Torchbearers-Albania | Resident Staff

Mark and Ruth Stoscher
Mark and Ruth are from the U.S. and have been living in Erseka, Albania since 1994. Mark is the pastor of The Erseka Evangelical Church and Director of Torchbearers – Albania. Mark and Ruth have both studied at Fuller Seminary in California. They have four children.

Elidion (Doni) and Gail Lilo
Doni was the Principal of Udhëkryq Bible School for the first three years of the school. He is a graduate of Torchbearers in Capernwray, England. Doni previously managed a publishing house for Albanian literature. Doni and Gail were married in 2007. Gail is from Alaska. She is one of the primary leaders of the childrens’ ministry of the local church, and is also a translator at the Bible School.

Asim and Betilda (Beta) Hamzaj
Asim and Beta are newly married (May 2008)! Asim is a graduate of the Albanian Bible Institute. He has a heart to see the church of God grow in Albania. He is helping the Albanian churches discover and apply the principles of Natural Church Development. Asim is one of the main translators at Udhëkryq as well as IT administrator. Beta is our very friendly and capable office administrator.

Eric and Kathy Gundy
Eric and Kathy have been living in Erseka since 1999. Eric is the Program Director for the summer camps and adjunct professor at the Bible School and as of 2007 he is the principal of the school. He is a graduate of Trinity Theological Seminary in Deerfield, Ill. Kathy is a CPA and handles all the accounting for the Bible School. They have two high school aged children.

Bob and Linda Osborne
Bob and Linda have spent many summers in Albania. Their love for people makes them an incredible joy to be around. They are known as the official house parents of the Bible School.