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As freezing winter temperatures grip Eastern Europe and the Balkans, people facing poverty or homelessness need practical help to stay safe and warm. Can you help?

Happy boy receiving clothing gifts through WinterHelp support
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As freezing winter temperatures grip Eastern Europe and the Balkans, people facing poverty or homelessness need practical help to stay safe and warm. Can you help?

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Connected in Mission

Transform Europe Network serves alongside indigenous Christians in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Our vision is to transform lives with the good news of Jesus Christ through compassion, evangelism and church planting.

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In our Winter edition of Connect Magazine, Serghei Mihailov has written of Beginning of Life's art therapy programme: 'What started as emergency emotional support soon grew into a long-term ministry of healing and transformation.'

To read more about God's powerful work in the lives of refugees from Ukraine, visit: issuu.com/transformeuropenow/docs/ten_connect_january_march_2026/07
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Thank you to all of you who have been supporting our WinterHelp appeal. Your support meant we could provide a grant to Novi Sad Christian Fellowship last winter. They bought 35 winter boots to give out to people who are homeless. These gifts are an integral part of their 'Hand For A Friend' (Ruka za druga) ministry.

Erika Sabljov (centre, last photo) is part of the Ruka za druga team. She shared many stories of gratitude. Ružica sleeps in an abandoned warehouse with no heating. 'The only warmth [Ružica] finds is by covering herself with two blankets and wearing all the clothes she owns. This has contributed to her health issues, making life even more difficult. When she received shoes, she cried tears of joy, knowing that her feet would finally be warm and dry.'

If you would like to give to our WinterHelp appeal, visit: ten-uk.org/winterhelp/
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Thank you to all of

Late last year, a team from Bless Community Church in the UK went out to support the work of Fellowship of the Lord's People (BPZ) in Pristina, Kosovo. It was a humbling and challenging experience, as the team learned more about the significant sacrifices made by people in a majority Muslim country who had chosen to follow Christ.

To read Cameron and Josh's reflections in our latest Connect Magazine, visit: issuu.com/transformeuropenow/docs/ten_connect_january_march_2026/04
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In many of the countries where our partners are, today is Christmas Day!

Protestant Christian Fellowship, Novi Sad has shared photos of yesterday's communion service, celebrating the birth of Christ. Pastor Dusan Beredi told us, 'Serbian Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar, which means we enjoy a longer season of Christmas events and gatherings.'

Are you celebrating Christmas today? If so, tell us more about how you are marking the birth of Christ. God bless you!
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Happy New Year to you from us all at TEN. 😀🎉🎊
Thank you for your support for www.winterhelp.org.
May you know God's grace and strength in 2026.
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CURRENT CAMPAIGN

WinterHelp

Will you join those who give to TEN’s annual WinterHelp appeal? Each donation means so much to some of the poorest people in Eastern Europe and the Balkans and is a huge encouragement to TEN’s partners.

CRISIS FUND

The war continues and TEN partners continue to provide food and shelter for Ukrainian refugees who have fled the conflict

Church Partnerships

UK church visiting church in Europe

Building a meaningful partnership, rooted in relationship, between your church and one in the Balkans and Eastern Europe can be a fantastic way to actively play your part in God’s plan for the nations of Europe.

Volunteering

Volunteers make a real difference to people’s lives in Europe. From helping for a few hours in our office in Bristol to spending two weeks in Europe with one of our partners, we’d love to hear from you.

Eastern Europe: Did you know…?

  • 750,000,000
    people live in Europe
  • Millions of refugees and migrants
    are entering Europe each year
  • 0.1% – 0.2% evangelical Christians
    in North Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro
  • 4 out of 5 Roma people
    live below the ‘at-risk-of-poverty’ threshold
  • A melting pot
    of faith and culture, where east meets west
  • 250,000 victims
    of human trafficking each year in Europe
  • Albania
    went from an atheist nation in 1991 to over 200 churches across the nation today
  • Hundreds of new Roma churches
    planted across Europe in the last 20 years
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