(Photo by Greater Europe Mission)
Spain (MNN) ― Mission Urbana, a Greater Europe Mission partner in Valencia, Spain, serves more than 10,000 desperate people every year.
Currently, the ministry offers meals, showers, clothes, shaves, haircuts, laundry services, food distribution, and Bible studies to those who are interested.
Most of the people who come are facing desperate situations. According to GEM, many of those helped are immigrants in Spain. They come with hopes of a better life, but they often encounter obstacles that grow increasingly difficult.
In their hopelessness, they turn to Mission Urbana and find the avenue to eternal life. Many return to their home countries equipped with the Gospel, making Spain an unlikely "sending nation" for missionaries.
That's why Mission Urbana is so important. In their greatest time of affliction, they are met with Christ's love shown by the Spanish believers and North American missionaries working there.
People respond. Three people were recently baptized in Valencia, Spain, and three more accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior. Pray that all six will grow spiritually and share their faith with others.
The ministry is run in collaboration with 10 local evangelical churches, and God has blessed Mission Urbana with growth. In fact, their present location is too small to serve all the people who need help, and it is too small for those who want to attend the weekly Bible study. Pray that God will enable Mission Urbana to expand its facility, possibly by buying the one next door.
