Lee alumnus shares his call to global missions
Photo courtesy of @ten2project.
Missions Week is an annual tradition at Lee University when students hear about missionaries and ministry organizations from around the world. Representatives from various missions organizations come and share their stories with students, including Lee alumnus Nathan Mell, who shared his calling with Lee students earlier this month.
“I have never thought in a million years I would become a missionary,” Mell said. “Then I was radically changed by Jesus after I graduated from Lee … so I told my church I was quitting and going to Europe.”
The Ten2 Project is a missionary organization based out of Europe and functions as a part of Greater Europe Missions (GEM). GEM is a summer program in which participants spend time walking side by side with missionaries and assisting in a wide variety of ministries.
GEM Regional Mobilizer Nicole Clarke said, “the heartbeat of the Ten2 Project is to make disciples.”
According to GEM, “Europe knows religion, but less than 2% claim to know Jesus personally.” GEM also emphasizes that because of this factor, “Europe influences the past, present and future and is connected to the greater cultures around the world.”
“Europe is statistically the most lost continent on the planet. Just because they are not a minority to us does not mean they do not need Jesus,” Mell said. “We could be the change to bring more people to the Kingdom, so why not include Lee University.”
This is the first time the Ten2 Project has hosted a Missions Week booth on Lee’s campus. Mell spent time connecting with Lee students, including senior health science major Lucas Yanes.
Photo courtesy of Nathan Mell.
“It wasn't until Monday night that Nathan Mell came and talked to me about the Ten2 Project,” Yanes said. “That’s when I realized that it is important for me to focus on my vocation and calling, and that is what Ten2 offers.”
The name “Ten2” is based on the verse Luke 10:2 which states, “and he said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.’” Mell believes in the power of this verse and how it has applied to his journey working with Ten2.
"God can dream a bigger dream than I could ever dream for myself, and I want to give my life to that," Mell said. "I am crazy enough to believe I can change the world."
For more information about the Ten2 Project, visit their website or follow along the Ten2 Project’s journey at @ten2project.
