----- Original Message -----
From: EUS <eus@EUnet.yu>
To: Paul Arveson <bridges@his.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 4:07 AM
Subject: Re: advice from a Christian brother
> Dear brothers and sisters, Warm peacefully greetings from Belgrade!!!
>
> Like you know finally all sides accepted peaceful solution for Kosovo
> and NATO bombings stop.Thanks God for that.I am sure that your prayers
> have great influence on this situation.
> International troops are coming on Kosovo,Russians came little earlier
> in Pristina,Serbs from one part of Kosovo refuged in Serbia because of
> self protection from KLA.
>
> People in Belgrade and rest of Country are trying to live lives without
> sirens and bombs,to live normal life.Streets in Belgrade are like
> before , full of people with joyful noises of children who are
> playing and running. But still is present stress and people will need
> post war trauma healings.
>
> My family are returned on 28th floor.Father and mother are doing well
> and send greetings to you.My father was on Sunday morning service in
> church and that is first time that we went together in church like
> familly.My
> mother and father visited Vesna in hospital and gave to here one tape
> with
> preaching, she cant read because of Diabetis.We are looking to visit
> her this days
>
> Ladislav and others brothers are still in army.They will go home when
> all peaceful solution will be over, when all troops will come on
> Kosovo.
>
> Zeljko is still in prison and waiting to go out when war situation will
> quit.When he will let out he will come in Belgrade and will write to
> you.
>
> Paris is still in Budapest waiting for Australian visa.Brothers and
> sisters helped him there a lot.
>
> I am O.K.I was yesterday in city of Sabac to preach in one small church,
> it was great encouragement for me and for them also.Now I am much better
> with my allergy on Pollen.
>
> In Church today three of us have meeting what kind of things we will
> do.Here is a big need for humanitarian help , for counseling , for
> sharing Good news with people without hope....We will need you
> prayers.Only Hope for Serbia , Kosovo ..all Yugoslavia is
> Jesus.Yugoslavia need Christians in Government, in politics, in other
> institutions(doctors,Lawers...).I believe that today students are that
> people for tommorow.Because of that I am involved and like student
> ministry .Please pray for my ministry among students in Yugoslavia.
>
> During this terrible time GOD teach me many things what I experience in
> practice.Also GOD did some wonderful things in which is hard to believe.
>
> I experience that GOD is in control and HE care ours lives in his
> powerful hand . I experience Gods protection from death , Satan and
> other
> things.Also found that GOD can change tuff people, like my father.I
> learned that problems , war, illness are not obstacles for spreading
> Gospel of Jesus Christ.Now in my building , in Vanja(neighbourd) and
> ours flat we are planing to invite our neighbors to have evangelical
> meetings.Pray for this events.
>
> One of the Best thing what God did is conversion of my Father in his
> 69.He was strong communist, use to work for diplomacy of Old
> Yugoslavia.He forebided to my mother to go in church and looked here at
> home.Many times my mother and we went to church secretly that father
> don’t know.Many times my mother and us suffer because of ours faith.BUT!
> GOD
> IS ABLE.Now he is going with us in church....Praise the LORD!!!
> I am writing this to you because maybe some of you have members of
> families or friends who are tuff for Gospel....many times you witness to
> them but nothing happened, and you are discourage....But be patience
> and believe that time of that is comming.My mother and grandmother
> prayed
> for father 30 years and God did it.He can change your friends and
> relatives.Pray for them and wait!!! Use this story of my father!!!
>
> Once again thanks a lot for your prayers in this hard time for us, that
> gave power to me and us in terrible time for our Country.We,I need still
> your prayers and help in many ways....If you will like to help us in
> some projects please contact me...
>
> All of you are welcome to visit me in Belgrade and all Yugoslavia.You
> will be our guest..and be sure that GOD will use here..Think about
> that!!!
>
> Praise GOD for:
> Peaceful resolution and Peace in Country
> Protection and wisdom during this 75 days
> My father , salvation and health, my mother , strength..all of my family
> protection on Christians during bombings
> all christians and churches who prayed and who are praying for us
>
> Pray GOD for:
> Continuing Peaceful resolution
> Zeljko and Vesna
> Albanians and Serbian refugee
> humanitarian help
> evangelicals meetings
> Paris who is waiting visa
> Church activities and my ministry among students in YU
> Economical,Ecological and Spiritual situation in country
> Ladislav and others who are in army
> Christians on Kosovo(Preachers Simo and Artur)
>
> May God bless you and give to you his peace!!!
>
> Brother from Belgrade
> Samuel
> 1 Thes 5:1-11
>
> P.S.I will continue to send this prayer letters to you who are
> interesting what God is doing here in Yugoslavia and how is going my
> family and ministry, if you don’t have
> interest let me know and I will remove you from my sending list
>
> KEEP THE FAITH, AND SHARE IT!!!!
>
> HOPE TO SEE YOU SOMETIMES ON THIS EARTH!!!!
>
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