I preached twice this month for the Ukrainian fellowship that is meeting on Sunday afternoons in the building where our Croatian church meets on Sunday mornings. This fellowship was started by Dima and Yulia Grishchuk. I worked with Dima in orphan ministry 20 years ago in Donetsk, Ukraine. Yulia and their girls came to us […]

I am currently discipling five young men. We talk about life, read the Bible together, and discuss it. Adam (16) and I have finished the books of John, Acts, and Romans. We are now working together through the Bible study book, Experiencing God. Adam was baptized three years ago and is developing a deep love […]

Ilona is one of the Ukrainian girls from the house of orphans we have been serving the last four years. She decided to be baptized this month. Ilona’s faith has been growing, and she has been pursuing a walk with Jesus and talking about this, ever since the camps last summer. Ilona has a close […]

We clearly see God’s hand in our youth ministry. Each time we gather now, we have an average of about 25 teenagers attending. We enjoy Bible lessons, discussions, songs, games, food, and fellowship together. And knowing each of them more. At the start of each semester, we ask the teens to write down for us […]

Andrei is a 15 year old young man from Ukraine. He has been here in Croatia with his family for about the last two and a half years. My friend Dima baptized him this month (photo above) . Andrei’s family is involved in the small Ukrainian church that Dima and his wife Yulia started here […]

Happy New Year, everyone. The first week of this year, we held our Winter Youth Camp. We enjoyed three days of worship, games, fun, my famous lasagna, and teaching on identity, belonging, and purpose, all in the mountains west of Zagreb. We had 33 teenagers with us. Dima and Yulia Grishchuk, who I got to […]

On December 28 and 29, I hosted at my house for two days and nights several of the boys with whom I work closely. We enjoyed great fellowship, food, a fire in the firepit, and a day at a local indoor water park. I introduced them to the card game, “Spoons” (in Croatian, “Žlice”). I […]

At this time of year, and as we are approaching “Giving Tuesday,” would you partner with us in ministry in Croatia? It has been an especially challenging time financially this year in Croatia. Read below about why, and about ways you can help. This fall we need to raise $15,000 toward these expenses for next […]

Of all the various ministries in which I am involved, this is the one I know is my highest calling here, and the most important thing I can do. I am currently discipling five young men. We talk about life, read the Bible together, and discuss it. Adam (15) and I have finished the books […]

We are so glad that Yura committed his life to Jesus and decided to be baptized last Sunday. He is one of the eight Ukrainian orphans with whom we have been working closely the last 3½ years. Ever since his participation in the camps this summer, Yura has been requesting this. He has not let […]