Prayer Diary
Prayer requests from Eastern Europe and the Balkans
July
July – September 2025 ten-uk.org/daily-prayer us, give us wisdom and provide for all of our financial needs.
Anatoli & Desi Yankovi, Bulgaria
1 In March, I, Anatoli, was rushed to hospital with a bleeding stomach ulcer. Praise God for the medical teams and the prayers of my loved ones. Please pray for me to fully recover and for my body to be strengthened.
Dušan & Mira Beređi, Serbia
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We are starting a new youth ministry, which is a waterbased camp. We have purchased eight canoes. Next week, we will begin the ministry with Royal Rangers. Ask God to bless and guide us all.
2 I, Desi, have had two operations on my right kidney. Praise God I am feeling better. I have a stent which needs to be removed, and I may need a third operation. Pray for wisdom for the doctors and my full recovery.
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We are due to leave our current church building and relocate. May God guide us in every decision we make. Pray that God provides all the funds we need to purchase a spacious, comfortable and blessed place to worship Him.
4 Pray for spiritual unity and zeal among our congregation as we go through the significant transition of relocating to new church premises.
Andrei & Eugenie Ghidion, Moldova
5 We have planned three camps this summer. Please pray for the young people and the games we will play. Ask God to guide
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Today we begin our evangelistic English Camp with a team from the USA. At the end of this month, a UK team will join us to work with children, run the camp and participate in evangelism. Please pray for all of us.
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Pray for the guys at the Rainbow Rehabilitation Centre. At least twenty of them reside at the church premises where we try to disciple them. Pray for wisdom.
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Pray for the businesses we operate to fund the rehab centre. We have been covering 76% of our expenses through our projects. This year, we aim to reach 85-90%. Pray for our new equipment rental business to thrive and provide funds to sustain our mission.
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Since last November, Serbia has had mass anti-corruption protests. Despite their legitimacy, the protests have negatively impacted our businesses that fund our rehab centre, particularly the removals business. Please pray for God to provide and sustain us.
Vasile & Maria Grigorita, Moldova
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We are expecting to host 80-100 young people at our summer camps this month. Pray for God to work through us to reach the young people with the Good News.
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Next month, we will hold a baptism celebration for new believers. Pray for each person as they take this important step of faith.
13 In September, there will be elections for the leadership team of the Baptist Churches of Moldova. Pray for wisdom to choose those God has appointed.
Anita Dimitrievska, North Macedonia
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So far this year, we have celebrated Women’s Day, had a seminar at church and completed an Alpha Course. I am grateful to God for these souls we have met with. I believe that the seeds sown will bear fruit at the right time.
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We have formed a dedicated group from our art evening, and I have been able to share the gospel with them. Pray that God works in their hearts, so they experience salvation. Praise God that we held an exhibition of their work at the end of last month.
Tomislav & Lidija Dobutović, Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 This month, we will run an intensive English course and a children’s club. Next month, we will go to Mostar for the Baptist Union summer camp. Pray with us that these events will help us to grow as disciples.
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A short-term team from the USA will support us in our evangelism work. Ask for this work to be effective and bear fruit.
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Pray for the daily operations at our Hope Community Centre, especially our work with refugees.
19 Pray that God would raise up more leaders in local and national ministry. We need more indigenous believers involved in church leadership in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Pray for us as a family; that God will lead us throughout our future and that we will have fresh vision and strength for ministry. Remember our son, Natan, as he finishes his second year at university in Split, Croatia. Pray that he will pass all his exams and stay close to God.
Mission Possible Albania, Albania
21 Ask God to guide us in our children’s ministry.
Pray that we truly understand the needs of the children and that we speak into their lives with wisdom. Pray we can provide a safe and open door where the children feel comfortable to share with us.
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Pray for our youth ministry. We believe it is time for a fresh beginning. Ask God to raise up a new generation of bold, young believers who are ready to go out and proclaim through words and action, that Jesus is Lord.
23 Please pray for the Muslim women who attend our ministry. May God reach them in powerful and personal ways—through dreams, visions and however He chooses—so they experience a change of heart and confess Jesus Christ alone is Lord.
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Pray for Flavio, the son of one of our staff members. He broke three toes.
Pray for Rosa who suffered a stroke that left her paralysed. Pray for Tushia, who sustained multiple fractures after being struck by a car. Join us as we pray for swift recovery for each of these dear people.
25 We believe that God will provide both a car and a building for our ministry. Pray that God would tear down every demonic force that seeks to frustrate His provisions. God has called us to serve Him here and we ask for breakthrough and victory.
Srdjan & Ruth Vorotovic, Montenegro
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We had our children’s camp last month, and this month, we’re having our camp for teenagers. Pray for the young people to be convicted by the Word of God and to find their identity in Christ.
Youth For Christ Kosova, Kosovo
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Pray for me, Alban, and my wife Albana, as we lead YFCK.
Pray for our Superwoman meetings with teenage girls. Ask God to bring more girls to our clubs, for more volunteers to support this growing ministry and especially for Drita who leads this ministry.
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Pray for the evangelistic camp in the city of Gjilan. We are partnering with the local church and another three churches and organisations.
30 Please pray for Bajrush and his family. Bajrush works part-time leading youth Bible studies.
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We continue to believe that God will supernaturally provide for all we have planned. We see this provision even through disappointments; God provides funds for our ministry at just the right time. Praise God for His goodness and ask Him to continue in His goodness to us.
August
Anita Dimitrievska, North Macedonia
1 Pray for Ohrid to experience revival and be set free from religious pride. Pray that more people would be hungry and thirsty for God.
artist Randy Fair. Randy will exhibit his recent work. Let us pray that by the Holy Spirit, every person we have invited responds to the call and experiences salvation.
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Ask God to open the door for us to start work with the students in Ohrid.
Mihail & Ina Hiorescu, Moldova
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Last month, we ran a children’s camp. Ask God to bless every seed that was planted when we shared about Jesus Christ.
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This month, we are hosting a youth meeting. Pray for our planning and that the meeting would be effective in reaching the hearts of the young people.
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We would like for our church members to be more involved in the social activities of the local community. Ask God to encourage them to connect with people and bring His light.
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Pray for us as we make plans for next month’s new start with the children at the Day Care Centre.
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We give thanks to the Lord for this time of grace and for the new opportunities He gives us to testify about Him wherever we are.
Ivan Petrov, North Macedonia
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Pray for the churches in Štip and Sveti Nikole to see people coming to faith in Christ.
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This month, we will have another seminar and evangelistic event at the church with
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I am grateful for many opportunities to share the gospel with young adults, one-to-one, over a coffee. Pray for more young adults to come to faith.
11 Please pray for my coffee ministry. Ask God to provide financial support so I can take people out for coffee to talk about faith. Maybe in the future, I can open a coffee house in Štip.
12 I want to start a podcast so that I can share devotionals in Macedonian and English. I will talk about faith, courage, love, patience and heroes from the Bible. Pray that God would provide money for suitable equipment.
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Pray for me for wisdom, courage, financial support, a wife and good health.
Srdjan & Ruth Vorotovic, Montenegro
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We thank God for bringing Helen and her husband, Alexander, into our home group, and for their desire to study the Bible.
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21 Ask God to give us the wisdom to know how we should speak to our children to nurture and bring them to Christ, particularly at home.
Emil & Vesna Puzderlievi, North Macedonia
We are really grateful for the time we spent with Jeff and Jeanne. They were a blessing to us during their stay in Kotor.
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Praise God that He provided all the funds to buy a new car for our ministry. Our old one failed to pass its technical exam repeatedly and it was too expensive to get fixed. Thank you to those who gave funds. We are so grateful.
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As volunteers with Child Evangelism Fellowship, we have been invited to a retreat this month. Pray with us that we can be nourished and refreshed by the Lord, so that we can be effective in serving the teenagers.
Valeriu & Angela Munteanu, Moldova
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We would love to host a few summer day camps. Pray with us that God helps us to make this happen. We want to actively reach young people with the Good News.
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22 From this Thursday until Sunday, we will have an art outreach event. Pray that many people will come and engage with the gospel.
Boris & Urša Curčić, Montenegro
23 We pray God will glorify Himself through us and all the visitors we are having with us this summer. We are hosting lots of guests. Pray for us that we are good hosts to everyone.
24 We want to start a Christian radio station, so we are competing for a frequency. There is only one available this year and the winner will be announced next month. The odds to win are against us in human terms, so we rely on God completely.
25 We will be joined by a team of young people from Germany. Pray with us for success in sharing the gospel in Podgorica.
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Pray that our church can really put discipleship into practice. For many years we haven’t been progressing. There is talk but no action.
20 Please pray that we can be more effective in our ministry.
We are praying over all the empty chairs in our church—we want to see them full of Montenegrins. We thank God for a few new people who are coming to our meetings. Pray with us that God multiplies our numbers, and many more people hear about Jesus Christ.
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Pray with us for fruitful work in God’s Kingdom across Montenegro. Pray with us for fellowship between the churches here and for an abundant harvest in every Christian church.
Vance & Tanja Golomeovi, Serbia
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Thank you for your prayers for our family and for the church in Požarevac. Ask that
God sustains us. Pray for the friends we have been bringing to church, that through the work of the Holy Spirit, they will surrender to the Lord.
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Pray for those who are preparing for baptism. Please pray for them during this time. Ask God to encourage them to stay strong and committed to Him. Pray for those who since baptism have fallen away, that they will remember their covenant with God.
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Pray for our work with children and young people. Ask God to encourage parents to bring their children to church regularly. Pray that God will raise up a youth leader from within the church, to develop our ministries.
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Ask God to provide all we need to renovate our church building. We seek His financial provision, all the required permits and the right team of professionals to get the work done. Pray especially that we can complete the building of our prayer house in Požarevac.
September
Danny & Vera Kuranji, Serbia
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Praise God for the wonderful encouragement of witnessing the start of several ministries, churches, and new leaders of those churches.
2 Pray for the contacts we have made in Montenegro and ask God to create opportunities to minister there. Once such opportunity will be the women’s retreat this month.
3 The Lord encouraged us at the regional conference for ex-drug addicts. Over 200 people now live in freedom and for His glory. It is a great reminder that investing in people is always best!
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May God continue to use us where He needs us. Ask God to grant us the wisdom to know what the priorities are and to follow where He leads us.
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Pray for Serbia. Since November last year, there have been protests and dissatisfaction with the government over corruption. May God use this time to bring people to Himself—He is the hope!
Andrei & Eugenie Ghidion, Moldova
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Pray for the five people who want to make a covenant with the Lord through baptism. Ask God to strengthen and encourage them to stay strong in their faith, as they all come from worldly circumstances.
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We have planned some outreach mission for this autumn. Ask God to bring in an abundant harvest.
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Pray for our church to get involved with mission and opportunities to serve.
Ruslan & Larisa Telpiz, Moldova
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Please pray we can have a house of prayer in the village of Țiganca, where we are planting a church.
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We are grateful to the Lord, who works in the hearts of our teenagers. Recently, two people gave their lives to Christ.
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We praise God for our ministries through sports (taekwondo and football) and for every young person who attends. Pray that we can share the gospel with as many young people as possible, and that they understand. Ask God to help us reach out to their parents too.
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Please pray for the finances we need to install a football pitch at our church in Gotești. The local football pitch is in a poor state.
13 Please pray for the finances to send people to the Mission Through Sports school. We need more taekwondo instructors.
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We urgently need kitchen equipment at our Pinos Reales Camp Centre in Madrid. It has been forty years since we last had an upgrade.
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We are so grateful that over 160 young people attended the Evangelism in Action (EEA) camps session this summer, and we also praise God for the children’s festivals in towns across Málaga.
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Pray with us as we reach out to children through our Urban English Camps in October. These camps will take place in various towns across Málaga.
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Pray for the impact of the Encounters with The Truth radio programme we broadcast throughout southern Andalusia. There is an audience of almost nine million listeners.
Dario Kapin, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Please pray for us to have a new building for our children’s work and an office.
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Pray for the new people who are coming to our church meetings.
Ask God to bless our work during the bee season and to give us an abundant harvest. Our work on the apiary provides work for church members, funds to support our church ministry and we look for opportunities to share the gospel with other beekeepers.
21 Ask God to provide and sustain us financially, as a church and also for our family.
Robert & Krasi Salamanovi, North Macedonia
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Last month, we had a series of evangelistic outreaches in Radoviš. It is wonderful to share
the gospel but please pray that many hearts are touched and we see the fruit of our labours.
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Pray for the miners in Radoviš. We long to see them take hold of the hope that comes from salvation.
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Pray for the young people in our church. Ask that they follow the call of Christ and become disciples.
25 Our church building is being renovated. Pray that God takes care of all the finances we need.
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Praise God for Trajce. He is a miner who comes to church regularly and he has given some money towards the renovation of the church building. We are so grateful.
Ami Oprenova-Stavrou, Bulgaria
27 We are grateful to God for the amazing volunteers He has raised up in our church and for the other new ministries that are developing. Praise God!
28 It has been over six months since the launch of our new home groups. Pray with us that many feel supported and connected to the church.
29 This month, we started the new season of Toddler Group meetings, Sunday School, a new teenagers’ ministry and our handbell ministry. Pray for the people who lead and organise these ministries and for all the children and parents involved in the activities.
Slavko Hadžić, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Next month, the Good News Association will hold their second regional conference on evangelism in Sarajevo. The theme is The Harvest is Plentiful. Please pray for the conference to go well and for the participants from the Balkans. We expect to host over 100 people.
