Chris writes: well the power did return...for the Independance day celebrations here on the 17th of this month. It only lasted a few days however and with the high winds we lost power again for the whole of last weekend! Understandably we were pretty frustrated! But 'what to do' as they say here!! There is alot of pain and suffering behind those words though - to us in the west the war started and finished here in 1999 when NATO came in - but for the people here the suffering started at least ten years before with for example: the Albanian language being illegalised, people thrown into prison for no/little reason and almost over night the entire police force replaced by a Serbian force - to name a few. Understandably this must have left the people here feeling totally powerless and just having to accept the situation. The civil war started soon after but sadly the KLA (Kosova Liberation Army) were labeled terroists to us in the 'comfortable and civilised' west. This must have left them feeling completely alone and rejected.

It has felt like a long hard slog this winter (and are we thro' it yet?!) with so many struggles and frustrations but our desire is that we can finish strong and leave here on a good note. We continue praying about our future and knocking on various doors and would appreciate your prayers. Every Thursday this year we have been fasting our meals for the whole day - I hate Thursdays! Please do join with us and say a prayer and share anything with us you feel God may be showing you for us. Well it is Thursday and lunchtime .......so time to pray. Zoti ju Bekfoft xx