Kumanovo has grown rapidly since the Kosovo and Tetovo crises. It is now the largest city outside of Skopje with a tense mix of Macedonians, Albanians and Serbians. Please pray for Lord to strengthen the church body to have a bright and pure witness to nonbelievers.
Tobacco a the major agricultural product in this region, but most farmers have not been paid for several years. Please pray for a new hope in this town. Pray for the church to influence the people.
Tetovo has changed drastically in the past few years. In the late 90s, Kosovar Albanian refugees flooded in, and Tetovo was temporarily the 2nd largest city in Macedonia. Tetovo was at the heart of the 01 conflict between Albanian rebels and the Macedonian government. Many people were killed by the conflict and ethnic killings. Most of the Macedonians, and even some of the Albanians, who lived in this region are afraid to return. It has been bombed by both the rebels and the Macedonian government. Please pray for peace to be restored through Jesus Christ. Pray for the people to have the comfort that only God can give. Pray for the Lord to raise up workers who can go to this city to pray and proclaim the Gospel.
The people here are predominantly Albanian and therefore predominantly Muslim. Pray for God's light to outshine the crescent moon here.
The police are still resisted in their efforts to regain control of this region of the country. Pray that God will gain control of the hearts of the people.