Behold Europe 2024

Our gathering Behold Europe for young European evangelists took place this 21-24 June 2024 in a beautiful place near the volcano Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland. About 75+ young evangelists gathered from 13 European countries (Armenia, Belgium, France, Georgia, Germany, Iceland, Italy, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK) and were inspired by the different speakers: Rico Tice, Hélder Favarin, Paul Schafer, Adrián Guillén, Dögg H Fossberg and Jamie Ochsner. 
 
At every moment, down to the smallest detail, we were amazed at the presence and favour of God in this event. We are grateful to God for so many answered prayers, and grateful to the many who have been praying alongside us for Behold Europe. We trust His hand has been at work in more ways than we even realise! 
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There was such a sweet and tangible presence of our Lord touching, motivating and changing the lives of these young evangelists. There were such unforgettable moments of prayer, preaching, teaching, fellowship and worship that one did not want it to end. 
 
After the conclusion of the conference, an optional excursion day was arranged giving participants the opportunity to visit some of the most impressive places in the region. This of course allowed the participants to create even more memories and build on the already established friendships that had been formed during the conference. What unforgettable and precious moments!

“It was truly humbling to be among all who are already serving the Lord and to learn so many things and to learn how to be more effective to evangelise by the teachings received by spirit filled sessions. I am truly challenged by every sermon and been provoked by Gods word to live with integrity and preach the gospel.” (Emmanuel, UK participant)

BEHOLD EUROPE 2024 Speakers

Rico Tice

Rico Tice is a passionate evangelist, and former Senior Minister of Evangelism at All Souls, Langham Place in London. Co-Founder of Christianity Explored Ministries, he is a regular speaker at missions and evangelistic events around the world, and is the author of two books about understanding the gospel and sharing it with others — Honest Evangelism and Capturing God. Rico’s life’s work is to inspire believers to share their faith in Jesus. 
 
He joined All Souls in 1994, during the later years of the ministry of John Stott, with Richard Bewes as Rector, finding himself in his dream role focused on introducing the gospel to those who come through the doors of the central London church. After 28 years at All Souls, Rico joined Christianity Explored Ministries full time from September 2023. While at All Souls Rico developed the Christianity Explored course, which encourages Christians to open up the Gospel of Mark with their friends and allow Jesus to walk off its pages. Rico saw that Mark’s gospel clearly outlines Jesus’s “Identity, Mission and Call” providing a good understanding of what a life with Jesus looks like. 
 
In Rico’s words:
“I want to spend the rest of my life quite simply helping as many people as possible meet the Lord Jesus as he walks off the pages of Mark’s gospel.” 
 
When not talking to people about Jesus, Rico loves to play and watch rugby. His other hobbies include playing golf and watching films. He’s married to Lucy and they have three young children.

Hélder Favarin

Hélder Favarin is married to Ana and they have four children. He serves as the Global Director of Youth and Young Adult Initiatives for Community Bible Study (a ministry serving in over 110 countries and Bible studies in more than 80 languages). He's an evangelist, missionary and speaks internationally in Portuguese, Spanish and English. He was the co-founding pastor of C29 Granada (Spain).

Hélder has a doctorate in preaching from the Talbot School of Theology and a master's degree in biblical interpretation from the London School of Theology. He's part of the founding teams of RedTimoteo (a program for young evangelists in Spain) and the EYE (European Young Evangelists) Network. He is the author of the book “Expand: Preaching to Both Christians and Non-Christians from the Same Sermon” (available in Spanish and Portuguese) and numerous articles. He has worked for HSBC bank and General Motors, before devoting to full-time evangelistic, missionary and pastoral ministry since his early twenties.

​Hélder was born in Brazil and has also lived in Mexico, England, Scotland, Spain and the USA; he holds an Italian nationality as well. He enjoys reading, watching films, playing guitar and soccer (though not at the same time!) and, mostly, spending time with Ana and their children. His website is www.helderfavarin.com

Adrián Guillén

Adrián studied Telecommunications Engineering in Seville, Spain, working in this industry until he received the call to join the K180 team in June 2024. He is a graduate of Red Timoteo and a key member of its leadership team. He is presently the coordinator for 'Estudios Biblicos en Comunidad' in Spain. Adrián served for 15 years as a youth pastor in Seville, and currently serves as part of the Council of Elders at the Seville Church of Christ.

He is married to Miriam with whom he has served the Lord since they met and they have a son, Joshua.

Dögg H Fossberg

Dögg H Fossberg is an Executive Coach (ACC) at the National University Hospital in Iceland, and a member of the International Coaching Federation. She has been working within the health care system for the past three decades. She is a registered nurse, and has been playing an administrative role for the past 15 years. Dögg is an evangelist by heart. 

She has been a board member and a chairman for cross-sectional ministries such as Aglow, The Gideons, and the Icelandic Bible Society. She has had radio programs at Lindin, a Christian radio station in Iceland, as well as having written articles for Christian magazines. She is a regular speaker at a variety of churches in Iceland, and has served as a board member within the pentecostal church in Reykjavik and Akureyri. Dögg has published a variety of material to reach the nation, and is in charge of a Facebook site where she publishes a prayer every morning.
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She is married to Fjalar Freyr Einarsson and they have two sons.

Paul Schafer

Paul Timothy Schafer was born in Canada in 1953. Graduating from high school in 1971, he was involved in a cross-cultural exchange program in Tunisia where he heard the Gospel for the first time. Back in Canada he adopted the “hippy” lifestyle until finally coming to faith and salvation in Jesus in 1975. He joined an evangelistic team in Italy in 1976 and continues to serve the Lord today.

​Paul was president of the Christ is the Answer - Cristo è la Risposta - Evangelistic Mission Team in Italy from 1982 until 2016, and is now an honorary member. He is also: President of the Board for Compassion Italy, and member of the Board of Compassion Spain; Member of the Board of ACP Italia (Christian Action for Persecuted Believers and for the Poor); Member of Evangelisti Italiani (an initiative to encourage evangelists, prepare more evangelists, and encourage the Church to evangelise); and Vice president of Le Terre della Bibbia - Bible Lands Tour Agency.

Paul dedicates most of his time to teaching on: Mission (theology and practice), Evangelism (theology and practice), Israel (Biblical history, history from the first century until today, the return to the land, developments from 1882 until today, why Israel - people, land, nation - is important, and prophecies to be fulfilled).

Paul has been married to Julienne Desjardins since 1978. They have 3 grown children, 2 are married and have given them 7 grandchildren.

Jamie Ochsner

Jamie has been in the restaurant business for the last 20 years. She is an Owner/Operator of two Chick-fil-A restaurants in West Michigan, USA. Chick-fil-A operates an unashamedly Christian business model, and Jamie certainly has a passion for the Gospel. She has served all over the world on Lifeshape trips through Chick-fil-A’s non-profit ministry. Jamie has been a K180 trustee since 2023 and has served with the K180 ministry in multiple European countries with a particular focus on training young leaders for Gospel-centred ministry, and the mentoring of young women as they pursue the call of God on their lives.

Martin Durham

After spending 15 years employed by Barclays Bank PLC, Rev. Martin Durham received a clear call to leave banking and pursue the office of evangelist, becoming the founding director of Kerygma180 (K180) in May 2001. 
 
Complementing his call to actively proclaim the gospel ‘on the streets’ and to equip young evangelists and leaders, Martin presently chairs the UK 'Emerging Evangelists Institute' (an initiative of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association), and is the European Director of the 'International Leadership Institute', of which History Makers is a part.
 
Martin lives in London and is ordained as a Baptist Minister (Evangelist) by the Baptist Union of Great Britain. He is married to Rachel and they have two grown-up daughters.