Alongside Ministries

 A Brief History of France

Historically, France has been called the oldest daughter of the Catholic church, but only about 8% of the population attend mass today. 2.5% of the population is Protestant, but the number of vibrant evangelical believers is much smaller. Proud of her secularism, France boasts the highest percentage of atheism in the west (25%) and a growing Islamic minority (3%). Even so, there are significant renewal movements in Catholic and Protestant churches alike, and ministries where muslims are coming to faith in Christ.

The St. Nicolas community in Strasbourg, which worships in the historic St. Nicolas …

 A Brief History of Estonia

Estonia is the northernmost Baltic state, sharing borders with Latvia to the south, Russia to the east and Finland to the north. It’s population is approximately 1.5 million. The official language is Estonian, though a significant minority speaks Russian.

In spite of a long history of foreign domination by powerful neighbors, Estonians have maintained a strong sense of national identity and have proven themselves hardy and industrious. The most recent foreign occupation was that of the Soviet Union. In 1939, the Soviets invaded Estonia, wresting control from Nazi Germany. Neither invasion was welcome and sovereign …

A Short History of Albania

In 1991, Communism in Albania collapsed. Suddenly, Albania, just west of Greece and across the Adriatic from Italy, found it borders open to foreign visitors after 40 years as the most isolated and closed country in the world. Followers of Jesus with a heart for sharing the Gospel with Albanians were among the first to enter. They preached the good news of Jesus Christ on street corners and in door-to-door evangelism. Today, there are vital and growing churches across the country.

Alongside Ministries International has been present in Albania since 1992, supporting the work of …

A Brief History of the Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has a dramatic history, having peacefully won free of communism through the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and separating from Slovakia in 1993 to form the separate countries of Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic, particularly its capital city Prague, is a crossroads of culture and trade in Europe. The Czech Republic has improved its material prosperity since the fall of communism, but in all to many cases this has been at great moral and spiritual expense. Czechs today are among the most secular people in the world. Despite …

The Bytyqi family is very excited to be beginning in ministry alongside the Church in Malishevë, Kosovo. Hasan is working as an assistant to the Pastor of the local church, Jeff Harry, a missionary from California. The Bytyqis are ministering with them to the local community through prayer meetings, discipleship programs, worship services, children’s programs and outreaches into the neighboring villages.

Jacquelyn will be helping out in several of the areas mentioned above, as well as homeschooling and nurturing the family’s three young girls, all under the age of six. One of her favorite verses is Isaiah 42:11 which says “He tends …