Entering Novi Sad for the first time one and a half weeks ago was a culture shock. As I write to you today, it has become a home away from home. The atmosphere of this town is quiet and simple. The food is tasty, and I feel comfortable. During our time here, our team was stretched physcially, spiritually, and emotionally. We went through a three day fasts while being surrounded by the sweet, sweet aroma of fornetti. We saw spiritual growth as we tried to outreach to the students of Novi Sad while kicking the occasional pigeon for good luck. We grew emotionally by sharing our life stories with one another, and from that created powerful bonds as team members. All of this crammed into two weeks can change a person forever, for the better of course.
Tomorrow we move into Belgrade with the STINT team, leading a larger team of 70 students from all across the world to outreach at the college olympic games. We enter this outreach event with some concerns, some uncertainties. Belgrade sounds to be a different type of place than Novi Sad, but it promises to stretch us individually and grow us closer together as team. It will be interesting to see what God has in store for us in Belgrade. I look forward to writing to you all again.
Stephen Jackson, Serbia Summer Project
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