Unlike other parts of the world, it’s very easy to connect with teens and adults in Europe which leads to building relationships much easier. Music, social media trends, movies, and television blend a lot between the two continents. People travel back and forth between the two easily. Social media and messaging apps help continue developing relationships between groups and individuals, long after a trip.

Relationships are key to continued ministry between churches and organizations in Europe and the United States.

Social media, gaming, and streaming networks have helped young people grasp the English language quickly as a second language. This makes it so much easier to communicate and build those relationships between groups when you don’t need a translator for basic communication.

Doing a mission trip to Europe develops faith in so many ways. The cost of the trip pushes groups to rely on God to show up to provide. Church members and other believers faith also grows as they help teams gather the needs for trip and see God continually show up in amazing ways. On a trip, the group is stretched beyond their comfort zones in many ways and have to trust God to provide peace and strength. And then there’s the faith growth seen in the groups who are being ministered to as the groups works together side by side to accomplish the call of sharing the Good News with the world.

An exciting part of building relationships between the United States and Europe is the ability to also bring teams from Europe to the United States. There’s interest in groups wanting to come serve alongside churches here in the United States. What a great way to see the Church grow globally as churches in both continents are exposed to what God is doing throughout the world!