December 23, 2001
In early November, Bill Morgan conducted a leadership training seminar in Tirana using the prophet Nehemiah as a model of effective spiritual leadership.
Tom Bonner continues to lay the foundation for a strong church in Lushnjë. Several of his students plan to be baptized into Christ as soon as the weather gets warmer.
In Elbasan, six people have been baptized for the forgiveness of sins and for the gift of the Holy Spirit: Aferdita, Klodian, Veri, Sokol, and Valbona. These new Christians range in age from twelve to thirty-one.
In Orikum, Ervis Celay, a nineteen-year-old WEI student who studied with Kay Banta last summer, was united with Christ in baptism. In early December, Gentjan Mataj, the eighteen-year-old son of a naval officer in Orikum, was buried with his Lord in baptism. He now leads singing in Orikum.
