The story begins late in the evening, in a room where the fan offers precious little relief from the heat. Believers — Roma, Serb, and American — join together in heartfelt prayer, echoing Jesus’ prayer of Matthew 9:37-38 “3 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask…
Hello my dear friends, I hope you are all fine and you enjoy His presence. A lot of things happened since you left, but thanks to the Lord, He controls everything. First of all, I want to tell what happened while you were here. Even though there passed one month since you left, we still…
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God granted him what he requested. 1 Chronicles 4:10 He asked for…
Each year when we return to the States from Serbia, we talk about how we miss worshiping with our Roma and Serbian friends. Don’t misunderstand, we love worshiping in our home church. Being with other believers is refreshing, encouraging and uplifting. There is, however, something different, special, about worshiping in the Roma church. Maybe it…
Cao friends! We thank you so much for your prayers so far for this trip! It is so encouraging to know we have so many people praying for our mission and the people of Serbia! Your comments mean so much to us! The morning started out with prayer as usual. Our group then split and…
We were worried about Tuesday. Monday evening, when Multiply lessons ended at church, it was raining buckets! Thundering! Lightning! And it continued, off and on, all night. It made for great sleeping, a cool breeze through the open windows, but worries for Tuesday. Well, not to worry, Tuesday dawned sunny and blessedly cooler! We started…
Today in Prokuplje we started off reading and studying. Chuck walked around town before breakfast and saw the town waking up, going to work and moving about. He made it to the river where he saw some men fishing (not catching), it seems some things in life are universal! Of course, if you know me,…
Sunday morning in Prokuplje. What joy! In the Smith/Oswalt flat, we awakened fairly early and headed for coffee and breakfast – except for Caitlin, who slept in before our week starts hard and heavy! During breakfast we witnessed a wedding. Several young men, accompanied by one carrying the Serbian flag, as well as a band…
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31
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…