Visitors from the US

Jen, Sarah and Dodi

 We enjoyed a wonderful visit over the weekend with three ladies from the US.  Dodi, Jen, and Sarah arrived about 10 pm Friday night after driving from Krakow, Poland to our home in Debrecen.  Their drive that day took about four hours longer than anticipated because of an accident ahead of them on the two-lane highway and other small delays.  They arrived tired and hungry and enjoyed a supper of our friend Éva's famous stuffed cabbage.

Saturday morning we got to know each other a little bit.  Dodi and Jen are both actively involved in Gateway Church in Colorado Springs.  Part of Dodi's responsibilities includes keeping the missionaries in the minds of the congregation. 

Eating Eva's famous stuffed cabbage

Sarah and her husband are from San Antonio and have daughter who is a year and a half and another child due in March.  They are called by God to be missionaries and are looking for the place He wants them to minister.  Dodi has been a missionary in the Philippines and in Germany.  The three of them began their trip in Germany where Dodi ministered formerly, then drove to Poland to visit friends there, and then stopped by to see us.

"How does my picture of the Great Church look?"

Saturday afternoon we took them around Debrecen for a little bit of sight seeing.  Unfortunately, we forgot that the souvenir shops were closed on Saturday afternoons!  It was beautiful weather, though, and we did enjoy walking around downtown and eating Hungarian food at our favorite Hungarian restaurant.

Sunday poor Jen came down with a bad cold and had to stay home.  That morning was the graduation of 14 Level One INSTE students!  (More about that in the next blog.)  Dodi and Sarah enjoyed the service and meeting some of the people in the church. 

Thankfully, this morning Jen was feeling a bit better as the trio headed on to Austria.  They plan to arrive back in Frankfurt on Tuesday evening in time for Jen and Sarah to catch flights home on Wednesday.  Dodi will remain in Germany for a couple more weeks.

Thanks for coming our way, ladies!  May God bless you and your families!