Archive for September 2024
Last few days in Serbia
We visited a prospective wine museum in Velika Hoca. The city of Djakovica may lack Serbs, but it is home to one nun, Mati Joanikija, at the Monastery. We had lunch at Pecka Patrijarsija, where we encountered Father Petar Bozic from Ruma/Indija. He arrived to conduct the liturgy with Father Radivoj Panic. The following day…
Read MoreSigning the Contract in Nis
We traveled to Nis, where Kathy Fanslow, President of Our Serbs, finalized the contract with Vladika Arsenije for the construction of Half-way houses. This will be Our Serbs’ major project for 2024. Father Sinisa Nikitovic, the head of VDS in the Niska Eparhija, accompanied us to Medvedja to visit the families now residing in the…
Read More2024 Our Serbs in Strpce
The delegation attended the Liturgy at Gracanica before visiting the Serbian enclave of Strpce. They met with seventh-grade students who will benefit from the organization’s funds for an excursion that will take place in September or October. The local kindergarten recently opened day care for 50 children. We promised they would receive linens for 150…
Read MoreA COOPERATION AGREEMENT HAS BEEN SIGNED
In June, the humanitarian organization Our Serbs, led by President Kathy Fanslow, visited Serbia to assess the needs for donations and aid provided to vulnerable families and individuals, and to plan future collaborative projects. The delegation traveled to Nis, where an agreement was signed with Bishop Arsenije for the construction of transitional homes. The contract…
Read More2024 Family Visits
The journey commenced with a delegation visiting families in Medjugorje and Kovacevac, accompanied by Father Milutin Gasevic from Mladenovac. Both villages are part of the Mladenovac municipality.The Matovic family in Kovacevac, who have eight children, were among those visited. In Kusadak, a village in Velika Plana, we assessed the relocation site they will move to…
Read More2024 Easter Holidays
During the Easter Holidays, members of the humanitarian group Our Serbs, Mira and Zoran Gusic, visited families in Negotin, Bor, and Ostrelje to distribute aid packages. We take this opportunity to express our gratitude to all the donors whose contributions support the work of our organization and assist numerous families and individuals in Serbia who…
Read MoreOur Serbs Traditionally from the Heart
This year again, the delegation of the humanitarian organization “Our Serbs” led by the president, Kathy Fanslow, has traditionally spent Christmas in Serbia, with those who need help the most. The ten-day stay in Serbia was filled with conversations with our people, the clergy, local humanitarian organizations and traditionally at the Church of St. Sava…
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