As Easter is getting nearer we miss two things: easter eggs and hot-cross buns. We have seen the Orthodox church easter symbols Saterday at St. Mark's church. They sold bells (for the good news), and wreaths (for the crown of thorns) at the church. It was like a fair and the children and us enjoyed it very much. They had al kinds of nice sweets that we just had to try. We also made the mistake to buy two balloons for the children that we had to drag along for the rest of the day through busy streets in busses and full shops.
We are going to have a quiet easter weekend in Belgrade. We will join the Assemblies church Friday evening for an Easter service. We also visited their only cell group this week. It was very good and a blessing to us. They treated us with a Serbian meal and afterwards we all prayed for each other. The leader and his wife can speak English very well and taught us a lot about the language and culture.
Our experience with the Serbians is that they seem unfriendly, but they are actually friendly and helpful (and they love to spend lots of time in caffe's next to the street). But this is how a woman tried to explain them to us on Sunday at church "They're loud, they're proud and they think they know something." I think there is truth in there somewhere.
Sunday we went to Ada Chiganlija. It felt even bigger than Kalemegdan. People practice any kind of sport there and even watersports. It seems like it can also be the local beach where people tan and swim. We cannot get enough af all the parks. It is awesome.
Stephan is working from home for now. We enjoy it, but he finds it difficult. But we hope that everyhting will work out soon and that all the uncertainties will be solved. In the mean time we try to make the most of every opportunity and take every day as it comes.
Well, I have to admit that I miss home already. Some days I feel a bit tired of the strange country and then I just want to stay at home (more specifically the shower) :-). It does not happen that often. It is too much fun to go and explore.
We hope you'll have a peaceful and quiet Easter weekend and that Jesus will have the place He deserves in your lives.
Love
Stephan en Irene
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