I don’t know if I’m crazy or not, but before we traveled to the Regional Conference, I made a day trip to Prishtina for some meetings. We were planning out our Theological Education classes for our students in Albania and Ko sovo. The trip, when I’m on my own, is about 4 1/2 hours one way. I happened to hit the borders at times when there wasn’t much traffic and that helps a lot. In addition, there weren’t any kids needing potty breaks, etc.
The time in Prishtina was fantastic even though it was very short. I was able to meet up with some of our friends, including Selim who leads our group in Suhareka. It reminded me just how much I miss living in Ko sovo. Nevertheless, hanging out with friends wasn’t the only purpose of the trip. Planning for the future with regard to our Theological Education program was the main reason. I met with Gil Thibault and Steve Beiler and we were able to hash out a two year plan for classes…and aggressive schedule to move our students along in their education and training. I’m very excited about it.
One thing that causes me some concern, though, is that funds are tight. We are in the process of increasing tuition for the students. But the tuition costs don’t cover things like airfare to bring in a professor (all of our professors are kind enough to donate their time to teach) and other costs. We would love to find some supporters to help us with this incredibly important ministry…the training of pastors and leaders. If you are interested in helping us in some way, please let us know via email, Facebook or phone call. Thanks in advance for your interest and support!
