Basque

FEC Leaders Visit Spain’s Basque Region

The Basque people share a rich cultural history and a unique language. Their beloved homeland, known as the Basque region, covers an area stretching from northern Spain to southern France. FEC has been praying for the Basque people and sending workers there for over 15 years; however, church planting in this region looks much different than church planting in [...]

Fort Wayne Area Families Host Basque Students

“Kaixo!”  means, “Hello,” in the Basque language. Last June, six families in the Fort Wayne area said, “Kaixo,” to six Basque students and hosted them in their homes for three weeks through the Kaixo USA program. Through this program and others like it, FEC churches have been hosting Basque students for several years. The program [...]

Basque Team Gets Green Light for Jesus Storybook Bible Translation

FEC is in the process of developing a powerful new tool to reach Basque people. Working in conjunction with Kevin Darnell, a ministry partner in the region, we have received copyright permission to translate Jesus Storybook Bible in a Basque/English edition. This project will put scriptures into the hands of hundreds of Basque families and [...]

“A prayer movement precedes every disciple making movement”

Just recently, a pod of 400 whales washed up on the shore during a low tide in New Zealand. Before rescue workers could arrive 300 of them had already died. Those workers who did arrive had an almost impossible job ahead of them of carry bucket after bucket of water to each whale to keep [...]

From “Agnostic” to “Believer”

How Discovery Bible Studies Are Making a Difference in Basque Country “I think—no, I KNOW—that this is the first time I have thought about God on Christmas.” These words, spoken by a self-professed agnostic, are just one example of changes taking place in people’s hearts and minds in Basque country. After interacting with our team [...]

Why do we need “Extraordinary Prayer”?

A few days ago we wrote about “Extraordinary Prayer” and what it is. But why do we need “extraordinary prayer“? I think there are many people who are convinced that prayer is a waste of time. They would never say it like that because that’s un-Christian, but their lives reflect it. I think this is [...]

Changes in Basque Country

Following their wedding in July, Courtney (Mosier) and her husband Nathanael Warren have made the decision to not be part of the FEC Basque team. They have recently moved to the Basque Country on their own and are working independently in the town of Oñati. While we are sad to lose a team member we [...]