KOSOVO: The Power of Prayer

Source: OM News, November 19, 2013

As the woman served the team coffee, an OM team member asked if their family wanted prayer for anything. The woman’s eyes brightened, and with uncommon honesty she explained their struggles.

“We are always working so hard for the harvest,” she said, “but are never seeing the results of our efforts.”

A team from Transform (an outreach to Mediterranean peoples) heard this prayer request as they trekked the villages of Kosovo. For one week in July, 22 believers from around the world set out by foot to deliver Albanian New Testaments house by house.

While they walked, the teams kept their eyes open for opportunities for deeper spiritual conversations and prayer. When this Egyptian family opened their door, the team sensed this was a wider opening for Jesus’ work…

» Read full story. See also The Least of These, a recent OM story about caring for the elderly in Malawi, and Overcoming Powers of Darkness in Tanzania (Christian Aid Mission). » Interested in Southeastern Europe? See also a story from neighboring Macedonia, Church Dispute Sparks Ethnic Tensions in Macedonian Village (IWPR) and several stories from Sarajevo (International Mission Board).

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