Petar and his brother, Ivan, have been part of our youth activities for several years now. Petar’s family is also part of the church where I worship and serve in leadership. Petar turned 18 this month. Last Saturday, several of the men in our church and I had a special evening for Petar (photo above, Peter in blue hoodie). We all came together with Petar one evening at my house and shared a meal. We also gathered around Petar and prayed over him, for God’s blessings and guidance as he enters into manhood. Each of the men had also written a personal letter to Petar, affirming the good qualities they see in him, as well as how they see God moving in his life. We spent some time encouraging Petar, and reading our letters to him. We gave all our letters to him, bound in a notebook, along with scripture passages that we feel are important for Petar. We also gave Petar a Bible, inside a nice, leather case. It was a great evening of blessing and encouragement for this young man.