Blog Blues

A blog needs to be kept current. I (Nancy) know that when I am following a blog, I like to see something new at least every week or so. Therefore, I feel it is important to post to our blog once or twice a week. But, thinking of interesting things to say is sometimes hard. Like now. We are spending our time doing the same things over and over again--driving, speaking in churches, spending the night in different places, loading and unloading the car, trying to keep up our Hungarian studies on the road--you get the picture. It's not so exciting or newsworthy. Maybe I just need to open my eyes and see what is around me that is wonderful, beautiful and fun to share with others. Okay, enough talking. Time to look around and see what is there.

Phone Adventures

The Settle Inn in Council Bluffs, IA

Our mobile telephone had a little adventure of its own this week. It must have gotten tired of just coming along on our adventures.

Wednesday evening we had a wonderful time in Council Bluffs with our friends there. The service at Lighthouse Temple was great and they put us up for the night in the Settle Inn. Thursday morning we headed back to Des Moines and stopped by the Open Bible national office for our mail on our way home. After we unpacked, I (Nancy) reached for the cell phone to make some calls. The phone was gone! I searched everywhere, but couldn't find it. The last time I remembered using it was in the hotel room in Council Bluffs. I quickly called the Settle Inn via Skype (the mobile is our only phone), but was told the maids had not yet returned from their cleaning for the day and I would have to call the next day to see if it was turned in. I was heartsick! I really liked that phone, we needed it, and besides, it was borrowed from our daughter-in-law! I posted that I had lost the phone on Facebook. Among other comments, Becky Jarvis wrote that she had found one at headquarters. I didn't think that could be our phone since I was sure I had left it in the hotel.

Friday morning I called the hotel. They didn't have any phones in the lost and found. I was sad, but we needed a phone, so we went to Verizon and got a cheap one as a replacement. I was told that this phone would be able to use the recharger we had, so I took it home. At least we were connected.

The weekend was a busy one with a family birthday party and a visit to our friends at the Church of the Open Bible in Iowa Falls. The replacement phone, however, didn't work with our recharger, and since I didn't have time to return to the phone store, it went dead. I started thinking about Becky's comment about finding the phone in the parking lot. Lo and behold, when I called her, she said it was the same kind as ours and the same color. We went to look at it and, yes, it was ours! Yes! Praise the Lord! So, tonight we returned to the phone store and had the original phone reconnected. Ah, that feels better! Wonder if the phone feels better, too?

INSTE Level 2 Book 1

The translation of the first book of Level 2 INSTE into Hungarian is nearing completion! Donations have been received to have Leadership translated, the book has been sent via email to the translator, and the first draft has been completed! There are readings and revisions and other details to attend to, but the first step is done! Praise the Lord! Thank you to our anonymous donors, and thank you to our translator Eva Kriszt!

Where are Mike and Nancy in March?

Here's our schedule for visiting churches in March. Hope we can see you when we're in your area!

Sunday, March 6, Fort Des Moines Open Bible Church, Des Moines, Iowa
Wednesday, March 9, Lighthouse Temple, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sunday, March 13, Church of the Open Bible, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Wednesday, March 16, First Church of the Open Bible, Freeport, Illinois
Sunday, March 20, 10:00 a.m., Journey Church, Loves Park, Illinois
Sunday, March 20, 5:30 p.m., Christ New Covenant Open Bible, Lacon, Illinois
Wednesday, March 23, First Church of the Open Bible, Galesburg, Illinois
Sunday, March 27, Open Bible Center, Kankakee, Illinois
Wednesday, March 30, River of Life, Aurora, IL

Thanks for keeping us in your prayers as we travel!

Another Testimony

Last Sunday we spoke at the Open Bible Church in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The service was wonderful! Afterward, a gentleman talked to Mike. He said that the night before he had had a dream that he was in Budapest. He didn't know exactly where he had been in his dream until he saw the pictures Mike showed and recognized the places he had seen while he was asleep! He believed that God was directing him through this dream to become one of our monthly supporters. Praise the Lord!