#November 2023

The act of giving to God has been practiced from the very start of history. We read in the 4th chapter of Genesis that Cain and Able offered sacrifices to God. Of course, sacrifices were offered for various reasons and one of those reasons was to show thanks to the Lord. Giving and sharing with others from what we've been given is a wonderful way to show the Lord how thankful we are for everything he gives us.

FONIRAJ ME>

Last month we asked you to pray for our youth conference, Foniraj me (Phone me), and now we want to thank you for partnering with us in prayer because it was an amazing time. During worship the second evening, the Holy Spirit's presence was so strong that we never got past worship. The young people spent 2 hours in worship on their knees, crying out to God. They publically shared visions and prophecies God revealed to them during worship and testified about what God did in their hearts and how he changed them. Freely giving of the Spirit as they had freely received. Many came forward and asked for prayer and some were baptized in the Holy Spirit. This atmosphere flowed over into our Sunday morning service which started with worship that lasted for almost an hour! God has begun an amazing work among us and we are praying that our people continue to walk in this life-changing presence of the Holy Spirit.

New Home Group in Hodošan>

A new home group has sprung up about an hour and a half outside of Zagreb in a small village called Hodošan. Dražen Knapić, (who is a member of one of the churches that Mario has been equipping) has been evangelizing in this area and selflessly giving of his time, knowledge, and resources to help these people. Many of the new converts are from the Roma population and last month several of them were baptised. Please stand in prayer with Dražen for this new church plant and its believers. It is such a joy to work with new converts, but this work also brings with it a whole new set of challenges. Dražen needs a lot of wisdom and discernment for the work that is before him.

PRAISE REPORTS>

• We have more new converts (teenagers and students) to work with.
• We had more baptized in the Holy Spirit at the youth conference.
• God continues to provide for each need that we have.

An Update on Our Ukranians>

Almost a year and a half has passed since our first refugees came to us. They have acclimated amazingly fast. Many have become members of our church and serve with joyful hearts, giving of their time and talents. Now we can't imagine life without them. They still have needs since most of the women came alone and are trying to make ends meet on one salary. But as time goes on, the needs become less pressing as they integrate more and more into Croatian life. One of these needs was for laptops for some of the teenagers going into junior high. A beautiful brother in the Lord donated several refurbished laptops from his business and shipped them to us at no cost! A couple of laptops were also gifted to the new church plants near Varaždin. We give thanks to the Lord for these gifts of love. Please continue to keep our Ukrainian brothers and sisters in your prayers.

GIVING TUESDAY>



In a month when we are focused on giving with a thankful heart, we would like to present you with a project that is close to our heart and one that we believe is one of our most important. Our church organizes 3 camps each year: a teen winter camp, a teen summer camp, and a children's summer camp. Good quality camps are expensive to put on, but are also instrumental in our children's lives. It is in places such as these that our youth and children's ministries grow because kids invite their friends. They oftentimes make decisions to follow Christ at camp, rededicate themselves to Him, discover their calling, etc. This year on the National Day of Giving (November 28th) we would like to ask you to consider donating a special gift to our camp fund. To organize 3 camps a year, we need to raise $20,000. If you would like to donate to this cause, please, write "CEO Camps" in the memo of your check or next to your name in online giving.

We are so thankful for each and every one of you. Your faithfulness in giving is what helps us to be able to move forward in what God has called us to do in Croatia. We pray that the Lord abundantly blesses each and every one of you this month as you celebrate Thanksgiving and give to those around you with a thankful heart.

Blessings,

Mario & Bonnie

PRAYER REQUESTS>

• Financial provision for our teen winter camp.
• Financial miracles for the church plants in Krizevci, Hodosan and Koprivnica.
• The spiritual growth of our new believers.

Croatian Evangelistic Outreach