AEM Prayer Update - April 2012

April 2012

Please keep in mind for prayer the many Easter outreach activities, including the
distribution of the ‘Jehona’ newspaper in Albania and the service to be held in the
public theatre in Prishtina on the 8th of April. Easter is widely recognised in the
Balkans and provides useful opportunities for new contacts.

Please pray for:

Albania

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For the efforts to begin a regular church witness in Ballsh where there have
been exciting developments recently. Shaun Thompson has been able to rent
a suitable building (complete with a small living area where visiting workers
can stay overnight) and an inaugural meeting has been held. A number of
churches from as far apart as Fier and Gjirokastër are working together on
the project. Memli and Liza are a Christian couple from Tirana. Sent by their
church to do personal evangelism and run social projects they hope to play a
key role in the new church.
For the many women who were newly contacted as a result of special
meetings held to mark Ladies’ Day in Albania. Shirley Townsend and Jennifer
Thompson report some very encouraging opportunities to share the gospel.
For the ‘shoe-box’ distribution currently underway in the Mallakastër district.
This is a major and demanding undertaking that is valuable for the access it
gives to schools. While Albanian state schools are strictly secular permission
is usually given to hand out literature and also to invite youngsters and their
parents to follow-up meetings

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Kosova

For two law students who have begun attending the church in Prizren and
also for another brother who has joined them but has had to travel to Slovenia
for work. Pray too for the four or five youths who have shown an interest in
learning about the Bible. These are small but significant encouragements in
what has proved to be a hard town for gospel ministry.
For Ajtenë Sefedini who serves in the Christian bookshop in Prishtina. Her
work involves so much more than selling books and she has been privileged to
lead others to the Lord upon their venturing into the shop.

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UK
For Steve Neal. We’ve previously mentioned Steve (but anonymously) as
planning to live and work in Albania for at least two years. Steve has been
a longstanding team member on summer camps and this has led him to seek
greater involvement in the mission’s work in southern Albania. Pray for him
as he prepares to settle in Gjirokastër in the autumn; for his financial support
and for the demanding learning process that will follow his arrival.

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