Catch up...

Here are pictures of two churches we visited while John and Loletuth were in Serbia

Entering the Kisac UMC complex
Pastor's apt. on right, guest rooms up stairs, office and dining room on left

District Supt. & Kisac UMC pastor Ana with John & Loletuth
in church sanctuary

up the stairs to the balcony

Balcony - the church was designed after their "soulmate" church in Solvakia -
a Luthern Church that befriended them during the 1990's
and these churches are continuing their friendship today

Printing room where devotionals,  song books, etc. are printed for the district UMChurches

Coffee break - served on china given by the Solvakian Luthern Church

Church dining room

 ........on to the UMC in Pivnice

Pivnice UMChurch

a student at the day care program

Pastor Maria in a classroom

young UM pastors

Loletuth in the story room

Pivnice sanctuary

offering box

Museum of Solvak living in Padina, Serbia

homemade wall oven(and firebox for room heater) and cooking stove

Kitchen shelving

Music box picture frame

butcher's wooden shoe

well/cistern

water barrel wagon & farm wagon

feather bed

special technique painted walls, heater with bench, cradle

stencil painted ceiling and walls

wardrobe with skirts and hats

international models

Houses where (are) built with bricks (often homemade in the past). Walls are 1 foot thick with inside walls plastered and usually outside as well. Clay tiles are the most common roofing material.  Most houses are part of a tall wall that surrounds the property that includes a barn, corn bin, fruit & nut trees,  grape vines. 

Sunday's happenings

Suzana bikes to Church with her neighbor!

Walking to Church

Liljana translating John's Sermon on 'Hope'

Skyping Trinity UMC

Getting ready to skype Wesley UMC

Ask John and Loletuth why they are all laughing
about this gift

Answering questions at Kovacica

Loletuth speaking at Padina

Congratulating Suzana on her bike ride!







Today was a good day 

Quiet days

Andre Sjanta, the 85 year old father of our host Jano Sjanta was injured in a bicycle accident after dark Friday evening. After helping his daughter's family put newly picked corn in the corn crib he was riding his bike home when he hit a metal corn wagon(no lights) and is now in the hospital with a concussion and is waiting further diagnosis. Please pray for his speedy recovery.

Thursday was a quiet day after several busy days. We worked on blogspots, answered e-mails, fixed breakfast, took a walk and traveled to Kovacica for a late lunch. Daniel's father-in-law fixed rabbit stew(goulash). Work had been done on the sanctuary ceiling and the kitchen walls.