The Question

"Was that God?"  This was the first thing that Alice, a Gypsy teenager, asked after leaders of the English Camp prayed with her in the middle of the night.  She had not been able to sleep because of anxiety and fear.  During the prayer time she felt, in her own words, "a peace and a calm that I have never felt before". After sharing that she lived in almost constant fear and was involved in occult practices, she said she wanted to live a life without fear and accepted Jesus as her savior and peace giver.  This was 13 years ago in our first year of working with the Roma Gypsies. We did not know at the time that the Lord was starting us on a path that would teach us greater dependence on Him, a boldness for sharing the Word in the power of the Spirit, and ultimately to our present role in ReachGlobal. 

During the last 13 years we have prayed with dozens of Roma in local ministry and in several eastern European countries.  We have heard this question voiced after prayer time over and over.  It came after concerted prayer for various addictions.  It came after prayer for family members who were suffering.  It came after prayer for a sick child who was healed.  A variation (Is that how God works?)  even came from 2 different Christian leaders who saw significant growth in ministry after a "call to prayer" went out and the American church got on its' knees.  "The Question" became so prevalent that we began to expect it after prayer times and smiled when it came! 

This path of learning has led us to a new role in ReachGlobal Europe directly supporting its' mission.  Although the role (and the team related to the role) will be "officially" announced after the new year, I have already been working in it.   After much discussion with ReachGlobal Europe leaders and others about the best place for this ministry, I will be part of a newly formed team of "catalysts" at the Europe level.  I will be available to work with city teams and our strategic partners in Europe to mobilize prayer and Gospel impact among Europe's most marginalized people. This, of course, includes the Roma but also victims of human trafficking and others.  We are looking forward to the challenge and seeing how God works through the new role.  Wouldn't it be great if hundreds or thousands more in Europe asked, "Was that God?" after His people prayed in faith according to the Word and saw answers?