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Christian Education for the International Community of Children in Tirana, Albania

If you are a certified teacher in your own country, or someone who will be graduating soon with a degree in education and you feel led to work at GDQ, please email us at the following address gdqschool@icc-al.org to find out more about this great school and the benefits we provide

GDQ is an international, English speaking school in Tirana, Albania. We serve and teach the children of Christian missionaries working in the capital city of Albania. We are seeking teachers for this community of children for the academic year 2010-11 and beyond

In addition to traditional teaching responsibilities, candidates must be willing to:

• be flexible in using a multi-national curriculum with a commitment to achieving academic standards

• be prepared to teach, within one’s gifting, subjects such as music, art, physical education, computers, etc as needed.

Please pray, if the Lord leads you to, and pass on this information to anyone who might be interested in helping! Unless, of course, it’s you!

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ALBANIAN 'EUROVISION' ENTRANT HONOURS GOD WITH SONG

Peter Honour reports:

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By Lindita Pëllumbi, Mikel Bogdani and Paul Alkazraji
Special to ASSIST News Service

TIRANA, ALBANIA (ANS) -- Juliana Pasha, a believer attending a church in Tirana, is preparing to represent Albania at the 55th Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo, Norway in May, after winning first prize in the annual song festival of her country's public broadcaster (RTSH) last December.

The song, 'Nuk mundem pa ty' (I can't without you), has been composed by fellow-countryman Ardit Gjebrea, with lyrics by Pirro Çako and Ardit Gjebrea, and orchestration by Shpetim Saraçi. "The song speaks about pure love. I cannot say it is a Christian song, but it contains the elements of Christianity," says singer Juliana. "Through this song, I want to glorify God and to convey His love to audiences."

"'Eurovision' is an exceptional experience for me. You go before thousands of people who have never heard you sing. I have never been before such an audience. Even though I generally do not feel very emotional on stage, this will definitely be different," she says.

"I see such an honour as a burden with a lot of responsibility, because it is not an easy task to represent your country. I have started with the preparations, with my stage appearance, etc. I hope to get to the finals. Then the rest is in God's hands. I pray to God we will get to the finals," she says.

She is trusting in Him to carry her through the challenge of being in the international spotlight. "I hope that God will give me courage and boldness on stage, as He has provided me from the beginning," she says. "I cannot go on stage without first asking God for His help and support. I want to glorify Him with every song I sing. Whatever happens at 'Eurovision', whether I go to the finals or not, I am not worrying. This is a great trial and I will accept it as God wants."

"In the meantime, I am aware and happy that I have many brothers and sisters in Christ behind me who are praying and supporting me. It is difficult to be in the world of the arts, especially when you are among unbelievers," she says. "God has put me there to be a light for others."

Juliana was once offered the role of a female bodyguard in a production of the 'Chicago' musical but declined it ".knowing that it would ruin my Christian testimony thereafter," she says. "Since I was a child, I knew that God existed and sometimes I used to pray to Him, but later on I backslid and I forgot Him completely. [Six years ago] my husband and I were going through some very difficult times. We felt so cast down. We were working but we were enjoying nothing in life. It was so meaningless! Right at that moment, God spoke to our hearts. We were both in the car and we prayed and wept, and then finally we accepted Christ as our Lord and Saviour."

Paul Alkazraji, one of the writers of this story, is the editor of 'Ujëvarë', a magazine for Albanian believers www.revista-ujevare.com He is also the author of 'Christ and the Kalashnikov,' Zondervan, about one mission to Albania. He works in Albania with 'Open Air Campaigners.'

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Several Bangor Churches have agreed to support the introduction of “Street Pastors” to Bangor. Discussions with the Police and Gwynedd council received a favourable response. Street Pastors willing to commit to 12 days training and 12 nights duty per annum are now being recruited. A co-ordinator is also needed, willing to devote about two days a week to the task.

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350 children and young people from the deprived backstreets of Croxteth and Norris Green in Liverpool are delivering a message of hope to the country. The choir of 5-17yr olds, known as “A Voice Of One” have united their communities through the power of music and recorded a CD. “You’re The Voice” (the John Farnham classic) will be released as an anti-gun, gang and knife crime message, on Friday 18th September, 2009

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ALBANIAN 'EUROVISION' ENTRANT HONOURS GOD WITH SONG

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