Neil & Jenny Stewart
Neil and Jenny Stewart have been sent to work alongside the Basque Project Team to seek to plant a church in Bilbao, a city in the Basque Country in Spain. They want to see a Spanish speaking church planted in an area of the city where there are currently no evangelical churches.
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Neil and Jenny's mission work
Having arrived in Bilbao in April 2025, they are currently focusing upon language learning, cultural adaptation and team building, as well as helping their children settle in to their new life. In the short term, they will assist Bilbao International church. Neil is currently involved in preaching and discipleship, whilst Jenny is assisting the women’s ministry. At the same time, they are seeking to form relationships within the community in the hope of seeing their neighbours come to faith. Neil and Jenny hope to be able to start a Bible study in this area and pray that it would grow into a church.
John Piper said that "mission exists because worship doesn’t." The church is sent into the world to bring the good news and gather God’s people to worship him. We are passionate about seeing healthy churches planted in places where ‘there are sheep not of this fold’ (John 10:16) so that God’s glory would extend to the nations. The church is the institution that God has given us to do just that, so we are excited to see what he does in the Basque Country.
Previously, Neil and Jenny served with Latin Link in Chile before coming back to Northern Ireland so that Neil could train for the ministry. During this process they had three children, Grace, Jonah and Zachariah.
Prayer points
- Pray for our family as we settle in to a new language and culture.
- Pray for the people of the Basque Country, that they would be receptive to the gospel.
- Pray for God to give us wisdom and courage in speaking to them.
- Pray that we would see a church planted and God’s glories proclaimed.
Neil and Jenny have recorded a short film clip which can be downloaded and used in church services, prayer meetings or events to raise awareness and prayer for what God is doing across the world, as we seek to go deep and wide in global mission involvement.
Latest report September 2026
September marks the beginning of another school year and a restart to the normal activities of the church. After a summer of visiting other churches and projects, forming wider relationships and preparing for a new term, it’s nice for it to be finally here! In the midst of all that, we also managed to get a few days away as a family and gave the kids their first taste of camping!
Over the summer Neil took a few trips to meet various churches and ministries. A result of that is the possibility of starting a biblical theology course which he would teach to the leaders of a local church. It could be a really important step in building trust here but will require a lot of preparation and mental energy to get it right. Alongside that, in the coming year Neil will be focusing upon the teaching and preaching at Bilbao International Church and completing his language course.
Jenny will be continuing her language studies as well as assisting in various ministries within the church. Already we can see our calendar filling up!
Grace, Jonah and Zach have had a great summer. They’ve enjoyed the trips, camps and activities but now that the summer is over, there will be a bit more routine for them.
Please do pray as they return to school and start some new extracurricular activities. Pray that they would continue to feel at home here, make good friends and continue to progress in their learning of Spanish and Basque.
Prayer Points:
- Preparation for the Biblical theology and language courses.
- For the kids starting back to school.
- For the spread of the gospel in the Basque Country.
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