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PUT ON LOVE
#February 2023
If life were a recipe for cake, I’m guessing love would be the eggs. You can try to make a traditional cake without eggs, but it doesn’t turn out the best. Without eggs, cake is lacking in proper flavor, it doesn’t rise like it should, and it tends to fall apart since eggs are what bind the ingredients together. Apostle Paul said in Colossians 3:14, And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. Love for one another is also what gives the church its proper flavor and causes us to rise up and fulfill our role in our neighborhoods and in society. 
ZENICA

A few months back we mentioned our good friend Dario's church in Zenica, Bosnia. We travelled to Zenica this past month for a conference with Foursquare churches from the Southeastern part of Europe. Dario has been able to raise enough funds to purchase one of the two small facilities that he has been praying and asking God for. He is now raising funds to renovate the facility so that he can use it for a sanctuary. This is such exciting news. We rejoice with Dario and his church family. Please continue to pray for him and the Kingdom work he is doing in Zenica. 
ELDERS AND DEACONS

This month we finally laid hands on and sent into ministry two new elders and one new deacon. This was an area of great breakthrough for our church. In the past 10 years we've installed into ministry only one deacon. Our church was small and most of our members did not feel ready for that level of responsiblity. Building up our leadership base in this way and having men and their wives who are willing and able to serve on this level is a great victory for us as a congregation. This will also be a huge help to Mario, giving him the ability to delegate many of the responsibilities that have had him overly exhausted for the past year.
PRAISE REPORT>

>Our winter camp has doubled since last year.
>We have new elders and deacons helping Mario lead the church.
>Our church continues to grow.
WINTER CAMP

Our teen winter camp is coming up next week, and our teens are so excited! Our winter camp has more than doubled from last year to this year and we have several that are attending from unsaved homes. We leaders are expectant for what we beleive God wants do at this camp, so please be in prayer with us. We are fasting and praying as leaders for our young people to come with soft hearts, ready to hear the Word of God, and surrender their lives comletely to his will.

Thank you all so much for your faithful support of our ministry. We know how easy it is to let life get away from us, so if you are feeling a little flat, out of sorts, or like you are falling apart this month. Step back and take moment with God, for he is the source of love, just allow him fill you... Above all... put on LOVE!
 
Blessings,
Mario and Bonnie
PRAYER REQUEST>

>For our teen winter camp, that God would open the hearts of our teens.
>For our new elders and deacons, that God would lead them and protect their families.
>Wisdom as a church for going to two services.
Croatian Evangelistic Outreach