Albania is Albania and Italy is Italy and yet the cultures are so similar that it feels like home. Even beyond the cultural closeness is the spiritual connection I am developing with over one hundred precious Campus Crusade for Christ missionaries who are dedicated to presenting the Gospel in this very complicated culture. Historians love to ask, “What is an Albanian?” and are quick to answer, “It depends on who you ask.” But should you ask me the question, “What is God doing in Albania?” I am pleased to answer, “He is doing great and mighty things.” Whether they are a Greco-Roman people influenced by the Ottoman Turks or an Albanian people unique in themselves, I will leave to the historians. Whether they are still greatly influenced by the communist regime that collapsed in 1990 or will become a successful member of the European Union remains to be seen.  However, the fact that God is allowing me the privilege of helping equip these Albanian missionaries to be world-changers is beyond what this Canadian-born, American-trained Italian could have ever imagined.

Thanks for praying for Albania…