Croatia Mission Trip 2025 Archives

Day 6 – March 24, 2025

This morning, we had the pleasure of being on Croatian TV once again. The Baptist Church had a regular Monday slot at 9 pm after the catholic church ran out of materials to present. We prepared our science and the bible talk for a wider Croatian audience. The primary points were the Big Bang and […]

Day 5 – March 23, 2025

Today was a busy day. It started with a lot of handshakes and hugs with friends at Krista Kralija, catching up with people we’ve met before. Krešo already asked for dibs next year to cook Thai food together. Worship service started with praise-filled songs, followed by Ja’s introduction of Risen Life Church and some of […]

Day 4 – March 22, 2025

Rain changed everything. The outdoor gathering at Lopača Psychiatric Hospital was canceled. Instead we drove southeast to Crikvenica in an undeveloped Roma area. Alisa and her family shared their hard journeys from Islam to Christ. We prayed for her three sons who are spiraling downward without any hope. Her daughter Adriana on the other hand […]

Day 3 – March 21, 2025

At the crack of 9:30 AM, Ivan Špoljarić, the pastor’s son, met us at church for our trip to the psychiatric hospital. Dom Turnić is like a nursing home for the physically and mentally disabled, also overlooking the Adriatic Sea. Morning activities today were preparing lunch, watching the Barbie movie, or coloring Easter eggs with […]

Day 2 – March 20, 2025

Ivan mercifully moved one of our appointments from this morning to Saturday. Otherwise, 7-hour difference would’ve made it 3 AM MST. Today Kika couldn’t make it so we met other church members Krešo, Lorena and son Karlo Brandt instead. Over prosciutto, various drinks, dessert and other goodies, all homemade, we shared our stories from afternoon […]

Day 1 – March 19, 2025

After 11 hours of flight time and 3 hours of airports security, we made it to Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Danijel and Ksenia Krizmanic, our missionary friends, were in town for the baby’s check up and were able to meet us briefly. Please pray for the family’s health. They still have long recoveries from […]