Bosnia...

Bosnia is split into two different parts - one being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is made up of mainly Bosniaks and the other being Republika Srpska, which is made up of mainly Serbians. The border of these two parts runs through Sarajevo. During one of our prayer walks we were able to walk from the Federation of Bosnia into the Republika Srpska. There is still lots of division between these two parts and we were able to spend time praying for reconciliation.

One of our activities during our time in Bosnia was 'Community Time' on an open grass area near to the high street. Each day we went down to this field and did a programme for the local children - Bible stories, drama, games, craft, face painting and balloon modelling. We loved going down and just spending time with the children - especially the gypsy children that came along as we would often see them in the town during the week.

The kids especially liked being face painted as tigers!

As well as the community time on the field, our other main area of ministry was to meet people and talk to them. This could be done quite easily on the street or in one of the many coffee shops.

The World Cup was a great conversation starter! Here is Hannah and Lisa with one of the girls they met on the street...