Hello Everyone,
Greetings from CC Prishtina, Kosovo and thank you all for your prayers. To update you with whats happening and how you can pray. Mark was recently diagnosed with having a kidney stone. So he is presently waiting for it to make its way out of me. Being that its the first time he has ever have dealt with this, he has yet to find out how painful it is as everyone is telling him. So pray for God's strength and grace to get through this experience.
Also we have been dealing with a lot of problems with our vehicle (98' Land Rover Discovery); it is presently having its second major repair of the year and at this point we think we will need a new vehicle. Please pray for God's provision for a new vehicle.
On the 28th of August our assistant Lirak will be getting married to his fiance Suela. They will be having their wedding in Tirana, Albania. Pray for God's blessing to be upon the wedding and the marriage as Lirak and Suela come together in holy matrimony. Pray that God will supply all their needs as they settle into their new life together. Pray also that God will give Suela the grace to settle into her new life away from home and into life here in Prishtina.
Our youth outreach in the community near the church has been facing some challenges. We had a major opposition rise up against us and had to move on to a different area. So we are in the same neighborhood but a different area where a park is. We have been spending time at this park on Friday evenings and have had some good interaction with parents and their kids. We were also invited to visit one of their homes. Pray that God gives us favor with the families and that we would be able to share the gospel with them. Pray for those who are held captive by the evil one that they would be set free.
Next week our worship leader (Sam and his wife Elizabeth) will be returning from the US. Pray that God will give them a safe trip back to Kosovo. On August 16th we will be going to Austria to attend the CC Missions Conference. Pray for traveling mercies and a refreshing week.
Celeste also desires to go the the US in the Fall to attend a pastors wives conference. She would be bringing Isabella with her and she would be staying with her grandparents. Pray for God's provision for this trip.
In a few weeks we will be attending the annual mission conference in Austria. We are really looking forward to this trip. This conference is such a refreshment both physically and spiritually for our entire family. The teaching, fellowship and rest is amazing. This is also a wonderful experience for Isabella as she attends the VBS and reconnects with her missionary friends that she has made over the years. An added blessing to this trip is that Celeste's parents will be serving at the conference.
We are also needing help in rebuilding our care team in New Mexico and possibly getting a few started in both Northern and Southern California. If any of you would like more information on what a "care team" is, please email Celeste at celesteyocom@gmail.com
Thanks again for your prayers and support and God bless you.
Mark, Celeste, and Isabella
Greetings from CC Prishtina, Kosovo and thank you all for your prayers. To update you with whats happening and how you can pray. Mark was recently diagnosed with having a kidney stone. So he is presently waiting for it to make its way out of me. Being that its the first time he has ever have dealt with this, he has yet to find out how painful it is as everyone is telling him. So pray for God's strength and grace to get through this experience.
Also we have been dealing with a lot of problems with our vehicle (98' Land Rover Discovery); it is presently having its second major repair of the year and at this point we think we will need a new vehicle. Please pray for God's provision for a new vehicle.
On the 28th of August our assistant Lirak will be getting married to his fiance Suela. They will be having their wedding in Tirana, Albania. Pray for God's blessing to be upon the wedding and the marriage as Lirak and Suela come together in holy matrimony. Pray that God will supply all their needs as they settle into their new life together. Pray also that God will give Suela the grace to settle into her new life away from home and into life here in Prishtina.
Our youth outreach in the community near the church has been facing some challenges. We had a major opposition rise up against us and had to move on to a different area. So we are in the same neighborhood but a different area where a park is. We have been spending time at this park on Friday evenings and have had some good interaction with parents and their kids. We were also invited to visit one of their homes. Pray that God gives us favor with the families and that we would be able to share the gospel with them. Pray for those who are held captive by the evil one that they would be set free.
Next week our worship leader (Sam and his wife Elizabeth) will be returning from the US. Pray that God will give them a safe trip back to Kosovo. On August 16th we will be going to Austria to attend the CC Missions Conference. Pray for traveling mercies and a refreshing week.
Celeste also desires to go the the US in the Fall to attend a pastors wives conference. She would be bringing Isabella with her and she would be staying with her grandparents. Pray for God's provision for this trip.
In a few weeks we will be attending the annual mission conference in Austria. We are really looking forward to this trip. This conference is such a refreshment both physically and spiritually for our entire family. The teaching, fellowship and rest is amazing. This is also a wonderful experience for Isabella as she attends the VBS and reconnects with her missionary friends that she has made over the years. An added blessing to this trip is that Celeste's parents will be serving at the conference.
We are also needing help in rebuilding our care team in New Mexico and possibly getting a few started in both Northern and Southern California. If any of you would like more information on what a "care team" is, please email Celeste at celesteyocom@gmail.com
Thanks again for your prayers and support and God bless you.
Mark, Celeste, and Isabella
