We are so excited to have some new team members! Hondo, Trish, and Caleb arrived into Slovenia yesterday after spending a few days in Germany. We have got to know them more over the past years as they have taken several trips to Slovenia, and we like them a whole bunch.

I can’t believe that camps are already starting! The team from N.Ireland arrived yesterday. We might not update our blog over the next weeks and months, but we’ll do best we can! Pray with us for God to pour blessing over Slovenian youth and kids! We want to see God’s movement across our country this summer!

Gloria’s mum leads kids clubs in her town and we love to help as much as we can. A few days ago she had invited a couple from the states who does puppet shows back home to do one for her kids at the club and their parents. It was a ton of fun. The whole program is designed to share the gospel and the message is very clear. Patrik was there of course. He needs to hear that as well And we enjoyed connecting to kids.

the group of kids and parents from the neighbourhood

‘a wise man building his house on a rook’ song

The gospel was also shared through a song

Making puppets oursleves – using slippers

Patrik made his own as well… with a help of a lovely assistent Lara

English camp starts in 10 days. We are taking a group to Crikvenica, Croatia. The hotel is right next to the beach. We are really excited and feel ready for camp. The team from N. Ireland arrives on Tuesday. The Americans are already here. They were a great help to us last week doing presentations in schools for our camp. We are excited to take Patrik with us to camp and a little anxious too. As soon as we get back from camp we need to pack our belongings and move out of the apartment we have been renting for the last 2,5 years. Unfortunately our house won’t be finished yet. We’ll stay will Sebastian’s mum until September when we hope to settle in our own place. We are doing a lot of work on our house alone. Sebastian will also attend summer theological school in July and we will both go to kids’ camp in August. We are expecting our dear friends, Peter and David McKinstry, just after camp finishes. They will come for a week long visit. We also need to make a trip to Ikea to get our kitchen. Shouldn’t forget to mention that we have 5 birthday parties in the next two months- all close family: Gloria, Sebastian, Gloria’s brother, Sebastian’s mum and Gloria’s sister I’m sure we won’t be bored this summer!!

Sebastian talking to kids and inviting them to camp

American interns having lunch in Radovljica after speaking in schools about camp

Our camp leaders 2009. We will be serving in 6 different areas around Slovenia

Patrik will be 3 MONTHS OLD on the 19 June. We are blessed to have him!!!

The last INSIDE OUT meeting. The group is waving good-bye

We wanted to take the group to our house and have a picnic there.

Because of the rain, we had to stay in our apartment.

Barbeque in our dining room

They boys in their usual pose

Gloria & Neza writing down the score of our competition

This is what we did all night long. It was actually a competition.

Anton (green shirt) was amazing! Had no idea guys could do ‘dance mat game’ so well.

Ana and Amadeja full of energy! It was a crazy night

Daddy and Patrik picked flowers for mamma last Sunday.

Our group meets weekly to think about camps and plan for it. We are all so excited. Last week we did a personality test and it was lots of fun. God made us differently and gave us different talents. It’s exciting to serve one another and the Lord with what He has given us.

Sebastian, Joel, Denis and Ales were in schools making advertisments for camp. Pray that students sign up for camp!

Helena and Ales got a baby girl Julia two weeks before we got Patrik. We met for the first time when Gloria and Helena were in the last stage of their pregnancy. We immediately became friends. It feels like we’ve know them for years. For a long time we prayed to God to send a couple our way that would be our age and would be in love with Jesus. Well, they are the ones, we believe. And on top of that they have a child now, too. What a blessing it is for us to know them. We were at their house yesterday. Oooh, it was so much fun. I hope they make it to our camp this summer. They’d really like to join us and help us with it.

Our two precious babies … Julia and Patrik

Patrik smiling for mommy

Ales and Sebastian putting Patrik to sleep. He loves to be rocked.

Our sweet friends Helena and Ales and their baby girl

And a photo of us three

We’re trying something new this year. We have invited a team from Northern Ireland to come and help us with our English camp in June. We are really excited about it. Sebastian spent 3 days with them last weekend in Portglenone, preparing them for their role at camp. He told me they had a great time together. Joel joined him on this trip which was a blessing for Sebastian. They were supposed to come back home on Monday but their flight got delayed from Belfast to London and they missed their flight for Slovenia. So they had to stay over night in England. Well, they are safe and home now.

Here’s a picture of the team

Joel and Sebastian at Giant’s causeway – one of natural beauties

And I love this photo! Joel is really excited about Irish dessert. Sebastian told me they were well fed every day. Thank you team for looking well after my husband.

Patrik brings so much joy to us every day! He loves smiling and we smile back every time!!! He has been sleeping very well lately. Everyone here adores him and wants to hold him. Poor little man doesn’t get a break. But I think he doesn’t mind anyway. We are much more settled now and feel more comfortable going around places with him. We need to be taking pictures of him. Our camera isn’t that great and we feel discouraged because not many photos turn our great! Well there are two photos that were taken two days ago. Patrik has grown so much. Check for yourself.