In the middle of July we came back from our youth camp. We are so grateful that this was one of the best youth camps we have done so far. Much thanks to the five adults and 19 teens from the Southside Church of Christ, in Lexington, Kentucky, who came to participate in the camp […]

I am currently mentoring and discipling four young men. We meet regularly for discussion about life, and for Bible study. This is something amazing that God has been doing in a year when we have not been able to do many of our group ministry activities.

For the fifth year, we held our Youth Camp last week. It was four great days of learning about Jesus, playing together, enjoying fellowship, and worshiping together. We had 30 teenagers, our best attended Youth Camp so far. Seven great adult staff also helped make the camp happen. It was also a success in that […]

It was great to have my Aunt Ann and Uncle Joe in Croatia for a visit this month. They spent several days with me, meeting some of the people who are important to me here, and seeing a few of the sites. Joe even helped me burn brush on my property, in preparation for laying […]

Earlier this month was our 9th annual Champs Camp. Once again, over 100 neighborhood children in two areas of Zagreb enjoyed singing, Bible lessons, crafts, games, and lots of fun. Because of rainy weather, we used a large indoor/outdoor covered space that is part of a night club. I said that it may have been […]

Youth and children’s ministry activities the last two weekends were a great way to start out the new year. First, On January 11 and 12 we had a Friday overnight retreat with our teen volunteers from Champs Camp, and on Saturday we held a one day Champs Camp at our building.

This Christmas season, 15 different evangelical churches in Zagreb are joining together for joint worship and evangelistic efforts. There are concerts, worship services, children’s ministry event, and a praise concert on the main square downtown. In a country where less than 1/2 of 1% percent of the population are evangelical believers, this is very significant. […]

July 17-21 found us in Tuk Vojni, in the mountains of Croatia, for our annual youth camp. This is a camp I started four years ago. Now I have the help of several other Croats each summer. This summer was the best camp yet, and the best attended, with 27 youth. We spent five days […]

My summers are usually mostly spent in organizing, leading, and/or participating in various camp ministries. There is also always at least one group of Americans who come to help with one or more of the camps. The first camp this summer was our Champs Camp, which was held in two different locations in Zagreb on […]

Wow! I can’t believe my last post here was in February. I guess that is a testament to how busy I have been through the spring and summer. There have been a number of events that have required my involvement and leadership in planning, communication, and logistics. In May we had the board of the […]