Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Tragedy in Kumanovo - Update 1

Dear all,

Today was a very long day for all of us. After yesterday's accident, all of us are under great shock.
The funerals of the two workers were held today. The 33 year old Saso Petkovski was buried in Kumanovo, with many from the Evangelical Church attending and the Pastors leading the ceremony. It was sad, but also encouraging to see the what it means to have Christ as Saviour and Lord, as Saso had, and the power and hope that this faith gives.

Pastor Saso Georgievski and brother Sime Nikolovski were under police custody for 30 hours. In the late afternoon today, the judge decided that there were elements of for prosecution. Pastor Saso was let go until trial, while brother Sime will be held under arrest for 30 days until charges are brought up. It is now a criminal matter which will be brought against these two brothers.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Please continue to pray for us.

Tragedy in Kumanovo

Dear brothers and sisters,

There is a great prayer need we want to share with you.

Yesterday in the morning there was a tragedy in the church building site in Kumanovo. There was a land slide while some underground pipes were being laid, and two of the workers were buried over 3 meters under the land. Both of them died. It took more than 3 hours to find the bodies. Their names were Dragisa Angelovski (61) and Saso Petkovski (33). Saso Petkovski was a brother from one of the churches, and has was married and had two very young children.

Because of this, Pastor Saso Georgievski, the pastor of the church in Kumanovo, and Sime Nikolovski, the engineer in charge, who is a brother from one of the baptist churches are still under police custody. They have been under custody for over 20 hours now and are probably going to be charged for the death of the two workers.

The media, TVs and newspapers have been writing about this issue and usually they are not on our side.

The leadership of the Evangelical Church has been involved this whole time, engaged a lawyer and raising finances for the support.

Please pray with us:

For the families of the two workers

For Pastor Saso and brother Sime

For the families of Pastor Saso and brother Sime

For the leadership of the Evangelical Church as decisions are made

God bless you,

Mirco