Last weekend we presented a seminar, Teenagers and the Challenges of the Modern Age: Communication, Encouragement, and Discipleship, in cooperation with the Zagreb Bible Institute (I still serve on the Management Board). We had about 45 people in attendance. We heard research both from the USA and out of Poland, the findings of which were […]

Last week I attended the Family Bible Camp of the Churches of Christ in Croatia (the 4th camp of my summer, whew!), along with others from our church in Zagreb. For me there were three highlights. One was Tesa’s baptism. I have know Tesa all her life and over the last year she has been […]

Earlier this month we had our Youth Camp. A lot of preparations went into the camp, along with God’s help, prayers, and volunteers. We had 36 teens and 14 volunteers. Steve’s friend, Joel Butts from Tennessee, brought a team of four Ukrainian ladies from his Twelve3One ministry in Ukraine. They also do work in mentoring […]

Last week the Srcokret Christian Youth Festival was held on the Croatian coast, near the town of Primošten. This is an event that happens every few years and involves youth not just from Croatia, but from all over the region. “Srcokret” is a play on words that means, “turning of the heart.” And that is […]

Last week we held our first camp of the summer. Champs Camp is a day camp for children 6-12 years old. We also have a number of teenagers who help with the camp. Most of them were campers in the past. Many of these teens also come to our youth camps, and some hang out […]

I have been connected with the Kušlanova Church of Christ in Zagreb for a long time. The church in which I grew up in Texas was involved in mission work connected with our congregation here in Zagreb for many years, and I began coming to visit and to help with camps back in 1996, before […]

I am currently involved in discipling three young men. We usually talk about life, and read a chapter of the Bible together, and discuss it. Two of the boys are shown in the photo at right below, reading their Bibles on their own this summer. Adam (14, in the photo with me at left below) […]

This fall we are having good size groups for our youth meetings, between 15-20 teens each time. More are coming regularly this school year than last year, and a few new ones as well, both Croatians and Ukrainians. As usual, we had Bible lessons and discussion groups, games, food, fellowship, and worship. At the end […]

Since summer of 2023, Iva Matijević, a Croatian, has been working alongside us with the Ukrainians we are assisting here. Iva has been invaluable in this role, as she is fluent in Croatian, English, and Ukrainian.  As such, she has been able to help the Ukrainians in ways the rest of us could not. In […]

School started again in Croatia on September 4. With the start of school also comes the start of our regular youth meetings for the school year, after the summer break when everyone flees to the coast. We kicked things off with a great gathering at my house the Saturday after school started. The photo above […]