To our friends
Dear friends, Youth evangelism is one of the principal challenges of our time. Many children and young people know almost nothing about the Christian faith and never go to church. Numbers are going down in many churches, so there are…
Guidelines
[by Luc Salsac, Director for the French-speaking ministries of the BEM] When we listen to the news on the radio or television, we cannot but conclude that all is not well with the world. The items follow one after another,…
Short news – September 2017
New booksellers in Genk The BEM is proud to present William and Lyssa Bode, our new booksellers in Genk. Originally from Michigan (USA), this couple have four children and will soon have a total of 4 grandchildren. They began in…
Reaching the ‘social media generation’ with the Gospel
For the young people of today, popularity is measured by the number of ‘likes’ they get and how many friends they have on Facebook. They’re judged on their physical appearance, on what is ‘cool’ or not ‘cool’: they feel the…
The Edith Column – September 2017
[by Lyssa Bode, bookseller in Genk] If the train is full of students with their suitcases, it must be Friday! This phenomenon greeted me on my commutes from Brussels to Genk; where I got on at Centraal or Noord, I…
Déborah Zander – reaching children and young people
In our last issue we talked over coffee with Geneviève... now it’s Déborah’s turn - and she only drinks tea. So if we human beings are made up of 65% water, it’s probably true that in her case, this involves…
Our new strategy – we’re making progress
The BEM is going through a period of change! As you’ll have read in the previous issue of RALPH, for some months now we’ve been working on this with a team made up of BEM missionaries and other friends from…
RALPH – September 2017
Editorial by Luc Salsac - Reaching the youth with the Gospel - The Edith Column - Déborah Zander, a heart for the youth - A new strategy
A new magazine for the Belgian Evangelical Mission
Dear reader, We’re proud to present the first issue of ‘RALPH’, the magazine which is replacing our current newsletter ‘BEM Info’ and which should be making its way to you four times a year. The BEM is going through a…
God at work
[by Kurt Maeyens, Director for the Dutch and German-speaking ministries] The BEM is working on a new vision. At this exciting time we want to be depending entirely on God as we consider how to reach Belgium with the Gospel.…