The Evangelical Theological College in Albania has a group of new first year students committed to serving the Lord. One of these is E……. He tell his story of his journey to faith.

The Evangelical Theological College in Albania has a group of new first year students committed to serving the Lord.  One of these is E…….   He tell his story of his journey to faith.

“I am 21 years old and come from a city in the north of Albania.  I am from a non-Christian background family of seven, including my brother’s wife and two children. My high school days were the darkest of my life. I was deep in the ways of the world and depressed. I was easily angered and unable to do anything good for others if there was nothing in it for me. The only thing I could think to do was to ask God to forgive me, but I had no idea who this God was.

One day my mother went to a church meeting. She told me about it and suggested that I go with her, so I went with her. A brother from the church shared with me about Jesus-­‐-­‐about what he has done for us, how he paid for our sins, and if we accept him and trust him as our Lord and Savior, our sins will be forgiven and we will receive new life. His words truly touched my heart, so I continued going to church and later accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior. I am very grateful to God for what He has done for me, for bringing me out of that darkness into his marvelous light.

I began contributing to the church by preparing dramas and mimes for church meetings, cleaning the church, and leading worship. Later I led the youth group and prayer meetings. After our pastor left the church, I started pastoring it. By God's grace, it's been two years that I have served as the church leader.  My call is to reach the villages in the north where the gospel has not been heard before so that even in the remote villages, people have a chance to be saved by the gospel of salvation available through Christ.”