Spain: evangelicals create the \u201cUnder His Fig Tree\u201d network to help families facing housing difficulties<\/h2>\n
On 14 October, the Spanish Evangelical Alliance (AEE) published a statement on the housing situation in Spain, calling for a national housing pact and announcing the creation of the \u201cUnder His Fig Tree\u201d network, through which evangelical churches and organisations want to support vulnerable families.<\/strong><\/p>\n The initiative, presented in Madrid, will hold its first meeting on Saturday 6 February 2027, open to churches, organisations, lawyers, social workers, businesspeople and landlords, with the aim of coordinating support for 150 families during 2027, the year the Alliance celebrates its 150th anniversary. The background is well known: in cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca and M\u00e1laga, rents have doubled in less than a decade, and thousands of families, young people, pensioners and workers find it increasingly hard to secure decent housing.<\/p>\n Alongside its demands to the authorities, the Alliance proposes five lines of action: emergency funds in churches for families unable to pay two or three months’ rent, support from the moment an eviction notice arrives, reasonably priced rentals from evangelical property owners in collaboration with Diacon\u00eda’s \u201cVecindad Inclusiva\u201d programme, a review of underused church premises that could serve as temporary housing, and collaboration with the authorities. For the Alliance, housing is \u201ca matter of dignity and love for one’s neighbour\u201d<\/strong>, and it recalls that \u201cproperty is legitimate, but not absolute\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Source: Evangelical Focus<\/a><\/p>\n In September, Trans World Radio (TWR) brought together 98 leaders and representatives from 21 countries in Central Europe \u2014 most from Europe and the CAMENA region (Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa) \u2014 for its 2026 National Partner Conference, under the theme \u201cPartnerships in Times of Transition\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n During the week, partners shared what God is doing in their countries and learned from one another how to walk with each listener and donor: a first contact is not enough; patient, personal follow-up is needed. In the Netherlands, the \u201cMissie & Media\u201d experience centre in Barneveld showed how a visit can become a journey: a curious visitor receives a thank-you email the next day, a survey after ten days, and a tailored newsletter within a month. In Romania, the team connects via WhatsApp with 760 listeners of the \u201cThru the Bible\u201d programme and knows of 15 people who have come to God and remain in church, and 55 more who have restarted their journey with Jesus. \u201cWe are part of His orchestra, and He is a great orchestrator,\u201d<\/strong> the leader of the Arabic ministry summed up, encouraging partners to do their part with excellence and trust God for the results.<\/p>\n Source: Evangelical Focus<\/a><\/p>\n For the first time since 1937, a New Testament in the Faroese language has been published, produced by the Faroese Bible Society and presented on 8 October, according to United Bible Societies (UBS).<\/strong><\/p>\n The ecumenical project was led by former Lutheran Bishop Hans Jacob Joensen, together with representatives of the Lutheran state church and the Free churches. The new translation, made from the original languages into modern Faroese, reflects the islands’ liturgical customs and vocabulary, and includes footnotes, glossaries and maps, with a design intended to be easy to read. The goal, explained Faroese evangelical politician Jenis Rana, is a translation that reaches today’s young people and around which all Christians on the islands can come together, where Faroese is spoken by some 70,000 people. The story is not over: the Psalms are already on their way, as a step towards a complete, updated Faroese Bible.<\/p>\n![\"AEE](\"https:\/\/cms.evangelicalfocus.com\/upload\/imagenes\/6ad060b3b74d1_6acf8ecc33a2f_MockUPLIDE-279.jpg\")
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<\/p>\nFaroe Islands: first New Testament in Faroese in almost 90 years<\/h2>\n
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