Prague!

Chris writes:....after leaving Vienna this morning around 8am on the train to Prague I have now arrived very thankfully at the ISAAC hotel. The journey was ok until I got to Prague....well I know what it feels like to be a foreigner in a foreign country.......but it is great to think that Kosova is not that anymore....Prague is now!

Off the train and trying to locate the underground...where to get a ticket? How much? Which station? Which platform? Which direction?

I am grateful to everyone who made getting to the hotel possible...most of the people who did not speak English very well and I will not probably not see again...even the ones who misdirected me! But especiallyto Robert for his help in Vienna....thanks!

So having managed to unpack shower and to work out the internet which is very very slow...it is almost time for dinner....thanks for your prayers for this trip and I hope this conference will be a blessing to all that attend....

From Prague xx

Istanbul!!!

Chris writes: Up at 4am and having.......left home in the pouring rain, with my winter clothes on, later than planned, arrived at the bus station breathless, bus to airport, got into a taxi close to airport, ripped off (3 euros!) very very early...first into airport lounge......get on plane and sit next to mutual friend...Kosova is such a small place!!.

......I have now arrived in the heat of Istanbul.....after managing to navigate bathrooms and buying an actual Starbucks (my 2nd in two days!) and a cookie (don't tell Rainie!....research!!)..I have now finally managed to navigate the internet......why is it I seem to be the only one here having problems!!....

They say that Istanbul (formerly Constantinople I am told) is a very beautiful city...sadly I won't get to see much more of it than this...aside from the time to get into town.........20 dollars for a visa just to walk around seemed a bit excessive!

It is so interesting walking around listenning to all the different languages being spoken...not just Kosovan...this place is truely international...not at all as I had expected....

....................and now have about four hours for my connection to Vienna...onto Prague in a few days.....I hope this conference is worth it!!

Still Praising!!!

Chris writes: life continues to race by with great excitement...had a great time in Albania with the OM Kosova team...we have one person who is booking his flight to come here in June for our working party...

..........had a great time last week with OM founder and envisioner George Verwer who came to Kosova......still going strong at 73!!

......last night I posted a message on facebook saying that we needed a laptop....within a minute and before had even had time to pray someone said they had one!!!! how amazing....give God the glory...He is making this happen not us!!

off to Prague for a conference tomorrow with ISAAC...please pray all goes well....

FA cup over....onto Champions final on Saturday.....!!!!

still Keeping on...keeping on!!

Chris writes...life continues at such a pace....both the drug education sessions went well....we had a good friend from UK here for a week who kept us busy and we kept her busy!!!

Last week we met with the landlord of 'House of Hope' to put some furniture inside and he gave us a key!!!! We start renting from June.

Feels like it is really happening!!

We have had a few people saying they want to come and help us in June to get the place open...we still could do with a few more!!

Tomorrow we are off to Albania for a retreat...pray that we get refreshed and renewed to prepare us for what is looking like a busy summer!!!

And Chelsea are in the cup final on Saturday.....does life get any better!!

............oh and we have had the fridge repaired....Praise God!!!


....................but the week was not without pain as we learnt of a friend who has borrowed money from loan sharks over here and is now on the run and seperated from his family...please do pray about this with us

Thanks so much for your support and prayers xx

keeping on keeping up!!

Chris writes...do you find it hard to keep up with life sometimes? Feel like it is just racing past you in a blur??


Things are going so well and God is just blessing us amazingly....settling into our new home...made some bookcases!!...talking and praying about our plans for the centre...talking and praying about our other exciting plans for the summer....(young/at heart people have you heard about OM Transform...come to Kosova!!)... other new ministry opportunities.....held a drug education talk which was supported and appreciated by our church....part two is next week....!! Wow!!

But not all is perfect...still problems with our fridge...our van could be on it last wheels..!!

.................and it is still raining today!!!

..................................................there is an air of expectation around here!!

Please pray that I can keep both feet on the ground and my eyes fixed on Him!!

God You are still amazing!!!...Part two!!!!

Chris writes: so we had a really good meeting with the landlord....

Our friends even had a Scripture, Romans 5: 1-5, which we shared with him.

We have agreed to start renting the premises from June, and from 11th - 25th June plan to have a working party here in Gjakova...... for anyone willing to come and help us get the place fitted out with decorating, kitchen etc....more news in our newsletter....but do check your diaries now!!













Now we need your prayers and support more than ever!!!

Happy Easter!!

God You are still........amazing!!!

Chris writes: doesn't God just constantly amaze you?

We are now feeling quite settled in our new home and have even had two seperate people staying in my office/our spare room.

We are looking at the ministry now and our vision to open a 'lighthouse' in the community.

We have not really even had time to worry where the finances and people power was going to come from to make this vision a reality...God has not stopped blessing us!!

We have had people giving financially and very generously over the last few weeks and also news of a new team member who will be joining us in September!!

We also met with a couple who have given us some wise council and the confirmation to step out in faith......we do not have everything we need but feel we need to arrange to have a working party come out here in June and help us make this dream become a reality.

We also have a couple from the UK here at the moment...some of our supporters but so much more......friends..parents!! who have just so encouraged and blessed us......

So it is time to step out...we meet with the landlord tonight!!