From Skopje to Kumanovo, Pt. 1

What a joy and privilege it was to spend ten days on a mission trip to Macedonia. The Lord richly blessed and opened doors for us to minister to many.

From Skopje to Kumanovo, Pt. 1

"And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. A man of Macedonia stood and pleaded with him, saying, 'Come over to Macedonia and help us.' Now after he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the gospel to them."

(Acts 16:9-10)

What a joy and privilege it was to spend ten days on a mission trip to Macedonia. The Lord richly blessed and opened doors for us to minister to believers and non-believers. We were able to build upon the sturdy foundation that Evangelist Randy Fair has built over the last several years. This was his 8th time to travel to Macedonia. God has also opened other doors for Randy. Slovakia, Kosovo, Slovenia, and Italy are some of the countries that have extended an invitation to him to come and preach the Gospel.

Randy is a gifted chalk artist. He works in cooperation with the local evangelical churches and sets up in the town squares. For 2.5 hours he draws pictures with biblical themes. They give away these drawings to those gathered through a raffle system. As Randy is drawing, one of the pastors shares the Gospel. It is a powerful ministry that God is blessing in Europe. Pray for Randy and his ministry, Gospel Connect. Here is a photo of him drawing in Europe:

Our team of four pastors spent the day in the capital city of Skopje, Macedonia. There are only two million people in the entire country of Macedonia. Less than one percent of the Macedonians attend an evangelical church. It is a huge mission field, for sure, and that is why we are here! The pastors gathered, and we had a teaching conference for them and their wives. It was an honor for me to preach Mark 2:1-12, the story of Jesus healing the paralytic who was helped by his four friends. Both Pastors Kevin and Tom, also from TX, shared messages as well. Randy then told them that God has called him to do fewer revival meetings in the USA and focus more on the open doors that God is giving him in Europe.

Randy felt the Lord leading him to answer the following questions as he prayed about this possible transition in his ministry. I encourage you that if you are considering a move, think about these same questions:

What brings you the most joy in ministry?
Where are you most effective in serving the Lord?
How can you best shepherd the heart of your spouse if you were to make this move?

Randy will return to Macedonia in August and spend two months traveling the country and sharing the Gospel with his chalk drawings. We encouraged the pastors to prepare for Randy to come by praying and preaching messages from my book entitled For the One. This book details many of the evangelistic encounters Jesus had as recorded by the Gospel writers. The goal is for them to preach messages from my book and lead their people to pray for their "ones" then challenge their people to share Jesus with them.

After the conference, Pastor Stola gave us a tour of the church. We then checked into a Holiday Inn, and I went to the gym and worked out before we walked around downtown Skopje. The next day, we traveled about an hour north to Kumanovo, where I saw my friend Saso and preached where he serves as pastor. More on that in tomorrow's devotion.

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Victory Over the Lies of the Enemy, with Cindy Asmussen

Pastor Danny welcomes to the show his good friend Cindy Asmussen for a 2-part discussion. Cindy and her husband Jeff are active members of GHBC, and she works for the SBTC as Public Policy Advisor as well as the SBC as a board of trustee member of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. In this episode, Cindy shares her testimony, including how God gave her victory over an eating disorder when she was a young lady. This is a great episode, and we pray it will be a help and an encouragement to many.

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