In June 2023, around 25 people crowded Kaon’s small village house in south of Albania. Despite the cramped quarters, everything outside and around the house was spectacular, with flowers, trees and especially the river view. Kaon’s mom’s cooking was a traditional delicacy. As is usual with us Albanians the whole time was garnished with dancing and singing.
In the midst of this fun and adventurous two day retreat, we did three sessions of Apologetic training and one evangelistic session. Danjela taught on the goodness and relevance of Christianity, how it has provided western civilization with values such as liberty, equality, compassion, progress, consent etc. I focused my teaching on the reasons why modern science was developed in the Christian west; particularly, how biblical presuppositions were the foundation for the advancement of scientific research. We ended our sessions with the historical reliability of the resurrection and an invitation for the nonbelievers to start a relationship with God.
As always, the best part was the group discussions where participants had the chance to reflect and share with each other what they h ave been learning.
We are very grateful for this retreat and rejoice for each step of faith taken from our friends. Please pray for all participants that they will continue to grow in loving God and loving people.