We called ourselves the WhAM! Tour because we had Wheels, Aerial acts and Music (punctuated with dance!). From 18-30 May 2017, our TACO (Turkey AfriAsia Creative Outreach) group of 9 from Korea, Canada, Australia and America traveled around Albania performing and sharing the Good News.
Though Albania was declared 100% atheist in 1967, it is now wide open with freedom of religion. God is on the move in Albania and His church is growing. Since Albania is not new territory for TACO, each time we return we see young churches maturing which we've helped start. They are now planting others and there is always new vision for more. It is a privilege to partner in this endeavor. We again worked with an Albanian pastor and church planter who is well connected across the country.
In the city of Kavajë we presented for TACO's 3rd time. Past audiences have been resistant or apathetic. Believers have been working in this city for a few years and were finally ready to launch a church. Our presentation helped promote and announce the first service a few days later. We learned that 15 people came to the first meeting and are now involved in a discipleship program.
In Maliq the local pastor was surprised to see how well our team cooperated with each other, being from different nations. He thought the testimonies were great, appreciated how we really connected with the people and was glad the city could see good Christian art. Apparently they are already asking when we'll be back. Others thanked us for coming saying no one ever comes to Albania to perform these things.
The band sang a song in Albanian. It was a crowd favorite, resulting in the audience clapping and bursting into traditional dances as they sang along.
Joel wowed the crowds with his aerial acts and would always receive gasps and applause when he included in his testimony that he is almost 58 years old.
People liked David's dancing so much they asked for lessons after the show.
Whenever Dustin would return to the stage with his unicycles, cheers would erupt from his many fans.
In each show Dustin gave a clear Gospel presentation and led in a prayer of surrender to Jesus.
Joel wowed the crowds with his aerial acts and would always receive gasps and applause when he included in his testimony that he is almost 58 years old.
In each show Dustin gave a clear Gospel presentation and led in a prayer of surrender to Jesus.
We performed 9 shows this tour for over 3,000 people and saw at least 245 indicate they were surrendering their lives to Jesus for the first time. We were thankful that only one show was cancelled due to rain. Several other times rain stopped just before or started when we were nearly done performing.
Please pray for:
- The new church in Kavajë to grow and thrive.
- Churches we partnered with across Albania as they follow-up with interested people.
- The church in Maliq who is building a new ministry complex to care for street kids.
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