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
From Relief Centre to Church
August - 19 - 2026 13:59 When war in Ukraine devastated the communities around Irpin, relief centres became places of refuge for those in need. But something even greater happened. As people encountered the love of Christ through practical care, new communities of faith began to grow. Today, Illia and Iryna lead one of those church plants. full storyTaking the Word Home
August - 12 - 2026 14:19 After three years of teaching German to elderly Ukrainian refugees in Germany, Louise was encouraged by a simple but significant moment: two of her students decided to take a Bible home. full storyMore Than a Bed for the Night
August - 05 - 2026 13:36 Every pilgrim who arrives at Casa Camino Antiguo brings a new opportunity to share the love of Christ. Through simple acts of hospitality, lives are being touched by the gospel on the Camino de Santiago. full story 
