Kosovo
As Kosovo tries to carve out its own identity within Europe, Christ offers a hope that goes beyond immigration and economic stability
At the end of the Kosovo War in 1999, OM entered Kosovo to provide aid to the returning refugees. Despite the destruction of the war and previous decades of communism, the evangelical church began to take root among the Albanian majority for the first time.
Kosovo is a crossroads of East and West, traditional and modern. The church is small and struggling to find its own identity in a 90% Muslim majority. Many villages and towns have no gospel presence at all. OM seeks to support local believers in building up the body of Christ, reaching also the ethnic and religious minorities who are often discounted. Our vision is to enable the local believers to reach the most unreached within Kosovar society.
At the same time, Kosovo continues to face huge economic and political difficulties as it rebuilds post-war. OM in Kosovo reaches into the farthest margins of Kosovar society through offering assistance and empowerment with Christ’s love. Our focus is on the most vulnerable, especially marginalized women, children and youth-at-risk. With a history of creative outreach, we use the arts to speak a language that the next generation can understand.
As Kosovo tries to carve out its own identity within Europe, we offer a hope that goes beyond immigration and economic stability and that holistically meets the needs of those around us.
Thank You, Father, for the country of Kosovo, with its agricultural land, dramatic mountains and a culture influenced by the Turkish one. We pray for this nation with a history of violence and poverty; let Your love and hope penetrate the shadows of a destroyed infrastructure, dysfunctional economy and false religions. We pray that all those who are wounded physically, emotionally, and spiritually will realize they can turn to You for healing and strength.
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