The day of our first show in Shijak, we asked our local organizer to tell us a little history and information about the town. He told us it is known as a conservative Muslim towns in Albania. Plus they are also known for gangs and mafia connections. Genti, the local promoter, told us it was nothing to be worried about but just simply the reality of this town. He also told us that there is no Christian presence In this town. No church. No missionaries. No Christians. We had to go there. After the first show Ben was able to preach a clear message from the stage telling people why they needed to know Jesus and how their lives will change. When Ben was almost finished explaining who Jesus is, he was about to invite people to the fire off stage to learn how to invite Jesus into their lives. But, as Kersten jumped off the stage with the fire Ben noticed a man using suggestive hand gestures, and flicked his cigarette at Ben. This man then took his cell phone out of his pocket and whipped it towards Ben's head, but missed. Ben quickly made the decision to keep preaching from stage and invite people to ask Jesus into their hearts from there.The man was pulled away by other men around him, and the situation defused quickly. Needless to say, we were all quite interested how our second show in Shijak would go. We have never played twice in a row in the same town until Durres. Durres was a tourist town so it wasn't likely to encounter the same people. Shijak would bring the same people, and new people, but all residents of Shijak. We didn't know if the disgruntled man would come back or not. We prayed that God would give us wisdom for the night and we would have His protection. The second night in Shijak was amazing. There was definitely a tension from some of the men watching the show, and a few of our guys had to work really hard to control the wild children, but at the end of the night we really felt at peace that this was where God wanted us. Again, Ben and Aaron were able to preach a clear Gospel message. We had 79 people sign up to receive more information about following Jesus and our local promoter, Genti, and his church have plans for planting a church in Shijak! Please pray for this town. Please pray that those who heard the message would be thinking deeply about it today and in the future. That they couldn't get the thought of God's love out of their mind. Pray for the local team that wants to plant the church. Pray for boldness and courage as this is a huge deal in a town that has never heard the Gospel proclaimed until now!