Tag: Jajce Team

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Rowan ‘Rowi’ Hellyer

Role: Youth worker/musician/ administrator

Location: Jajce

When did you join Novi Most? 2008

Favourite Food: Tescos finest custard and salt and vinegar kettle chips -not at the same time!

Hobbies: Running, Playing music, arts and crafts, reading

Whats the best part of your job? Empowering young people to grow and learn.

Whats is your best memory working with Novi Most? There have been many – taking young people to the coast for the first time in their lives, Novi Most violin ensemble playing at the British Ambassador’s carol service, organising street art festivals in Jajce.

Favourite Scripture? Psalm 23

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Matt ‘Maci’ Hellyer

Role: I guess I’m still a youth worker and a Novi Most team leader, but increasingly most of my time is spent as a musician and producer.

Location: Jajce

When did you join Novi Most? I joined in September 2008, and spent two years in Mostar before moving to Jajce.

Favourite Food: Good bread and butter is hard to beat…although I’m never going to turn down a decent steak!

Hobbies: Songwriting and making music is a hobby as well as being part of my job….a bit like snowboarding. Sometimes I grow chilli peppers!

Whats the best part of your job? Getting to help people make music, and seeing what it means to them and to their audience is very rewarding..

Whats is your best memory working with Novi Most? The weekend when eight young people from BiH, Croatia and Serbia came to my studio to record Hiljadu koraka – a song they’d written together during a songwriting I ran at Youth Camp at Emek Beraka in 2023 – was pretty special. You can find the result of this weekend on Spotify.

Favourite Scripture? Sing to Him a new song; Play skilfully with a shout of joy. Psalm 33:3

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Sabahudin ‘Budo’ Hajder

Role: Youth worker/musician

When did you join Novi Most? 2005

Favourite Food: Curry, and “grah” – proper Bosnian beans!

Hobbies: Playing tennis and cooking a barbecue.

Whats the best part of your job? Being able to do what God has called me to do – to work with young people and to teach music.

Whats is your best memory working with novi most? Seeing young people grow in their musical abilities and seeing them get to know God. My best memories of this are from working with the band Underground.

Favourite Scripture? Galatians 2:20