Location: St. Louis, Missouri

 

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri

 

Commissioned: Approved for commissioning at the 2011 General Assembly

 

Originally from Serbia (Mira) and Austria (Sasha), the Zivanovs minister to refugees from the former Yugoslavia, which includes the countries of Bosnia, Slovenia and Croatia.

The Zivanovs will work in partnership with the ministries of Kirkwood Baptist Church, a CBF partner congregation, and other local churches. One of the important outreach ministries to refugees are food pantries. The Zivanovs hope to develop other outreach programs, including English and computer classes and starting a church among refugees.

Related links:
• 2012 April/May fellowship!: St. Louis church reaches out to refugees of war