I was in Osijek, in eastern Croatia, October 9-17. I was at the Evangelical Theological Seminary (ETS) there, teaching my class, “Introduction to Pedagogy” (basically the theory, practice, and strategies of teaching others). ETS is a partner school with Biblijski institut in Zagreb. The photo below is with my class. They were a good class […]

On the 11th of October I officially became the owner of a small piece of Croatia, on which I plan to eventually build a house. It is about 1,000 square meters, or about 1/4 of an acre. Thank God with me for this provision, and that God uses this place to draw people to himself. […]

Yesterday we had enrollment and orientation for the 2014-2015 academic year at Biblijski institut. The best way I can describe the day is by sharing some words from one of our professors, Ervin Budiselić, which he posted yesterday to his Facebook: “Today at Biblijski institut we had an introductory orientation session for students, teachers, and […]

Last Saturday we hosted an event for our kids from the summer Champs Camp. We invited them and their parents for a day of fun, Bible lessons, and lunch together. The lesson for the day was about God’s creation, and the kids made little fox faces out of Autumn leaves. Enjoy some photos from the […]

Yesterday another one of the teens was baptized with whom I have worked over the last few years. I cannot take credit for this, as she was raised in a Christian home and in the church for most of her life. However, I would like to think that I have had some spiritual input into […]

August 8-15 saw us on the island of Ugljan, for camp at Činta. This marked the 45th consecutive summer the Churches of Christ in Croatia have gathered on the coast together for Bible camp. We also had several visitors from other churches in Zagreb, and from Slovenia. I led the teen discussion group, along with […]

 On June 16-19, for the fourth year in a row, we hosted Champs Camp at Lake Jarun in Zagreb. This was our biggest camp ever, with 93 children attending. We also had our largest group of Croatian teen helpers, many of whom were campers in previous years and who are now helping us put on […]

 On Saturday, May 24, we hosted a reception for alumni of the institute. We had a great barbecue lunch together at the home of Tom and Sandra Sibley. We heard from each alumnus in attendance, about their lives and ministries since graduation. We also spent some time praying for each graduate, their families, and their […]

I finally started the process yesterday to purchase land in Croatia. I signed the preliminary contracts and made the down payment. Now I must wait 2-3 months while my application to the government for permission to buy land as a foreigner goes through. Please pray with me that all of this goes through smoothly, with […]