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Prayer Diary

Prayer requests from Eastern Europe and the Balkans

April – June 2025 ten-uk.org/daily-prayer

April

Mihail & Ina Hiorescu, Moldova

1 Praise the Lord for peace in Moldova and our community. We are so grateful for the grace to preach the gospel to the people of Ursoaia, our village.

2 This month, we will meet with several churches from neighbouring villages— Pelinei, Gavanoasa and Lebedenco—to celebrate Easter together and give thanks for our risen Lord Jesus. Praise God!

3 We are trying to organise a baptism celebration in Ursoaia for next month. Pray for our plans to come together and for those who are preparing for their baptism.

4 Pray for our young volunteers who will be involved in the children’s day camps in the summer. The camp will take place in the second half of June.

Mission Possible Bulgaria, Bulgaria

5 Today we begin Hem of His Garment—a restorative programme for women. We expect to host 16 women and 10 volunteers throughout this week-long Bible study. Pray that the women will be restored, filled with faith, and have the desire to live life to the fullest.

In June, we will host our Women’s Christian Conference, Touched by God. We expect 100 women who have completed Hem of His Garment. We pray these women go forwards and continue to be encouraged and inspired.

In June, we will host our Men’s Christian Conference, In the Character of Christ. We expect 100 men. Prayerfully support these men as they take their responsibilities as leaders, protectors, and priests to their families.

Slavko Hadžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina

This month I will speak at six evangelistic events in Wales and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Ask God to call many non-Christians and work by his Spirit so that they commit their lives to Christ.

From April through to June, I will teach Homiletics at Evangelical Theological Seminary. Pray for the classes to be educational, helpful and a blessing to the students.

I have several training and speaking engagements planned for this quarter. Pray that what I bring to those occasions brings blessings.

Next month in Albania, I will lead a seminar on evangelism. Pray that everybody who attends will return to the mission field equipped to share the Good News with people.

Ask God to guide and provide for us as we plan for our second regional conference on evangelism in the autumn.

Valeriu & Angela Munteanu, Moldova

Praise God that many people from the village of Tigheci have heard the gospel. Over Christmas, many people wanted us to come and sing carols to their families. This is a miracle for us because in previous years, we’ve been threatened with people wanting to call the police. Pray that God will sustain our ministry.

20 Today is Easter Day and we are hosting evangelistic events in Bar. Pray that many people would hear the Good News and receive it joyfully.

21 We are starting regular evangelistic events on the promenade in Bar. Praise God for these opportunities and ask him to work in the hearts of those we share the gospel with.

22 Pray with us for more Montenegrins to accept Christ and be ready to serve in the local Church.

Pray that our church will be a good testimony to the people of Tigheci. Pray that God would provide new workers to build up the church.

15 Ask God to encourage children, teenagers, and young families to come to our church. Pray that we would find a suitable space to lead Bible studies with them.

Pray for our church members to want to share the gospel with local people who are not Christians yet.

Ask that the Holy Spirit will move in the hearts of those who hear the Good News. Pray we would be guided by the Spirit to ensure our preaching is focused on Christ.

Emil & Vesna Puzderlievi, North Macedonia

Pray we can have a big outreach event this Easter. We have not done this before as Orthodox Easter is a very solemn occasion and the atmosphere is different around Struga. It is a good opportunity to share the Good News.

Daniel & Irinka Stracinski, Montenegro

We have experienced some problems with believers abandoning their families when they emigrate to Montenegro. Ask the Holy Spirit to work in their hearts and challenge them to be faithful.

23 Next month we are hosting a men’s conference to encourage Christian men to serve other men and be an example to them. Please pray for this conference.

Vasile & Maria Grigorita, Moldova

24 Pray that God blesses our desire to share the Easter message with non-believers in Brinza during these Easter holidays.

25 We praise the Lord for our winter day camp at the beginning of January. About fifty children heard the gospel.

26 We want to renovate a space within our church building to house the things the church uses. Ask God to provide the means to do this.

27 We will have day camps for the local children during the summer. Pray for our team as they meet to organise every element of those camps.

Evangelism in Action, Spain

28 The churches in Málaga came together on Easter Sunday to publicly celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection and proclaim the gospel in the city centre. Ask God to work in the hearts of each person who heard the Good News.

29 During the Easter holidays, churches associated with Evangelism in Action hosted a youth camp in the Andalusian mountains. Pray for everyone who was there to have met with God.

At Easter, we hosted a camp at Pinos Reales, Madrid, for young people. Many of our guests come from broken homes or immigrant families. Pray that each person who came experienced God’s love for them.

May

Ami OprenovaStavrou, Bulgaria

Please pray for our family’s health and wellbeing. Lately, we have all been struggling with a range of viruses. Pray for my husband, Chris, who has been searching for a new job in programming since he lost his job last year. This has been really hard for us.

I am currently organising a worship meeting in Varna for all the Baptist churches in Bulgaria. We will also join in with the handbell choir in Varna.

Tedi & Didi Oprenovi, Bulgaria

Ask God to sustain our family. We have all been getting colds and the flu a lot more than we would expect. Tedi has had back problems and Didi’s hands have swollen up, giving her much pain. Please pray for God to heal us all.

4 Pray for God to bless the businesses that rent our offices at our Renewal Centre. God has sustained our ministries through renting office space, but we have three vacant offices we hope to fill this year.

Over the past three years, Bulgaria has had seven parliamentary elections. The cost of living has risen sharply. Pray for those who suffer most—the poor, homeless and small businesses who have already lost a lot.

Ivan Petrov,

North Macedonia

Pray that this year, more young people will encounter Christ and experience deep spiritual transformation.

Ask God to work in the hearts of the people of Štip, so that they come to know Christ as their Saviour.

Pray for me, that God will give me strength and wisdom as I lead Štip Evangelical Church this year. Ask God to provide me with financial support and his blessings for my own family

Next month, Croatia will host a huge Christian youth festival, organised by Srcokret. Pray that God provides for any young person who would like to go but is experiencing financial barriers.

Evangelism in Action, Spain

10 Please pray for us as we meet with mayors from various towns in Malaga to request permits for the evangelistic festivals this summer and our urban English camps.

Next month, we will return to meet with those affected by last year’s floods in Álora. Our director, Benjamín Martín, has maintained a good relationship with a Bulgarian man, to whom he gave some Christian literature.

Anatoli & Desi Yankovi, Bulgaria

This month we will celebrate twenty years of Shalom Church in Svištov. Desi and I will also celebrate thirty years of ministry as pastors. Praise God for his goodness to us.

Anita Dimitrievska, North Macedonia

Following our Easter celebrations and workshops, pray that God would draw children and adults closer to him.

Praise God for our popular and regular art evenings. Ask God to touch the hearts of those who regularly attend our art evenings to accept Christ as their saviour.

Ask God to open doors for Ohrid Evangelical Church to start working with local students.

Dario Kapin, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ask God to provide the funds we need to buy a new space for our children’s work and an office.

Pray that God would help us to establish a church plant in Derventa, where we have been ministering for several years now.

Praise God for the new people who have been attending our church meetings. Pray with us that they accept the gospel message and turn to Christ.

Boris & Urša Curčić, Montenegro

19 We praise God for the new people who have started coming to our church. Pray for God to draw them closer to him and pray especially that we will see more Montenegrins in our churches.

Praise God that our government has helped us many times and in many ways as we serve God.

Pray for unity between different church congregations. Ask God to give us a new strategy which will be successful in gaining souls for Christ.

Pray for the Gospel Tribe team from Germany who are joining us this month to do outreach in our city of Podgorica.

23 We are so grateful to God for providing us with people from around the world who are willing to help us. Thank you so much for your spiritual and material support.

Katerina Koleva, North Macedonia

Praise God for the new students who are working with us this year. We are grateful to God for them and their desire to share their faith.

25 Pray for my staff at SEAM (Student Evangelical Association of Macedonia). At the start of the year, one staff member left because he had to prioritise his work at church. One of our volunteers is now looking for paid work but I want to employ and invest in him. Pray that God would provide the finances.

Ruslan & Larisa Telpiz, Moldova

Praise God for the Taekwondo school that has started in Goteşti and for the instructor. Pray we can start another Taekwondo (and football) school in Ţiganca.

27 Praise God for the Football School we have. We are so grateful for the coach and the children. Ask God to provide our own football field so we don’t have to experience issues with other groups.

Pray for our ministry in Ţiganca, where we are planting a church. Pray that we can establish a House of Prayer there.

Beginning of Life, Moldova

29 We continue to serve children, teenagers, single mothers and Ukrainian refugees. We are so grateful for the opportunity to serve those in need, and we ask you to pray that God will open hearts to the Good News, bringing transformation to the lives of those we serve.

Praise God for the graduation events we had this month for our young people. We are thankful for their commitment, the dedication of their parents and the incredible work of our volunteers.

Next month we will run several youth outreach events to start summer in a meaningful way. Please pray for the safety of the young people and that their time with us will be impactful and life changing.

June

Erion & Gentiana Çuni, Albania

Pray for the new church in Perrenjas, a city with many people who experience desperation and have no hope until now. Pray for church leaders Ardit and Ranja Alisufi; that God will keep using them so that more people get to know Jesus.

Pray for the church in Poliçan. God has opened the door to purchase the building. We can finally register our ministry and do more for the church and the community and enlarge our ministry among the Bektashi Muslims.

Pray for us as a family. We are serving more leaders and church planters than ever before. Ask God to sustain us with strength, wisdom, creativity, balance, and good health.

Mission Possible Albania, Albania

We trust that the Lord will open up the way for us to have our own church building imminently. We also need wisdom and discernment to remain faithful and resist the evil one.

5 As the number of ministries and volunteers grow, we see the need for a car. Please pray that God will provide.

Pray for unity and a godly witness of the churches and organisations in Bathore so that Christ’s name will be honoured. Pray for unity and truth among those that serve God, and an increase in volunteers who want to serve.

Pray that everything we do is subject to Christ’s will. Islamic influence and

involvement are increasing in the village of Bathore. Ask God to encourage our brothers and sisters in Christ to be more intentional in praying with us that the people of Bathore return to Christ.

Pray that churches outside of Albania will have an interest in this country. We want to have three more church plants in Albania this year.

Dušan & Mira Beređi, Serbia

Pray for the Rainbow Rehabilitation Centre. We are discipling at least twenty of the men and trying to lead them along Christ’s path. Ask God for wisdom for us.

10 We manage to cover 76% of our rehab centre expenses through business initiatives. Our goal this year is to reach 85-90%. Pray for our new business initiatives, especially our equipment rental service and that we reach our goal.

From Friday, we will host a large team from America for a week and a half. Our focus will be evangelism and discipleship. Pray for protection, wisdom, and influence.

Next month, a large international youth festival called Srcokret Fest will be held in Croatia. We are engaged in the planning and speaking. Ask God to lead us and to bless the thousands of young people that will attend.

Vance & Tanja Golomeovi, Serbia

Pray for the city of Požarevac and the surrounding cities where we have missionary groups to develop into new churches. Pray for churches to be planted in Petrovac na Mlava, Žagubica, Kučevo and Kostolac.

Ask God to equip and encourage believers’ spiritual gifts and ministries – apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers (Eph 4:11–13)—so our church will be prepared to serve him.

Thank you so much for all your prayers for our family and the church. We begin this year with faith in God and a strong desire to serve him. Ask God to provide for our spiritual and material needs.

CASA Grace, Romania

Pray for the children who attend Kingdom Kids. The children have severe disabilities. May each child feel Christ’s love through the special care shown to them by Dora, and may they show recovery and progress.

Pray for each young girl or woman who attends our tailoring course to be empowered and well equipped to find a job locally, or to become the best tailor where they are. Ask God to move in their hearts to put their trust in him, their provider.

18 May each food parcel, Bible word and encouragement reach the hungry child, parent, widow, and grandparent. Ask God to take away each person’s physical hunger and to bless then with eternal life.

In August, we are having our camp for young people. Pray that our Father will shape the hearts and lives of every child and teenager who joins us, so they will be ready to accept the salvation he offers them and to remain in him.

20 Please prayerfully support each staff member and volunteer who works at CASA Grace, caring for our beneficiaries.

Dragan & Biljana Manev, North Macedonia

21 Pray for Srcokret Fest, which will begin in a few days. This is the biggest youth gathering in the Balkans and will take place in Primošten, Croatia.

22 We praise God that one family from Resen, our town, recently received the Lord Jesus into their hearts. Pray for Lence and her daughter Jule, especially as Lence has cancer.

Hervin & Sedika Fushekati, Albania

23 Praise God for the teenagers who took part in our youth conference. They shared deeply personal and powerful testimonies and embraced vulnerability in a way that many adults hesitate to do.

24 We celebrate the incredible work God is doing through the after-school classes and Bible lessons, with more than eighty children currently participating three times each week.

25 Pray with us for the Church of God leadership as they come together to revisit the vision and mission. Pray for clarity in their decision-making, unity in purpose and perseverance in their calling.

26 Ask God for wisdom for families as they support and encourage their young people in the face of challenges from our world.

27 Pray that God will provide funds to hire a teacher and meet the ongoing expenses for food parcels and medicine at our after-school classes and Bible lessons.

Robert & Krasi Salamanovi, North Macedonia

28 Pray for our various ministries. Our work among the miners is our priority, and we have one miner coming to church now. Pray also for our outreach among Turkish Muslims, and our work in the prison, as we distribute Bibles and tracts.

29 Pray for our lectures at a school in Radoviš. The lectures are on the subject of prevention of drug addiction and how God can free people from addictions.

30 We give glory to God that we could purchase our church building. Now, we are starting to renovate. Ask God to provide all we need to complete the work.

Lucy’s Roundup

By Lucy Reid, Mission Engagement Worker at TEN

Fundraise for our Spring Appeal

Spring is upon us which means longer days, new blooms and more time in the outdoors! It is also the launch of our Spring Appeal. This year’s focus of our Spring Appeal is supporting new and upcoming leaders in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. We want to sow into those who carry the baton for the next generation.

Fundraising provides a great opportunity to connect with your friends, church, small groups and local community while supporting young leaders in the Balkans. So, it’s time to get creative!

Love gardening? Why not ‘sow into the next generation’ by selling plants or running a gardening event?

Or you could put your hand to some ‘sewing’ and run a sew-a-thon with some friends at a ticketed crafty event or make some creative designs to auction off. If gardening or crafts aren’t your thing, how about hosting a coffee morning or a community walk as a fun way to get to know people?

Check out our Spring Appeal and what it's all about by reading James's article (pg. 8) or visiting tenspringappeal.org.

Last Call to Croatia

Do you want to join us at Camp Fokus in Croatia?

There is still time if you apply by Monday 14th April.

From 28th June to 6th July (subject to flights) we will be serving at Good News Church Split’s children’s camp in the Croatian mountains. We are coming alongside the Good News team and other volunteers to help to facilitate workshops, games, cooking, cleaning and sharing testimonies. So, please prayerfully consider coming. To find out more contact me directly at lucy.reid@ten-uk.org. Or you can apply to join us today on our website at: ten-uk.org/tenteams.

Children having fun at Camp Fokus, Croatia

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