Short Term Missions: Macedonia

Macedonia’s capital city of Skopje is home to half of the population of the country. Less than 0.01 percent is evangelical Christian. The average Macedonian lives and dies having never prayed, having never read the Scriptures, and attending church only two times in his life—once for baptism as an infant and second for marriage blessings. The result is a people who are highly resistant to the gospel and attracted to the occult. One would think the land where the gospel was first preached would be one of the most Christian places on earth. Actually it is a place of peace-shattering hatred, ethnic strife, conflict, and almost no evidence of Christ and His gospel. But there is change in the air. - From the CMA website: Getting it Done in Macedonia

In November 2004, a team of five from Alliance Bible Church, spent two weeks in Macedonia. The group originally formed as a response to a need for RN-level nurses to teach courses as part of the CMA's Medical Professional Skills Enhancement program. Belynda and Trudy, both nurses, each taught one two-week module of the program to groups of nurses in Skopje. Fran shared her passion for God's Word and taught at a weekend retreat held for the Macedonian nurses. Kathy and Warren both went as ESL teachers. Kathy taught a group of doctors and nurses in Skopje, while Warren was sent to Negotino, just over 90km south of Skopje, where he taught English classes for various groups.

Come along as the team shares with you their experiences in Macedonia.

• Answering the Call
• The Land and the People
• The Classes
• Weekend Retreat
• The Work Goes On

The Macedonian Team in Skopje From left to right: Warren Womack, Belynda Womack, Kathy Stewart, Fran Owen, Trudy Good

Special thanks go to Kathy and Fran for sharing their pictures with us, and to Kathy for providing names and other information for this section of the website!