Old blog post prior to 2020
Last week Marijan and Slobodan traveled to Pirot to work with house church leaders there, in discipleship, organizational planning, and Bible study. Listen as Slobodan describes his experiences: Ivan and I were walking down the mountain in 1 1/2 feet of snow, with heavy snow hitting us. Well, I can shortly write you how it…
The last working day of the trip arrived too soon! Sasa picked us up at 9:30 and quickly deposited us to his home church where 16 kids were waiting for us. Janice told the children the story of the fall of man and brought it home with Jesus came to save us all. Ed helped…
This was my first mission trip that wasn’t structured on humanitarian aid or a disaster relief effort. This was to go speak with pastors/ church leaders and see how their efforts to plant churches and home groups are progressing, to exhort them as leaders and provide constructive criticism all in an effort to see the…
Late evening in Prokuplje, Serbia. We gathered at dusk to pray over the city. Roma, Serb, and American — all praying that God would send the harvest in His time. Trusting that we could rest in His word that he would do just that. We know we can trust Him because He has been faithful…
It has been a very busy but very productive trip. Most days we left our hotel room at 8 am, not to return until after 10 pm. To say I am exhausted is an understatement, but gosh my heart is full. We spent Saturday and Sunday with Sasa. Every week he goes to villages, sets…
The last couple of days have been busy to say the least. I apologize that this will not be a long post. But I figured something was better than nothing! We spent Thursday with Jovica and let me tell you, this man is doing some great things! He is working with 17 churches. One of…
I have often thought of the New Testament church and tried to imagine what it would have been like to live in that time. After spending the last two days in Pirot Serbia, I no longer have to wonder. These people, more than anyone I have seen in my lifetime, are living out the New…
The call to be comfortable… It’s not a thing. Well, my first couple of days in Serbia did not disappoint. We arrived Saturday afternoon in Belgrade. There was a moment coming through customs that we did not think we were going to make it with all of our baggage. I’ll spare you the details, but…
Slobodan Gajic, born 1995 in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. My mother lived in Croatia, and when I was 5 months old, my family had to leave Croatia because of war. We struggled with coming to Serbia, and had tough life since then. First, some people looked at us, like we are „croatian garbage“ as…
It may be summer now, but we’re looking toward colder weather. The Knitting Ladies have been very busy knitting hats for girls, hats for boys, hats for babies, hats for teenagers . . . all sorts of hats! All of them were knit with love for someone who needs a warm hat in Serbia. We…