Hey everyone!
So I realized that I have a horrible time with this whole blog writing thing. So over the next few weeks, I’ll go over the countries I’m going to!!!
This first country is…
Albania
Located on the southwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula, with its coast along the Adriatic Sea, Albania is Mother Teresa’s birthplace. Did you know that the apostle Paul had actually been to Albania during his missionary travels (Romans 15:19) Albania declared independence in 1912, but then was occupied by Italy then Germany for a few years, during World War II. Afterwards, Albania was under Soviet rule, which ended in the early 1990s. There were only a dozen or so Christians then; today there are thousands. Most of the population identify themselves as Muslim (70%) while the remainder are Orthodox Christian (20%) and Catholic/Protestant (10%). Your ministry: simply connect with the young people. As you build friendships with students, you’ll get to tell them how Jesus tore the veil — thicker than even the Iron Curtain that divided Europe — that separated man from God.
3 RANDOM FACTS ABOUT ALBANIA:
1. Current parliamentary democracy formed in 1992
2. One of Europe’s poorest countries, income per person: $670 per year average
3. . Soccer is the most popular sport in Albania
3 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO:
1. Meeting with, befriending and sharing my faith with that 70% that are Muslims.
2. Encouraging and serving the Christians living there.
3. Learning about the culture, and history of Albania.
3 THINGS I’LL NEED PRAYER FOR:
1. Openness to God on this first month
2. Clarity and wisdom of what to do.
3. Readiness to do whatever it is God is calling me.
I’m sure this first month in July will be one of the most challenging months I’ll face. It will be month full of firsts.
The first country on the World Race!
The first time outside the United States!
The first time to a very poor country.
The first time that I’ll be backpacking around the world!
The first time being in an area surrounded by people that don’t have to know English to get by.
The first time that I can begin my journey on this path God has shown.
Thanks for reading my blog, keep following up, I’ll have Turkey up next week!
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