Montenegrin News from Norway!

(Violeta Pavetic is currently participating in a 10-month ministry training institute based in Norway.) Hei – Hi – Oj, It has been almost six weeks since i have got here in Norway! Yeah, i know a bit to late, but i promise i will try to update y’all more. So far it...

Sunbeam — Summer Adventures

Everyone knows how curious kids are and how much they love to discover the world around them. And playing games is of course the best way to do it. So our team comes up with many ideas of the things we can do together with them. We decided not to be limited by the...

Across the Rocky Tundra

Hello dear friends, Here is some news. We had our annual summer camp in Aug 26 – 28 this year. This time it looked more like a trip than a camp. We were few – just 10 this time. We hiked 18 kilometers across rocky tundra to the Barents Sea coast. There...

Cizmanski Update —

Dear coworkers in Kingdom, Exactly 6 months ago we left Montenegro heading toward US to spend our Sabbatical year in new environment with desire to have some rest, reset and learn some new things. In order to stay for full year in US we need to ask for visa extension...

News from the North

This summer has been a kind of busy one. I tried to keep men’s groups working as long as possible. Most people usually go on vacation in the summer, so much activity in local churches freezes. But this summer only the group in Monchegorsk/Olenegorsk stopped...

Sunbeam: The Work is Progressing

Our team has added new members, good-hearted teachers Luyve and Mary, as well as volunteer Terje. Last week we spent a fun day with our first child, Laura. In the first group of our center we are ready to provide day care to 7 to 10 children with severe and profound...

A Brief History

My ministry started with a series of failures of pastors in Murmansk Region. None of them had real friends or mentors. They didn’t have any men who they could share their lives with. Their successes, fears, temptations, sins, failures, struggles. The were...

Walking Culture

How do I put this into words? One of the more common traditions I’ve encountered here and NOT in the U.S. is that of taking the baby outside on walks. Here’s what I was used to: I grew up in a neighborhood where we could play out in the backyard, or even...

Our Sabbatical

Dear coworkers in the Kingdom, As many you already know we are on our Sabbatical time in States from March 7th. Our first stage is just finished. We stayed in Athens, GA for two and half months with great host – Jane, the lady that is involved in much of prayer...