I sent in my absentee ballot a couple of weeks ago. it’s amazing how much the American election has captivated the attention of the world. The first question my Albanian friends and neighbors have asked me lately is, “who is going to win?” and quickly followed by, “Who do you like?”.
As a [...]
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The month of September is Ramadan (Ramazan in Albanian) in the Muslim faith. It is a month of fasting for devout Muslims, who only eat after sundown each day. During these 30 days, we have seen little change in our Albanian friends because none that we know personally are devout Muslims, though they would all [...]
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Today, I had the chance to share my testimony with Linda, our house helper. You can read about how God has been working in her life and breaking our hearts over her need for Him on Jenny’s post earlier this week. Thank you for your prayers… they are paving the way for us to share [...]
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Rruga Barakadave is a road close to our house. We have several favorite shops along this road and it is a big part of our daily routine. Here’s a short list of the places we frequent on this road:
bread store
favorite suflaqe (fast food) place run by our friend Fredi
favorite pizza place
Matt and Cindy’s house
Soda [...]
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We went to visit Zydi’s family today in their home. It is customary when someone dies for the family to host visitors for coffee for the first seven days and repeat visits for a total of 40 days. We went to show our respect for Zydi and for his family and to express [...]
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Death notices that you will find posted to buildings.
Last night our neighbor Zydi died. He was a sweet old man that lived across the street from us. He was 69. We did not know him well but he had done some work at our house and we had seen him frequently. [...]
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Now that we have lived here a while, there are few things that we find super funny! Here is one of our favorites. After you have finished buying your wedding dress, you can hop next door and pick up the meat for the meal! Turkey or lamb anyone?
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