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.
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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.
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Sean Mays
November 01 2007, 7:13 pm | Comments 0
The furgon (taxi van) in which I am crammed begins to accelerate as it approaches the bus ahead. “Surely the driver won’t attempt to pass him on this blind curve!” I think as he taps his horn to alert the bus driver to make some room on the narrow, winding road. The odds of a fatal head-on collision are high.
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Brenda Mays
October 01 2007, 7:03 pm | Comments 0
At first, our daughters found it difficult to practice Albanian except in the shops and marketplace. Their Albanian friends speak English and prefer to practice it than to speak Albanian.
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Brenda Mays
September 01 2007, 6:45 pm | Comments 0
“It’s not fair!” When I was a child, I spouted these words more than once. Now, as an adult, I confess that I still feel this way sometimes, not only for myself, but for others—the oppressed, the helpless, the innocent.
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Brenda Mays
August 01 2007, 5:42 pm | Comments 0
People have compared my husband, Sean, to many men, mostly tough, adventuresome sorts. He’s even been called a bear. Although he has a heart for serving people, I guess I never thought I would hear someone compare him to Mother Teresa.
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Brenda Mays
July 01 2007, 5:37 pm | Comments 0
