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So many people to thank. My online community gave the bulk of the funds to go on this trip. Is that crazy or what? People who I’ve never seen in person gave for me to go on this trip. Testament to God’s Church.
Here’s all the posts of the 2008 [...]

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I preached on most of this last Sunday (and the audio may be up, we’ve been having some issues with the church website) and I think it is fitting to end the Croatia posts with it as well.
A mission trip or camp experience is very different for the leaders of the trip. Often times [...]

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Sunday, July 13
On the docket was sailboating and parasailing.  Both got cancelled due to the high winds.  Instead we beat the snot out of each other on paddle boats in the middle of the Adriatic Sea.  The hotel next to us had this cool little water play set…that big mountain in the middle is about [...]

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Wednesday Evening Session: John 5:1-15, Healing at the Pool at Bethseda.

There are times where it just doesn’t matter what you do…it’s going to be rough night. You can see it coming, know it’s coming…and it just doesn’t matter. This one was of those nights. First, the students were ALL over the [...]

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So they have nude beaches here. It doesn’t work out exactly like you think. It’s not like a restaurant with a nude and non-nude section.
You go to the beach and hope for the best.
I was preparing myself for the experience by interviewing the missionaries here.
“Do you every get used to it? You know, does it [...]

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