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Matt 28:18-20
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have
commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
NIV
John 20:10-16
10 Then the disciples went back to their homes, 11 but Mary stood outside
the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and
saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the
head and the other at the foot.
13 They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they
have put him." 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there,
but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
15 "Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him
away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
16 Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means
Teacher).
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Fier, Albania |
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Mission contact:
Spicer Street church in Kennett, MO
Shawn Sando, Mission Committee
Slicer St. Church of Christ
P.O. Box 725
Kennett, MO 63857
Tel: 573-888-5974
e-mail address:
slicer@semo.net |
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church in Fier is the result of the gospel preached by Virgil and Jackie
Jackson, missionaries in Vlorë for many years. While Vlorë is the home of
the Jacksons, they conducted worship assemblies in Fier as well as in
Vlorë. Doug Smith, having established the church in Prizren, Kosova,
assisted Virgil for a short period. With Doug's leadership the church
continued to make good progress. Helping Doug for a period was Bujar, his
translator from Prizren, Kosova. He taught his own students and preached
in Albanian.
Brent Parr, a young man from Marrietta, Oklahoma, followed Doug and worked
in Fier for 2 year
Steve and Ruth Byrne followed Brent Parr, Steve & Ruth served as
missionaries in Fier for 3 years since 2006-2009. Good Works came as the
result of their serving. Steve worked in many ways that one day Church of
Christ in Fier might have Albanian Preacher. Including that many have
prayed that God will bring Albanian People. to serve here in Fier.
International Bible Institute in Albania IBIA
IBIA began classes January 23, 2006, and the whole idea of the school was
to train men for the Church of Christ here in Albania to be capable and
ready to stand on the gap. Altin Koci & Eduart Hoxha were students of the
School also that were able to go through the classes that IBIA has
provided. Altin Koci and Eduart Hoxha are the fruit of the school, and it
seems that has been the answer of many that prayed that Also In Fier may
be preachers that are trained that speak the native language and ready to
serve God in many ways in Fier. So since April 2009 till now Altin and Edi
are serving as full time preachers in Fier. Fier is a city of 80,000 with an industry
of oil owned by the state. |
Altin Koci
Mar 09
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From Altin Koci - March 09
A Calling to a Different Field
It has been a year and three months, that school IBIA is training Leaders,
as the most of you know this is the second year. And now students are
being challenged from God’s word daily. As days goes by, challenges get
harder and harder because it is God Word and it cuts till the depths of
the souls every behavior, attitude, desire that is not in Christ’s
Likeness. Hebrews 4:12. And the purpose of the school is to train Leaders
to be always alert and humble Leaders ready to serve.
I Was…
Right now I am serving as translator at the school, am saying serving
because I never saw as job, because if I saw on that way poor me. I did
finish the same training that these students are having right now, I learn
English in private courses and I have progressed a lot in English for it
is a skill that God has blessed me with. Till now am serving as
translator. I did use this skill as it was necessary for His purposes. And
has a come to the point where I have to use the others skills that God has
blessed me with.
I Will Become ….
Leaders are trained to be Leaders, time is short, we never know when Jesus
will come and we don’t have to worry for physical things Matthew 6:25. But
we are to focus ourselves our whole being to the service of God. Matthew
9:37-38 Jesus said pray for workers for the harvest is plentiful. It has
been presented a harvest in Fier Steve & Ruth Byrne have served there, God
called them in a different place where they can use their God given
capabilities better and in a better productive way. Somehow somewhere
brothers in Christ have prayed for workers there. And through God
providence, God provided two workers for there. Altin Koci and Eduart
Hoxha by cooperating together to work in the field that God is already at
work! We both have been trained for the same purpose to be Leaders for
God’s people leading them to Christ. Eduart has been served in Durres
Church of Christ in beach area, with Alfred Zike, Alfred is still serving
and teaching God’s Word there. We will be serving on that field on the
first April, when the Byrnes will leave.
A great gratitude for all those has been supporting me this period of time
spiritually and financially. Now I am going to different field with
different partners with brothers in Christ from the Church of Christ in
Kennet Missouri. It is still for God’s purposes and for God’s glory.
Please pray for us, that we may be strong as Christ’s Soldiers Fighting
the darkness.
In All Things Striving to Bring God Glory
Altin Koci
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March 2010
Dear brothers and sisters
He is the first and the last, the beginning and the ending, the light
that takes away darkness, the Love that surpasses all wisdom and the Judge
who punishes the evil!
We know that we are strong because we remain in His powerful plan; we
know that we have wisdom because we reflect from his love and we know that
we turn away from evil because we fear from his judgments!
Be strong my brothers and sisters, in times of fear, be strong, in the
times of grief and pain, be strong remain in the Lord, because the battle
is His!
The lost people
Knowing that we are not alone in the battlefield of faith, we find
strength to go on, we find sufficient grace and love for to make known his
righteousness!
Along the past week we have been in touch with contacts that we already
have here in fier, striving to reach them in Christ Jesus! We have been
focused on specific persons, and we thank God for this people that we
might have the chance to share our faith with our words and deeds! Also we
are continuing to have contacts with the school in Zharrez waiting to see
some fruits and we know that it is God who makes that happen! God rejoices
with the seed that is planted yet we rejoice with the harvest!
God’s people
We thank God for the members of the Church here in Fier for their
faith process of growing! Somewhere along the past week we have had the
chance to spend time together to encourage faith on each other! We thank
God for Esi and Redona who still want to know more about Christ through
His word! We thank God also for Albert and Jona they are an encouragement
for us by the willingness that they have to study God’s word more and
more! They are now in a transition point and they are going through some
hard decision for their lives please pray for them also so that they will
make the right decision for the glory of God.
Wednesday Bible classes
We are still studying about "Worship" and we have covered two segments
on "Prayer", last time we covered two more segments on "Fasting"! God’s
word is challenging we learned that fasting is; to humble yourself before
the Lord and all of us know that if we do that He will lift us up! (Isaiah
58:11)
The Lord’s Day
We also had a blessed day, by gathering and celebrating our Lord’s Day
altogether! Altin challenged us "To be responsible for each other", by not
living in sin and by being patient and loving to one another (Ephesians
4:26-32)! All of us have responsibilities and we know that the greatest
responsibilities that God has given to us are the people.
Prayer requests
Pray for Esi’s friend "Andi" he is having serious problems with the
stomach please keep him in your prayers so that he might come to know the
true healer!
Please pray for Eda’s friend "Poli" she is diagnosed with cancer and is
having a hard time, continue to keep her in your prayers!
Pray for Redona so that she might commit herself to Jesus and come to
know Him better!
Pray for Albert and Jona in this transition time that they are going
through, so that God may bless their life as they seek to please Him!
Continue to pray for us and God’s work here in Fier!
To His glory and power
Altin, Edi and the church
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