Day 3 Feb 11, 2024
Day 3 Feb 11, 2024 Today we joined Krista Kralja in Sunday worship where Scott was invited to preach again. This time he chose John 12 and talked about why he believed in Jesus while others refused. Pastor Milan simultaneously translated. Ja also talked briefly about serving in church and the community since volunteering is […]
Day 2 Feb 10, 2024
Day 2 Feb 10, 2024 Eight hour time change made sleeping difficult. So we got up early to sort salt water taffy and scripture bookmarks into bags for gifts. Today’s schedule was lunch with a church family and evening with the youth groups for games and science talk. Kristian, Jasna and Emanuel picked us up […]
Day 1 Feb 9, 2024
We’ve arrived safe and sound in Rijeka. Needed to ride 2 shuttles to get from the plane to change terminals and find a lost phone in Paris, otherwise both legs of the flight went smoothly. The 2 hour drive from Zagreb was drizzly and foggy but fine. After a slight off-road detour from neighborhood road […]
Day 12 – June 6, 2023
This last blog started with a grand breakfast at the BNB. We made it to the airport on time but our first flight was already delayed and left us only 35 minutes transfer in Amsterdam. That didn’t matter anyway because the second flight was delayed by almost 2 hours because a gentleman’s oxygen tank wouldn’t […]
Day 11 – June 5, 2023
Today and tomorrow are travel days, we said goodbye to Rijeka and made our way back towards Marco Polo Airport in Venice for tomorrow’s flight. The sky finally showered big fat drops on us all day, which made the drive slower. We still had time to visit Miramare Castle in Trieste along the way. It […]
Day 10 – June 4, 2023
Everyone (who was awake) greeted us warmly at Krista Kralja. Scott gave a welcome from Risen Life to the congregation, and was invited to preach a message from Isaiah 40. Share the gospel, leave idols, and hope in God alone. At the end of service, the church prayed for newly baptized Danijel and gave him […]
Day 9 – June 3, 2023
We got home from the concert a little late today. The day started with home improvement drilling by the neighbors. Followed by a mini conference on the regional Gideons International at the Baptist Church of Rijeka. When the Iron Curtain fell and the civil war ended in the late 1990s, GI expanded into the Balkans. […]
Day 8 – June 2, 2023
Picked up Igor this morning to pass out tracts and new testaments at the Korzo. It was really busy there because there were end-of-year school booths to connect with the kids. We didn’t have many takers, but Igor believed that our presence helped remind people there’s still a Christian church nearby. After a traditional lunch […]
Day 7 – June 1, 2023
Ivan picked us up this morning to go cheer Mile on at the contest. Dom Turnić Psychiatric Hospital helped patients readjust back into society and hosted many events including this competition. There were 34 excited contestants of varying talents. If someone was struggling, the accompanist would gently guide them to the right spot. But pretty […]
Day 6 – May 31, 2023
Today was a tour of northern towns near Rijeka. Lipa was a countryside village that was burned down along with its 200 inhabitants by Germans for sabotage during WWII. The small museum showed German trophy pictures and footage of the aftermath. Remnants of houses remained standing as a memorial. Next was the Postojna Cave, with […]
