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\u201cIn Europe\u2019s most atheistic city, the light of Christ still shines,\u201d says MAI President Heather Pubols, upon her return from MediaFest in Prague on May 5-8. \u201cAcross the continent, His people continue to faithfully share His truth through the written word online and in print.\u201d<\/p>\n

MediaFest is\u00a0MAI-Europe\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0training conference for Christian writers, editors and publishers based in Europe. Seventy-two attendees met high in the hills overlooking the ancient city of Prague, Czechia, to explore the theme\u00a0Jesus is the Answer: What is the Question? <\/em>Many attendees were students and interns coming from across Europe, including Romania, Albania and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cIt was a joy to see so many young people there. We had a time of great blessing together\u00ad\u2014of learning, fellowship, and experiences to open our eyes to many different ways of sharing the gospel of Jesus,\u201d says MAI-Europe Board Chair Janet Wilson.<\/p>\n

During a panel discussion, representatives from T\u00fcrkiye, Czechia, and Germany discussed the challenges of being Christians in places where they are minorities. Turkish author and publisher G\u00f6khan Talas reflected on colleagues who were martyred, saying, \u201cThe truth is worth the ink, but sometimes the ink is very expensive.\u201d His fellow panelists shared that his experiences resonated with them.<\/span><\/p>\n

Workshops were run by 11 professional trainers from 10 countries across Europe.<\/p>\n

In his conference workshop\u00a0The Minority Pen,<\/em>\u00a0G\u00f6khan emphasized the importance of one\u2019s identity in Christ, and advised Christian communicators, \u201cDon\u2019t always start with doctrine. Start with the pain that the doctrine can answer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other workshops included\u00a0Crowdwriting Platforms: Collaborative Publishing Without Wasting Paper<\/em>\u00a0with journalist Daniel Hofkamp\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Time Management, Personal Discipline and Soul Care of a Christian Content Creator\u00a0<\/em>with Vlady Raichinov of the Bulgarian Evangelical Alliance.<\/p>\n

A dedicated prayer space was run by MAI-Europe trustees Bob Clarke and Rodney Shepherd. \u201cWe will definitely do this again at future events,\u201d says Janet. \u201cMany attendees come from difficult situations, so the offer of prayer was greatly valued.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A worship session one morning featured songs from the\u00a0Taize ecumenical community<\/a>. \u201cOne song from the Taize ecumenical community<\/a> reminded me that to God what appears as darkness is still filled with His light,\u201d says Heather. A line of the song reads, in English, \u201cOur darkness\u00a0<\/span>is never darkness in Your sight: the deepest night is clear as the daylight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

MAI-Europa<\/a> started in 1990 to support the growing work of Media Associates International, holding training events to equip Christians who work in a range of media creating and publishing life-changing content that brings about spiritual, cultural and social renewal in communities across Europe.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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