Family Camp at Činta…And New Life!

The second week of August found us on the island of Ugljan for the 46th annual family camp of the Churches of Christ in Croatia. I arrived in Zagreb the day before the camp from a two week trip to the USA. So I went down to camp a day late, along with one church member who also needed to go a day late. We enjoyed a great week of fellowship and Bible teaching. I was one of several who slept out in a tent, as we are having more and more people each year who want to participate in the camp and we don’t have enough cabins for everyone. Toward the end of the week we had two days of very heavy rain, so I was wet those two days. All of that was well worth it, as on the last day of the camp I had the privilege to baptize one of our youth. Tin is his name. Mislav has been working with him towards this point for several months. His family has been part of our congregation for several years, but he has been away from the church and from God for a few years. God’s Spirit has done a tremendous work in his life and heart over the last year. It was actually a surprise to me that he wanted me to baptize him. But he said something like, “I want you to do it because of the impact you and your words had on my life in our youth group a few years ago.” It was a reminder to me that sometimes we might not know in the moment how God’s Spirit is using us to touch someone’s heart for Jesus. This was definitely a highlight of my year. Mislav also baptized another one of our youth, Karen. Please pray for Tin and Karen, that they continue to grow strong in their faith. And pray for us, as we continue to disciple them in their walks with Jesus.