What is unique about working with college students in Slovenia?
Don: It is a country of 2 million with its own language and cultural history. Students in Slovenia like their country; they’re proud of it. They are not looking to emigrate somewhere else for a better life because they already have a good life right here. It’s an easy place to live, but spiritually it can be difficult at times. Over the years, the initial openness to the gospel has faded. Slovenia has become more modernized. It’s no longer novel to meet Americans. It takes a long time to get to know people because they tend to run in close circles with people they’ve known for most of their lives. Most people are very suspicious of missionaries, categorizing them as [members of] cults. Q: Why did you and your wife Jodi go to Slovenia from the United States? Don: I had been to Eastern Europe on a summer project and began praying for that part of the world. As I prayed, the door opened. I believe this is where God has led us. The majority of people [here] would describe themselves as Rom
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