A week without Katie

Hey guys! I meant to update earlier but you know how I am, very forgetful. Last week went well. It was a little bit lonely with out Katie, but I think I managed. Luckily the World Cup is on right now to keep me busy in my free time at night…lol Anyways I have been reading with 4 to 5 readers a day! One of them is new, he is the father of one of Katie’s readers. He is not very interested in the Spiritual side of it, but is sooo grateful for me talking with him. He also lets his son believe in all the Spiritual stuff and all, so that is great! I kinda wish I could have started talking with him sooner, but none the less the seed is being planted and someone else will water and God will provide the increase!

Other mission work I have been doing besides LST is helping out some around the building. I helped organize some pamphlets and go through some things that have not been touched in a while. I am also communicating with a group of OC students that will come here for a few days after I leave. I have been answering their questions and helping them prepare. Ruth and I have tried to come up with some ideas for things they can do while they are here, but neither of us will be here. So Ivan will ultimately have the information for them.

I also feel like I am reaching out to the youth of the other congregations here. One of my readers is a teen who is a member at a church in Zagreb. On Friday, I met her at the train station and went to hang out with her and some of the other girls from a church in Varsdin. Although I could not say a lot to them, it was still really fun. I could tell they enjoyed it. Many of them came on Sunday to worship here in Zapresic too. I feel blessed that I was able to from some relationships with them as well. I hope that I encouraged them for I know there are not many youth in the Church in Croatia.

I will try to update later this week, maybe on Saturday night and then again on Tuesday when I get back. Until then God bless and keep praying for all the work going on in Croatia and around the World!

Stacey

1^st Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Same verses in Croatian:

Radujte se uvijek! Bez prestanka molite! U svakoj prilici zahvaljute, jer je to za vas volija Božja u Kristu Isusu!