Karen and John Zilen live in Carlisle, England, and are missionaries through Barnabas International. They have a unique calling, as they are called to encourage and build up other missionaries throughout the world. They recently traveled to Wales and Tunisia to train missionaries and to offer a marriage retreat for other missionaries. Among their many roles, they work to counsel people who may be having conflicts within their ministry teams, marriages, or within the culture in which they're attempting to serve.
At CCDA, I have been hearing a lot about the new global look of Christianity. John confirmed this as he spoke about how in years past, when one thought of the "sending nations", one would almost always think of the West (USA, England, etc...) Now, the 2nd largest sending nation of missionaries is South Korea, and Brazil also has a large missionary force. There are other missionaries being sent from countries in which the Church is underground.
Say a prayer for John and Karen as they finish up their US visit with family and head back to England on February 10. Their rental home has been sold and they have a short window in which to consider where they might live next. Prayers for God to clearly show them their next move.
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