What if you were flown to a surprise country with no other goal besides prayer?That’s exactly what GEM UK did in the month of April. Three women from Birmingham, England stepped up to the invitation to spend three days praying for a city somewhere in Europe — on this occasion, it was Rome. Each woman…

Laura liked to live her life on the edge. She considered herself an anarchist and a communist, priding herself on rejecting any form of privilege or luxury. Holding these strong beliefs didn’t make Laura unapproachable—far from it. The slim, dark-haired Frenchwoman with the lovely smile was warm and friendly, eager to help, and she readily…

Art can open up many avenues of conversation that regular day-to-day life cannot oftendo. When a person sits in a public space with a canvas and a paint palette, people arebound to approach out of curiosity. That is exactly what Mary McCain takes part in weekly. Mary lives in Stockton-on-Tees. Her love for others and…

The female counsellors at Spain’s L’Arcada Christian Camp never knew from week to week what type of campers they would have in their teepees. Would the girls be giggling and constantly whispering about boys, or would they be serious-minded seekers? It usually ended up being a combination of both and everything in between.   GEM worker Dani Rhodes, who worked on…

It started with a question. What happens when bedtime stories don’t reflect your child’s reality? For GEM worker Alyx Scholl,  that question led to writing When the World is Your Home, a book for children growing up between cultures.   Alyx and her husband, Nick, have been serving with GEM in Italy since 2022, along with their two young children, ages four and one. The idea for the book came from a desire to help…