Bosnia, and the city of Sarajevo, are a central point in the Balkans, where nationalities, religions and cultures are mingled together. The churches in former Yugoslavia are among the most traditional in Europe. Bosnia has fewer evangelical believers than any other country in Europe and Bosnian muslims are Europe's least evangelized people. During the awful Balkan war Sarajevo was a focal point for years.

Today the city is predominantly Moslem. Many new minarets are visible, reaching up into heaven, and significant numbers of UN-soldiers guarantee a certain unity among the different parties in the state of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In Sarajevo there are few living Christians. However, Elvira started to live the gospel and to proclaim it in words and deeds in the midst of an Islamic area. Children were especially drawn to Jesus. The grace of God touched them and as they started to burn like little lights they ignited their parents.

Meetings were held in the living-room and the group began to grow. Many people in Sarajevo were traumatised because of the war, but when they received Christ they experienced great peace. Serbs, Bosnians, Croatians, Moslems, Communists, Orthodox, and Catholics found in Christ a unique oneness. God spoke to many of them through dreams.

Recently the group divided up into separate groups. They meet in spiritual families and experience God’s power in and through them. God comes into their hearts, visits their living-rooms and draws friends and neighbours together.

God begins to bring peace into a former war-torn and destroyed city. The vision goes far beyond the present happening, because Sarajevo is a key-city for the Balkan and shall be transformed by God’s power, and all of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be reached by the good news along with the surrounding nations.