Bohall Ministry

In November we had the chance to travel to Szeged, Hungary for the semi-annual CEO gathering. As was the case two years ago, this was a great chance for us to catch up with other couples and families who are doing similar work in Hungary, Serbia and Croatia. Tom's main theme for the weekend came from Oswald Chambers: "The goal of the missionary is not to win souls or be useful.  The job of the missionary is to do the will of the God." In early December, Jeremy had the chance to preach in the Evangelical church in Osijek.  They record the services there, so here's your opportunity to hear Jeremy preach (31:00), listen to a vocal/piano/trombone version of "Be Thou my Vision" (26:00), or get an idea of what a typical service in Croatia is like. Some of you were involved in voting for Christian Educators Outreach to receive a grant from givingoflife.com. Thanks to you, CEO received a $2,000 grant! Go  here  to see the 20 organizatio...

Merry Christmas! Love, Jeremy, Petra, Enoh, Ian and Emily Bohall

We are excited to have new Christian Educators Outreach partners in Croatia!  Kevin and Alyssa Walker arrived from Boston last week to work as professors at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek.  Tom Foley joined us as we welcomed them to Croatia.  You can find out more about what they are doing HERE .  Welcome Kevin and Alyssa!

As we head into the fall and winter, there will be several changes to our ministry.  First of all, Jeremy has begun a Masters degree in Theology (MTh) at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Osijek—which is only about an hour from Orahovica.  Since he began teaching and preaching several years ago, Jeremy has had a growing awareness of the gift of teaching the Lord has given him.  Please pray with us that the Lord would continue to direct Jeremy’s steps in this endeavor. Secondly, we are praying for wisdom in how to move ahead with youth groups.  The last two years saw tremendous growth in our youth group through baseball, and the opportunity we had to teach in the High School.  But many of those teenagers have graduated and gone off to college.  In the next few months Petra will begin again, but we’re not sure what shape youth groups will take. Thirdly, Jeremy is planning on beginning the Royal Rangers ministry in Orahovica this winter.  Though...

We are proud to announce the birth of Emily Vjera Bohall! Petra's labor was considerably shorter than her two previous births.  After a night of contractions, we left the house at 6:07 am and the official time of delivery was 6:25.  Both Petra and Emily are healthy and home.   Enoh and Ian have responded with awe; who wouldn't with such a beautiful younger sister! We are overwhelmed with gratitude to the Lord for his provision and to those of you who included us in your prayers.  Thank you! The Bohalls

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So far, this summer has seen periods of craziness, but also times of rest.  Here's a look at our summer to this point. In early June we celebrated the graduation of our Senior Highers.  Petra prepared a five-course dinner for them, then shared briefly about our faith and our prayer for them as they continue on to college.  Graduates don't wear the caps we do in America so we surprised them after dinner with their own graduation caps.  A few weekends later we took them bowling - many for the first time as a new bowling alley opened in our part of Croatia recently.  Some of the youth were jealous of Petra's bump! In late June we celebrated our 6th anniversary with a weekend trip to Ljubljana - the capital of Slovenia.  We were blessed to have Petra's parents stay with the boys so we could go babymooning before number three arrives in September.  As soon as we came back from Slovenia we spent a week or so on the ...

On June 11th, our small town got to see their first baseball game ever!  In mid-May, Jeremy met with a missionary in a city an hour away about the possibility of coordinating what would turn out to be the first game for both teams.  The day was a huge success.  Though Orahovica lost (9-7), it was a competitive and well attended event.  Three representatives of the Croatian Baseball League came from Zagreb to umpire, and explain the rules to the spectators while the game was in progress.   Jeremy had the chance to coach, pitch and hit. He also was able to have a great conversation with his assistant coach about Jesus after the game as they were packing up.  Please keep him in your prayers.  We have a need!  Please consider how you may be able to help provide uniforms and catcher's equipment for our team.  At this point we are using the other team's catcher's gear and are just using t-shirts during the game.  But we have the p...

“I have everything you have—a strong education, good friends and time to have fun.  But you still have something I don’t.  I wish I had what you have.” Soon after we returned from the States we had a conversation with Sara over dinner.  She told us about how a friend of her’s recently made this comment to her.   Sara enjoyed being in the U.S. for the first time this Christmas Sara is the only high school teenager in our church. She’s been a huge help in developing our Senior High Youth group.  And the comment one of her friends made to her only helped confirm our focus on unchurched teenagers.  Our purpose in ministry here in Orahovica is to be a bridge between the church and the community .  That’s why our baseball club and English classes are so important to our ministry.  As it turns out, our youth group is made up entirely of teenagers we’ve met through those ministries or have come through Sara’s invitation.  The Sr. High group ...

That’s right, Baby Bohall number 3 is on the way!   We found out right before we left the States in January and eagerly await the birth of our 3rd child in September.  

It's impossible to express how grateful we are to you for your partnership in making disciples of Jesus Christ in Croatia.  Paul puts it so well in his letter to the church in Philippi: I thank my God every time I remember you.  In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. As we prepare to go back to our home in Croatia we remember your encouragement, support and prayer.  Hvala! The Bohalls