Following the first ever Tent Event in Croatia last spring which was incredibly successful in seeing many people saved and healed, Tim and Kim arrived in Osijek for a weekend conference at the end of November. This took place in the Krscanskog Centre in a city which is the fourth largest in Croatia with a population of around 115,000. It is situated on the river Drava which joins the Danube nearby.
During the war from 1991 to 1995, the city avoided heavy destruction although the nearby town of Vukovar was heavily shelled and over a thousand citizens died in the area from the daily bombardment. While some buildings still have mild damage, most often the occasional superficial pockmark from shelling, the city's facades are generally in good shape,
due to extensive restoration in recent times, preserving the charm of its intricate Austro-Hungarian architecture which is mixed with impressive modern structures.
Though there is now only minor evidence of war damage to the buildings, the people still carry the scars of trauma from the conflict.
The church which is led by pastor Slavko Tutic is made up of University students, graduates and a good mix of young families and older couples. The church enjoys enthusiastic Spirit led worship and has a heart to reach out into their community.
Tim, along with pastors Robert Starcic and Danijel Alic from Croatia, ministered to over one hundred people on each of the three days encouraging the believers to take hold of that for which Christ has taken hold of us and inspiring them to believe God for great things. We were privileged to see Father move in healing and salvation.
As always, the church were delighted to host such an event and see it as part of their ongoing strategy to see increase in this ex-communist country which is still coming to terms with the conflict in the region. There is much need for healing of body, mind and spirit to take place amongst the people. We continue to pray for this region and support the work there.

Early spring found a small Spearhead team working in Osijek in Croatia running the first tent mission in living memory in this ex-communist country. Although the Christians and the weather were warm and welcoming there is still an element within the nation that do not want the gospel of Jesus Christ preached to its people.
The day before the event was due to start the advertising was systematically removed from around the town. So when Tim got up to speak and showed people a large poster and asked if anyone had seen one, the answer came back a resounding “No!” to which he replied, “the communists wanted to keep you from the Good News we have for you, war sought to stop you hearing the truth about Jesus and now there are still those who don’t want you to have an opportunity to hear the gospel but they will not succeed because God loves the people of Croatia”.
Every evening started with talented young people from the local church playing classical music. This was followed by a film looking into whether there is any evidence for life after death. After a short break people were invited to join the evening service where we were lead in praise and worship to our wonderful God by a team from the local church. There then followed a clear gospel message from evangelist Tim Grant. Every night saw people come forward for healing and to be set free from sickness and addictions. From the first night there were reports of God at work in the lives of those who were being ministered to and numbers attending grew as the event continued. On average around fifteen people a night came forward to give their lives to Jesus and accept His offer of love and forgiveness. Many lives were changed and powerfully affected during this short mission. Please pray for the wonderful people of this nation and the church that is seeking to reach out to them with the Good News.