As I sit here to write this report, I’m reminded “We’re not in Kansas anymore”.
The Kansan Kosovo Review
October 31, 2009
The water has been off for two days. Last Tuesday night we were without electricity for two hours during our small group time that meets at our home. The Bible study leader did a good job walking us through the book of Job, in the dark! Cindy is up quite often to two o’clock am preparing lesson plans and grading papers. And quite often the two of us wonder how we are going to make it. But then we remember, it’s not just the two of us. God is so faithful and has met our needs for as long as we can remember and we look forward to what He has planned for the future.

Don Tingle, Principle of Prishtina High School, recently gave the following report:
"This is the 3rd year for Prishtina High School. So far 107 students are enrolled, up from 79 students last year. All full-time teachers are Christians from America. These teachers are salt and light in Kosovo. I am honored to serve as principal of the school with these believers.

Some of our students are from well-to-do families. Others are poor and receive free tuition from the school. One girl has no father. He was killed in the massacre of 2 May 1999 in the village of Studime. Within a period of one-and-a-half hours Serb forces executed 140 people there as part of an ethnic cleansing campaign. Little Valentina, along with her five siblings and her mother, witnessed her father’s death. Life has been difficult for the family ever since. Her mother brought her to the school to see if we could find a place for her to begin a better life. We are pleased we could help.

Several new teachers have come this year with the help of their churches. Maggie Bauereis comes from Lakeside Christian Church in Lakeside Park, KY. This is the same church Gary Palmer attends; Gary and his family actively worked with Prishtina High School for two years before moving back to Kentucky. Although Gary no longer teaches at the school, he remains closely involved; he even made a trip at the beginning of the school year to help teachers during orientation. McClain Clotfelter comes from Garden City Church of Christ, where his father is one of the ministers. Corey and Sarah Devereaux come to the school from Indian Creek Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN. Corey is our new business manager. Darrel and Cindy Boyd come to PHS from Salina Heights Christian Church, Salina, KS. We appreciate the commitment each one has made to serve the Lord in Kosovo.

Next year we need more teachers in all subjects. If you are interested in teaching in Prishtina, or if you know someone who may be interested, please contact me at donalds_tingle@hotmail.com. We need to start making plans for expansion now."
We appreciate Don and his wife Linda for their wisdom and leadership.
Our crate arrived this last week and we are headed over in one of the school vans tomorrow to pick up as much as we can. We will attend church there in Orlan and I will help with guitar and singing.
I’ll write again soon. Midterm exams are next week and Cindy and I are making final preparations for the tests.

May God Be Praised. Pastor D