A vision provides a real and visual expression to the scripturally-motivated mission. How do we glorify God among the people groups of the world? Crossover’s vision is to assist and accelerate church planting movements among the people groups of Eurasia. In 1995, only six evangelical missionaries were known to be in the country of Moldova, the small country between Romania and the Ukraine. Crossover began the first phase of fulfilling its vision with Mission Moldova. Our goal was to plant five churches by 2000. When we planted six, we knew Crossover needed to expand its vision.
That led to Mission Black Sea in 2000, a plan for 100 new churches established in the people groups of the seven Eurasian countries surrounding the Black Sea: Moldova, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Russia, Georgia, and Turkey. In 2003, Crossover sent long-term cross-cultural workers to our second targeted people group within the least-reached country on the Black Sea. More missionaries, both American and Brazilian, followed. By the end of 2004, Crossover has started over 20 new churches. As the Lord provides the people and resources, we hope to see the remaining churches of Mission Black Sea established.
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