Albania

God is working wonders through his humble servants, Albert and Jona Cepi in Korca, Albania.  The lead article in their current newsletter reads “Light for the Blind: Our ministry to the Blind Community.” Twice each month, Albert and the church meet with the blind community and their families for a Bible study.  According to Albert,…

Kim Brice Kim Brice has been teaching WEI students since 2017.  She says, “I love being a WEI teacher.  I consider myself extremely fortunate to have crossed paths with WEI and to have the rewarding chance to reach lost souls from my recliner. Today, Kim introduces us to Shqiponja, one of her students in Albania.  Shqiponja says to…

Imena Kerpica, one of Fred’s WEI students in Albania, writes, “I am from Berat, Albania, but I have studied and attended the Church of Christ in Tirana. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in the English Language and a Master’s Degree in Teaching English. I was a WEI student many years ago. Like many other students,…

Those are the words of Alice Jewell, the beloved wife of Fred Jewell who succumbed to cancer January 15, 2023 and claimed his “victory in Jesus.” Fred and Alice Jewell Alice writes, “Fred and I grew up in the same congregation in Indiana, started dating after his freshman year in college at Indiana University, and…

Sadete Hoxha, WEI and church secretary in Tirana, Albania reported that the church in Tirana hosted a short-term mission campaign again in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Sadete reported that twenty-one teachers taught eighty-five Albanian students over a period of seven weeks.  August 2, 2022 marked the 30th birthday of…

Art Hitt probably has spent more time in Albania as a short-term missionary than anyone else since the fall of communism.

Armando Obeys the Gospel Fred continues, “Armando had been involved in WEI since the beginning of the summer campaign.

More Fruit Harvested in Albania Fred Jewell, Chairman of the Foreign Missions Ministry at the College Church in Searcy, Arkansas writes …