Fitor Muça is the pastor of the local church in Lapraka, which partners with Mission Without Borders. Several individuals from his church volunteer at the Soup Kitchen every day.
He said, “At the Soup Kitchen, we see families, older women, elderly people, people who are divorced and widowed, parents who have health issues. The food project is a big help.
“People come here from northern Albania to find jobs and a new life but are not prepared for life in Tirana. They don’t have the qualifications to secure employment. Some do find work, but it’s very low-paid. We support people here who have very little and who have no opportunity to get the money to meet their needs.
“Because of this project, they’re very blessed, and they’re served high-quality food. They would just have no way of eating food like this without our help. They have stew, vegetables, rice, and pasta, food they enjoy—food that I enjoy myself. The favorite would probably be traditional Albanian food, such as meat cooked with onions.
“Some people have grown up in the Soup Kitchen. We have an older boy who started coming here when he was just two years old. They will never forget the love of God they see here, actions more than words.”
Together, we can reach out to vulnerable people in Eastern Europe with God’s love – and demonstrate the reality of his faithfulness to people living in poverty.