February 12, 2010
Tom Bonner, missionary in Lushnja, Albania, reports good news: “Era Met-Hoxha, who has been attending for about 2 years, and studying first with Alma, then with me, was buried with Christ and raised to walk a new life. I asked Era to share with us what Jesus means to her, and what her baptism meant to her.
“Wise beyond her years (14), she said that it is her intention to make Jesus her life, not just something she does.”
“After the baptism, she wanted to say something to the group. Tearfully, she said, ‘I haven’t had a father for some time, but now, I have God as my Father.’ Her father died about 7 or 8 years ago, and she has very fond memories of him. Pray that I can be an adequate spiritual father to her.”
Tom says, “We will be having a World English Institute campaign here in Lushnja this summer. This will consist of teaching English and the Bible together, utilizing the WEI materials. Almost all the converts here in Lushnja have come through this means of teaching.”
