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European Christian Mission June 2017 Frankfurt am Main - Fechenheim "Our desire is that through our living with our Longs God, and our talking about Jesus, others will see for hope and experience that it's good to live with God."

give Glory to your Father who is in From our HomeFrontTeam in Holland this job. They need 92,400 Euro at heaven.” (Matthew 5:16) As missionaries send out from the beginning of this fall. 30,000 Euro Holland, we have a team in Holland has already been raised in Holland. What are we going to do for the many refugees in our part of town? First, we that helps us spiritually and We are looking for partners to come want to connect with them through administratively. Here the words of alongside them to build a solidly German classes to help them the presider of this team: biblical and missionary church in integrate into the German society. We “We are so happy with Gerwin and Frankfurt Fechenheim. For more Cathelijne that they can give all of Information, contact us: would also love to reach them with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Please their time, energy and love now to the [email protected] or pray for prepared hearts on the part of new to build church plant. Gerwin and [email protected] refugees and Muslims! Cathelijne need financial partners, so Greetings in Christ, Fred Werkman they can fully commit themselves to (Stedum, Holland)’ ‘Answer to many prayers’ We met a couple in Fechenheim who told us our plans for a church plant in principle in the vision of Mosaik is not Fechenheim is an answer to their to be one big church, but to have prayers. They prayed for more than several churches in an area to serve ten years now for a vibrant church the city. To multiply. 3. We will be that wants to reach the Germans and gospel-driven: we want to lead people the immigrants. The first reason we to Jesus and teach them how to are so happy that we met them is that construct their entire new life around they have lived for more than ten the gospel. years in Fechenheim and know the place. Another reason is they have Frankfurt am Main - Fechenheim experience working with Turks. They Where is Frankfurt am Main? lived as missionaries in . Learning Community of churchplanters Frankfurt is in the middle of Germany. Fechenheim is actually known for It’s also in the middle of . The having the highest percentage of city is widely know because of the Turks in Frankfurt, and no church European Central Bank. In this way intentionally reaches out to them with Frankfurt is the financial heart of the Gospel of the Savior. We pray for Europe. ways to reach out to them. Fechenheim has historically been a fishing village, till it was incorporated Greetings, Gerwin en Cathelijne, by the big city of Frankfurt in 1928. Till Gerjan, Nieke, Matthias, Joelle, this day you see this. On the one Davita en Chiel hand, Fechenheim feels very rustic. (and our dog Misty) On the other hand, it has a huge area

with industry. The part where the people live looks very German, but European Fechenheim became in the last forty Christian years very multicultural. Mission (ECM)

Fechenheim is partly a deprived is an interdenominational and urban area with many high buildings. international organization A part of the population is from the which focuses on church At my Turkish hairdresser lower parts of society. For example, planting in Europe, in areas

it’s the only borough of Frankfurt that with (almost) no Christians. COLOFON has not one but two food banks. Even www.ecmi-usa.org/pruijssen

some of the people who live there call Giving for the family Pruijssen Fechenheim a “dark place”. www.ecmi-usa.org/give Fechenheim really needs Jesus. Please mention the destination We plan to move to Fechenheim of your gift: Fam Pruijssen

before the summer of 2018. We want By eCheck to be amongst the people we plan to www.ecmi-usa.org/echeck lead to Jesus and into his church (ECMi Missionaries > community. Missionaries&Projects > Many refugees live in Fechenheim. In ECMi Missionaries > one place, they live in containers. It’s Pruijssen, Gerwin & Cathelijne) heartbreaking. Because of all this, we want our church plant strongly to reach out with deeds of mercy. “Let Welcome in Fechenheim your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and Our/my gift is destinated for: Gerwin & Cathaline Pruijssen

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