Varasdin, Croatia is a pretty banging place. Not because there’s a lot to do here. Or because some great bloody struggle started
or ended here. It’s simply because of a
couple of hospitable families willing to take some poor missionaries in and a
rehab center full of disabled people who need Jesus.
Really, the whole town needs Jesus. The large majority of the population attends
Catholic mass. But the Catholic church
here freakishly reminds me of the pre-reformation Catholic church that sold
Jesus for the price of a few good deeds and a healthy tithe.
We’re staying with a family that understands hospitality
better then most Christians and has a heart broken for the poverty of others. It’s great to be in a home with a family
setting.
The rehab center we’re working at has a variety of men and
women, both young and old with mental and physical disabilities. Sadly a lot of people here would live normal independent
lives in the states with proper care, but they’ve been denied that here. Most of them lack hope, joy and a purpose. Fortunate for them, those are all things that
Jesus promises! I intend to give them
Jesus. Not the Jesus of the legalistic
Catholic church that wants good deeds and pardons from a priest. But a Jesus that simply calls us to follow
him and nothing more. I’ve already been
told that it’s too good to be true. So I’m
pretty excited about how the next two weeks will look like.
Please pray that we can stay focused in our last month and
God will get everything accomplished in these remaining weeks. Thanks for all of your support everyone…I’ll
see you soon!!!
