Reminders of Croatia's Struggle for Independence

During a recent day trip in Croatia we passed through the city of Karlovac, which was very close to the front lines during Croatia's struggle for independence. We stopped at a memorial where relics from the war are positioned near what was a school before it's destruction.
As we drove through the city, it was apparent that many of the businesses and homes still bear the wounds of war, a solemn reminder of the cost of freedom.
I could not help but think of the families that must have huddled together in fear as the aggressor's artillery rained down, uncertain of what terror was to come.
Thanks be unto God that the guns are silent, Croatia is free, and the doorway is open for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Remnants of an aircraft shot down during the war.