Prayer Diary
Prayer requests from Eastern Europe and the Balkans
July – September 2024
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July
Vjeko & Josipa Mrsic, Croatia
1 Today we start our kids’ camp which runs until 5 July. We will be supported by a team from TEN. Our adventure camp will run in a few weeks. Pray that God will transform the lives of the children, give wisdom for the leaders and protection for everyone.
2 We are looking forward to having a water baptism service soon. Please pray for those people who will get baptised.
Dusan & Mira Beredi, Serbia
3 Please pray for our evangelistic English Camp we are holding this week. We aim to establish new contacts. We will be supported by a team of fifteen young people from USA. Next week, there will be a Russian evangelistic camp.
4 From 28 July – 3 August our Royal Rangers will join 10,000 participants at the European camp in Budapest, Hungary. Pray for the teenagers taking part, that they may commit themselves to the Lord and grow spiritually. They will also raise funds for Royal Rangers boats.
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Throughout the summer, there will be many smaller camps for children, youth and families. Pray that God guides us as we reach out to the people entrusted to us.
Srdjan & Ruth Vorotovic, Montenegro
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Pray for the provision of finances for the young people who are attending the summer camps this month. Pray that all the young people would be blessed by this time together.
7
We thank God that we’ve had Bible studies in Edita’s home. Since March, Edita’s husband, Boris, joined us. Pray for Boris and Ljilja to receive the gift of salvation.
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Pray for Anastasija who acknowledged the Lord Jesus as King in a school essay she submitted. Pray for her spiritual growth and the salvation of her entire family.
9
Thank God for Ruth’s divine protection while she was driving on a major road. The car stopped moving but Ruth was able to steer it to a parking area safely.
10
Pray for Suzana and her family. Due to an infection, she has had to have one of her legs amputated from the knee down, and she has suffered other physical pain. Please pray with us that she does not lose her desire for God.
Erion & Gentiana Cuni, Albania
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We thank God for our Easter celebrations, with more that twelve outreaches across our church planting network. We hope and pray that the message of God was received and that people come to know Him.
12
Pray for our summer camps. There are more than 14 happening across the country. Pray that the Lord will provide people, finances and protection. May His Word touch the hearts of the young people.
13
God has opened many doors to share the gospel, but we have few workers. This year, we are looking for people aged 18-45 to come for an internship programme for 3-6 months or even a year. Please pray for people to come and help us.
14
Most of our church members are women. Women’s ministry is at the heart of our service. This year, we have organised Beauty 4 Ashes retreats with nearly 80 women participating. We are praying for partners to help us organise six more retreats in Albania by the end of the year.
Ruslan & Larisa Telpiz, Moldova
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Pray for the summer camps in Gotesti and Tiganca to have the Lord’s blessing, all our needs provided for and enough workers to serve at them.
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18 Pray that next week, the optometrists from Poland will come to Gotesti and God will remove any obstacles to them coming.
Daniel & Irinka Stracinski, Montenegro
19 This month we hope to have a Christian music event with testimonies in the city square in Bar. Pray for God’s protection, that it goes ahead and that it will receive a great response from the local people.
20 We have organised some prayer walks together with guests who plan to visit us while they are in Montenegro. Pray with us for spiritual change among Montenegrins and that God puts a fire in their hearts for Jesus Christ.
21 Pray for Irinka. She is pregnant with our second child, who is due in the next two months. The pregnancy has been difficult so please pray that God will protect and bless Irinka and our baby boy.
Igor & Tatiana Ismailov, Moldova
We look forward to the first baptism in the village of Tiganca, which will probably take place this month!
17 Brother Andrei is currently studying at the Mission Bible School in Chisinau. He is learning how to become a Taekwon-do trainer and using the Bible in this ministry. Pray that God sustains him financially and enables him to start the ministry with children in three villages.
22 We are hosting some visitors from our UK partner church. Please pray for them and that we have a powerful time of serving and collaborating together.
23 Pray for the young people who are going to camps this year. May God change their hearts so that they accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour.
24 Alexandra Tabac has been leading a study on Esther with the girls’ group. Please pray that God guides the young people as they conclude this study.
Anatoli & Desi Yankovi, Bulgaria
25 Our son John is serving in Uganda for two weeks next month. Please pray for God’s provision that he can raise all the funds he needs.
26 Pray God will provide us with a minibus to help us in our ministries. We want to bring people who were saved during a judo competition, who live 30km away, to our church and to youth gatherings in Bulgaria. We also want to use the bus in our ministry to the adult orphans.
Youth for Christ Kosova, Kosovo
27 Please pray for our youth camp this month.
28 Pray for the Superwoman meetings to encourage and empower the young women who attend.
Evangelical Church of Macedonia, North Macedonia
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On 22 September, our brother Robi Atlija will be ordained as a pastor at Good News Church Split. Pray that God will equip Robi to lead, feed and nurture those people He has entrusted to Robi in the years ahead.
Igor & Tatiana Ismailov, Moldova
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This month we hope to have our church’s sixth baptism celebration so please pray for those who make this public witness and for the church to support them.
4
During July, August and September, most of our summer camps take place. Pray for the new children and their parents that will come and hear the gospel of Jesus Christ for the first time.
30
Each year from July to September we have our annual water baptisms. Pray for all the new people who decide to follow Jesus.
Vasile Grigorita, Moldova
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Each year from July to September we have our annual water baptisms. Pray for all the new people who decide to follow Jesus.
August
Vjeko & Josipa Mrsic, Croatia
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This year, three of our teenagers will finish secondary school. Pray with us that they will be accepted at the institutions they want to go to and that they will find churches where they can grow and serve.
Anita Dimitrievska, North Macedonia
5
This month at Ohrid Evangelical Church we will host an evangelism event. Pray that God sends us people ready to hear the gospel, who are hungry and thirsty for the Lord.
6
We have recently gone through a change in leadership. Our senior pastor has just retired and returned to Serbia, and I have become the senior pastor of the church. Pray for wisdom for me in how to lead the church and for God’s guidance.
7
Pray for the several people who recently received Jesus into their lives. We pray that life’s pressures and challenges don’t discourage them, but that they remain firm in the Lord.
8
Please pray for people in Ohrid to be more open to the gospel.
This month we will host two camps at Camp Fokus. Pray that God would become real and present for the young people.
9
From October, I want to begin an Alpha course. May God prepare the hearts of the people who will come.
Daniel and Irinka Stracinski, Montenegro
10
Pray that God will provide a bigger space to meet in or land to build a bigger church on. What we currently rent has reached its limit and we are struggling to accommodate people. We have no space for our young people’s ministry.
11
Pray for wisdom for us leaders so we can lead well. We want to see the church grow in number and spiritual formation, with people wanting to serve God.
Emil & Vesna Puzdrelievi, North Macedonia
12
Pray for our outreach team that is visiting us from Slovakia.
13
At the beginning of next month, we will host street art outreach so pray with us for people to engage with the event and discover Jesus.
14
Between 17-24 September, a team from the UK, led by Lucy Reid from TEN will join us to deliver a number of evangelistic outreaches in Struga. Please pray for us all as we share the Good News.
Ivan Petrov, North Macedonia
15
Please ask God to provide a car for our ministry in Štip.
16 Our church has organised youth events. Pray for these events to make an impact for God’s kingdom and for the growth our youth group.
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Pray that new people will come to know Christ.
Pray with us for a fresh wind of the Holy Spirit so that people come to know Christ in Sveti Nikole.
Slavko Hadzic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
19 I am speaking at an evangelistic youth camp this month. Please pray for me.
20 Give thanks to God for the evangelism training I was able to provide in Croatia and Albania. Continue to pray for evangelism training and gospel events that we have planned for this summer.
21 Give thanks that I could participate and host a seminar on evangelism at TEN’s Refresh partner conference back in April.
22 Give thanks for the men’s regional conference My Brother’s Keeper
23 Praise God for good evangelistic events in Zagreb, Croatia.
Vasile Grigorita, Moldova
24 This month we are having a baptism celebration at our church for new Christians. Give thanks to God for these changed lives.
25 Next month we are having a thanksgiving service for Harvest. We will invite local people to join us so we can thank God for the fruit He has given us.
Misa Hiorescu, Moldova
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Pray with us to have all we need for our children’s day camp, especially for a good team and the ability to deliver a good programme. We also pray for good weather.
27 Ask God to bring workers to His vineyard.
28 Please pray for Valentin and Dina, who are a young couple that come to our church. We would love to see them make their covenant with God through baptism.
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Pray for the establishment of a new government and one that will stand against crime and corruption in North Macedonia, which is prevalent at every level. Pray that the Church remains a sign of hope in these difficult times.
30
Pray for our current projects: Project ANA, which is a women’s ministry, for our work with Roma children at our Centre for Roma in Skopje and our ministry among Albanian Muslims.
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Pray for our work of planting churches among Roma, Albanians, Turkish people and other ethnic communities in North Macedonia.
September
Ico Matulic, Croatia
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A group of seven have been visiting the island of Hvar once a month to share the gospel. Currently, we are meeting in people’s homes but it’s hard to find suitable timings so please pray for a solution.
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Pray for our mission work on the Pelješac peninsula. We meet in houses every other Sunday in Orebić and Sreser.
3 We would love to have a partnership that would equip us with finances, workers and advocates to help our mission flourish.
4 Please pray God will provide long-term finances for our coffee houses in Split and Solin. This is a part of our Teen Challenge Croatia ministry.
5 We need to implement our Living Free resources for our Teen Challenge Croatia non-residential rehabilitation programme and have other churches use the resources too.
Youth for Christ Kosova, Kosovo
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Pray that God would provide for our needs and for future work at Youth For Christ Kosova.
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Pray for me, Alban Krasniqi, as I lead Youth For Christ Kosova.
Pray for our volunteers who are a vital and active part of our work.
Robert & Krasi Salamanovi, North Macedonia
9
The last two months we have been holding evangelism events at the library. Pray that we reach new people with the good news and have a kingdom impact on their lives.
10
Please pray for our different outreaches; for the local miners and their families, for the prisoners that I, Robert, visit at the local prison and for Muslim Turks who are unreached with the gospel.
11 Ask God to send more young people to our church.
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Please ask that God would provide the means for us to purchase our church building and house.
13 Pray for me, Krasi and our son David.
Dusan & Mira Beredi, Serbia
14
Please pray for the work and development of Rainbow Rehabilitation Centre. Pray for wisdom for the staff team. Remember the addicts entrusted to us by God and new addicts seeking help. Pray for their spiritual growth, especially at our summer camp.
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Pray for the businesses that fund the work of Rainbow Rehabilitation Centre, especially for smooth relocations by our removals business. Pray that we have sufficient finances to continue the ministry at the rehab centre.
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We would love to see lost souls coming to Christ and our brothers and sisters come into the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and into the future.
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Pray that we will declare who Christ is and be His hands for the Church.
Ask God to bring us people from Bathore with whom we can journey side by side for his glory.
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Ask God to bless and protect the women and children’s ministries at the Hope Centre.
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We want to hold fast to God’s promises and to have sharp eyes to distinguish the blessings that come from Him and those that do not.
Dario Kapin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Please pray for our outreach in Zenica.
22 Pray for our ministry in Derventa. We hope to plant a church there.
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We have a desire to plant a church in Sarajevo. Please ask God to open the way for us.
24
Our bee business continues and we value your prayers for it to sustain our ministries, provide employment and present opportunities to share the gospel with other beekeepers.
25 Please pray for us as a family.
Vance & Tanja Golomeovi, Serbia
26
We have started a new home group with a family. We meet with Ivan, Dragica and their daughter on a Wednesday evening. Please keep us all in your prayers.
27 Pray for our children’s and youth work at our church. Ask God that the children will interact with each other well and that parents will bring their children to church regularly, instead of leaving them at home.
Albano & Genta Manxhari, Albania
28 As our church currently meets in a house, we are not able to host as many evangelisation projects as we would like to. As we are growing in number, we really need to find a church building. Pray for God’s provision and guidance and that we serve Him according to His will.
29 Pray that God will guide us as we continue to spread the gospel through our current evangelism. We ask that God touches the hearts of the students who are searching for the Truth.
30 Please ask God to grow and strengthen our church in His name, and to raise up leaders from among us.
