Together4Bristol : TEN August News - New life and fresh starts!

TEN August News - New life and fresh starts!

Welcome to our latest newsletter. Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We know that many of you have been busy during the summer, so we trust that you will find refreshment in God.

Here's what's coming up in our August news:

60th Anniversary Supporter Conference: The Story Continues - Save the date!
Teen Challenge Croatia - Hope for the future through Teen Challenge volunteers
Harvest for the Hungry - watch our staff team's latest video!
New Life in Veles - Read about a changed life through perseverance in prayer

Blessings

Banner Photo: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

60th Anniversary Supporter Conference: The Story Continues

Join us on Saturday 29^th March 2025 to celebrate sixty years of Eurovangelism (TEN) and look forward to what our wonderful partners will achieve for God’s kingdom in the future, with your help. Amongst our speakers will be Tedi and Didi Oprenovi from Sofia, Bulgaria.

The venue is St Michael’s Centre, Stoke Gifford, Bristol. We will hold a thanksgiving service the next day at Christ Church Downend, so if you can join us for the whole weekend that would be fantastic! We can provide information about places to stay.

Tickets will be available from 1^st October at the Early Bird price of £20 until 31^st December inclusive (full-price tickets cost £25) Lunch is included. We hope to see you there so save the date!

Teen Challenge Croatia

Teen Challenge Croatia is led by our partner Ico Matulic. Teen Challenge has a coffee house in Solin and holds regular meetings for people with addictions or those needing support and their families feel welcome. They also offer further help if needed.

Ico recently shared this encouraging story of the importance of their volunteers and the hope they can bring.

As part of our work on the resocialisation of former addicts, God opened a new door. Often, former addicts, when they finish the rehabilitation programme and return home have problems with the court and court judgements can await them. Teo (right) completed the programme but needed to serve two months in prison.

We took care of him and at his trial, we managed to get his prison sentence cancelled if he went through our resocialisation programme. Our volunteer Hrvoje (pictured with Teo) regularly opens his home for former addicts who have gone through the rehabilitation programme. They love with Hrvoje for six months, until they get a job. He takes care of them.

Give thanks for Hrvoje and all the volunteers. Please pray for Teo as he works through the resocialisation programme and makes a fresh start.

About Ico

Harvest for the Hungry

Watch our latest invite to get involved in this year's Harvest for the Hungry appeal from our staff team!

Harvest for the Hungry - TEN Staff Promo

More About Harvest for the Hungry

New Life in Veles

We're delighted to hear about more baptisms! Praise God for those who step out in faith and declare that Jesus Christ is their saviour.

Here is an update from the Evangelical Church of Macedonia.

God is adding new people to his family. During the summer, our local churches organise baptisms for the new believers. We've had baptisms in Kumanovo and now several people were baptised from the churches in Veles and Gevgelija in a river near Gevgelija.

One woman who came to church was a close relative of a believer from the church. Our church in Veles helped her with the rent at a time when she was struggling financially. Witnessing how the church helps people and shares God's unconditional love practically was the turning point for her to come to church and now be baptised. After many prayers for her she said "Yes!" to Jesus.

Please pray for the faith of these young Christians. But please also pray for many people in our churches who have been coming to services for years, but have never decided to surrender their lives to Christ and be baptised.

About North Macedonia