Food!

There are a lot of photos of food I could post here but I will pick only a few, the rest will be posted in my Flickr account soon. I want to share something throughout this post that is of more importance. Here is a verse to start that conversation...

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”  Matthew 4:4

Everyday I try to make sure that my spiritual needs are met first. I have Bible and prayer time set aside in the mornings. Many time I don't want to eat regular food, I am just not hungry. There are times when I don't want the spiritual food of God either, most of the time that is when I know I have things in my life that should not be there. I still read my Bible and pray.... On this trip we not only shared physical food with each other, but we had devotion and Bible sharing times also. On this post I will try to share some of that with you also.

Of course on a long trip across the pond, and in lay overs in airports food is definitely available. This trip was not an exception. There were snacks and meals on the planes and I tried to find things in the airports that were wholesome to eat.


John King was the person who was leading the devotion time. He chose as his topic the Fruit of the spirit and we discussed these in depth throughout our time together in Croatia.  His scripture reference was...

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.  Galatians 5:22-23

I already shared some of what was on my heart after one of the first days of devotions on June 20th. We had 9 days of devotions and there are 9 fruit of the spirit listed here. We studied each in depth but studying the word in other parts of the Bible and what it meant. It is not always easy to manifest or allow all of these to show in our lives. I struggle with most of them, and that is because I keep trying to put self in it instead of letting the Spirit guide me.

At the hotel where we were staying they served use a continental breakfast and lunch (dinner).Most Croatians as I have said before only eat twice a day, they have a snack in the evening. The meals they served were very good. I don't think there was one I didn't like, I do need to say that not eating pork or beef during this trip was not possible. Every meal had a salad and a soup of some kind pretty much. Sometimes the soup would be the meal. The salad might be cabbage with vinegar, a bowl of pickles, beets, or cucumbers. I did not go hungry. We even had dessert a few times.

One of the other things we talked about during our devotion times was promises of God that we claim on a daily basis. We all shared at least one and some shared more. One promise that I have been claiming in the past few years (at least since my 2nd heart attack) is....

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

As you can see it is fairly important to me if I have it as a tattoo. The reason is and I have written about this many times in my blog posts, that if it were not for God and His intervention in my life I would not be here. He knows the plans He has for me and my work here on other is not done! So I claim this promise to apply to my life and I am reminded of it every day.

The Food at Stana's house was also amazing! I would be HUGE if I ate there everyday! I love her loving hospitality, her love for Jesus and others is shown in her cooking and sharing her home with others.
The rest of the food photos will be posted soon... I took a lot of photos this trip. I have one or two more post I would like to make about the trip. I will begin transitioning this blog to Just a Mission of Teaching.... That is what the web address states anyway and that is my Mission, my ministry... My work here on earth is not done, there are some children I need to teach and love this year.

In closing remember you don't neglect to eat food at least once daily I hope, please do not neglect letting God's word and fellowship with Him be part of your life also. We can not live by bread alone! We need spiritual food also!

Thanks for reading! God Bless You!

Last Day Here....

But not the last post. I am hoping to talk about many things as the Lord led through out this trip and hopefully many more trips to come. God has been so good to me. He is good all the time but I can see how His hand has touched this trip immensely.

The last few days I have been staying with Stana and Vladimir Perković. They are wonderful Christians and have great hospitality. Vladimir was sick as I mentioned a few post back. He is doing much better, today he rode his bike today. He says he felt a little shaky, but I think it is amazing.


Stana is a wonderful cook, she has kept me fed well these last few days. Don't get me wrong all the food I have eaten has been good, I plan to write a post just about the food. Her food is made with the love for Christ, she truly wants to fill your hunger for your body and hunger of your soul. I have come to love her and her home. In Croatia there is usually only breakfast and lunch. If you eat at night, it is finger food or leftover soup. And believe me you MUST in Stana's home eat breakfast, even if it is just a piece of bread with butter.



Stana has a marvelous garden, as most Croatians do. I don't think there is a yard that does not have some sort of garden, whether for food or for beauty. Stana has both.







Yesterday, we watched the sermon from last week at Kinder Bible Church together, Stana, Wileen, and I. It was fun to stop the video and explain what was being said in a way that Stana could understand. She really loves the Lord and wants to be a witness for His love and mercy. This morning she asked which Psalm was spoken about in the video, I told her Psalm 139, she read it in Croatian to me. It was a good time for reflection about what God has to say about us.


Stana found out that I teach Zentangle. She had purchased a book about this doodling technique and tried to teach herself, yet when she found out I could teach her, she insisted I become her teacher. We did a few "tiles". I could not find the right pens here or even any white card stock at the store I was taken to, but I managed to find a Stabilo 0.4 pen and some drawing paper. It was fun to teach her with limited English. Neither Stana or Vladimir are fluent English speakers and I am can not speak Craotian except for a very few words. 

So, as I said today is my last full day in Croatia. My flight from Zagreb to Frankfurt was canceled, but I was able to change my flights around to be able to keep my connection in Houston, baring no other problems. I will be flying via Munich. Some people visited us at the  Perković home before I left. Milos who is the Pastor of the Sisak Church came by, so did Ellen and her husband JD, who joined her after the English classes were over. Kristina and Paula were the ones who gave me a ride to the hotel where I am currently finishing this post. Before we left the  Perković home Stana prayed a wonderful prayer in Croatian Thanking God for all He has done through this ministry and for safe travels for us. I am so glad I was able to spend this time with her and Vladimir.



Thanks for reading. God Bless You!