Monday, July 27, 2026

God is moving in Macedonia!

 The Balkan region of Europe, and really all of Europe is in darkness. They have religion, but they do not have Jesus. There are very few missionaries in Europe, but the Balkan region is especially in need of missionaries. Many of these countries have. A population the size of cities in the US. 

The population of North Macedonia is approximately 1.8 million people, ranking 152nd in the world. The population is gradually declining and aging, with a median age of over 41 years. A quarter of the country's residents live in the capital and largest city, Skopje.The population is concentrated around the following largest urban areas:Skopje: ~352,000Kumanovo: ~62,000Tetovo: ~57,000Bitola: ~52,000.

598,632 individual households

At the very least, teams of people could reach every dwelling with a tract in  a short amount of time.

Actually having opportunities to witness and help someone come to the knowledge of the Gospel takes many meetings with the person. The people of the Balkans are Orthodox, Muslim, Catholic. Religion isn't just religion it is ingrained in their culture. They do all the religious things, buy they do not know why.

While in Macedonia, I had the privilege of giving the Gospel to several English speaking taxi drivers, including David and Chavel. I also had a part in witnessing to Vera, Nella, Mitko, and Besim who had heard the Gospel several times from others who were already in Macedonia.  Some others I witnessed to were [7/19, 10:31 PM] Jennifer Rarrick: Nestrine, Elaina, Lindita, Aarta, Laila, Bekum, Kron and his friend, Ramadan, and Kire.

Please.praynfornthese and the many others that the team was able to give the Gospel to. ray for John, a you g Nigerian man who is caring for the work while the team is out die to visa issues. Please pray the team can get long term visas for when they return.

Please pray fore as I help with VBS in England this week, and then hopefully head to Poland I'm about 10-12 days. The start of this trip may deep d on whether my nephew Joel passes away or recovers. If he passes, I will fly home to Iowa for the funeral, and then fly to Poland. 

We are praying for a miracle for Joel. His heart muscle needs to soften and pump correctly in order to clear his lungs and allow his kidneys to work.properly.


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