Missouri State Senator Matt Bartle, in Croatia for a series of talks to university students on the topic of success, shared his experience as a businessman, lawyer, and politician. He and his wife Annette shared about their professional and personal lives.

About 20 of us enjoyed a warm conversation on topics such as professional networking, job change decisions, and financial integrity.

Some interesting quotes from his remarks:
"Now is a very exciting time to be alive. Don't listen to the media telling you that all the news is bad."
"In Christ we have great hope for the future."
"This world is starving for encouragement."
"Starting my business was an exciting time because it was so scary. People who have a safety net below them sometimes are too afraid to make a big move."

Nolan Sharp led a discussion about how the spiritual fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control can be real in our work lives.

Scientist Michael Parnham will share from his extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He is the author or editor of several books and many academic papers. He and his wife Elaine have lived in Zagreb for a number of years.