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one2one
Outreach Story

Holsby Brunn,
Sweden

2-15 July, 2006

In the southern part of the province of Småland is the village of Holsbybrunn. Capernwray Fellowship of Torchbearers has one of their biggest and most popular schools, the Fackelbararna Bible School in this beautiful, remote part of Sweden. For several years EuroTeam has brought teams to this location to partner with this ministry. EuroTeam has taken several service teams to help them renovate and enlarge the Fackelbararna Bible School facility. One of the most effective ministries that EuroTeam has had at Holsbybrunn is EuroTeam's One2one Outreach.

One2one aims its ministry at special needs youth. Presently, its primary focus is upon Chernobyl cancer victims of Belarus. One2one raises funds in order to bring these Belarusian cancer victims out of their country and into a setting where God can transform their lives. Then One2one brings NA Christians to the same place to have a “one to one” ministry with these Belarusians.

This summer Bob, EuroTeam supervisor with One2one, saw a beautiful example of the effectiveness of One2one outreach, when it happens the way it's supposed to happen.

Bob had first met Natalia (not her real name) in 2004. She was one of the Belerusian cancer victims at One2one's Outreach in Holsbybrunn, Sweden that summer. She was a good person who may have believed in God but didn't know that one could have a personal relationship with God. Arlene was on the One2one team and connected immediately with Natalia. They became friends. At the end of the two-week mission trip, Arlene and Natalia exchanged addresses and phone numbers. In the following months they stayed in close contact, emailing and even phoning each other. One time when they were talking on the phone, Natalia told Arlene that she wanted to have the same kind of personal relationship with God as Arlene. On the phone, Natalia prayed to accept the Lord.

Arlene later would make a special trip to Minsk, Belarus, to see Natalia. Natalia had begun attending a good evangelical church and was growing in the Lord. One2one had had a special part in helping her, so she decided that she wanted to continue working with One2one. She is helping One2one translate their materials into Belarusian. This last summer Natalia returned with others to the One2one Outreach. She wants to see other special-need youth like her experience God in a personal way.