September 7, 2003
We tried something new in Tirana this summer. While WEI students were studying with teachers in one section of the classroom building, a dozen or more Albanian Christians were studying the Bible on a college level in another section of the building. Christians who took these advanced courses experienced great spiritual growth.
During the first four weeks of the campaign, Bill Morgan taught a two-hour class each morning and another two-hour class each afternoon—one on Ephesians, and the other on Principles of Christian Living in the Sermon on the Mount.
During the last two weeks of the campaign, Ron Clark taught a NationsUniversity class on Jesus and his relationship with people as seen in the gospel of Luke. This course made a tremendous impact on the life of the church.
During the campaign, no more than four or five WEI teachers were teaching students at any given time. Yet, the Lord blessed our efforts, and eight people were baptized into Christ.
Last summer, my student Anola Braçe was baptized into Christ. This summer, I had the privilege of teaching and baptizing her younger sister, Oldiana. Both are exceptionally bright students.
Everyone could see the joy and happiness on her face. She said that she felt so good and happy inside.
“Lindita and her family had experienced the oppression of the Communist regime in Albania. Now, she says that she is experiencing a new peace and freedom in her life that could only come from Jesus Christ. Now, she understands what true freedom is.
