Post By - Ron Pearce
The Perfect Balance
Churches of the Balkans are experiencing an incredible outpouring of the Spirit resulting in unprecedented growth of the Church.
Due to the rapidly growing Church in the Balkans, Empower is providing God’s Word, as well as training and support for pastors/evangelists/church planters, and compassionate assistance.
In Serbia, Empower is working with the Roma (gypsy) population and church planting networks. In Albania, we have been led to partner with a vast network of over 200 Albanian-speaking pastors/congregations who are reaching into seven countries in the region. (The Western Balkans comprise primarily Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia.)
The Needs:
Serbia
Food packages and wood for heating — for widows, orphans, and those most needy
Training — for new pastors/church planters
Rental of meeting facilities – for new congregations
Sponsoring of teenage youth events — for evangelism in villages where young people are often frustrated and depressed
Bibles — for new believers (Note: Empower has already provided them with a vast supply of New Testaments)
Bible teaching material - for children
Albania
Bibles — for new and mature believers who have never held a Bible in their hands
Food and emergency supplies of the essentials -for believers and seekers in desperate situations
Funds for pastoral training - for church planters
Funds for computers - for evangelists/disciplers to use online to answer questions and lead people to Christ