Last week I participated in the annual conference of the Council of Churches of Christ in Croatia. I attended, along with Vatroslav Župančić (our publications and church relations coordinator), representing Biblijski institut. The Institute is actually legally registered as part of the Council, so we went to give a report on our activities of the […]

Last weekend was one of those that was consumed by work. It started Friday morning with a summer camp meeting at the church in Varaždin (an hour’s drive north of Zagreb), with which our congregation in Zagreb frequently partners. A group of us from our two churches are planning a camp for our teens this […]

My class Over this last weekend I was in Split, teaching the 2nd half of my class (Introduction to Pedagogy / Teaching the Bible) with the students in our extension program there. I was also asked to preach at their church on Sunday. I had great hosts in one of the families from both the […]

About three weeks ago we had what was probably the biggest snowfall in the last two years. I was supposed to go to Split that weekend to teach the second half of my class with the students who are involved in our extension program in that city. Needless to say, I didn’t make it. The […]

Last month we celebrated with Tom (Institute Director) and Sandra Sibley two anniversaries: 50 years of their marriage and 15 years of their service in Croatia. About 100 of us gathered at the Westin Hotel in Zagreb for this great event. We were even able to bring all of their children and grandchildren from the […]

Last Sunday we had a visit at our church in Zagreb by a couple of our Institute graduates (Andrej and Nina Lovše), along with some people from their congregation in Slovenia. Andrej and Nina moved back to their native Slovenia after graduation from the Institute in Zagreb and are now planting a growing church in […]

After spending almost a month in Texas visiting family and supporters, and sending out year-end mailings for both myself and the Institute, I am back at work in Zagreb. We started off the new year in a great way. On January 9 and 10, we invited children from our previous Champs Camps to our building […]

We had a great Thanksgiving day at the home of Tom and Sandra Sibley, my coworkers here in Croatia. Myself, the Sibleys, two other American missionary families, and one guest Croatian family all shared the day. We had a terrific lunch with all the usual trimmings (I made chocolate and pecan pies), and a nice, […]

The fall colors this year on the trees in the park, outside my apartment, were really beautiful…

  On Saturday, November 15, Biblijski institut organized a celebration of partnerships with other schools and organizations, along with the graduation of students. I was responsible for coordinating the event, which was held at the Esplanade Hotel in Zagreb. This was the fourth graduation in the history of the Institute. We celebrated the largest number […]