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his edition of e-vision comes at a time when we are all impacted in one way or other by the COVID 19 virus. The rapid spread of the virus as well as the damage it has caused has taken many by surprise. Phrases like ‘social distancing’ and ‘lockdown’ have become part of everyday speech and the daily headlines are a constant reminder that the world is now a different place.

Despite the challenges of this pandemic, the work of GLO continues and we are actually excited about all that God has been doing. We had to close the GLO Centre in Motherwell for the safety of customers and staff alike and also to fit in with government regulations. This meant that the

As we look to the future we will need the prayers of all of our supporters. We do not know what the future holds, planning will consequently be difficult. However, we do intend to get back to normality, whatever the ‘new normal’ looks like. We have been working through a plan that will eventually enable all of our ministries to keep going, even if they may have to take a different shape. Our vision as a work has not changed, but the way in which we deliver that vision may change as we work out the best ways of doing things. We are also aware that government regulations as well as circumstances we face may also change and keep changing depending on what

bookshop and coffeeshop had to close and the students continue their courses online. However, activity did not stop and we continued to run our ministries from home. Another step we took was to cancel the 2020 summer team programme. None of these decisions were easy to make, but they were the right decisions and we took them knowing that with God’s help we could start again.

You will note from this edition of e-vision that we are actually encouraged, despite the challenges.

GLO missionaries have been creative and innovative and have found ways of both running church online and reaching new people with the gospel. There have been many encouragements and blessings as the brief reports in this edition testify (p.6-9).

Indeed, many of us are busier than ever as we serve God under these restrictions.

The college also tell their story (p.10,11). For them the virus has meant students studying at home and lectures delivered online. This has been a learning curve for staff and students alike, but a valuable lesson in adapting to real situations and keeping going in the midst of difficulties. Admin staff too have had to learn to adapt and to communicate well in an environment where restrictions, including working from home, have become the norm.

happens with this virus. Having had to act quickly and work differently we will also need to be flexible and respond to whatever situations come our way. In all of this, however, we will continue our commitment to evangelism, training, mobilising and resourcing Christians to make a difference in a fallen world. This is our bread and butter as a mission group, and we shall keep going whatever the difficulty.

Please pray for us. Pray that as we move toward whatever the ‘new normal’ will be, we will make wise decisions. Needless to say we will face tough choices and the unpredictability of life will increase the level of complication. We will also have to work hard to rebuild and no doubt it will be a long process. We don’t know how long this issue will be with us. Neither do we know what the world will be like once the pandemic is over.

However, we have a great God who goes before us and guides us and our vision is undimmed. We therefore keep going and not only do all that we can do now, but we also plan for the future. As we plan we are very aware that although the Covid 19 crisis will one day be over, our world will still be as spiritually needy as ever and our vision to reach people for Jesus as relevant as ever.

“ We are actually encouraged, despite the challenges. GLO missionaries have been creative and innovative and have found ways of both running church online and reaching new people with the gospel”

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he past few months have been some of the most dramatic of our lifetime. A virus that apparently originated in China spread globally to the point to where barely any nation across the planet was unaffected. The spread of the virus shut down the global economy and placed countries around the world on lockdown.

Of course, COVID 19 is not the first pandemic to affect the world. If we were to go back as far as the 14th century, the bubonic plague that became known as the Black Death claimed between 70 and 100 million lives. The 19th and 20th centuries saw several cholera pandemics while the flu virus of 1918-1920 claimed up to 50 million lives. There have been others since, but perhaps what has been unique about our experience of this one is that modern media, including social media, has meant that we were not just aware something was happening, but we have also been bombarded by an almost endless stream of information and not all of it accurate. The so called ‘front lines’ of this emergency have been brought graphically into our living rooms and the impact has been such that in the UK the NHS, for which we are all grateful, has taken on a new transcendent status and persona.

This, of course, is one of the challenges of modern life. The dissemination of news has changed and there is a saturation of information raising concerns about the influence of various media. Moreover, the peace and prosperity that we have become accustomed to, and modern medical technology have raised levels of expectation in the West. We are now shocked and fearful when faced with the reality of a threat like COVID 19 in a way that previous generations were not because they accepted humanities’ limitations more readily.

Hopefully the crisis now shows signs of lessening, although the solution may still be some way off. That said, in such a volatile situation no one can accurately predict the future. It is still too early to ask what we can learn from this crisis. However, it is possible to give some interim reflections on what happened and from a Christian and mission perspective, it is important we do so.

CREATIVE CHURCHES The first thing that is worth reflecting on is just how well many churches adapted to the changing situation. Once governments around Europe imposed restrictions that made it impossible for church congregations to meet together, many churches moved online either with pre recorded church services or live using social media and other platforms. Some were simple, others highly creative, but all enabled Christians to keep worshipping and hearing teaching. Some churches found that in addition to their normal attendees, there were new people, often non-Christians

“ One GLO worker began to use the term ‘digital mission field’ as he realised the potential for outreach during this crisis.”

“ Some churches found that in addition to their normal attendees, there were new people, often non-Christians tuning in” tuning in. There have been other benefits as well, for example some churches found that young people and even children began to participate in corporate prayer as they were comfortable interacting via a screen.

Only when the lockdown is fully over will we know what long-term benefits will be derived from this innovation. Similarly, only time will tell what will happen to churches that simply ceased their services as a result of the lockdown.

THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION Linked with this some church leaders have reflected on the nature of church as a direct result of having to do church in a different way. Some larger church leaders have realised that the size of the congregation can be a complication in a context where limits are imposed on the size of gatherings.

As they reflected, they were reminded that church is an organism not an institution. There are few rules laid down in the New Testament as to how church should meet. Churches can adopt different shapes temporarily, knowing they can return to normal at a later date if they so choose.

MOTIVATED MISSIONARIES Not only was it exciting to see the creativity expressed by individual churches it was also impressive to see how quickly many missionaries adapted to the strange new world and found ways of getting the good news out to people. One GLO worker began to use the term ‘digital mission field’ as he realised the potential for outreach during this crisis. Another told me that not keeping church going in some way wasn’t an option because gospel work is so important. Their efforts were often rewarded with people who seemed more open and responsive precisely because they were concerned with the threat posed by the virus and aware of their own mortality.

IMPORTANCE OF PRACTICAL LOVE The pandemic also demonstrated the power of simple acts of kindness as part of Christian witness. Evangelism is often more than just words and when Christians love their neighbours and themselves it opens doors and softens hearts making them more receptive to the gospel.

IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONAL CHURCH

Christians I spoke to on the phone expressed the view that however creative virtual church could be it was not the same as actually meeting with fellow Christians. This is hardly surprising. Church is a family, brothers and sisters who share common life in Jesus. The very fact that these Christians could not meet with their fellow Christians emphasized just how much that fellowship meant to them. Hopefully an enduring legacy of the lockdown will be that we will value and cherish the reality of church fellowship and not take it for granted.

THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF THE GOSPEL A final reflection is the sheer importance of gospel proclamation in today’s world. One of the striking features of the COVID 19 crisis for me was the daily news bulletins tabulating the number of infections and deaths. It made for grim watching, but from a Christian point of view it was a powerful reminder of another reality, that of the impact of sin. Huge numbers of people have contracted COVID 19, but most have not. Some of those who did get COVID 19 had mild symptoms, others were more severe but still recovered. Consequently the death toll, while horrific, has been limited. Everyone, however, is affected by sin and without the remedy of the salvation offered by Jesus, all are due to suffer not only physical but also spiritual death.

This is a greater emergency by far and one that has caused immeasurable damage ever since the Fall of Genesis 3. If the news was so taken up with the dangers of COVID 19, how much more should we as Christians be concerned by the damage sin causes.

Government ministers as well as critics talked ceaselessly about the need for PPE to be provided so that hospital staff dealing with patients could receive a measure of protection. The blood of Christ not only protects us from sin, but cleanses us so that we not only avoid destruction, but inherit eternal life. Clearly there is an urgent need for Christians to share the gospel. For me this was perfectly summed up by Regin Guttesen, one of our GLO missionaries in Italy, who in a social media post at the height of the lockdown declared that, ‘this is not a time to watch Netflix, it is a time to change the world’. That is precisely what GLO is all about. Recognising the greatest emergency of our time and proclaiming the only solution, salvation through Jesus Christ.

Another reflection is that, when all is said and done, church is about relationships. Several

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by Dani & Doina Vasilca

“We posted Psalm 91 v. 2 over the sink when we wash our hands! Thank you so much for the idea!”

“I have asked God to forgive my sins, but I still feel a big burden!”

ll activities for children have been cancelled.

Children clubs. Sunday School. Holiday Bible Clubs. Summer teams and camps. But sharing the Good News is never cancelled! We can do it online!

The Good News Radio has been reaching children and parents for more than five years. We have been doing Live programmes called ”Have a Good Day”. Just before Easter we finished Season 10 of live shows, but could not say good bye to the children! So we created a different programme, “The Children’s Club”! During the lockdown, many more children started to listen and to write to us. This is just a sample of the responses.

“My children have started to read their Bibles every day since they listen to your programmes.”

“Early in the morning my son tells me: today it’s “The Children’s Club”! He won’t miss it for the world!”

“I couldn’t sleep at night, but the verses from the last show came to my mind.”

“We are tired of the restrictions, but can’t have enough of the radio programmes!”

More and more children are doing activities and Bible lessons on the website called www.amecpenet. com. It’s a great opportunity to counsel and pray with them.

The Zoom meetings for church children are also encouraging. They are active in sending verses, songs and crafts to be posted on Facebook!

The Sunday School Online is a great project started

by CEF and the Good News Radio during the lockdown.

Thousands of Romanian children all over Europe are watching it every Sunday. Our part is to answer their messages and receive their photos with crafts. Recently we had the joy of leading to the Lord a boy from Athens!

What will we do when the restrictions are lifted? We’ll keep sharing the Good News online.

It’s more work, but it’s fast, reaching homes and crossing borders with no passport needed! And most importantly, it’s life changing!!!

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IN A CRISIS T he Coronavirus Pandemic has had a significant effect on our ministry as numerous planned events had to be cancelled, including our GLO Team, several concerts, a music festival we were organising with our ‘twinned town’ in Somerset, as well as our fortnightly music workshop and weekly choir rehearsals.

However, it has also been an opportunity to reach out in different ways, which we may not have invested in but for the lockdown. For example, Michelle had written a suite of six Easter poems which we hoped to present at the concerts with

We’ve also seen a massive increase in using video conferencing to maintain connections with people, for one-on-one sessions of encouragement and prayer, group prayer meetings, and even choir rehearsals and piano lessons! Admittedly, for choir rehearsals particularly, these meetings leave a lot to be desired, but they do provide a necessary means of connection for folk, and help to maintain a sense of normality.

Another new venture for us was video streaming with Facebook Live. After an amazing response to sharing a song as a ‘test’, we decided to use the technology to maintain our monthly ‘Goûter with

our choir during our GLO Team. As this couldn’t happen, she decided to share them via social media in the week leading up to Easter, which led us to the idea of creating mini video clips for each poem.

We were able to publish the video-poems daily on Facebook, presenting the final one on Easter Sunday.

We also used the video-poems in our first ever Easter Online Service with our church in Laval.

Although we record the audio of sermons, we’ve never made our services as a whole available on the internet, so as a church, online video services are something new to us. It’s been excellent to see church members sharing the videos with their friends.

God’ service, and also organise an hour-long concert from our home.

Once we’re out of lockdown, it will be great to spend time with friends for real again, but we intend to continue making the most of the technology available to us to connect with others as well.

Although we’ve always tried to be creative in our outreach, this lockdown period has really brought home to us the importance of being open to new and more creative ways of sharing, particularly making the most of modern technology.

by Chris & Michelle Hall

Château-Gontier, France

“ After an amazing response to sharing a song as a ‘test’, we decided to use the technology to maintain our monthly ‘Goûter with God’ service, and also organise an hour-long concert from our home.”

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ven though doors are closed all around the world,God is throwing open new doors that have seemed impenetrable in the past! In the very days that Italy was locking down we saw God at work touching hearts and had the joy of seeing people come to faith. It was a very clear reminder that God was giving us a unique opportunity if we were willing to seize it!

We have been doing church online now for more than two months and it is incredible to see that what seemed like a major inconvenience has been an incredible tool. We are usually 40-50 people on a Sunday, now we have between 150-300 that follow on a Sunday. It is not the numbers that have encouraged us, but rather hearing from our friends and neighbours, people we have been trying to reach for years, who will now comment to us that they enjoyed the service on Sunday!

by Regin & Heidi Guttesen

Even before the pandemic hit, Molise struggled with unemployment rates of 13% and well over 40% for those under 25. Those who were employed often worked in the black market or had only sporadic employment. The government is trying to meet the need, but there are always those that fall outside the parameters. The results have been really devastating for many in our church and in our communities as they are struggling even to provide groceries.

Like every other church, all of our planned events and outreaches have been cancelled. As we asked one another how God wanted us to live out the gospel in this situation it became clear that He wanted us to show his love in a practical way to those most affected by this pandemic. A year ago we started up the Umano ministry, with donated clothing for families and refugees in our communities. We have now been able to expand the ministry to provide groceries for several families in need.

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As a church we have been doing a daily devotional together, since the lockdown started.

Regin has been leading us first through the book of James and now through the book of Philippians.

Along with the verses and a devotional thought, we are lifting one another up in prayer. Our constant prayer requests these past months have been 1) for this world crisis, 2) for a spiritual revival in Molise and 3) for La Fonte, our local church.

As a couple and as a church we feel a sense of anticipation. God is answering these prayers! We see Him at work in our lives, in the lives of the church members, and in our wider community. A phrase in an old Rich Mullin’s song keeps going through my mind, “You’re on the verge of a miracle, just waiting to be believed in. Open your eyes and see!”

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hree key words: technology, discipleship and network have marked the ministry here during the lock-down.

Technology, because internet, Skype, Zoom and phone calls are tools used to praise the Lord on Sunday mornings, to study the Bible, and to pray.

Teaching is done by podcast, which requires more work and a technological effort to master tools, software, and broadcast channels. Disciples gifted in computer technology turn out to be of great value at this time.

Discipleship. We are just disciples who make disciples. Our church life is based on this DNA. This model works in the lock-down because it does not depend on a building or on activities. Wedding

“ Discipleship. We are just disciples who make disciples. Our church life is based on this DNA. This model works in the lock-down Aix-en-Provence, France

because it does not depend on a building or on activities. ”

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preparations, house groups and one-on-one followup work continue non-stop, often more intensely.

Training of spiritual leaders too. In the first week of the lock-down, Brad and I called three young men to join us by Skype three times a week at 8am.

Purpose: to study 1 Timothy 3.1-7, to pray and to watch over the scattered flock. Future elders? Likely.

Network: tele training continues to follow church planting teams, at the regional level (St André near Nice), and nationally (14 locations in France from north to south). Network again with some sister churches that have come together to pool resources (Aix, Marseille, Salon, Istres, Antibes). On Sunday May 17, for the first time in decades, 22 assemblies from our church union in the South of France praised the Lord together! All this took team work to get to this point. Thank You Lord.

The future? There will be an after. Dozens of new people connected to our celebrations during the lock-down (neighbours, friends, strangers...).

We shall have to keep on filming and sending links when we physically meet again. Think about evangelising (tele-discovery-groups-links at the end of the services?) We felt that the Church was entering into a new stage at the beginning of the 21st century. Has the lockdown hastened the emergence of a new paradigm? To be followed up if God allows.

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n Ireland, restrictions to limit the spread of COVID-19 have been in place since 12th March. This has stopped all our regular church services, Bible studies and young people's work. Our youth weekend away was cancelled as were a number of planned outreach events. Even meeting individuals has been prohibited.

However, Paul’s charge to Timothy remains our calling. “Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.” 2 Timothy 4:2 In good times and in bad, whether convenient or not, whether we feel comfortable doing it or not, we’re called to proclaim the truth of God’s Word. This is what people need. It the only foundation on which they can find security and peace in challenging times.

Therefore, since this lockdown, our church has been meeting online on Zoom on Sundays to worship, pray, share communion and study God’s Word together. We then upload our services and Bible teaching onto our Facebook page to reach others. It’s been amazing to see the relevance of God’s Word as it speaks into this unprecedented time.

Each week, we meet on Zoom for prayer times and for adult, youth and children’s Bible studies. It’s not the same as meeting in person, but it has provided vital connection and encouragement.

We've also been seeking to share the truth of God’s Word to individuals on the phone or through Zoom. This time has been especially difficult on those who struggle with mental health issues and so we’ve tried to listen and gently point people to the encouragement and comfort that Christ alone can give.

We’ve also been able to distribute food to some needy families and collect shopping and medicines for those who can't leave their house.

This sometimes also provides short, socially-distanced opportunities to pray for people or encourage them from God’s Word.

Looking ahead, the situation remains unclear.

We are eager to get back to meeting together as a church and restarting our children’s and youth clubs and other outreaches. It seems unlikely that we will be able to hold our usual summer programmes of kids’ and youth clubs and other evangelistic events. However, we know that whatever the situation, God is calling us to be faithful in sharing the truth of his Word. So we are praying for his wisdom and strength to make the most of every opportunity to proclaim the wonderful good news of Jesus to people in desperate need.

Enniscorthy, Rep. of Ireland

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“ As disciples who make disciples, we are committed to seeing students’ lives radically changed by a personal encounter with Jesus in the power of his Spirit so that we too might change the world.”

Discipleship

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by Allan McKinnon

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t Tilsley College we are committed to face to face discipleship training. Our training is designed with relatively small numbers of students spending quality time with staff and faculty in residential facilities so that together we can think deeply about our faith.

These three words sum up our training ethos: thinking | discipleship | training.

Of course, Jesus himself operated with his discipleship agenda in similar fashion – spending quality time with a small group, challenging them to think deeply about God and his Word, and then training them for his mission in the world by example and practice. The personal dynamic of that experience was life-changing and world changing.

As disciples who make disciples, we are committed to seeing students’ lives radically changed by a personal encounter with Jesus in the power of his Spirit so that we too might change the world.

Over recent months, coronavirus has changed the world. As a college, we were forced to close our facilities along with the rest of the GLO Centre in mid-March. All our students had to return home – some had to stay with staff because of limitations on travel to their homeland of Italy. Staff, faculty and students were all now ‘working from home’ and our ancillary staff ‘furloughed’. It was a very different situation to what we had expected from the beginning of our academic year – it appeared to be a major disruption to our plans.

I recalled the apostle Paul’s words, written from his own context of ‘confinement’ – to his own young disciple: “But God’s Word is not chained” (2 Tim. 2.9). College needed to re-configure its training in ways that would allow us to adapt and continue our discipleship training programmes.

Virtual classrooms were to be our new ‘face to face’.

Although improving eLearning provision was part of our ‘planning’ agenda since September 2019, the circumstances of Covid-19 have accelerated that process. With some careful thought and quick preparations, the faculty and staff did a tremendous job in pivoting our teaching and delivery into online platforms. Online consultations with our accrediting agencies, some quick training for everyone concerned and this new system of discipleship training was underway with no time lost. Staff worked on “learning management systems”, faculty and students on “virtual learning environments” – new vocabularies, new experiences, new adaptions. Discipleship training never stops.

Tilsley’s training continues to be a mix of theoretical and practical learning. Pivoting classroom-based learning into online delivery is relatively straightforward – some few adaptions are enough to make it relatively effective. More difficult is finding substitutionary learning for what would have been weeks of practical placement in handson ministry. Nevertheless, we adapted content for both first and second year students to enable them to have as ‘practical’ an experience as possible.

This, in itself, proves to be ‘practical training’ for students. Christian life and ministry often takes twists and turns that can be unexpected, but these are never reasons to stop following Jesus. Rather, they are opportunities to see how we can continue to practice discipleship. Opportunities to make disciples through new avenues.

And so we forge ahead – ‘chained’ but not stopped. We continue to see God at work in our lives, offering pastoral care and prayer support to staff and students alike. Speaking the Word of God into one another’s lives every morning in devotions.

Conducting staff meetings, lectures, discussions, exams and case study simulations, all online and remotely. It is strange, to be honest. We long to be together again face to face. We still believe there is no substitute for that – and one day soon we hope that it will be a reality again.

With that in view we are still recruiting! In fact, we have a strong cohort of new students either accepted or in the later stages of their application process for the Certificate year. There are a few spaces still remaining so why not get your application in before we are full! By September 2020, we expect to be permitted to return to better modes of face to face delivery, albeit there may be some restrictions. Of concern at the present time, is the matter of international travel – please pray with us that this will not cause any difficulty for some applicants.

It is worth mentioning that Brexit restriction will begin to take effect in our next academic year.

That means that September 2020 is a key enrolment year if you are from mainland Europe – you will be permitted to come and study at Tilsley this year for sure – beyond that matters are a little more uncertain. Why not seize the moment and come and join us?

We are looking forward in September 2020 to reinstating our European Baccalaureate year (the third year) at Tilsley. If you are among previous alumni who had complete the Certificate or Diploma year, why not consider joining us in September – there is still a space for you!

“ I recalled the apostle Paul’s words, written from his own context of ‘confinement’ – to his own young disciple: “But God’s Word is not chained” (2 Tim. 2.9). ”

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GLO MAIN COMMITTEE Rupert Abbott Stephen Cracknell James Davies Mark Davies Judith Gibson

Sam Gibson Karen Macrae Allan McKinnon Stephen McQuoid Mike Packer

Philippe Perrilliat Ian Smith Patrizio Zucchetto

GLO EUROPE VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to grow mission focused churches in Europe.

Our focus is to:

EVANGELISE:

to proclaim the gospel to as many people as possible in Europe

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ESTABLISH: to ensure believers are established in their faith, strengthen existing local churches and plant new mission focused churches in Europe

TRAIN:

to prepare and equip people for mission, to evangelise and church plant and to serve God and his Kingdom with excellence in a wide variety of vocations

RESOURCE:

to provide resources that support mission activity through finance and literature, strategic input and pastoral care

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