1. Facebook
2. Wii
3. American Idol
4. Panera Bread
5. The Euro
6. iPod
7. Toyota Prius
8. The nation of Kosovo
9. BlackBerry
10. Freedom for Albanians to speak about and worship God openly in public.
20 years ago, what we did yesterday would have landed us in jail…
…as thousands of Christian believers celebrated Easter in a public manner! More amazing, was that the police force blocked the main roads from traffic so that we could walk from Skanderbeg Square in the center of town to Mother Teresa Square to have a public worship service.
So much can change in a span of 20 years!
20 years ago, Albanians feared imprisonment for even mentioning the name of God.
When Albania opened up in 1991 after 40+ years of Communism under a strict dictatorship that sought to stamp out every trace of religion and faith, there were only 16 known believers in all of Albania.
Yesterday, several thousand Evangelical believers from a variety of churches from all over Albania gathered at Mother Teresa Square in the capital city to worship the Risen Christ.
Historical moments like these are to be cherished!
Thankful that it’s not 1989.
Happy Easter!
Photos 2, 3, 4 courtesy of Andrew Lang
