We made it!

We made it to Croatia!  Our flight left on September 5th from Charlotte, and continued on to Munich Germany, then on to Zagreb.  So far it’s been a whirlwind of activities, from getting registered with the government to moving in to our new apartments.  Today we were in enrolled at Croaticum which is where we will learn Croatian, so we are now officially students!  We start classes October 3rd and we are so excited! 

We are beginning to have several opportunities to meet Croatians and also other foreigners. 
Today I had to the opportunity to go to a women's bible study with Betsy.  There were 5 different countries represented there.  It was really great to hear the hearts of these ladies.  To be honest I felt a little inept, all I could really do is just sit there and soak up all they had to say.  One of the ladies from Croatia talked about the "Tree of Diamonds" the metaphor goes like this; There is a tree that has thousands of rain drops hanging from the limbs.  But when the light shines on down on it, the rain drops look like diamonds.  Without the light, the tree is just a tree.
We were talking about walking in the light, it was so beautiful the way she described it, I know my description doesn't do it justice, but it gives you the idea.  Today was something that I really needed, to know that even thousands of miles away from home, I can still enjoy the fellowship of other believers.

We’re very excited about what God’s going to be doing here in Croatia and can’t wait to share more with you.  Pictures coming soon!

-S