Hi, we’re Micah and Julie Wendt! Three years ago, we started praying about church planting with 3 criteria: we wanted to plant in an area with high crime, high poverty, and low church density. Through years of prayer, city visits, country visits, and conversations, we feel confident in saying God has given us clear opportunity in Serbia.
Why Serbia?
- Due to the political and religious climate, Protestant churches are considered cults. Very few churches exist outside the two major cities and churches rarely grow past 15-30 people.
- By 2050, Serbia is expected to lose 25% of its population to emigration due to a lack of jobs. It has the second highest organized crime rate in Europe, and cultivates a general sense of hopelessness among young people.
Our Opportunities
- Micah will pastor alongside Slobodan (a current Serbian pastor) as we serve a new church plant.
- Julie will support the local church through discipleship, hospitality, marketing, and business development.
- We hope to travel, train, and support local church and youth leaders in Serbia & the Balkan region.
Our Hope
- See the local church grow and stabilize through men and women of all ages encountering and following Jesus.
- Develop and send teams to go and start new churches throughout Serbia and the Balkans.
- Serve pastors and youth leaders in the Balkans through encouragement, equipping, and empowerment.
Support Us
- PRAY
- Personal Devotion – For now, we have a slower pace of life. Our mornings are prayerful and scripture-filled and we don’t want to lose that even when we get busy. Please pray for leisurely time with God, discipline to be prayerful even when it’s tedious, and that we’re met with great peace and power from the Spirit.
- Logistics – We don’t know what we don’t know about visas, housing, car registration, etc. and will be taking steps to complete all that this week.
- Language – We’re more motivated than ever to learn Serbian! Pray for our desire, diligence, and humility to speak like toddlers with everyone we meet.
- Friendships – On Monday (9/18) we got coffee with our Airbnb host (Danilo) and his girlfriend (Angela)! Please pray for a growing friendship and for many other connections like them.
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- GIVE
- Your giving is what enables us to go! The easiest way to financially support us is online at the button below! If you have any questions about giving or our fundraising in general, reach out to Micah Wendt.