs across Europe. Delivered by email or app, it makes it easy to know what to pray for and when, so that every ECMI worker experiences the encouragement of faithful prayer.
An ECMI worker in France once told us she always notices when it’s her turn on the Prayer Diary.
She experiences the power that comes when people lift her and her ministry before God — a reminder that no one ministers alone.
Sign up to receive our monthly Prayer Diary and join a community lifting ECMI workers in prayer!
GIVE👐🏼
When Giving Opens Doors
Church planting in small towns can seem impossible — especially in Europe! But where there is faith, obedience and generosity, God surprises us beyond our expectations.
When ECMI workers Jonathan and Nicola felt called to Claremorris, a town in County Mayo with no Evangelical church, they started small — just a few people meeting in the Town Hall. Yet God began to move. Through outreach and discipleship, people from different nationalities and backgrounds came together, united in the desire to know Jesus.
As the group grew, the Town Hall could no longer hold them. Buying a building felt overwhelming — until supporters joined to help. They prayed. They gave. Donations totalling over €400,000 not only made the purchase possible but also showed Jonathan, Nicola, and the growing church that they were not alone.
Today, the church in Claremorris stands as a lighthouse in County Mayo — a visible sign of hope and the fruit of generosity. Your giving continues to make stories like this possible across Europe.
