Hey guys!
I hope that you are all having a great summer; I know thatwe are! I am learning and growing a lot just by being here, and I hope that allof y’all are also learning and growing in Christ wherever you!
I’mpretty sure that we left off on Saturday, so I will start there. Saturdaymorning, we drove to Zitni Potak where we had the Children’s Bible School. Wehad over 45 kids! All of the children walk to the building where we held theBible School, so it was a huge encouragement that so many children came back!We sang songs with them (Daniel, Bethany, and I are finally able to rememberthe songs in Serbian), Bethany told the story of the original sin and the storyof Cain and Able (Kristina translated), we had a quiz, and then we played agame! It was a lot of fun just to play with the kids, and it was veryencouraging to see them be so interested in the stories. After that, we packedup and drove back to Prokuplje, where we were greeted by the lovely Slavica,who had prepared our favorite meal, stuffed peppers! We were very hungry, sothis was especially wonderful! Saturday night, we had another children’s classat Marijan’s church! They have one every Saturday, and it was great to see allof the familiar faces! Marian told them the story about the Gospel and we sangsome songs together! We learned after it was over that one of the older girls(about 13-14) had gone to all of the children’s homes to bring them to thechurch! They have a lot of youth who are very committed to the church and it isvery encouraging to see their love for Christ and their servant’s attitudes.Please pray that they would continue to grow, not only in service, but also intheir love for Christ and their seeking to know more about Him.
Sundaywas particularly busy; we started the day in Zitni Potak for our last day ofthe children’s Bible school. We ran into a snag quickly, however; the buildingthat we were meeting in was no longer available! There was going to be awedding there, and we were not allowed to be there in the morning. We weren’tsure if we would still be able to have the Bible school that day, but God provideda place! We decided to meet in the front yard of one of the church members, butwe still weren’t sure if many of the children would show up, since they alreadywalk to the building, and this place was twice as far to walk. When we pulledup to the house, 40 kids were already there! God definitely showed up in a hugeway, and we were able to finish the Bible school just as strongly as when westarted! We pray that the community would come to see the church there in apositive light, and that God would work through the members there to spread HisName throughout the entire village!
Sundayafternoon, we drove back to Dubovo to hold their weekly children’s Sundayschool class, and we were immediately greeted by Peki, who ran around incircles singing “Caity, Betty, najbolji drugari!!“ (which means "Caity, Betty, best friends!") He is very energetic andsilly, but when it’s time to have the lesson, he sits quietly and paysattention.
After we sang and had a lesson, we hopped back into the car, andwent immediately to church, where Sasa (the pastor of the church in Dubovo)preached about the Truth. We as Christians need to be in tune to the Truth ofGod’s Word, and we are to hold tight to and not swerve from what He says. AsChristians, the Truth sets us free to live a life that is pleasing to God!
Pleasepray that we would continue to have opportunities to show Christ’s love, andthat we would encourage and build up the church here.
Thank you for all of your support,
Caitlin
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