COUNTDOWN TO ALBANIA OCTOBER 10-27

(Kathie) Was it just a week ago I was traveling back from Indiana?  My sister and I spent 4 days there staying at my dad's and seeing as many family members and friends as possible. 

The big event was a princess birthday party for the ultimate 4-year-old party princess! I am thankful for that short but intense time. Electronic communication is a wonderful convenience, but there's nothing like being there. 


In the week since, we have been focusing on all the final preparations for the tour in Albania where we'll be heading this Sunday, October 10.  We are overwhelmed with God's provision through many generous donations and now have over 95% of the support we need for our flights and tour expenses. It is such a confirmation to know these funds are here before we take off.

The timing was tight for the release of the new Proclaim CD -- Next Exit: Mercy Street, on which we were depending heavily as a tool for this tour. The finished product did make it in time to get a shipment out to Albania for use in promoting the concerts, and we will take over a quantity to get the content into the hands of concert goers. Click here to see more about the cd.  See these links to hear samples of all the cuts: 

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Please pray for our 19-member team as we gather in Tirana. Here is the schedule:
OCTOBER 11  Monday - arrival
OCTOBER 12  Tuesday - rehearsal, Tirana
OCTOBER 13  Wednesday - rehearsal, Tirana
OCTOBER 14  Thursday - rehearsal, Tirana
OCTOBER 15  Friday - High School, New Life Institute (NLI), Tirana
OCTOBER 16  Saturday - Home Builders, NLI, Tirana
OCTOBER 17  Sunday - travel to Korca
OCTOBER 18  Monday - NLI University Ministry, Korca
OCTOBER 19  Tuesday - NLI University Ministry, Elbasan
OCTOBER 20  Wednesday - NLI University Ministry, Vlore
OCTOBER 21  Thursday - Day off, Vlore
OCTOBER 22  Friday - NLI Executive /Government, Tirana
OCTOBER 23  Saturday - Disciple's Church, Durres
OCTOBER 24  Sunday - Joint outreach of churches - Tirana
OCTOBER 25  Monday - NLI University Ministry, Shkoder
OCTOBER 26  Tuesday - NLI University Ministry, Tirana
OCTOBER 27  Wednesday - departure

Here are some things to pray about:

• Safe and timely arrival of all team members
• Team unity
• Physical stamina
• Boldness in witnessing
• Spiritual vigilance (The enemy doesn't want us there!)
• Electricity! This is a country that experiences frequent "brown-outs" to the power grid