The Kosovo Kid

We thoroughly enjoyed our time in the Peja area partnering with the active and helpful local church.  We faced rain again in Decan but were blessed with a nice covered outdoor stage still under construction.  When it started to get dark the workers cleared off their tools and material and we carefully swept off all the metal shards to prevent flat unicycle tires.  We set up some lights, blasted some music and the crowd came.  

Our two shows in Peja both went to plan B due to rain.  Our first show was in a theater and we were all excited to perform on a proper stage.  We had doubts that people would find us indoors but the fire dancers performed in the town center and then led the large crowd that had gathered to the theater with a flaming torch.  We heard from local workers that night that we were an answer to 10 years of prayers.  God is doing something new in Kosovo and it is humbling to be part of it.

On our last day in Peja we had our last full show of the tour.  Though we had prayed hard for clear skies and dry ground, the rain had covered the basketball court outside the high school where the show was supposed to take place, where all 2,000 students could watch.  Instead teachers selected 100 students to see the show inside their tiny gym.  It seems God allowed less distractions for those 100 select students to clearly hear of His great love.

Between shows it was so refreshing to have a chance to drive up into the mountains of Peja in the misty rain and see the fall colors and visit a waterfall.

Our last event was a follow-up at the church in Ferizaj where we had done an outreach the week before.  We shared testimonies and a bit of unicycling and dance during this low key evening.  It was very exciting to see again the two 14 year olds that Katie had prayed with the week before.  Another young man attended who was very interested in what we had shared and asked for one-on-one discipling.

Kosovo is not only the newest country in the world it also has the youngest population in Europe with 70% being under the age of 30.  We thank God for an amazing tour in Kosovo and we are already looking forward to returning someday!

Shawn from South Afristraliguinea

freshly swept stage in Decan

beautiful falls outside Peja,
we're on the edge of a BIG drop off

street art

Dustin's unicycle art

the Peja High School gymnastics room

a monument to Kosovo's independence

bowling with the team on our last night in Kosovo

Rain won't slow us down!

Our Kosovo tour continues to be so refreshing and obviously directed by God.

In Ferizaj we had amazing support from the local church for our outreach.  They organized a great team to help with set up, crowd control, acquiring contact info from the audience, our meals and accommodations and follow-up.  It was a blessing to work with them and we look forward to being part of their follow-up event to connect with many we met at that first show.  The power in the city went out in the middle of our show but the fire dancers held the crowd with their stunts until the kind municipality allowed us to plug into their generator.  This show was a highlight for Katie because she was able to share more in depth with two 14 year old boys who then made commitments!

Our show on Mother Teresa Boulevard in Prishtina was super cold but good connections were made and we shared truth with crowds and individuals.  On Sunday Dustin had the opportunity to give his testimony at church.  His words ended up connecting quite well with the content of the teaching that followed.

Gjilan and Kamenica greeted us with rain but we were able to find covering for our performances and most of the audiences and somehow, divinely, over 100 people gathered and thoroughly enjoyed each show.  Despite the rain and cold we are so thankful for what God is doing through this tour, above and beyond what we had hoped.

Dustin helps with sound check