We have been working for the past 25 years in Southwest Germany ministering to thousands of refugees from the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Over the past 10 years, we have seen a dramatic increase of refugees. Most come with varying levels of traumatisation and disability, but that is where we can rely on God’s wisdom and support to help us minister to these desperate people appropriately. We passionately believe that the Gospel is the answer for all human beings, especially refugees who need a place of comfort, security and love in Christ Jesus.

 

Of course, this does not mean that we are less interested in caring for their physical needs. We visit refugees in camps and be real in whatever ways we support and care, always pointing them to Christ. We work with the free evangelical alliance of churches in Karlsruhe and neighbouring cities, to establish networks and support their ministries to the needs of refugees, praying that the Lord will bring them to a knowledge and experience of the Gospel.

 

We have established an Evangelical Migrant Centre, where refugees can build up community life, cooking their native food, celebrating birthdays, children’s work with games and creating an atmosphere of welcome to exchange experiences, in the hope to speak about the Gospel with them. We are also making efforts to support many traumatized refugees with local counselors.

 

We intentionally invite our refugees to events in the churches, or summer sports camps or Alpha Courses which are done through our networking of the churches and building up friendships. Most of our activities are very practical in meeting their needs, and are done on a one to one basis, by visiting the refugees in their camps, taking them to appointments in the cities, transportation of the refugees to events in the city or churches, and taking them out for meals or through our own hospitality opportunities.