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Missions in Croatia

Croatia has a fascinating spiritual history. During New Testament times, the Apostle Paul and his companions carried the gospel to Dalmatia, a region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea (Romans 15:19; II Timothy 4:10). As the Muslim Ottomans advanced toward Europe, Croatians stopped them in a small mountain pass near the city of Split. And when Croatia broke free from Yugoslavia in the early ‘90’s, interest in religion soared to new heights.

Currently, Croatians exist in a spiritual paradox. To be a good Croatian is to be Catholic yet interest in church and God is declining. One Croatian said, “For most people God is on one side, and my life...

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Current Opportunities

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  • Camping Ministry

    All roles related to camping—cooks, counselors, maintenance, administrators, etc. 

  • Youth Ministry

    Working with national youth (middle school through college and young career) to evangelize and disciple

  • Theological Education

    Qualified people to teach theology at seminaries on foreign fields.

  • TESOL Teachers

    Teaching English in both formal and informal settings in order to evangelize.

  • Bible Study Leader

    Men and women to lead small, informal, evangelistic Bible studies in order to plant churches.

  • Church Planter

    Men and women who build friendships, start conversations, lead Bible studies, and model Christian living in order to establish reproducing churches.

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  • Football Made It Possible

    14 days AGOJustin (Juice) and Beth Ortiz

    “All I could think was, ‘how in this lifetime did I end up in some random village in post-war...

  • Camps in Full Swing

    23 days AGODan and Bonnie Nelson

    This week, from July 5-11, our whole family will be at Camp B. Camp B is for children between 11 and...

  • Childen's Camp Kicks-Off

    31 days AGOSteve and Jenny Meeker

    Children's Camp kicked off yesterday with full registration--only one spot left.  The 35-40...

  • 0 AGODave and Erika Sterken

  • 0 AGOSEND Missionary

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  • Steve and Jenny Meeker

    Steve and Jenny Meeker

    We arrived in Croatia in January 1995 and have been blessed to serve with Croatian and multi-cultural teams in church planting and camping ministry....

  • Dave and Erika Sterken

    Dave and Erika Sterken

    We met at Moody Graduate School in 2005 and were married in 2007. We have both spent a good amount of time overseas--Dave as a teacher in Asia, and Erika...

Prayer Requests

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  • Children's camp starts next week and work still needs to be done to prepare for the campers' arrival.  Rain has prevented workers from covering the new septic tank with gravel. ...

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  • Pray that God will continue to prepare us for the work He has for us in Croatia, and that He will provide the money necessary for us to be fully engaged in ministry.

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  • Pray that we will look to Jesus Christ as the supplier of all out needs for our lives, our marriage, or family, and our ministry.

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  • Pray that God's Kingdom would expand in Croatia and that we would faithfully follow Him where He leads.

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