Assemblies of God Faces Visa Woes in Belgium
SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--The Assemblies of God hopes to maintain its missionary work in Belgium despite having four church volunteers deported from the country for violating work permit laws.
The denomination said it was unaware until they were detained that Belgium strictly enforced a 1999 law requiring work permits for missionaries serving outside the pulpit and church ministry.
The American women were volunteering Feb. 7 in a media office and a Christian academy in the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode when police took them into custody, saying they were working illegally on tourist visas.
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