Hey, not to worry you all.. but it has been interesting hearing bout the riots in all the ‘Muslim countries’ aroun teh world… I think Bosnia was wone fo the first countries to do so- it was a few weeks ago.. Interstingly, three embassys were targeted, the French, Dutch, and Croatian… And the Croatian ebassy was the worst… There was a flag burning… it was well handled here- the organizers never intended it to be like that - no flag burning… especially since it was obvious that since it was against the Croatian embassy, it was more driven my interenal hurts here and not by the cartoon. All people who burned the flag were arrested peacefully… but it has been the talk of the town ever since.. how other countries have reacted to it as well. I guess a few years ago there were some anti-christian cartoons (maybe by the same artist) around Christmas time… and people objected but no one protested… so there’s a big debate here, in Sarajevo churches as well as in Europe in general.
Riots
February 24th, 2006BBC headline- Mladic ‘may be seeking surrender’
February 24th, 2006Read here about what is going on … theres a lot of talk about this here…
Floating in the air
February 22nd, 2006Hi all-
I know many of you are like, wow, what’s going on?’ I can say teh same myself sometimes… I feel like I am in a dream, not really here. Maybe thats my way of detattchment. i can’t share much now, as so many things are up in the air, but I wanted to say that I will let you know asap.
Love crystal
moj zivot (my life)
February 14th, 2006For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. Matthew 16:25
Wow, I’m glad I found this verse… I think I lost it (my life or my orientation to things)… but I know that Jesus found it so I’ll just ask him where it is… or where i should be… 
Things are not well…but all is well with my soul
February 14th, 2006What more can I say?
It seems like the door here is closing in Sarajevo for me to be here… I do not know what is next.. but I know that things are cordial here and I’ll be leaving on good terms, but things are better for me and this ministry if we part ways now. To make the long story short, I love the people here and I feel at home here…what I came do in my service can’t be done wth this ministry in this context with me at this point. AND THAT IS REALLY OBVIOUS… God is hitting us all in the head with a frying pan with this one.
So what’s next??? I’m in a foriegn country, half way around the world, and I do not know quite literally where I’ll be in a month. I’m haivng the time of my life though- as I feel so confident that God has a plan- and that this last month served some purpose, although I have to say that I don’t know what, and I don’t think I’ll really know all the consequences. I do know my life is quite literally at the mercy of prayer and discernment of myself and others of what God is doing… and instead of feeling all upset and nervous, I am TOALLY AT PEACE… Amazing isn’t it???
So please pray, and come back, as more will unfold here… as sands through an hourglass, there are the days of our lives…. lol they watch a lot of soap operas here…
AAHHHHH
February 13th, 2006Help me…
Things are not well here. I had a pin-prick of a wound on my heart when i arrived… but after talking with individuals here at the church… and some very unpleasant conversations, acid has been poured into that hole. It started small, but it has grown…
my question- How can you love-serve people who deny that love and service to others? How can you be free so love-serve when others restrict it? How can you love others and then deny them their freedom?
my day…
February 4th, 2006every week will be different… but heres been the general scoop….
before 8- get up
9 am prayer with the team
9-11 chores: mopping, cleaning bathrooms, dusting, windows, etc… (all of it- EVERYDAY)
11:30 coffee break…mandatory!
until 3- work, doing chores now… but will later be writng grants and visiting with youth…
then in the evenings there is always something… youth meeting, bible study, womens bible study, serving dinner for guests, out for coffeee with youth, matching a movie with youth… etc…
then off to bed…