Dear brethren and friends of the mission, Many of you are now surely waiting for that deserved relaxing time after a year of work and so are we. As a matter of fact even this year in August, we are, like all other Italians, coming back to Italy to spend our holiday together with our dear ones and as always, to visit some churches. We have recently had a greatly blessed time.   We have had visits from some brothers from churches in Germany: Emanuel Enke e Emil Fode, Klaus and Hilda Schiemann accompanied by their niece Susanne and by our Stefania Marchi and recently Irmgard Bierwisch and Emil Fode. Emanuel, Klaus and Emil, besides the help with preaching in different churches, have given their further contribution in our work with their specific seminars for our co-workers on the apostolic vision. Susanne helped giving advice on worship to our now starting worship group. Before leaving she donated to the church in Albania her beloved guitar. Hilda and Stefania encouraged the women in the villages with their ministry experience. Our best thanks to all of them for their time, even though short, given for Lord's work in Albania. We are looking forward for other brothers and sisters, especially those from Italy, to come and visit us. You are all welcomed.   We, also want to thank on behalf of all our Albanian brothers, the churches in Germany that gave an offering of 1000?, for the construction of the church building in Stropcke. This project is a big challenge for all of us and these little donations are a confirmation that the Lord will fulfil this plan at His time. As we have already made you known before, we have already 500 sq m of land offered by Ardi, but we are praying that before this year ends, we can buy other 1500 sq m with the offerings of some donators. On Sunday July 7, we had another reason to rejoice and celebrate, because we had the water baptisms. Four young people from Cerrave, Stropcke and Pogradec, went on the lake waters to die to their old life. Miranda, Jeta, Nelti and Sonila were waiting this moment for a long time and we ask you to pray for them that the Lord baptises them with His Holy Spirit. There were at least five other young people who wanted to be baptised this time. However we considered it better to wait, because they have just accepted Jesus a few months ago. We have proposed to have another baptism in September.   In the personal plan, we are going through some little difficulties. Sandro was forced to under go some dental cures here in Albania, which even though more convenient economically are not such from the hygiene and old work tools. We however believe that the Lord has already placed His hand over the situation. Last information for you is that after such a long time, we have finally realized an Internet site on the mission. Despite the systems not so modern in Albania, from now on you can visit our Web pages and have most different news from the mission in Albania. The site is full of pictures, news from the past, curiosities and is in both languages Italian and English and we will update news and images monthly. Visit it and send us your suggestions or write us about different anomalies, in order to offer you a helpful service and to bring you closer, even though virtually to the mission field. A close embrace in the love of Jesus Wishing you all nice vacations and rest in the Lord Yours in Christ always Sandro, Luciana, Carlo and Ester Sandro e Luciana Sardella Qendra Nehemia - Pogradec (Albania) 0039.335.54.26.298 (ITALY) 0039.347.91.76.559 (ITALY) 00355.68.23.20.155 (ALBANIA) 00355.68.23.57.667 (ALBANIA) E-mail: apostolike@aep.org.al apostolikeal@virgilio.it www.missionealbania.supereva.it

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