World Renewal International

We welcome new missionary student intern Deborah Parker to the World Renewal Intl staff. She is our new missionary to the country of Iceland. She is studying to be a Master Chef . This allows her access to be involved with church planting. She will be leading the music ministry in this Baptist Church plant endeavor with Pastor Jeremy Gresham. Deborah says "the country of Iceland has only 300,000 people and close to 250,000 live in the capital city of Reykjavik and its suburbs. Iceland is considered a Christian nation, due to the official state church status of the Lutheran Church." However, Operation World states that there are only about 5,000 evangelical believers in the entire nation. Less than 10% are regular church attenders. It also states that the occult has moved into this spiritual vacuum and that about 40% of the population has had involvement with the occult.

Deborah says that "my decision to become a missionary is simply that of God telling me to go, an my response of obedience. When I was a child, I listened to many missionary stories, and assumed that when I grew up, that is what I would be. But as sometimes happens, when we grow up we lose our heavenly goals and focus on earthly things, until November of 2005, that is when the Lord renewed that desire and called me to Iceland."

Deborah is a member of Brandywine Community Church, Greenfield, Indiana. I encourage you to pray for this brave and courageous young lady. If you happen to find yourself in the area of Reykjavik, Iceland, stop by the Tveir Fiskar Restaurant and say, "Hi!" to Deborah Parker our new missionary. She says she is there to introduce folks to her friend "Jesus Christ."

Thanks for stopping by.