New project - Bible for Youth
As a continuation of the project of giving away Children’s Bibles to the children of the lower grades of elementary schools, there was a need for translating a Bible for Youth into the Croatian language. This Bible is intended for children in 6th to 8th grades. In Croatia those grades are the upper grades of our elementary schools. Biblijski institut will also work to help with the distribution of those Bibles, so that many kids will receive their Bible.
Presentation of the project “Croatian Psalter”
Organized by our Center for Biblical Research, on the 19th of March in the reading room of Biblijski institut (Gajeva 9a), there was held a presentation of the project, "Croatian Psalter”.
Translations done by Burgenland Croats, Ignac Kristijanović, Antun Vranić, Ivan Matija Škarić, Bartol Kašić, and Luka Bračanin, were presented. Croatian National Television was present for this event.
Faculty and Staff News
Stanko Jambrek and Thomas Sibley taught the first classes for students in the program for the Certificate of Applied Theology, currently being offered in the city of Čakovec.
Ervin Budiselić and Goran Medved held two classes as part of our program, “Life Academy”, on Wednesday, the 20th of April, at the Evangelical Pentecostal Church, “Rock of Salvation.” This program is designed to be delivered at local churches, and addresses current and important issues for evangelical Christianity
Thomas Sibley and Steve Taliaferro participated at the 21st Spiritual Renewal Retreat of Churches of Christ, in the city of Crikvenica.
On the 31st of March, after a short and very difficult illness, our dear student and brother in Christ Aleksandar died. He was in his forties. The funeral was held in Novi Sad, Serbia, Aleksandar’s hometown. Some of our students and other representatives of the Institute were there. On the 11th of April, a students’ worship service was held at the Institute as a remembrance of Aleksandar. With deep sorrow in the hearts of many among us, we still have hope that one day we will see our friend again, together with our Lord. 
