A Moses to My People + A Little R & R Wednesdays - a linky party

  I am so excited about Zuzanna stopping by to share her story today!  I met Zuzanna in 1999 at Christ For the Nations Institute where we had a Homiletics class together.  We instantly connected and I have never forgotten her. After graduating, we lost touch but imagine my surprise when I discovered that we had a mutual friend in my brother-in-law, who is the pastor of the church I serve here in Zagreb! We reconnected and I can't wait to see her again soon!

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As part of the 70s generation, Jerry was like many others who succumbed to the drug culture. He started dealing drugs and sunk deeper into that culture. But God had other plans! Jerry was miraculously saved in prison and his world changed. While reading the book “Tortured for Christ” byRichard Wurmgrand, Jerry became burdened for communist countries. 
 After his release, Jerry attended Christ For The Nations(CFNI) in Dallas, TX where God did tremendous healing and deliverance in his life. In 1985 his local church sent Jerry out to be a missionary in the Balkans and Jerry moved to a country, then called Yugoslavia.

That is when he met me - Zuzanna, a new believer at the time. We were married in 1986 and served the body of Christ throughout Communist Eastern Europe. By 1988 political winds were changing, war was in the air.  We also had a 9 month old son and another one on the way, so at the counsel of our sending church we returned to America, which for me began a season of learning a new culture and raising our young family.This burden to see revival in the Balkans never left Jerry. About 5 years ago, he created a weekly prayer blog Praying for the Balkans and begun consecutively praying for each of the Balkan countries, connecting intercessors and encouraging pastors throughout the region. 
We both had to get jobs in order to take care of our growing family, and I quickly realized that I had a niche for management. Not able to use my degree in Architecture without going back to school, I ended up in retail. It is amazing how God controls even the most seemingly insignificant decisions in our lives. 

By 1995 my career was really taking of, when I had a ‘burning bush’ experience. During an encounter with God, I heard His voice telling me that I would be a Moses to my people and I heard Acts 7:34 “I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set the free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.” While I continued to excel in my career, I knew that this was a time of preparation for me and my destiny became my focus.
In 1999 I also attended CFNI which was a time of spiritual growth and more confirmation of our calling. We participated in several mission trips to different parts of the world, and after one such outreach to Romania in 2012, we were asked by European Initiative (EI), a missions organization out of Berlin to consider joining the organization in setting up their second base, which would specifically focus on the Balkans. It seems, God has prepared us in so many ways for this. Our burden for the Balkans, Jerry’s prayer blog, which has connected us to so many and laid the foundation, and the preparation I received in corporate America.Our two sons, Asa and Gordon are now grown and our daughter Joy just graduated from high school this summer and started collage. With heavy hearts, we leave them behind, but with much excitement and anticipation we move forward and embrace the next season. We are preparing to move to Zagreb, Croatia in order to serve the Balkans
In the Balkans, we will have a heavy emphasis on compassion. Large parts of the region are very poor and in much need of humanitarian aid. This is only compounded by the bitter cold winters. Our heart is to serve in any way that we can. 

 “The harvest truly is great but the laborers are few; therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Luke 10:2
To connect directly with Jerry and Zuzanna Low please email jerry@europeaninitiative.com or Zuzanna@europeaninitiative.com to subscribe to Jerry’s prayer blog Praying for the Balkans  or to connect with European Initiative or learn more about Europe go to www.einews.org



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