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Newsletter November
2004
This has been an exciting month for everyone. The month
brought a wife for Xhumert, a new brother for the church, and a baptistery for
the building. The weather has
gotten colder, so on the streets at night a person can see the smoke from the
many wood burning stoves in people’s homes. Winter is defiantly coming; we can
see snow on the mountains surrounding us.
Xhumert’s Marriage:
On November 3rd 2004 Xhumert was married to Irena Gegprifti. Irena is
from Potgozhan, a village about one hour and a half from Pogradec. Irena has an
uncle in Pogradec and various other relatives close by. There is a picture of
the couple attached to this e-mail.
Baptism: November 28th we welcomed a new brother Idajet(ee-dye-et)into our family. Idajet has been attending worship consistently and his wife Lumturi, a baptized believer, is one of Kevin’s students. On Sunday the 21st Idajet expressed an interest in being baptized and called it a “gift from God.” We were all very excited. Idajet works as a security guard and his wife is a teacher. They have a son and a daughter. Their son, Denis, is another one of Kevin’s students. Just before he was baptized, we sang the song “Create in Me a Clean Heart O God” in Albanian. Lumturi looked over at her husband and said in Albanian, “that is what you are going to do.” She had a big smile on her face.
Please pray for Idajet as he begins his walk with Christ. A
picture of Idajet is attached to this email.
New Baptistery: Idajet was baptized in the building where we have worship and classes. We praise God that everything went as smoothly as it did, because the baptistery was only completed the day before.
Xhumert and Kevin went looking for a place that was appropriate for a baptism. They visited many hotels and a couple of private homes but to no avail. In the summer baptisms are very easy because we are a stones throw from a very large lake, but now it is below freezing outside.
The other problem was space. There was no place inside to
build a baptistery and water supplies are very limited. Water is available three
times a day downstairs. The solution was to make a portable baptistery by
cutting the top off of a metal water tank. Xhumert knew a man who could do the
job. So the work lasted most of the day on Saturday the 27th, and a piece was
cut out of metal to attach a hose to our bathroom sink. There is picture of the
process attached to this email.
Morrill’s Vacation: At the beginning of the month the Kevin and Allison met Allison’s mother and sister in Italy and had a vacation there. For Kevin and Allison this meant a two-hour flight, but Allison’s mother and sister flew from the United States. It was wonderful to see them because it had been about a year since Allison and Kevin had seen them last.
Workers: We are beginning to think about the summer
campaign. We have heard from a few people already who have interest in working
here this summer. If you would like to help with this important short-term work
please contact us.
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