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September 2025 Mission to Montenegro Newsletter
 In our morning service, Stan has reached Col. 3:18ff, which speak of our relationships within the family. This past week Stan detailed a 'big picture' of marriage as a reflection of God and His love for us. Over the next weeks, he will look more specifically at the directives given to family members. The Sunday evening Bible Study is still on hold due to Stan's health issues and our upcoming Stateside trip. The men who will take on the responsibility of preaching Sunday mornings are hesitant to take on the additional work of preparing for the evening. Please pray for the men who are and will be ministering the Word--for God's wisdom, for clarity, for edification. Pray, too, for our families and marriages--for those who are hurting, for those who are thriving, that all would seek to glorify God and follow His ways and not the world's.  Stan, Danijel, Nardi, and Rade On August 31, we witnessed the baptism of Nardi (Mr. N)! Ordinarily Stan and Peter (co-elder) would do the 'dipping' but Peter was away in England at a wedding and Stan wasn't stable enough in water, so Danijel and Rade helped out! Look at those joy-filled faces!! Nardi invited some of his friends and family members, so about 6 came, including one studying to be an imam. Afterwards, we had our Fellowship Lunch which was very celebratory as you can imagine.  The Witnesses Please pray for Mr. N to continue to grow in his love for God and in his love for God's people and to winsomely share the good news of saving grace, especially to those who came.  Our Ladies' Mini-Conference was held this past weekend up in the beautiful mountains of Montenegro! We were blessed with encouraging words on 'God's Providence of Work and Our Identity', fruitful small discussion groups afterwards, and of course, just plain great fellowship. Vicki was honored to be one of two speakers, and she spoke Saturday morning illuminating Eph. 2:10. (Preparing and being gone for retreat is the reason why this newsletter is later than normal!)  Please pray for all the women and daughters to be strengthened in the Lord--there are so few believers and so much societal dysfunction to overcome--our God is able and willing to help us.  Bits & Pieces: Praise God for the safe arrival of John and Grace Kremer. They were with us for about two weeks, but are now settling in their own flat and have already submitted the necessary paperwork to stay longer than a tourist visa allows. They are currently prioritizing language lessons. *************************************  We are delighted to share a recent review of this book project (completed a year or so ago), from a pastor in Serbia (review translated into English): This is an extraordinary book, a fantastic one that has never been written or printed in Serbian or Montenegrin. This is a book that anyone who claims to be a born-again believer should read, because the book itself talks about what Christianity really is, who a Christian is, what voice and how to hear it and what to hear. In this era when only experience is propagated, when many voices are heard that speak as God's and in the name of God, this book is a clear warning sign to be careful what and where we listen. Thank God for translating and printing this book, which is to the glory of God and a blessing to many. We were able to give away a number of copies at the Ladies' Retreat. May God use these wise words to build up and guard His people.*************************************
Please continue to pray for our Stateside visit from mid-October to mid-November. Our transatlantic tickets are purchased; we fly out on Oct. 8th and return Nov. 18th. Please pray for us to have smooth flights (airport hacking is a top news item as I write this), for our preparations to minister at churches (Stan) and the Ladies' Conference (Vicki) as well as for visiting family and scheduling medical appointments. ************************************* Stan continues to have unexplained health challenges, neither getting better nor worse (Thank God). MRIs have ruled out cancer. He still has more specialist appointments coming up. Nevertheless, please pray that God would heal him--whether miraculously or through the doctors. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Join us in giving thanks for all the good things the Lord is doing! May His name be ever more glorified! One with you in Christ, Vicki's Snapshot: On hold til November due to travels and speaking engagements. |
