Tag Archives: Croatia

Day 5: Bible club (VBS), first day

Thank you for your faithful prayers. Today we attended worship services at a nearby Croatian Baptist Church in the morning, enjoyed čevapi (a special, Bosnian fast food) for lunch, and then in the early afternoon we practiced and rehearsed the program for our first day of VBS. In the early evening we headed to theContinue reading “Day 5: Bible club (VBS), first day”

Day 3-4: Preparation for VBS in Croatia

Thank you for your continued prayers. Tomorrow, we will begin our Bible clubs (Vacation Bible School) with the Roma children. Yesterday and today, we have been meeting together as a team for worship and devotions, and Pam and I and the Pioneers missionaries have been sharing with the summer team our testimonies and calls toContinue reading “Day 3-4: Preparation for VBS in Croatia”

Day 1-2: Travel to Croatia

Thank you for your prayers for our trip. All eight of us arrived safe and sound at our destination in Croatia, where we were met by the Pioneers team of four, who live and work in Croatia with the Roma. We are grateful for God’s mercy that all our luggage arrived with us, and theContinue reading “Day 1-2: Travel to Croatia”

Leaving for Croatia tomorrow morning

Above: our team practicing Bible skits and songs. Below: Ariela and her cousin packing candy to give out at Vacation Bible School; Pam packing suitcases including VBS supplies Tomorrow morning, we leave for our 15-day trip to Croatia. Please join us in prayer for the following: 1. Pray for good health and for us toContinue reading “Leaving for Croatia tomorrow morning”

Update on Pam’s mom & preparations for Croatia

Thank you for your prayers for Pam’s mom, Barbie Hughes. She has enjoyed special times with all four of her children (pictured above) eating blueberry pie (!) and singing hymns and spiritual songs together (in harmony!) Barbie’s kidney and liver function numbers are moving in the right direction and we are praising God that sheContinue reading “Update on Pam’s mom & preparations for Croatia”

Big news regarding the summer team!

Pictures from last year’s Vacation Bible School in the same Roma village From Pamala: Big news regarding the summer team: All four summer teamers, young adults from our church, have wisely purchased their plane tickets while the price was right so that we’ll all be on the same three flights heading to Croatia on JuneContinue reading “Big news regarding the summer team!”

Heading to Croatia this summer

Last summer’s Vacation Bible School outreach in Croatia From Pamala: Great news, everybody! Four young adults from our home church in Kansas City have committed to going to Croatia with us this June for ministry to the Roma! For ten days, they will accompany us (Todd, Pamala, Daniel, and Ariela) to the same Roma villageContinue reading “Heading to Croatia this summer”

The Prices Write: Planting the seed of Truth

From Pamala: It was as if we were digging holes and placing life-giving, nutrient-rich seeds in the fine Croatian soil. As we sang and acted out the stories of Jesus we were dependent on the ultimate Gardener of Hearts to make the truth understandable to the 60-90 Roma children in attendance each day at theContinue reading “The Prices Write: Planting the seed of Truth”

Days 12-14, Croatia trip: visiting church, friends and translators

Thank you for continuing to pray for us on our Croatia trip. After taking the summer team college students to the airport in Zagreb, the capital city, we spent a few days in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, where we used to live. We went by the house where we used to live, saw the storks thatContinue reading “Days 12-14, Croatia trip: visiting church, friends and translators”

Day 9, Croatia trip: 2nd day of teen camp

Thank you for praying. Today was the second (and last) day of the teen day camp and 16 teens attended. We drove them from the village into town to the ministry house where we are staying. After praying, we sang a couple praise songs, then one of the summer teamers, Patrick, gave a short gospelContinue reading “Day 9, Croatia trip: 2nd day of teen camp”