New leader for ECM Australia and NZ
From January 2017 Matt George will take up the role of Director of ECM Australia and New Zealand. With over 12 years of on-the-ground missionary experience with ECM in Portugal, first in Bible training in Lisbon, and then evangelism and discipleship of university students in Coimbra, Matt, Louise and their family have now entered a new phase in their lives. Working from Croydon, Sydney, Matt will be heading up a team of workers and in Europe will be making Jesus’ name famous as they support and facilitate their partners on the field.
In a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania, mothers and caregivers of people with intellectual disabilities are finding something they rarely experience — support, encouragement, and a community that understands their daily reality. 
When the task ahead feels bigger than the resources available, it can be tempting to focus on what is missing. Yet God often calls His people to move forward not with great strength, but with the strength they already have — trusting Him to do the rest. 
In Lviv, Ukraine, Nazar and his wife Iryna continue serving their community amid the ongoing challenges of war. Recently, what began as a simple haircut became an opportunity for encouragement, friendship, and meaningful spiritual conpversation.