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July Prayer List for Mission Trip We are almost ready to go. We have a prayer calendar for the two weeks the entire team will be in Serbia. Click the link above to download the prayer list. We’ve packed over 400 hats in one large army duffle bag and one smaller bag. So many people…
Hello friends! We travelled to Arandjelovac from Prokuplje on Wednesday by bus. We were greeted at the bus station by Dragan and some of the youth girls that he and Danijela (his wife) work with. They were very friendly and it was so nice to have people to greet us after the long bus ride.…
Hey guys! We haven’t had a steady internet connection, here lately, but I wanted to give you a quick update about what we’ve been up to these past few days! First, thank you so much for your prayers as we traveled to Pirot! It was a beautiful experience to be a small part of the…
We send you all greetings! Thank you for your prayers. Our travel to Pirot was exciting and interesting. Niki accompanied us in our travels and and we were all very excited to make it there. We went to the center when we arrived in Pirot and had lunch at a small restaurant there. After lunch,…
Hello people, here is a quick report about what we have done today. It was a long day and we ended with a great dinner, prepared by the beautiful Slavica, Bethany, and Caitlin. We are very tired, but we still want to share what happened on this busy day. Caitlin and Bethany prepared diplomas for…
Hey guys, quick update here before we leave our apartment. Yesterday we continued the children’s club in Zitni Potak and 14 new children came, giving us a grand total of 67 kids! Not only that, but many of the parents in the village gathered around to listen to the story, taught by Bethany, of Hannah…
We had a great time in Novi Sad, fellowshipping with Rodja and his family for a few days before moving on to Prokuplje. We came to Prokuplje by bus and even managed to get off at the right stop, despite not speaking Serbian. Marijan and his boys met us at the bus station and together…
Hey guys! It’s been a really good week here in Serbia. We arrived on Saturday after a full day of travel, and were welcomed by Rodja and Natasa and their girls. We spent the rest of the weekend with their family, recovering from our travels and speaking of the things that we would be doing…
Imagine a cold, snowy day in a village in the mountains of south Serbia. Imagine a child in sandals and socks, sweatpants, and a long-sleeved t-shirt. Can you feel the bone-chilling cold? Now imagine that child with a warm, wool hat pulled snugly over their head, warming their ears, and reminding them that they have…
Bethany Jaques and Caitlin Oswalt First Mission Field: Novi Sad and Kucura (Northern Serbia) June 21-25 After a day of rest, Bethany and Caitlin will be working with Sasa Subotin, a Roma pastor, in the town of Kucura. They are holding a 3-day English camp for kids, and are expecting 100 children to attend. Second…