Some of the team doing the outreach project in Kosova.
The musical worship team in Ferizaj, Albania... Amazingly talented!
Our good friend Kjedis is on the right!
(His wife Rudi and 3 kids (that we are now in Albania providing support for) were at Rudi's parent's in Albania during this project.)
Yours truly! :)
(This is actually in Tirana, Albania. It was from when President Bush came to the city to visit a while back.)
** Various albums are being uploaded to an external site as we speak! We have LOTS and want to share them with you all. This link provides greater capabilities for photos and videos to be easily viewed - http://s193.photobucket.com/albums/z320/thehills2007/. The link is permanently located at the top right side of the blog page under "PHOTOS & VIDEOS!".
The pictures above are from our time in Ferizaj, Albania working on the PUSHK Project showing the Jesus film. Short story: We were well received by 30 villages (3 not so much as Muslim leaders didn't allow it - while the citizens were persistent to see it...) but nonetheless, over 2500 people saw the story of Jesus over the last two weeks. Some had never heard of him before, others had great stories and questions, others were so excited to hear more and accept Jesus as their savior! A little snip-it of a story... a village Mayor received a bible years before (it was thrown out of a van and lay on the side of the road). His son brought it home and the father said it was bad and took it away. That night he was very interested and as he read the time flew by. He reluctantly put it down to go to sleep and hoped to pick up where he left off in the morning. So many stories soothed his heart and connected links his mind had had for years. The next morning the bible was gone and he was very upset. The father (the Mayor) planned on finishing the story of Abraham and found the book torn up in his yard by his sons. He had prayed for a bible for 3 years and it wasn't until our project that a bible was given to him again. He came to our final night's dinner and said he may see us one day as a fellow believer. He knew with his heart in many ways that the gospel was true but at this time as a Muslim (and member of society in his village, family, etc) he said he wasn't able to accept Jesus as it would cause strife in his community. This is a common theme among people here. (I do understand though as even living in Vancouver is challenging to be a believer at times. Of course it is every where though. Cultures in countries all over the world are powerful and often pull us away from fellowship with God. I pray that the Lord continue to work in the hearts of people here that know there is a better way to express God's love. Even old persons of other faiths once hearing the gospel said "yes, this is the way - of course I'll accept Jesus"! Praise God he has prepared the way! It is a true blessing is seeing the freedom in others' eyes when they hear the Good News and feel the Lord's love. It's truly amazing!!! Thank you all so much for making this possible for Kevin and me. I miss you all (especially my mom, dad and Laura!!! :( ). Can't wait to see you soon! :) (FYI - another great story from a year or so ago was that a Muslim man dreamed about Jesus but didn't actually ever hear about him until the film showing. He received Jesus on the spot! He is still a strong believer continuing to share his faith with others. God is definitely working in the hearts of people the world over to hear and receive the Good News! ) We can continue to share (at home or over coffee abroad) more stories, discussions, testimonies of healing, coming to faith, redemption, etc, etc... Blessings for health, happiness and joy! Cheryl :)
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Good for people to know.
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