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From Wales to Vermont
My first connection with Vermont was back in 2011 when Wes Pastor, a member of BCNE and founder of NETS, took a special module at my Bible College in South Wales. I remember him saying that he saw many parallels between the general culture and spiritual climate of New England and Northern Europe; and Wales, in particular. Little did I know then that just over a decade later I would visit him and others in Vermont.
IMB Europe partnership: Open doors and open hearts in Madrid
The Lord never ceases to amaze us. This past year in Madrid, Spain, started out as a series of “closed doors” for us. The spiritual climate in Madrid has always been a challenge. Only one in two hundred Spaniards is born-again, and it sometimes feels as though people are numb to the Gospel. This year was different, though. Although we intentionally labored in the missionary task through evangelism, discipleship, leadership training and healthy church formation, we were met with quarantines, lockdowns and restrictions due to the pandemic.