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| We know we will miss many people and ways... |
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| many pleasant memories we have |
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| Thanks for your hospitality !! |
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| Imagine how great the new Church building will look with a plaster facade! |
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| Liljana, Elena, and Daniel are attending the Annual Conference in Strumica, Macedonia UMC missionary Carol Partridge works in this town |
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| Another new task for Marty - sanding the plaster to a smooth finish Janko has gone to pick his father up from the hospital! |
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| Traffic on the way to Vrsac |
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| The UMC in Vrsac where the Sjantas served for 14 years |
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| Pastor Micky |
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| Buying pizza and pastries |
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| a Romanian Orthodox Church |
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| Pancevo a German Lutheran Church that is no longer used by them but a few Methodist meet here - Pastor Lilla from the Jabuka UMC holds services here |
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| the Jabuka UMC (for a while was also the pastor's apt.) Jabuka means 'apple' |
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| Sanctuary at Jabuka about 40 in attendance each week mostly Roma (gypsy heritage) |
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| Fine plastering begins (good time to level an old wall) |
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| up the stairs the process begins |
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| around the windows |
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| time out for car repair |
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| two nice Yugos |
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| splitting firewood to fit the stove Let the lumberjack games begin! |
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| log toss |
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| head balance |
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| Katerina gives it a try where the wood ends up... |
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| typical room stove |
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| filling the wheel barrow with corn cobs |
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| building a fire in an old fashion room heater (like the one at the museum) |
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| more wood to cut Our modern conveniences help us forget an important spiritual lesson......electric heat, city gas, fuel oil furnaces - we just turn up the thermostat and we stay nice and warm. Go to church once in a while, say a prayer, listen to Christian radio occasionally - automatic faith? A real relationship with Jesus Christ takes effort - just like any relationship - fires must be stoked, fed, wood cut, coal bought and shoveled. |
We took John and Loletuth to this gallery in Kovacica - we went last year and really enjoyed the paintings. Apparently this area has provide some talented artists. The style of painting is called naive because of its child-like qualities. |
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| see Marty in the tree taking a picture ? |
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| the struggle of many women in our world |
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| the 200 people in this huge painting represent 200 years of Slovak presence in this area |
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| this is not just a Kentucky art form |
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| One of the most famous Kovacica artist She has done work for UNICEF |
