You Are Valuable to God

Yesterday we enjoyed visiting the Pünkösdi Gyülekezet (Pentecostal Church) here in Debrecen.  We enjoyed a great service with them.  Mike preached on how God sees us as valuable to him, and the message was very well received.

By the way, you are valuable and special to God, too!  We appreciate it when you take the time to follow what is happening in Hungary and when you pray for us.  God bless you!

Pray for Hungary

I'm sure most of you are aware of the economic crisis many of the countries in Europe are facing.  Hungary is no exception.  Included in our blog is a link to an AP article which will help give an understanding of what is happening here in Hungary.  Please keep Hungary in your prayers.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/hungarians-face-evictions-ahead-winter-181151466.html

Open Bible Youth Conference

It was great this weekend to have a small part in the Open Bible Youth Conference held in Debrecen.  Fifty-two young people from Debrecen, Nyiregyháza, Ibrány and Tomor spent Friday evening through Sunday morning together in Debrecen.  They worshipped, talked, played and ate together.  Most of those from out of town slept in the church.  The theme was "Gold in the Master's Workshop."  Five speakers were featured including Mike, who preached on Sunday morning. Worship was led by youth from Debrecen. The kids all said they enjoyed the weekend and didn't want it to end.  The most exciting part was when 14 youth made a commitment to live for Christ!

The Beautiful Danube

Ah, the beautiful Danube River! 

Conference in Szolnok

 Saturday we were invited to participate in the Roma (Gypsy) Church of God Conference in Szolnok. Over three hundred people participated in the all-day meetings. How exciting it was to be among such wonderful Christians!  Several people commented about a revival happening now among the Gypsies in Hungary.  Mike was invited to speak a few minutes to encourage pastors to participate in INSTE.  When his time came, the translator was no where to be found, so Mike spoke in Hungarian.  He did a great job and two of the other speakers commented on what he said.

 The guest speaker was an evangelist from Norway whose translator was a Norwegian who spoke fluent Hungarian.

 The leader of the Church of God in Hungary, Csaba Tenkely, also encouraged the pastors to take INSTE.

Several pastors responded to the invitation to participate in INSTE and filled out the paperwork to do so.  Our leader training will be in December.  We can't wait!

Exciting Sunday

Last Sunday was an exciting day for two reasons.  For the last couple of weeks, a gypsy lady has been coming to our gate, asking for money to help feed her kids.  I gave her a little money and a little food a couple of times and she kept coming back.  I knew her coming wouldn’t stop, so every time she came, I said I would not give her any more money until she came to church with me.  Last Sunday she surprised me by showing up at church with her two smallest children and sitting with me for the entire service!  She was warmly greeted by everyone and said she enjoyed the service.  She admitted that she was not ready to give her life to Jesus yet, but she did say she wanted to come back next Sunday.  Please pray for Anna Maria.

Another reason Sunday was an exciting day was the testimony of one of our INSTE students.  Sunday afternoon we drove the hour and a half to Tomor with our friend Zoli who helps in the class.  The INSTE class went well, even though Zoli had to leave halfway through to talk to the teenagers who gathered outside the classroom.  After class, as we were taking Dezső and his family home, Dezső said that he noticed that INSTE develops people and that he himself was being built up.  Even though finding the time to study is hard, he does not like to miss a day of INSTE.  For some time, he had been looking for and hoping for something that would help him learn about God, and INSTE is just what he needed!

Praise God!  Days like these are days of rejoicing!

A Walk in the Park in the Fall

Walk with us through the park.  It's beautiful this fall.