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"I had to stand on a bag of peanuts from China to
take this picture.”
What a great opening line.
Sarah is pointing while Stephanie (in the pink) is
going
 to
find the butter. This store has got to be in the Guinness Book of World
Records. It promises to have 12,000 items in an 8’x10’ room. Another big
guy and I had to take turns coming and going. I must warn you that if you
grab a bag of rice you will quickly discover the domino effect. But
it’s a great place to find staples for the needy at a decent price. And
that was just what we were doing here. -- David
Urgent Prayer Requests:
1.) Tomorrow (Friday) afternoon we are interviewing a married couple for the
position of Program Coordinators for PSF. Their job duties would be to
coordinate the growing classes and programs offered at the
Vlashaj ministry center as
well as provide a consistent, day-to-day presence for PSF in this village.
We are growing in our relationships with the families of our Vlashaj kids'
club and discipleship students and pray that someday soon a church might be
planted here! The couple being interviewed has an 8 year old daughter
and a baby due in April. They will graduate from Albanian Bible
Institute (Durres) in May. Pray that we might have discernment in
taking this next step.
2.) "Lasagna and Lips" -- Stephanie and
Eldina are hosting a girls' night out
party Friday night for the girls' discipleship class in the apartment at the
Vlashaj center. These young teens will enjoy a night of food, games,
and make-up with their mentor Eldina and short-term missionary friend,
Stephanie. Pray that this will be a great time of fellowship and an
opportunity for them to continue to find their identity in Christ as young
women.
3.) "Road Trip!" -- Saturday David, Sarah, Stephanie, and the Bright Star
Team will be loading up the kids and picnic baskets for a day on the beach,
on a part of the Adriatic coast just north of the city of Vlore. They
expect about forty youngsters for this special field trip. Most of
them come from families who do not have cars so this will be an especially
memorable travel event (two hours each way). Pray for the special
devotional message they will hear on the beach, that they might be spared
from injury and accident from departure to return, and that they might
understand that Planters cares for them!
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