Can you prove Jesus?
From the BBC.com -> Was Jesus a real person?
The situation is that in Italy there is an atheist that has taken a priest to court and the judge is forcing the priest to prove the existence of Jesus. The link above is to a forum where people are making comments about the situation. Review the comments and look for the ones that are from people in Europe.
Let us know what your thoughts are by clicking on the comments area just below the title of this entry.
Ukraine is in an economic change which means jobs change
From BBC.com – Ukrainians fear winter chill
We are watching the situation in the Ukraine carefully as Russia is looking at cutting off the Ukrainian natural gas supplies. The winters in the Ukraine are long and hard and most heating is done through natural gas. If the gas supplies run low or run out, then many in the Ukraine could literally freeze to death as other sources of heat are limited and more expensive.
eDOT is working hard in the Ukraine with several partnerships that are getting us access to implement eLearning Centers. Many of the 50 eLearning Centers that we are working on implementing in the next three years will be installed in the Ukraine. Through these learning centers, people will learn valuable computer skills that they would not have been able to get anywhere else. Utilizing these skills allows them to get the jobs that are available in the post-Soviet economy in the Ukraine. This will allow them to be able to afford the increases in natural gas prices that Russia is set to impose and so they can keep warm in the upcoming winters.
Please pray for the Ukraine that they may stay warm this winter and that we can implement many more eLearning Centers there so that they can obtain the much needed computer skills to secure the jobs that are evolving in the new Ukrainian economy.
Muslim Population in Europe
This BBC article shows that Islam is the fastest growing religion in Europe due to immigration and above average birth rates.
Look at the percentages and remember that Christians who have a personal relationship with Jesus and are willing to tell their friends about Him are averaging at only 2.4% of the population throughout Europe with over 19 countries averaging less than 1%.
Also, Europe is very influential and gives a great advantage to connect with the Muslim world. As these great multitudes immigrate to Europe, they are in a more religiously free environment and are usually more open to other ideas and thoughts. These new thoughts and ideas can be taken back by them to their families who are still in restricted countries where we could not connect with them as easily as Europe.
Anti-Christian Jeans the rage in Sweden
From Yahoo News! – http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051230/ap_on_re_eu/sweden_devil_s_denim
This is not from a Christian news group or even a religiously affiliated news group but from the secular Associated Press. They even note that there is a turn away from Christianity happening in Europe especially Sweden where church attendance is ever decreasing. The designer of the label for this brand of jeans says that he is against Christianity because of the history of wars that have been fought in the name of “Christianity”. He is against the organized religion.
This is why we are called to be missionaries in Europe. We are called to help the church in Europe be not just some organized religion but a group of people who have a relationship with their Creator and want to help other Europeans have that kind of relationship too.