Undefeated
For you already have the victory in my name my child and I have called you to overcome. I have called you to stand tall on the top of the mountain and to survey the land so that you might take it in my name.So do not see yourself as defeated any longer! Do not look at the battle and think that it is too much for you - rather stand up tall now and see it from my perspective. Stand up strong and see that my hand is stretched out against the enemy and that it shields you!
For I shall indeed bless those that bless you and curse those that curse you, for as long as you walk in the shadow of my wings and under the covering of my hand. So do not look to the left or right now. Do not look at the battle and feel overcome. Rather stand in heavenly places with me and see that you have already overcome.
See that you do not stand in this battle alone. See that I fight by your side. So come now my child - take my hand and pick up your sword once again. See things through my eyes and gain your strength so that after you have seen the truth, you might stand to fight once again and this time, not to be defeated, but to overcome says the Lord.
When
I was in sixth grade, I was diagnosed with myopia or nearsightedness,
meaning I had the ability to see near objects more clearly than distant
objects. To compound the diagnosis, I also had astigmatism, an
imperfection of the cornea preventing part of it from focusing light
onto the retina.
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ALBANIA/KOSOVO (ANS – June 8, 2017)
-- As Pastor Jeton (pronounced ye-TOHN) quietly speaks, one would never
guess the horror he and his people have lived through in this
picturesque area of the Balkans. Jeton is a Kosovar Albanian -- over 80%
of the population of Kosovo are Albanian but in 1998 neighboring
Yugoslavian Serbs sought to wipe them from the land.
Thousands
were slaughtered and over a quarter of a million were driven from their
homes into Albania during the bloody conflict that pitted neighbor
against neighbor, leaving deep hatred and distrust. Those that fled to
Albania received a bleak welcome, in a land that had been isolated from
the world for decades.
The
stories of both countries, today, is a collage of individual encounters
that men and women have had with the grace of God, the story of grit
and determination to break through the darkness with the light of the
Gospel, facing what most elsewhere would be considered impenetrable
obstacles. Their stories of triumph are thrilling and humbling.
For
22 hours the family fled, trying to escape the onslaught that was
taking place. Emotionally wounded, the survivors (a term most prefer
over “victims”) returned to burned-out homes and very fractured lives.
Emotional healing came slowly. The kindness of Christian missions
organizations that came to Kosovo and rebuilt Jeton’s family home for
them ultimately led him to Christ. But years later when Jeton was asked
by an Australian visitor what he would do if he met the man who killed
his father, he became very angry and said, “Never ask me that question
again!” He had actually planned on tracking down the man who killed his
father but then, yielding his hatred to the Lord, he forgave the person,
completed Bible school training in Britain and established a thriving
church, now able to minister to those whose hearts are yet filled with
hatred.
A
catalyst bringing evangelicals together has been Media7 Albania, the
host group who recently invited our Guidelines team to minister in both
countries. Founded by a strong, visionary woman, Enkelejda Kumaraku,
Media7 reaches Albania and nearby Kosovo. Their TV station in Kosovo has
just begun 24-hour broadcasting, with Albanian coverage soon.
