The team on a hillside overlooking Vlashaj

Visiting Vera, a sister in Christ, and her mother at their home in Tirana

posing with the Bright Star Team in the village of Kasalle (just look at the grass and you can see how hot and dry it was during their visit!)

Mandi, Mersin, Stephen, and Arian launching waterballoons to some grateful kids on a very hot day!

Jennifer, Stephanie and Kristin join the children of Kasalle in singing

Posing in front of the Center in Vlashaj, home to the team for nearly a week!

Some of the Vlashaj boys playing a game brought over by the team

Stephanie gives Eldina a hand in registering the children for VBS

Stephen leads the team in devotions and planning for the day

Jennifer and Arian helping with crafts

Kristin practices her Albanian with Klara

Playing volleyball in the yard at Vlashaj

Kristin with some friends from Vlashaj

Rachel, Mersin and Stephen leading the children in songs

A moment of orderliness during game time...

Tie-dying t-shirts was the most ambitious craft of the week, but it was hugely successful (it was to represent Joseph's coat of many colors)

The children pose in their t-shirts

Shopping for some souvinirs on their last day in the country (Kruje)

Kristin and Stephanie in Kruje

Visiting a Turkish-style house, typical of homes in Albania through the 19th century

Visiting the amphitheater in Durres. Some believe Titus was martyred here.

On Mt. Dajti overlooking Tirana

Stephanie on the train from the airport to the hotel for the overnight layover in Vienna

Happy 20th birthday, Jennifer!