Since 2015
Imagine living in an environment where steps had been taken to attempt to remove any sense of spirituality from a culture. A place where church buildings, temples, mosques or any other type of religious structure was either destroyed or renovated for other use. For almost thirty years Albania was such a place. Under the communist regime the authorities in Albania went so far as to remove the word ‘God’ from their dictionaries. This all changed during the 1990’s and today Albania is open to missionaries and allows total religious freedom, but people who embrace evangelical Christianity currently make up less than 1% of the entire population of Albania.
In January 2015, in partnership with Radio 7 Albania and some local pastors, The Tide global radio ministry began producing and airing Christians radio programs in the Albanian language. These programs, titled ‘Sipas Fjales’ (According to the Word), are being used as a church planting tool as pastors make disciples of listeners who respond to the Gospel.
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Lives Impacted in Practical Ways on 3 Continents | Kosovo
What kind of help can people get from a few simple words? If those words are in the language they were born to speak and straight from the Bible, a handful of words can make a world of difference. The Tide® counts on this truth when broadcasting global...
The Tide Reaches Listeners in Albania Who Aren’t Afraid to Share the Gospel
The Tide has heard touching stories of what it’s like for Christians to live in a Muslim-majority country. After listening to The Tide Gospel radio programming, one listener in Albania shared her powerful testimony. Director Don Shenk reports that Ida, a...
From the Mailbag: Albania, India, Kosovo, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
A sampling of letters from those whose hearts have been touched by The Tide radio programs. Full names and location are not included to protect identity. Albania I love listening to Pastor Hervin. I learned a lot from the Bible because of his radio show. His passion...
In Albania, Radio is Their Church
Imagine living without a church in your town. For some in Albania, it’s a reality. In this predominantly atheist nation, the radio programs from The Tide® may be people’s only gateway to Jesus. For example, there isn’t a church where Albanian resident Tereza lives....
From the Mailbag: India, Albania, & Nigeria
A sampling of letters from those whose hearts have been touched by The Tide radio programs. (Full names and locations are not included to protect identity.) Albania I was raised as a Muslim and believed that was the best way to go, until one day the Lord Jesus...