Sean & Brenda Mays

Career Missionaries since 2006, serving the Shqiptaret Muslims of Albania.

Sean and Brenda met at a U.S. Air Force base in Germany and were married two years later. They became Seventh-day Adventist Christians six years after that. Missions was on their hearts from the start. Evenings with their two daughters were often spent reading mission stories aloud.

Sean and Brenda and their daughters Megan and Moriah were called to Albania individually and together through a series of providential events. They all prayed for the people of Albania for over two years before they moved there with AFM to serve the people God had placed on their hearts.

Sean and Brenda have enjoyed serving the Albanian people since early 2006 and have been blessed to be part of a growing fellowship of Adventist believers in an area where there were none before. Additionally, they serve as AFM field directors for the Balkans, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

Speaking Appointments

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Frontier Stories

For Honor

I’ve heard several Albanians say that Albania is   nothing, Albanians are nothing. Honor is everything. 

By: Brenda Mays
April 01 2008, 8:18 pm | Comments 0

Visible Changes

We’ve noticed them noticing us. The bearded men cluster in groups of three or four along the road in the shopping area. As we walk by, their heads turn as they watch us. When our eyes meet, their gaze bores into us. They seem to suspect why we are here.

By: Brenda Mays
March 01 2008, 8:24 pm | Comments 0

Honesty

The man desperately wanted to get a visa to visit his son who immigrated to the States several years ago. He hoped that Sean, as an American, could help him.

By: Brenda Mays
January 01 2008, 8:20 pm | Comments 0

Mikli and Albana

My friend, Mikli, is engaged to Brenda’s friend, Albana. Mikli is a 33-year-old speech therapist for the mentally handicapped. He is also our language helper.

By: Sean Mays
December 01 2007, 8:17 pm | Comments 0

Becoming Albanian

When we were new to Albania, the people on the streets didn’t seem so different from Americans. We could blend in here as long as they didn’t hear us speak—we thought. Although most Albanians have dark hair and eyes, there were some with blonde or red hair and blue, green or hazel eyes.

By: Sean Mays
November 01 2007, 7:13 pm | Comments 0

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