A week ago Wednesday we and our hosts visited two other United Methodist churches in northern Serbia. The first stop was in Pivnice (Piv-nit-sah). This church conducts a day care center for pre-schoolers. Since the school year had not yet begun there were no children, but there were painting and other preparations going on. Two changes that had taken place were the enlarging of the bathroom to better accommodate the expected 20-22 children and the enclosing of a former porch to provide an area for the students to leave coats and shoes. (It's customary to remove one's shoes when entering a home in Serbia.) We took some pictures so we could report back to a couple in our church who have helped financially with these changes. (Thank you, Louie and Jerry Rae!) The workers here do a fabulous job with the kids. Bravo! Super! (Two good Serbian words!) We then enjoyed a meal and fellowship with Pastor Maria and the workers.
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| On the road again . . . |
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| Pivnice UMC |
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| Pastor Maria shows off the renovated bathroom (above) and area for bench, shoes and coats (below). |
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| Daycare facilities -- inside (above) |
and outside (below)
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| C'mon in! |
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| Lunch is served! |
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After a pleasant visit at Pivnice, we continued on to Srbobran (SIR-bo-brahn). Pastor Katarina met us and showed us her home and church. She and most of her congregation are Roma (gypsy). She recently began learning Romani, which most of her generation and younger do not speak. In her children's classes they are learning gospel songs in Romani, English and Serbian. Pray for the people of this congregation and their dedicated pastor. |
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| The Srbobran church/parsonage yard |
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| Playing in the yard (above) and in the sanctuary (below) |
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| Liljana, Katarina, Susie |
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