On Saturday we travelled down to Ohrid to celebrate the baptism of new believers and the birth of the church there! Our teammates, Brian and Mandy Davis (see their link to the right) have been living in Ohrid for the last year and a half. It has been great to watch how God is working in and through them and we were so happy to have the chance to share this day with them. A married couple, Hriste and Emilija, were baptized in the beautiful lake. Their testimony of how God saved them was great to hear. We had about 15 folks from our church in Skopje present, a team of volunteers from North Carolina, a couple of non-believers from Ohrid, to witness this great event. Brian and Mandy's neighbors were able to look and listen over the fence!
We also shared the Lord's Supper together, a time of worship with our new brother and sister. Afterwards, we had a good meal together and enjoyed just visiting and getting to know folks better. We were after midnight getting home that night, but it was well worth the fatigue to have enjoyed that day together.
Rejoice with us as we celebrate this event and pray that there will be many more in the city of Ohrid! Check out the pictures below.
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July in Skopje
We are sweating it out here in Skopje in the middle of July, however, we are refreshed as we look back at some pictures of the last month.
At the end of June, we went to Greece for our annual mission meeting. We got together with colleagues from a dozen other countries and with volunteers from the states who came to lead the children's program. All told, there were more than 300 of us at the hotel.
We had a great time hanging out with good friends whom we rarely see, learning a few new things in seminars and especially enjoyed some great teaching from Colossians. The kids had a VBS type program all week long and they loved it. They ended the week with a great presentation. All three of our kids had some part in the program and they all did very well, made us proud.
When we got back to Skopje just in time to celebrate Angela's 13th birthday! We had a big party at our house with folks from church. The icing on the cake was that Angela's mom, Riki, and brother, Trajche, were able to come for a week-long visit! Riki is doing very well in her rehab for alchohol. You can see a huge change in her and we are so thankful that God has provided that ministry to bring healing to the family.
After their brief visit, Riki and Trajche headed back to Croatia and Angela was able to go with them! She will spend the whole summer there. This is a real blessing both for her family and for ours! Please pray with us that God will use these two months for Angela and her mom to get to know each other again and that her mom's healing would continue at a steady pace.
Other prayer items:
1) Pray for discipleship of key individuals in the local church.
2) Pray for the baptism in the city of Ohrid (see the link to Brian and Mandy Davis). This is the start of a new church in that city!!!
3) Pray for our family. This summer will have busy spurts and some downtime. Pray that we will make the most of every opportunity!
Enjoy the pics below. Most are from our mission meeting, a few are from Angela's birthday party.
At the end of June, we went to Greece for our annual mission meeting. We got together with colleagues from a dozen other countries and with volunteers from the states who came to lead the children's program. All told, there were more than 300 of us at the hotel.
We had a great time hanging out with good friends whom we rarely see, learning a few new things in seminars and especially enjoyed some great teaching from Colossians. The kids had a VBS type program all week long and they loved it. They ended the week with a great presentation. All three of our kids had some part in the program and they all did very well, made us proud.
When we got back to Skopje just in time to celebrate Angela's 13th birthday! We had a big party at our house with folks from church. The icing on the cake was that Angela's mom, Riki, and brother, Trajche, were able to come for a week-long visit! Riki is doing very well in her rehab for alchohol. You can see a huge change in her and we are so thankful that God has provided that ministry to bring healing to the family.
After their brief visit, Riki and Trajche headed back to Croatia and Angela was able to go with them! She will spend the whole summer there. This is a real blessing both for her family and for ours! Please pray with us that God will use these two months for Angela and her mom to get to know each other again and that her mom's healing would continue at a steady pace.
Other prayer items:
1) Pray for discipleship of key individuals in the local church.
2) Pray for the baptism in the city of Ohrid (see the link to Brian and Mandy Davis). This is the start of a new church in that city!!!
3) Pray for our family. This summer will have busy spurts and some downtime. Pray that we will make the most of every opportunity!
Enjoy the pics below. Most are from our mission meeting, a few are from Angela's birthday party.
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