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Steve & Deanne Turley

Missionaries to University Students in Brussels, Belgium

Students For Christ (SFC); Impacting the future intellectual, corporate and political leaders of Europe and the world through university missions - one student at a time. 

University students in postmodern Europe live in a spiritual vacuum. Their religious experiences as children were minimal, attending church primarily for weddings and funerals. One university professor explained, "We have our religious life, and we have our everyday life, and we don't mix them." As a result, young people see faith as antiquated, irrelevant and hypocritical. Our primary ministry focus, the Free University of Brussels, is officially atheistic. Christian meetings aren't allowed on campus, so we host students in our home once a week. Our goal is to locate property near the campus for a coffee shop where students could study, snack or visit with friends and listen to music. Steffi, a young woman from Austria, is proof that this kind of fellowship is important. Steffi turned away from church as a teenager. She often spent time with us, but never went to the weekly SFC meetings. She told us frankly, "I know I need to turn my life back over to God, but I'm just not ready to take that step." Steffi returned to Austria to finish her degree. However, God brought her back to Brussels to complete an internship at a local business. She spent more time with us, and when school started, attended a back-to-school barbecue. The next week Steffi came to eat with us before the weekly SFC meeting. Afterwards, Steffi talked to Deanne. "Last night I gave my life back to Christ," she said excitedly. "One of the things that really influenced my decision was being here at the barbecue last Friday and seeing how much everybody at SFC cares for each other." Our challenge is to help students make the leap from the dead cultural religion of their childhood to the living, powerful Christ who speaks to their seeking hearts and cares about their daily lives.

Contact / Support
Steve & Deanne Turley, Assemblies of God World Missions (AGWM)
Rue Jacques Jordeans, 10 1000
Brussels , Belgium
Phone:  011-322-354-2570
Email:  stephen.turley@agmd.org      Web:  www.sfcbelgium.net
Account:  291437