Greetings from Belfast to all our friends and family! It’s that time of the year again where we pause to look back at what has been and to then look forward with expectation of what’s to come. I have to tell you, 2024 has been a FULL year. Full of grace, favour, growth, challenges and breakthroughs.
Since our last newsletter, Danica lead a mission team to Tampere in Finland. It was part of our Every Nation Europe Evangelism Conference. They were there for just a bit more than a week and here is some feedback from their mission:
This is the amount of conversations and salvations and follow ups we had from the mission…
7 people prayed the salvation prayer on campus
1 lady came to the Sunday service and gave her heart to the Lord
1 student gave his heart to the Lord during a one to one session and is slotted into the EN outreach group.
1 person prayed the salvation prayer in Helsinki.
1 friend of a student on the seminary campus came to the event, gave his heart to Jesus and is joining the EN outreach group.
One student was reached on campus who was looking for an EN church. She is slotted into the EN outreach group and was filled with the Holy Spirit for the first time. She started speaking in tongues for the first time.
10 people who we engaged with attended the event on Thursday night.
In total 11 people gave their hearts to Jesus.
In total around 28 contact details were given and agreed to meeting with Vince and Marie.
Around 70 students were engaged in meaningful conversations on campus.
God is so good!
There is a strong base in Finland and an open door for the gospel!!
Our Evangelism team has been going out weekly to the Holylands here in Belfast. In the past 2 months there has bee 3 salvations who all agreed to follow-up meetings. The Holylands is a mix of ages, cultures and ethnicities. A massive harvest field, but also a place that needs a lot of prayer. Please keep the team in your prayers as they trust God for an increased harvest in 2025.
Here are some things that we are looking forward to in 2025:
- Evangelism training conference in January for Danica and Andrea
- Freedom day training in Tampere, Finland for the team there. Johann and myself will be going to strengthen and encourage the team.
- Songwriting workshops – with the possibility of starting them further abroad in England, Scotland and hopefully Wales.
- Hosting our Every Nation Europe Evangelism Conference here in Belfast in November.
There is a lot to be thankful for in 2024, and you, our friends and partners are right up there! Without you we wouldn’t be able to be where we aer and do what we do! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Danica and myself keep praying for you and your families! May your hearts become even more sensitive to the leading of God’s Spirit and see Him do even greater things in and through you in 2025!!
Here are some prayer request from our side:
- Please pray for the team in Tampere, Finland. There is a strong foundation there and we are trusting God that as they grow, we will be able to establish a Christ centered, Spirit empowered campus reaching church in Tampere. Every Nation Belfast will be the overseeing church for this plant.
- Please continue to pray for our evangelism team as the go out every week and also prepare for the summit in November.
- Pray for the people they reach in the Holylands to continue this journey of faith by getting into a discipleship relationship.
Thank you all, also, for your giving!
If you wanted to consider a possible additional gift towards the ministry we do here in Belfast, please see our info below:
GIVING INFO:
If you would like to start giving, or know of anybody that would like to, here are the details:
US GIVING
GIVING LINK – http://globalservicenetwork.org/give/51123001/
UK & OTHER
https://www.stewardship.org.uk/partners/20175434
Please give through our Every Nation Belfast Stewardship Account.
- Follow the link and click on give.
- Register a giving acc or give as a guest.
- In the dropdown list select “Staff/Pastoral Support”
- Enter amount to give, select “once off or monthly”
- Please reference – “O’Neill Support”
Have a blessed Christmas and a favour-filled New Year!
Brian, Danica, Noah and Zoë
O'Neill Family 