VESTI IZ HUB-a BIBLIJSKE ŠKOLE ZA 27.11.2013.

P1040631Dragi prijatelji, Nakon dužeg vremena, ponovo vam se javljamo sa kratkim informacijama i ohrabrenjima kako Bog radi i proslavlja se kroz živote studenata i službu Biblijske škole. Trenutno se nalazimo u osmoj nedelji. Neverovatno je kako vreme brzo prolazi! Naših šesnaestoro studenata je do sada imalo prilike da proučava mnoge biblijske knjige sa brojnim predavačima iz zemlje i inostranstva. Svi su se već navikli na način života u Biblijskoj školi: na predavanja, eseje, dnevne dužnosti, praktične dane, posete crkvama… Veliki je podstrek i za nas da gledamo kako se njihovi životi menjaju kroz sve to. Prethodne, sedme nedelje, studenti su slušali predavanja iz Knjige Isusa Navina, Knjige propovednikove i Poslanice Filipljanima. Na praktičan dan smo išli u selo Jabuka, gde smo posetili Dom za lica ometena u razvoju. U nedelju smo posetili i jednu novoosnovanu crkvu u Beogradu…

Pratite nas i u narednim nedeljama, molite se za studente i službu koja imamo sa njima.

Hvala puno.

NEWS FROM THE HUB BIBLE SCHOOL 11/27/2013

Dear friends,

P1040631After a while, we are writing to you again with brief information and encouragements about how God is working and is being glorified in the lives of the students of the Bible school. Currently we’re in the 8th week of the 1st term. Time flies unbelievably fast! Our 16 students have had a chance to study many books of the Bible so far with many teachers from this country and abroad. All of them have already gotten used to the way things work in the Bible school: the lectures, the essays, daily chores, practical days, visits to churches etc. It is also a huge encouragement for us to see how their lives are being changed through all this. During the previous, 7th week, the students had lectures on the Book of Joshua, Ecclesiastes and Philippians. We spent the practical day in the town of Jabuka, where we visited a Home for people with developmental disabilities. On Sunday, we also visited a new founded church in Belgrade…

Follow us in the following weeks as well and please pray for the students and the ministry we have with them.

Thank you very much.

Dear friends in the Lord ,

There goes the whole summer , autumn is already coming, and it is time to write you a few words about us and our services in the beautiful city of Kraljevo.       Throughout the summer holidays we had a bunch of activities, some for children, some for adults.

For the first time, children from the Roma (Gyspy) settlement in Kraljevo had the opportunity to experience the magic of the Christian camp , they were thrilled .  Still today, they are singing happy songs that were learned there СликаСлика

                     

We also had a youth camp, and there were young people from Kraljevo who for the first time attended.  They sang Christian songs, prayed, read the Bible , attended workshops …

One young man,  Stephen, said ” I’m sorry I did not come sooner !”

Last month we had a great event city.  We were thankful to find a way to use the opportunity to evangelize. The city calls it  ” pasuljijada “, which means beans.  The entire city has the opportunity to compete mainly in cooking and advertising their companies, organizations, and associations … We advertised the pure gospel . We cooked a big pot of beans and distributed them to the people.  While they were eating lunch at our booth, they had the opportunity to talk with someone on our team about spiritual matters.  The event and our volunteers were all very well coordinated.  That’s something only God can unite , as one witness , others share literature , the third served … (over 180 people !).   To top it off, we won second place in cooking!  It really is a wonderful way God can use us in such a unique and creative way.СликаСлика

We continue with our ordinary activities, inclucding, hanging out with the associations of the disabled, leaving the Roma settlement , we have a workshop with children from the neighborhood , brother Josh intensely holds very successful English classes , and most importantly has a regular home group every week.

We are extremely pleased that a small group grows, occasionally new friends come and also our regular and well-established friends Mark and Dejan, who gave their lives to Christ.   СликаСлика           

This last image is a building that we prayed about in the last year, if you want you can join us in prayer as well as everything else. It should be a place of our meetings , workshops , forums , a word, a versatile location for the glory of the Lord .

And as the most beautiful news to end this letter, we send you a message , we expect another member of the family who is due to arrive sometime in May , the Lord willing , by then hopefully more good news , and events that the Lord has prepared for us , and our friends and Kraljevo .

In Christ’s love , your missionaries from Kraljevo

Jovica , Catherine, Isidora, Doriana , Mark and …

18 new students in the 18th generation of the HUB Bible school.

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Sladjan and Jaroslava write…

Dear friends, brothers and sisters,

18 new students in the 18th generation of the HUB Bible school. What a great start! Praise God for the good work that He is doing.

Please keep praying for this ministry. It is great to see these wonderful people from Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Croatia who are eager to get to know God better through the Scriptures.

An amazing year of fellowship, experience, joy and studying is ahead of them, and us in the team will have a privilege to serve them and be a part of what God does here.

Thank you for your prayers. God is faithful! God is good!

Yours in Christ,

Sladjan and Jaroslava Milenkovic with the HUB team and HUB students

Two new births in Ruma!

 

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Ruma

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We would like to take this opportunity to share two very important events that have occurred during the past month.

As mentioned in the title, I would like to share the news about the two births – one in our family and one in our church.

Every birth is a very important and positive thing. New life brings joy, blessings and prosperity. So it is in this case!

 

                                                           Luka has been born!

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          As a family we are so glad that we got another child. Luke came as the sixth member of our family. All about Jaroslava’s pregnancy and delivery went well. Now we enjoy the wonderful gift that the Lord has given us.

 

                                                               Marko’s birth!

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Last month has been rich with the new beginnings.

I would like to tell you a little bit more about Marko. Marko is from Ruma and he is 34 years old. Last month he has been born also! Let me explain. Marko had actually been born 34 years ago, but last month Marko has experienced the new birth. He met and accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. It was an honor and a privilege to baptize Marko. Marko’s baptism confirmed his faith and trust in Jesus Christ. I had a chance to talk to several Marko’s friends and they told me they were amazed by the change he underwent in such a short time. We rejoice and praise God, as Marko became part of our great Christian family.

As a church and as a family we would like to thank you for your continuous support for the work to which our Lord Jesus Christ has called us.

Drago and Jaroslava

News from Nis

My name is Karolina and in 1998 I came in Serbia as a missionary from Czech Republic. As a former student of the Oak Hall Bible school I serve with my family in South of Serbia, in the town by the name of Nis. Here are some specific stories of the work we do here as a church.
Four years ago we made our first contact with ladies from the local safe house, a refuge for woman and children who are victims of domestic violence. God led us and we were able to make contact with a few women, and there began a long journey together with them.
We have been actively involved in helping these and other ladies, particularly with their re-integration into normal life after leaving the safe house. Some of their greatest needs are friendship, understanding and acceptance. Sometimes the help they need is to drink coffee with them, to encourage them or just to talk about their children, life and work. Often they need practical help, for example someone to drive their sick child to the doctor’s,help with moving house, painting their flat or repairing the washing machine; also, many of them lack the resources to pay for those services. Sometimes they need someone to look after their children while they complete important paperwork, other times they need a child picked up from school.
One of those ladies, Milena, became a Christian after a few months, and she is now an active member of our church. She is a hero in her very hard life. She has now finally found a permanent job, and her daughter, Ksenija, is starting school in September. We have other ladies and their children from a similar background coming to our church or some of our activities. One lady comes regularly with her 4-year-old son, she is Russian and we are the only family she has here. We have also been able to help her with the necessary papers to get permanent residence in Serbia.
Parallel to this ministry is our work with children and teenagers. For more than four years we have organise regular workshops for children, with weekly craft sessions and monthly activity days, which are great fun and include a Bible activity, craft and games. Over the last two years we have also had regular meetings and activities with teenagers. About half of the children and teenagers we work with are from unchurched families and one of our main aims is to show them God’s love and compassion and to create opportunities to talk with them and their parents about the gospel.
We are so encouraged by our church’s first children’s summer camp in August 2013. We had 20 children, six of whom were from unchurched families and spent seven days in the countryside. We had daily Bible lessons, English classes, games, sports activities and so on and are delighted with the response from those who went.We now plan to continue this exciting work in the school year 2013/14.
We are so grateful for your prayers and support of the work in our town, Nis. Thank you so much for being a part of the mission here!

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NEWS FROM THE HUB BIBLE SCHOOL 06/25/2013

Dear friends, brothers and sisters,

 

banketThe students of the 17th generation have now finished their 1st year at the school. During the year, the lectures were very intense. There have been many practical services, humanitarian events, visits to churches, mission journeys. In a few words, we can say that it was very busy, not always easy, but very blessed, both for the students and the school team.

The 1st year was finished by eight students from different parts of former Yugoslavia: from Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Montenegro. We even had one student from Switzerland.

During the three semesters they all grew spiritually, in character, and in relationships. They were getting to know the Word of God and God Himself.

As a school, we have tried to serve the students and prepare them for the ministry and mission. We are still praying for them, and would like to ask you too to pray for God to use them for His glory. Pray also for the next generation of students, for God to lift up the true hearts which would want to study His Word, desire to be edified and give glory to God with their lives.

Since June 24, youth camps have started in the facilities of our building. This summer, we will host six groups of campers. We are happy to be a part of these events, where many children and teenagers come, and we’re glad that they can meet Christ at a place like HUB.riste

With this, we would also like to bring you another happy news. On August 31, two members of our team, Riste (me) and Teodora will solemnly celebrate the beginning of their marriage. Preparations for the event are ahead of us so please pray that everything would go well. Also, pray that God would use our relationship and marriage to His glory.

 

We wish you many greetings and God’s blessings.

 

Riste and the HUB team

VESTI IZ HUB-a BIBLIJSKE ŠKOLE ZA 25.06.2013.

Dragi prijatelji, braćo i sestre,

 

banketŠkolska godina se završila za studente 17. generacije. U toku ove godine predavanja su bila veoma intenzivna. Bilo je različitih praksi, humanitarnih događaja, poseta crkvama, misijskih putovanja. Jednom rečju možemo da kažemo da je vreme bilo zaista ispunjeno, ne uvek lako, ali veoma blagosloveno, kako za studente tako i za tim škole.

Školovanje je upravo završilo osmoro studenata iz različitih krajeva bivše Jugoslavije: iz Srbije, Makedonije, Bosne,  i Crne Gore. Imali smo čak i jednog studenta iz Švajcarske.

Svi oni su u toku tri semestra rasli duhovno, karakterno i u međuljudskim odnosima. Upoznavali su Božiju Reč i samog Boga.

Kao škola, trudili smo se da služimo studentima i pripremimo ih za misijsku službu. Mi se i dalje molimo za njih, a molimo i vas da se molite da ih Bog koristi sebi na slavu.  Molite se i za sledeću generaciju studenata, da Bog podigne prava srca koja će hteti da proučavaju Njegovu Reč, želeti da se izgrađuju i svojim životima daju slavu Bogu.

Od 24. juna u prostorijama naše škole počelo je održavanje kampova. Ovog leta, ugostićemo šest grupa kampera. Drago nam je što možemo biti deo i ovih događaja, na koje dolaze mnoga deca i tinejdžeri, i drago nam je što oni mogu upoznati Hrista na mestu kao što je HUB.riste

Ovom prilikom želimo da vam donesemo još jednu lepu vest. 31. avgusta, dva člana našeg tima, Riste (to jest ja), i Teodora svečano će obeležiti svoje stupanje u brak. Pred nama su pripreme za taj događaj, pa vas molimo da se molite za nas da sve dobro prođe. Takođe, molite se da naš odnos i brak Bog koristi sebi na slavu.

 

Želimo vam puno pozdrava i Božijih blagoslova.

 

Riste i tim HUB-a