What is The Balkan Call?
BALKAN CALL is an intercessory network seeking God to bring healing and reconciliation of relationships between the nations that share together the Balkan peninsular in the hope of spiritual revival through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The Balkan Call is a regional ministry of prayer and reconciliation that began in 2016.
The vision for the Balkan Call was given by God in response to the question:
“Lord, what will it take to see true transformation in the Balkans?”
The first answer was: “The key to breakthrough is prayer.”
Around 2012, the Lord said:
“Balkan Call – prepare for a call I will release to the Church in the Balkans.”
Then, in 2016, He said the time had come. He gave us a picture and a scripture:
• The picture: One Holy Temple of the Lord rising from the Balkans and Turkey.
• The scripture: Ephesians 2.
He said: “This is who you are, My people, and this is what I will do in and through you.”
God called the Church from across the Balkan nations to gather for three days – to seek Him, to worship Him, to sit at His feet. He promised to speak, teach, and work among us.
From the very first Balkan Call, He made it clear that the Church must stop cursing one another, and instead humble itself, repent, and forgive. He called us to practice reconciliation within the household of God – to bless and love one another.
We didn’t know how to do this, but God began to teach us.
He said the Balkan Call would move throughout the region from year to year, and that He would show us where to go, when, and with whom to meet.
Timeline of Balkan Call Gatherings and Initiatives:
• 2016: Balkan Call #1 – Skopje, North Macedonia
• 2017: Balkan Call #2 – Tirana, Albania
• 2018: Balkan Call #3 – Pristina, Kosovo
• 2019 (March): Prayer on the Borders – Lake Prespa (North Macedonia, Albania, Greece)
• 2019: Balkan Call #4 – Thessaloniki, Greece
• 2020 (Feb): First Balkan Call trip to Turkey
• 2020: Balkan Call #5 – Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2021: Via Egnatia – 200 km prayer walk from the Albanian coast to the North Macedonian border, and 100 km to the Greek border
• 2022 (Feb): Second Balkan Call trip to Turkey
• 2022 (May): Third Balkan Call trip to Turkey
• 2022: Balkan Call #6 – Istanbul, Turkey
• 2022: Prayer on the Borders – one-day gathering (Qafë Thanë/Ќафасан – Albania and North Macedonia)
• 2023 (Feb): First Balkan Call trip to Croatia
• 2023 (April): Prayer on the Borders – Greece and North Macedonia (Gevgelija)
• 2023 (Sept): Prayer on the Borders – Bulgaria and North Macedonia
• 2023: Balkan Call #7 – Zagreb, Croatia
• 2024: Balkan Call #8 – Niš, Serbia
• 2025: (Feb): 1st prayer week for B&H
• 2025: (June): 2nd prayer week for B&H
• 2025: (August): 3rd prayer week for B&H
Testimony
In every Balkan Call we spend hours and hours hosting the presence of God. We do this by incorporating many hours of worship, lead by national worship teams, and facilitated by leaders who are being guided by the Holy Spirit.
As a result we have seen people personally humbling themselves before the Lord and being healed of their wounds and pain by the Holy Spirit. We have seen believers from the church in different nations humble themselves, repent, be reconciled and release blessing. Literally we are seeing the healing of the Balkans and Turkey. We are also seeing the fruit of this reconciliation being manifested in many ways. The Lord is stirring up hearts of believers all across this Balkan and Turkey region - a region that has never seen revival in modern times. We feel the Lord has said that first there will be reconciliation and revival in the Church and out that will flow revival in the nations.
Foundational scriptures
Ephesians 2:19-22 One Holy Temple
Isaiah 66:1-2 Build a house for me
John 17:20-23 Unity of the body
2 Corinthians 5:18-21 Ministry of Reconciliation
2 Chronicles 7:13-16 Repentance and humility
Romans 12:14-15 Bless & do not curse
Ephesians 4:32 Forgive one another
The Conference
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Thursday, October 23rd
11:00-13:30 - Registration and check-in at Hotel Hollywood
14:00 – OPENING Session: Introduction and Welcome Worship, Prayer & Teaching #1
16:30 – End of session #1
16:30 – 17:30 – Coffee Break/Networking
17:30 – Evening Session: Worship, Prayer & Teaching #2
20:00 – End of session #2
20:00 – 21:30 – Dinner
Friday, October 24th
7:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 – Morning Devotional Worship and Prayer
9:00 – Morning Session: Worship, Prayer & Teaching #3
12:30 – End of session #3
12:30 – 14:30 Lunch (2 hours)
14:30 – Afternoon Session: Worship, Prayer Session #4
16:30 – End of Session #4
16:30 – 17:30 – Coffee Break / Networking (1 hour)
17:30 – Evening Session: Worship and Prayer Teaching #5
20:00 – End of Session #5
20:00 – 21:30 – Dinner
Saturday, October 25th
7:00 – 9:00 – Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 – Morning Devotional Worship and Prayer
9:00 – Morning Session: Closing Worship and Prayer Commissioning Service #6
12:30 – Closing the Balkan Call 2025
Registration
Language Assistance
If you do not speak English or Bosnian, registration links are available in the languages of the Balkan countries. You can find them in the registration section.
