Longview church makes long-term commitment to Slovenia

With a photographer’s eye, Kay Tanner of Oakland Heights Baptist Church in Longview sees something on the faces of the people of Slovenia that others might miss. Faces downcast, with eyes that refuse to make contact with strangers, especially those who talk of a God that many in Slovenia have never heard of or one that atheists in the country reject. A “disconnect,” she calls it. However, Oakland Heights, through a recently launched 10-year partnership with IMB missions in Slovenia, hopes to bring the light and hope of the gospel to a battered, bruised and often-forgotten people.

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