馬其頓SEND Macedonia
SEND missionaries work with Slavic Macedonians and
Muslim minority groups, such as Albanians and Roma. Several church plants are
in process and sports ministry, language classes, and Business as Mission
initiatives are key platforms for building relationships and sharing the
gospel.
Additional Information:
Fifty
years of communism left many agnostics and atheists in this country where less
than 0.1% are evangelical believers. Macedonia’s Eastern Orthodox heritage
gives many a false Christian identity based on a complex system of rituals,
saints, and religious holidays. A strong Muslim minority is the second
unreached people group of Macedonia.
SEND
has established a church in one of the fastest-growing suburbs of the capital
city and national leadership has taken responsibility for the ministry. A
second church is being planted, a third one is in early stages and a fourth one
is preparing for launch.
SEND’s ministry in Macedonia began in the
early 90s at the invitation of a Macedonian church. When war broke out in the
Balkans later that decade, missionaries personally delivered relief supplies to
Kosovar refugees, building friendships and opportunities to share the gospel.
