Results 2011

What results are created when you invest in the work of the Danish European Mission?

Secret projects

For security reasons, we cannot mention in which countries these secret projects take place or describe in detail the nature of the work.

More generally, the Danish European Mission has in 2011:

  • Ensured that a significant number of Bible parts could be smuggled into a closed country.
  • The contribution to the training of pastors to serve the persecuted church.
  • Continued work on two Bible translation projects for Christians living in closed countries. When the work is complete, Christians will receive the entire Bible in their mother tongue, their heart language, so they can be edified and strengthened in their faith. In addition, they will also be able to use the newly translated Bible for evangelism.
  • Implemented income-generating projects for persecuted Christians. This strengthens their finances so they can stay in the country and help empower their brothers and sisters - instead of having to leave for better paying jobs in other countries.
  • Contributed to legal aid for persecuted Christian. A Christian pastor was falsely accused and imprisoned. During the process, the Danish European Mission was close to the local Christians who helped him and were able to contribute to paying his legal fees. He got a very good lawyer and he was eventually released.

India

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Microloans for Christian Dalits

  • 96, mainly untouchables, Christians have received microloans. As a result, they are better able to cope with everyday life and help their families lead a more dignified life.

Building churches

  • Work has begun to rebuild six damaged churches in the state of Orissa and is expected to be completed by the end of February 2012.

Children and widows received practical help in South India

  • 62 orphans have been fed, educated, clothed and sheltered in South India.
  • 13 widows have received care and protection from fanatical Hindus.
  • 45 children of leprosy parents have started school.
  • An orphanage with 30 children has received support to put a roof over their heads.

Iraq

  • In 2011, the Danish European Mission has helped ensure that Iraqi Christian refugees receive food supplies, warm blankets, heaters, kerosene and encouraging Christian literature.

Iran

Christians in the country are arrested for their faith in Jesus Christ, and many have a burning desire to spread the gospel. In 2011, the Danish European Mission sought to support persecuted Christians and evangelization in the following ways:

  • Secured the printing and distribution of 3397 new wills.
  • Secured financial support for Christians who lost their jobs because they would not deny their faith.
  • Provided support to Christians who have been arrested for pastoral care and counseling so they can move on with their lives.

Kazakhstan

  • In 2011, the Danish European Mission began fundraising for a project to strengthen the church in Kazakhstan. The project consists of supporting Christian rehabilitation work among drug addicts, alcoholics and homeless people in a part of the country that is characterized by great social need.
  • Not only can these vulnerable people get a new life through the project, but the authorities can also see how people's lives are transformed. The hope is that the authorities will realize that accepting the gospel of Jesus Christ and aligning society with the words of the Bible can only make a positive difference in their country.

Kyrgyzstan

Help for former orphans in Kyrgyzstan

  • In 2011, the Danish European Mission has helped eight young girls in Kyrgyzstan with support for their stay at the "Oak House" home. They are former orphanage children. At "Egehuset" they receive Christian care and encouragement to complete a secondary education while being equipped professionally to become self-sufficient. Several of the girls have experienced coming to faith in Jesus through their participation in the project.

Middle East and North Africa

  • Thousands of people in the Muslim world have brought the Gospel into their homes via SAT-7, a Christian satellite TV network, with support from the Danish European Mission.

North Caucasus

  • More than 1000 children received Christmas gifts in December 2011 and January 2012. They received a gift that included a children's Bible or other Christian literature. As a result, 1000 children have received the Gospel, which can influence them in a good direction in the future.

North Korea 

Christians in North Korea received medicine

  • Several packages of medicine have been smuggled into North Korea. The medicine helps older, physically weak Christians in particular to train young leaders and thus equip a new generation to take responsibility for the persecuted church in the country.

North Korean refugees got help during the escape

  • In 2011, the Danish European Mission helped provide emergency aid and shelter to 26 North Korean refugees and helped them escape to safe countries. China considers them illegal refugees and sends them back to North Korea, where they risk being sent to the notorious labor camps.
  • The North Korean refugees are also being introduced to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and several have come to faith in Him.

Stateless children in China received shelter and Christian care

  • In 2011, the Danish European Mission has helped support more than 50 children, most of whom have been abandoned by their mothers. Seven children have received full-time support and 50 have received partial support. Their mothers have been tragically separated from their children because they have been sent back to North Korea by the Chinese authorities. Some women are also separated from their children because they feel compelled to flee China.
    This means that the children can receive care, education, help with daily necessities and a loving introduction to Jesus and the Bible.

Printing 10,000 New Testaments for North Korean refugees

  • Before the end of the year, 10,000 copies of the New Testament were printed in Korean in an easy-to-read version. The wills are expected to be distributed among North Korean refugees outside North Korea's borders and some of the wills will be smuggled into North Korea.

Pakistan

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1378 girls gained access to sewing school training

  • 1378 girls have enrolled in sewing classes in Pakistan in 2011. In total, 6,253 girls have gained access to sewing training in the last 7 years. Young women are thus helped out of slavery-like situations and trained as seamstresses. The result so far is that many girls are earning significantly more by becoming seamstresses, helping to feed their families, and most importantly, the girls are out of slavery.
  • In addition, 13 new churches have opened as a result of the sewing schools.

515 children received support for schooling

  • 515 poor children, primarily from the Christian minority, receive schooling. They are equipped to succeed in Pakistani society. The result is better job opportunities, a better future and the prevention of crime and a negative life course.

Establishing schools

  • With support from DANIDA, administered by the Danish Mission Council's Development Department, the Danish European Mission has continued a school project in Faisalabad, Pakistan, which began in 2010. In 2011, 225 children from the poorest strata of the population attended the school.
  • With support from DANIDA, administered by the Danish Mission Council's Development Department, the second year of the school project in Youhanabad, where over 300 poor children receive schooling, was completed.

Flood victims got help

  • 2825 people affected by flooding in Pakistan received emergency aid such as food, medicine and clothing.

133 girls in different orphanages received help

  • 133 girls/women in orphanages and a home for the blind have received clothing and support for the daily running of the homes. Many of them have suffered severe abuse before being sheltered and cared for at the homes.

Sri Lanka

Poor Christians in Sri Lanka received Bibles

  • In November 2010, the Danish European Mission began distributing 5000 Bibles in Sinhala and Tamil to Christians who have been affected by civil war and cannot afford a Bible. The project was completed in 2011. The result has been great joy among the thousands of poor Christians who have received Bibles. Their church life can be enriched, they can experience spiritual growth and be equipped to spread the gospel among their fellow countrymen.

Denmark

  • The Danish European Mission continuously focuses on the harsh living conditions faced by millions of persecuted Christians. We are a mouthpiece for the world's persecuted Christians in Denmark, for example through the magazine "Danish European Mission", the website www.forfulgtekristne.dk, the Facebook page and various news media, meetings in churches and mission centers and other initiatives to promote the cause.
  • Project monitoring: We are in regular contact with our partners and visit the projects to see for ourselves that the aid is reaching its destination.