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Philip
& Lynn Jackson
Our vision trip in March of 1993 confirmed for us
that the Lord wanted us in Skopje, so we arrived with joyful hearts
in January of 1995. We were among the first wave of missionaries
to arrive here, and it was exciting to see how God began a good
thing. Now over 7 years later, we are seeing Him carry on to completion
the work that He began. Today, we are even more convinced of the
need for church planters and evangelists to reach the lost in this
place. With around 1, 500 believers in the whole country (of 2.1
million) the harvest field clearly needs more laborers.
We have had
the privilege of working as church planters here. I (Philip) led
the team for several years, and now serve as Area Director for SEND
South Central Europe. Although this role requires that much of my
time is focused on ministries outside of Macedonia (making church
planting my night-job), my heart is still here. Lynn, with what
little spare timeshe has after being full-time Mom to our three
children (Annalisa, Gabriel, Samuel), really enjoys discipling women
and leading womens bible studies. Our children are a big part of
our ministry as well by building little bridges to many hearts.
Our daughter, Annalisa, for example, is in Macedonian public school
and is the only believer in her school of over 1000 students.
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