Last week a couple of the young men helped Al paint the corridor of the Family Life Center. They were both very ambitious in helping and the task was soon accomplished. I felt I was not offer pay and only ask for help, and to encourage them that as they serve God and His house He would reward them greatly.  One of the young men had received work every day for the rest of that week and most of this week. The other picked up 2 half days of work which netted him 15 euro plus part of another day netting him 2 euro. Most men work here for 10 euro per day. Praise God for confirming His word. The one young man brought some of his money to me to hold for him because he wants to go to a youth conference this summer and asked me to help him save for it!  This is awesome because it is a mind shift from an “entitlement” mentality to an “accountability” mentality.
Thank you Jesus for allowing us to see the fruit of transformed minds.
This week we changed our meeting time to Saturday evening to allow for the men, who all have jobs, to come to service.  They are usually working on Sunday morning!!!!!
One of the ladies, who is pregnant, came to church last night with a burning pain in her abdomen.  She was fearful for the baby and thought she should go to the hospital, but wanted to wait until after service.  Saturday, she told Kathi she had a dream the night before that Jesus told her this baby would be delivered healthy. We prayed for her, recalling the promise in her dream, and went in for worship. During worship Kathi felt led to call her up front and pray again for her “in the midst of the worshipping congregation”, (Heb. 2:12 ref.). Kathi released healing and health to her body and to her baby. After service we asked her how she felt and she replied, “My stomach no longer hurts or burns, I only have a little head ache.”  We prayed again and the headache was gone!!!  She did not feel any need to go to the hospital. Praise Jesus for His healing power.
Saturday, Kathi took 5 women to a seminar here in Gjakova at the SMILE Center. They all had a good time together and were encouraged with the word shared by guest speaker, Mary Knight, from the U.K. Collected and cleaned empty bottles turned into beautiful vases give the ladies a sense of creativity and accomplishment!


We are seeing God move on people’s hearts and minds. This is awesome to see and a little hard as well. God allows struggles to come to strengthen us. It is difficult to watch those we love go through the struggles that they alone, in Christ, can conquer. We know on the other side they will be stronger and walk in greater anointing for His Kingdom’s sake.
Please pray;
One of the ladies who is pregnant was told her husband will not be paid for another 1 ½ months from his job. Please pray for provision in that home.
Another pregnant lady who lives with an abusive husband needs prayer for God to change her husband’s heart and bring safety and security to her and their children.
Yet another family, actually two brothers, their wives and 8 children with one on the way, need a home. The house the live in has been sold and the landlord is coming to tear the house down. Due to lack of finances in the home they cannot afford to move. Please pray God will send the finances and they will find a place they can afford to live. UPGRADED!
Please pray for wisdom as we serve those around us with the finances we have. Pray God will continue to increase our finances and our ability to serve and fulfill His vision for Kosova.
Please pray that employers would pay their workers for the work they do. Many are working for 1 – 2 months w/o pay and hanging on a promise of “next week I will pay you”.

James 5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
1COME NOW, you rich [people], weep aloud and lament over the miseries (the woes) that are surely coming upon you.
    2Your abundant wealth has rotted and is ruined, and your [many] garments have become moth-eaten.
    3Your gold and silver are completely rusted through, and their rust will be testimony against you and it will devour your flesh as if it were fire. You have heaped together treasure for the last days.
    4[But] look! [Here are] the wages that you have withheld by fraud from the laborers who have reaped your fields, crying out [for vengeance]; and the cries of the harvesters have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.
    5[Here] on earth you have abandoned yourselves to soft (prodigal) living and to [the pleasures of] self-indulgence and self-gratification. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.
    6You have condemned and have murdered the righteous (innocent man), [while] he offers no resistance to you.
Blessings,
Al and Kathi

March went fast!

The girls went to a conference!
Kathi made her first journey, both driving more than 10 miles here and out of the country without Al. Kathi took 5 of the women with her to a women’s conference in Podgredec Albania. Driving here is much different than driving in America. Driving here is very stressful most of the time. We are so happy she made the 9 hour, one way, journey safe and sound!
Testimonies from the conference include; one woman who had a dream the night before the conference that Kathi had said she should quit smoking. When she arrived at the conference she found they did not allow smoking on the grounds of the school. She talked with several ladies at the conference that God used to speak to her that she should quit. She heard and chose to obey the Word she felt God was speaking and quit smoking!!! Praise God!
Another of our ladies has had a very “colorful” past to say the least. She went to this conference a little apprehensive and not really sure what to expect. She admitted hearing about God speaking to people but didn’t understand or even believe it to be more than something people just say. The second night during worship God spoke to her and told her that “her past was forgiven and her chains were broken.” Then so was she! As she wept she received healing and deliverance from her past. She was also able to, for the first time, take communion worthily. The Bible says if we have offense in our hearts and we take communion in an unworthy fashion we drink a curse upon ourselves. She was able to forgive those who had hurt her and release them from the bondage she had created in her heart. This paved the way for her own personal healing. God is so awesome!

Matthew 21:15-16 Out of the mouths of babes..

One of the boys, 10 years old, came to church last week hardly able to wait to share a testimony. He was praying that his father would stop drinking so much and come to church. This boy who has seen visions and heard the voice of the Lord said “Jesus answered me and said, don’t worry about this, your father will soon become a believer” !!!!!!!!! Hallelujah!


Awesome God!
God continues to heal hearts and physical bodies in our midst. As we lay hands on and pray the prayers of faith, God is there to heal and encourage people. Kathi is also seeing physical healings within the women’s group. Even the visitors are getting healed and touched in their hearts.

The Kids just keep coming!
The people working with the children’s ministry are constantly amazed at the hunger they see in the children. They are reporting of changed hearts in some and a true desire to worship and pray in others. Some of the children, due to pressure at home, come with attitudes against Christianity. Some stop coming for a while but return with a more open heart. We believe God is touching them as they see a difference in us and those who hold to their “father’s religion”. They are softening and even asking to pray where before they wouldn’t even accept the teachings.  God is moving on the hearts of the children!

Please pray for;
Direction on different building, we have outgrown the one we have.
Finances to do what God has called us to do.
People to be raised up to help work the vision of Bashekesia e Ungjillit, Fellowship of The Gospel church.
Wisdom to apply all the above.

Time flies when you’re having fun!

Blessed with a new job!

Praise God! He is the God Jehovah Jireh, our Provider. We received a call last week asking if we could help make supply to one of the families in the church. The reason was because he had started a steady job and needed help until he gets paid next month!! Again this is very exciting because of the 46% average of unemployment in this land not to mention the 81% rate among the Roma people. At Sunday morning service we found out his brother, who lives in the same house, had found a job as well and began Monday!  Praise God!  We also learned one of the ladies from church had work in a restaurant. God truly is the God Who provides.  Every household in the church now has employment…this is transformation!

Praise and Worship

This week we started getting back to a more regular routine with a Sunday morning praise and worship service.  Sunday morning seems to work best for most of these, now employed, people. It was another great time of praise, following a midweek worship service Wednesday, and many were excited to be joined together and focusing on God. We had several visitors in each service and could feel Holy Spirit moving on the people and through us. We prayed for one woman, who was visiting for the first time. She had been suffering with pain in her back shoulders and neck.  After we prayed for her she said she could feel a tingling from her head down her spine. We asked if this felt like a good thing or a bad thing and she said without reservation it was good. Praise God! We believe God was touching her physically. She has a great hunger to come to church and learn more about this Christ we serve. God is drawing people in and demonstrating His power!

The House of God

We are still seeking God’s perfect will for a building to operate out of. The Family Life Center is rapidly growing too small. While this is a good problem to have we need wisdom from Him on how to proceed.  We need the perfect location as well as the perfect structure to accomplish all He has for us to do.

Feeding and educating

Literally a hands on ministry

God put on one lady’s heart to buy a new sewing machine for training women how to sew. Sewing is an employable skill, not to mention very handy in the home. We will begin the sewing classes very soon.

We also need God to raise up workers. While getting a job here is a blessing, most have to work 7 days a week and 10-12 hours for little money, around $200 U.S. We need people who can work with us who are self supported or the finances to hire staff. We could hire for $250 U.S. per month some help with the children’s and feeding programs. Please pray and see how God would have you help.

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