UPDATE :)

Lep pozdrav iz Srbije!

Ne znam vam v popolnosti razložiti kako zelo cenimo vaše molitve in smo opogumljeni zaradi vaših sporočil in spodbudnih besed. Tukaj v Srbiji se dogajajo čudovite stvari, hkrati pa se bojuje res težak boj. Kamp je čudovit. Mladi se z odprtimi srci odzivajo, z navdušenjem se učijo, z veseljem plešejo camp ples, radi se slikajo in poslušajo kamp govore.

Naš team uči 3 angleške razrede in do zdaj imamo vsi občutek, da razredi potekajo dobro, nesigurnost nas je že minila in tudi naši učenci že poznajo sistem in zgleda, da uživajo.

Definitivno vsi zelo pridno vadimo našo srbščino (ki nam presenetljivo dobro gre) in se hkrati učimo tudi nekaterih stvari v romščini (ki nam definitivno ne gre dobro). Do zdaj smo dvakrat vodili popoldanske aktivnosti, Tilen je fantastično povedal zgodbo o Rahabi (prosimo za molitve zanj, ker ima jutri še en »govor«) naučili smo jih camp ples, western ples, irski ples, … V glavnem zabavamo se!

Mislim, da je vse, ki so na kampu prvič, šokiral pogled na »mahalo«, romsko vas v kateri imamo camp večere… revščina tam je velika, hkrati pa skupnost tako povezana, da vsi vedo vse o vsem, da so otroci prihajali gledat kaj se dogaja v njihovem centru in tudi sami želeli biti del tega.. definitivno drugače kot v Sloveniji. Vse pa je najbolj očaralo njihovo slavljenje… toliko fantastične glasbe, inštrumentov, talenta, plesa, energije, … že dolgo nismo doživeli! Slavljenje se je dejansko spremenilo v pravi koncert in mi smo res UŽIVALI V NJEM! Komaj čakamo, da delimo videe z vami!!

Vseeno pa še vedno čutimo napade, smo že precej utrujeni,… Steve (direktor kampa) se danes sploh ne počuti dovolj dobro, da bi bil z nami na kampu, tko da smo mogli malo prevzeti vajeti, tudi iz Slovenije dobivamo sms-e, da se dogajajo precej težke stvari.. tko da resnično želimo še več časa preživeti v molitvi!

Prosimo, še naprej molite za:

- enotnost ekipe

- vodstvo Svetega Duha

- zaščito naših teles, uma in src

- počitek in odgovorno ravnanje s časom, ki ga imamo

- angleške razrede

- odprta srca in jasno predstavljen evangelij

- navdušenje in zmožnost pokazati Kristusovo ljubezen

tudi mi molimo za vas! Hvala še enkrat. Zdej grem pa jst naprej poslušat fantastično slavljenje! :)

v Njem, Mateja za tim

ohh and for our English speaking brothers and sisters:

We are SO thankful for your prayers and continued encouragement! We are witnessing some amazing things and are SO excited to be a part of what the Lord is doing here in Serbia! Students are responding so well, we get to spend a lot of time just having fun with them and building relationships!

Last night was our first evening of camp in their village and I think we were all a bit shocked when we entered their village… they are extremely poor, but live in a very tight-knit community, so a lot of people were wondering what we’re doing on, what we are doing in THEIR cultural center, etc… it was very fun to hang out with kids and try to communicate in broken Serbian. We are all getting better at it, so we started working on our Roma language ability again. some of us can even count to 10 :) we were blown away by their worship though! They are insanely talented musicians, they love to sing and dance so the worship turned into a concert! :) we enjoyed it a lot and can’t wait to share a video or two.

We also feel attacked. There has been a lot of sickness (the director of camp had to leave camp today, cuz he was feeling too weak to be a part of it), tiredness and just bad news that we have received from our friends. So we really need your prayers and support and we are also praying a whole bunch for our church in Slovenia and each other.

Words cannot express how thankful we are to have you on our team! Please continue to pray for:

- unity

- clear presentation of the Gospel

- protection of our bodies, minds and hearts

- English classes

- Responsible time management

- Rest

- EXCITEMENT and ability and willingness to show love of Christ

Thank you.

In Him, Mateja for the team