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The Bible Marathon 2012
Each year the Bible Society of Slovenia organises a week when the Bible is read for 24 hours a day for 7 days. They call it the Bible Marathon. People from around Slovenia can come to a chapel in central Ljubljana and read the Bible aloud. Usually churches organise a few hours one day when they…
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The Cost of Climate Change
To be honest, the heading has little to do with this post - I wanted your attention and for you to consider what it costs to live in another country. Every time we have moved into new accommodation, we have been confronted with different costs. For example, in our first unit we were expected to…
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What is the greatest need for Christianity in Europe at this present time? Eger's castle That is a pretty broad question to ask, but it was in the back of my mind as I went to the 2012 European Leadership Forum (ELF) conference in…
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Considering Catholicism from a Vatican perspective
I want to share with you a valuable resource for understanding Roman Catholicism at the top levels: Leonardo De Chirico's Vatican Files. Slovenia is traditionally a Roman Catholic culture. Due to Slovenia's communist history and the rise of the new-atheists in the university system, many younger…
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Our reasons for being (Slovene Government perspective)
At the moment we are in the middle of re-organising our visas. Everyone who desires to live for an extended period of time in another country must give reasons to the government for why they should have permission to stay in that country. I can understand their concerns. You do not want people…
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So why the ,"Slovenia Bog blog,"? Well I trust the ,"Slovenia," (location) and ,"blog," (communication medium) parts of the blog title are clear enough. So what about ,"Bog,"? Basically, the Slovene word for God is 'Bog'. Whenever I think about this, I am reminded of the atheist dyslexic insomniac…
MoreMarch 2012 Prayer Points
Dear Friends in Christ, Today our children went off to preschool dressed as Spider Man and a beautiful Princess! This is not our normal habit, although if Philippa had her way it would be! The past few days we have been celebrating “Pust”. This is basically carnival time in Slovenia, with the aim…
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An Introduction
Greetings! Welcome to the new blog for Mark & Rochelle Groombridge. For our first blog, we just wanted to introduce ourselves and let you know a little bit about what we are doing in Slovenia. Rochelle and I have been in Slovenia for 8 years now. We were invited to work alongside pastor Peter…
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About Us
Mark and Rochelle Groombridge have 3 young children and have been working since 2005 for Reformirana evangelijska cerkev (the Reformed Evangelical Church) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. They have been sent by Australian churches and Christians in association with the Church Missionary Society of Australia (CMS-A). Mark works as an assistant pastor and teacher.
What are we doing?
Mark's primary work is building God's church in Ljubljana alongside the Slovene pastor, Peter Novak. Mark's desire is to proclaim Jesus Christ to those who do not know him, and disciple Christians in their faith, love, and hope in Christ. Practically this means he is teaching on Sundays and mid-week Bible study groups, meeting one-to-one to disciple people, making friendships, and trying to understand the various layers of Slovene culture.
Where are we?:
Working on Leadership & Training with CMS in EuropeMonthly archive
- October 2012 (1)
- June 2012 (2)
- April 2012 (1)
- March 2012 (2)
- February 2012 (2)