September 22, 2017
Gene leaves tomorrow for Belgrade, Serbia, then drives four hours to Leskovac, in the south, close to Macedonia. He will be working with Ritch Trca, a colleague who lives in Prague. You may remember that Linda and I went on an exploratory trip last fall to meet the Roma (Gypsy) church planters there. From September 25-29, we will be equipping about 30 Roma leaders interested in Church Planting. Miki Kamba, a Roma leader from central Serbia, is inviting people from Balkan ethnic groups that were once enemies, to join hands for a new church planting movement. He will be coordinating, leading worship, and doing some teaching. Please pray for the three of us. On our skype call this week Miki said that forty people had signed up and they are still waiting to hear from Roma from other Balkan countries.
Please pray for safe travel for Ritch and I and all the church planters coming together. The last time we were in Serbia we had a car accident that has been a distraction.
Please pray that everyone that God wants involved in a new wave of church planting for Serbia and the region, would be there. Pray for Miki Kamba and for the formation of a church planting network.
Please pray for God to provide $1,320 which represents less than 5 euros a day for each trainee and covers their noon meal, manual and translation/interpretation into the Serb language.
From there Gene and Ritch go to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a fascinating, and spiritually needy place. Fifty-five percent of the people are Muslim, descendants of families converted under the Ottoman Empire. The minority Christians are mostly Orthodox and Catholic. There are only 3,000 Evangelical Christians in this country. The capital, Sarajevo, with a population of 350,000, has only three visible churches and a smattering of house churches.
Please pray for God to provide $1,320 which represents less than 5 euros a day for each trainee and covers their noon meal, manual and translation/interpretation into the Serb language.
From there Gene and Ritch go to Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a fascinating, and spiritually needy place. Fifty-five percent of the people are Muslim, descendants of families converted under the Ottoman Empire. The minority Christians are mostly Orthodox and Catholic. There are only 3,000 Evangelical Christians in this country. The capital, Sarajevo, with a population of 350,000, has only three visible churches and a smattering of house churches.
Our missionaries went to help with physical and spiritual needs at the end of the Balkan war, and stayed to form a small house church movement. Now they are passing the baton to the Bosnian leaders. It will primarily be a ministry to help missionaries transition to a new role, and pass the baton to Bosnians. We also will discuss plans to further support the local house church leaders with training and coaching.
Please pray for wisdom and unity. Pray that together we would make a plan to equip and support these Bosnian lay leaders, even after the missionaries have left the country.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer!
Gene Wilson
www.globalchurchplanting.net
Please pray for wisdom and unity. Pray that together we would make a plan to equip and support these Bosnian lay leaders, even after the missionaries have left the country.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer!
Gene Wilson
www.globalchurchplanting.net
