The programme was packed with testimonies, songs, and moments of quiet reflection on the history of the church in the country. A specially composed song and a book were released to mark the anniversary.<\/p>\n Pastor Marko Frasheri, composer of the song, shared, \u201cHearing the whole congregation singing the new song in unison, ‘Jezusi Vjen me Lavdin\u00eb e Tij’<\/em> (Jesus Comes in Glory), was one of the greatest moments and joys of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n The celebration also served as a platform to launch Dennis Smith’s newly translated “40 Days of Prayer to Strengthen Your Relationship with God.” Pastor Gentian Thomollari (Albanian Mission Publishing Ministries director) believes the book will be a catalyst for spiritual revival, helping members \u201cexperience God’s miracles through intercessory prayers in small groups, as two churches have already experienced.\u201d<\/p>\n Reflecting on the anniversary’s significance, Pastor Delmar Reis, the president of the Albanian Mission, remarked, “When church members and friends gather to celebrate, it\u2019s a special time of unity and praise. It’s also a precious opportunity for connection, reflecting on how God has guided this church over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Tirana member Klodjana Koleci agrees with Reis. “We laughed, we sang, and we praised God together. Sharing the table with my church family was particularly meaningful. It was a day filled with love, joy, and gratitude, and I feel immensely blessed to have been a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Looking to the future, the Albanian Mission is resolved to make this anniversary celebration an annual fixture. This year’s celebration theme focused on the Second Coming of Jesus. It is a theme that reverberates deeply throughout the Mission, serving not only as a testament to the church’s identity, but also as a resounding call to members to embrace their most fervent hope. As Reis emphasised, “Our church was founded by those eagerly anticipating Jesus’ return, and our mission remains steadfast – to spread the good news that Jesus will indeed return soon.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [Photos: Leandro Becerra].<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Embracing hope<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18384,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1580,7,1577],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-albania-croatia-slovenia","category-news","category-organisational-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18380"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19090,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18380\/revisions\/19090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18384"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/630-Worship.jpg\")
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