So many times we write to tell you things we are doing. We write to tell you things to pray about. Well, now, we are writing to tell you of things accomplished, and prayers answered!! The last few months have brought incredible signs of thriving.
May 30th was the graduation of the Evangelical Bible School in Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina. The school is set up so that pastors can attend by having classes for 2 intensive weeks, then a break to return to their church. This cycle lasts 3 or 4 years, I believe. The goal is to have them as involved and still able to serve at home, as well as learn, as possible. I was really taken aback when I sat and watched 5 graduates recieve diplomas - 4 of them NATIONALS! How incredible! Watching the Church here is like watching the book of Acts in live action. To see this first generation church now raising up new leaders and educating them... it is a beautiful thing, for sure! PLEASE take special note: the only female to graduate this time is none other than our very own Dejana Fejzanovic (woo-hoo)
Elvis is one of the guys here in Breza. He is 19 and on June 12th he GRADUATED(!!) high school. We are all so proud of him. He's had a rough go of it with life and the hard stuff it throws at you, including the death of both parents (his mother's was only a year ago). Still, he persevered and made it!... and looked so handsome doing it too!
As for the church here... well, it is also doing well. Heather and I are still working with Sunday School. We go up to sit with Andrej a Sunday each to give Violeta the time to go to church, worship and fellowship. There have been new comers, as well. A young married couple (probably in their mid-20s with 2 kids) from a Muslim background have been attending for about 2 1/2 months. They are from a nearby town, Visoko. They came as a result of DREAMS!! Each of them had a dream of going somewhere to learn about Jesus. She even had a separate dream of a crucified Jesus, that reallllly freaked her out!! She told the dreams to a friend, and described in detail the place she was to go. Her friend's response??? "oh, I know exactly where that is. My daughter was healed there a few years ago" HOW AWESOME!!
So, please continue to pray for this country. God is moving, and in cool ways. Pray for Elvis to be able to pursue his dreams... when he figures out what they are. He is trying to get accepted to Police Academy, and potentially go on a year assignment with Global Challenge Missions. Dejana is still seeking all that God has for her! She is doing wonderfully with chasing her healing from the Lord. Pray for her to seek and find! Pray for this young couple to continue to seek this "Jesus" and what He wants for their hearts, and the life of their family
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