Reflections from Albania
Tuesday 13 June 2017 18:33 Ministry in Eastern European countries like Albania can be challenging. One couple shares these thoughts.
In many ways our life in Albania is not so different from our former life in Britain. The day to day activities of home and family fill the time and exert the same kind of pressures. Busyness demands my attention and dictates my mood, distracting and preoccupying until the desire to pay attention to the world 'out there' almost disappears. You'd think it might be different, that I might be different. So what to do? The question I am learning to ask, have been learning to ask, is, "What is God doing, what is He busy with?" When I remember to ask, things happen. Like being led to take a meal to a neighbor struggling on low income and with a sick son to care for. 'Lord, I'm taking this to my friend, please let her be home now. Please distract the curiosity of her neighbors. Please don't let this gift cause her a problem with her husband. Please help me to tell her with words as well as actions that she is loved by you.' When I remember to ask, God leads. Lord, help me to remember.
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Archive > 2017
October
- 10/24/2017 10/24/17, 1:47 PM - Caring for the orphans . . . an update from Oksana Savka in Ukrainne
- 10/24/2017 10/24/17, 1:41 PM - Look what God has done in Bulgaria
September
August
July
June
- 6/13/2017 6/13/17, 6:33 PM - Reflections from Albania
- 6/12/2017 6/12/17, 5:09 PM - Latest Issue of Mission Vision
- 6/2/2017 6/2/17, 7:46 PM - Outreach on the Camino de Santiago!
March
- 3/20/2017 3/20/17, 9:56 PM - Spring brings hope to Europe
- 3/16/2017 3/16/17, 5:20 PM - Spring brings new life and new hope in Ukraine
- 3/8/2017 3/8/17, 11:10 PM - Reaching the Children of Bulgaria
February
OUR IMPACT IN UKRAINE
Discover our impact in the Ukraine crisis and how you can be part of it.
USA MISSIONARIES: DOING OUR PART
BE PART OF GOD'S MISSION IN EUROPE
STORIES FROM THE FIELD
“Honey, We Brought the Kids on Vacation!”
September - 30 - 2026 12:06 “Honey, we brought the kids on vacation!” It was a joke between Tamás and Virág as they arrived at Lake Balaton with 26 young people. But after years of walking alongside these teenagers, the words carried more truth than they realised. full storyStrength in Our Weakness
September - 23 - 2026 12:04 God is still saving people in Europe — and He delights to work through ordinary people. ECMI worker Matej experienced this when a casual conversation opened the door for a woman to surrender her life to Jesus. His story reminds us that we do not need to be strong or perfectly equipped to serve God. We simply need to trust Him and say yes. full storyUnshakable
September - 16 - 2026 11:16 Unshakable faith shines brightest in difficult seasons. Read how ECMI missionaries across Europe are trusting Christ through loss, opposition, and uncertainty — and inspiring others to do the same. full story 
