Newsworthy?

In the News
In February, the local newspaper wrote a story about our family. When we first moved to Skopje there were not many foreigners there, but through the years – through the instability in Albania and then international conflicts in neighboring Serbia and Kosovo, more and more foreigners moved to Skopje, so we became one family among many. But here in Prilep, it's a different story. Other than our teammates, Jeff & Amy Williams, and baby Maggie, there is one American girl, maybe two, from Peace Corps. And with a poor economy, most Macedonians are looking to move away from Prilep, not to it! So the local newspaper apparently thought we are a strange phenomenon and worthy of a story!

It's just an informative article, with no editorial comments (Praise God!). I won't translate the whole article, but here's a bit for you. (Note: I'm changing the word order so it makes sense in English!)

The title of the article is: "Prilep became home for an American Family," and the subheader (which is written above it!) says, "Kyle Kirkpatrick is at home in Macedonia." Then in the gray box under the header, it says, "They wouldn't exchange the town under Marko's Towers for America" (Prilep sits below a mountain with two peaks, called "Marko's Towers") and "The people of Prilep are hospitable." The picture is about 1-1/2 years old (Rebekah especially looks young in that pic!) and is of us on top of Marko's Towers with the city of Prilep behind us, and the caption says, "The Kirkpatrick family is thrilled with Marko's Towers and the history of Prilep."

Sunday Night's Bible Study
Our new group met for the first time this past Sunday. This was the group of those already involved in one of our other Bible studies, but who are looking for something deeper. We invited nine and five came. We were a little disappointed at the turn out, but those who didn't come had reasons and all plan to be here next week. Thank you for praying for the group's start. Next week we will be focusing on what the Bible says about Worship and Praise within a community of believers.

Coming up:
Saturday we will be hosting women at the club for our Women's Day Coffee. Several of our young women have mentioned that they first met us at this event last year and this is the event that really kicked off our ladies' ministry. Last year we invited 22 and 20 came! This year, we have about 35 on our invitation list, most either from English classes or Bible studies. Several young women from our church in Skopje will be sharing in the program, and we'll hand out a book, Women of the New Testament, and hopefully will begin a Bible study using it the following week. Please pray for these women on Saturday night, that the Holy Spirit will stir their hearts for Him.