Bosnian Party

Wow! Did we have a great time!!! Saturday I had my Bosnian party. Everybody had to dress in something blue or yellow (the same colours as the Bosnian flag). I managed to find real cevapi at a local butchery (can you believe it!!!) and our "burek" tasted very good although it looked a bit different to the real thing. We also had "sok" (juice), "juha" (soup), "salata" (salad) and "hljeb" (bread). For desert we had "Halva" and "keks" (biscuits) served with strong coffee and fruit teas.

Regarding the activities, I started with a videoclip/powerpoint about Bosnia and then talked about what I will be doing in BiH. After that we had some Q&A followed by a game. Each person received a "party box" with goodies and inside was a small paper jet with a needle that they had to use to pop a baloon on a big Bosnian map. Inside the baloons were different pictures. If they found a music note, they had to sing a Bosnian song (dressed in hat and glasses!); if they found a "?", they had to answer a question about BiH; if they found a "!", we read a fact about Bosnia; if they found a ":-)", they had to mime a word.
Other pictures were a magnifying glass in which they either had to look up the meaning of a Bosnian word or locate a Bosnian town on the map; also a book in which they had to read something in Bosnian. We ended the evening by watching the movie "Welcome to Sarajevo".

I am so greatful that all went well and that everybody really enjoyed the party. Some people even came afterwards to find out about sponsorships - praise God! I am trusting Him to provide in all my needs! Please continue to keep me in prayer especially regarding finances and also for visa applications. As my one friend said: "God gives provision for the vision" and all I need to do is tust Him. It's less than 2 months to go and it's easy to find yourself worrying...but as Joshua 1:9 says: "This is my command - be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go." God will provide and all the glory will go to Him!

Have a great rest off the week!

With love,

L xx