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As you probably know, our church supports Rob and Arabelle Horne and their family who are serving as missionaries with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in Leipzig, Germany. The question is, why Leipzig? Leipzig is a city of about half a million people with a large student population. It is part of the former communist East Germany. Leipzig and the region surrounding it played a key role in the 16th-century Reformation under Martin Luther, which brought us the four great truths – Scripture alone, Christ alone, grace alone, faith alone. Today, however, Leipzig and this region have largely lost the gospel. Over 80% of people in the eastern states are totally unchurched. As one writer put it: “Most people have had no contact with Christian churches during their whole lifetime. They have forgotten that they have forgotten God.”
Rob and Arabelle’s hope is that:
“God in his grace and mercy will use us in our work with Leipzig English Church to help bring those great truths of the Reformation back to Leipzig and the nation of Germany. Our prayer is that through our ministry God will raise up a new generation of faithful Christian leaders.“
If you would like to receive Rob and Arabelle’s regular prayer points and news you can subscribe to updates from the CMS website.
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Andrew Lubbock is serving in student ministry in Florence, Italy with his wife Sarah and their four kids. We support them through the Church Missionary Society (CMS). As the Lubbock’s prepare to return to Florence, Andrew reflects on some of the joys of serving in Europe – as well as the challenges of serving in a tough and spiritually isolated mission field.
Two minutes with Andrew Lubbock from CMS NSW on Vimeo.
