It's Not About Me!

Besides the busyness that normally comes with the holiday season, Nancy and I have been traveling each Sunday afternoon to the village of Tomor in northern Hungary to lead an INSTE group.  Tomor is a predominantly Roma (Gypsy) village in one of the poorest areas of Hungary, and there is not one evangelical church in any of the villages within 30 kilometers (18 miles).

We are excited to minister to this group of new believers, but, to be honest, there have been times when I have felt it is inconvenient to have to leave immediately after church so we can drive the 1 1/2 hours to Tomor.  There is also the added expense of the gasoline we are spending driving back and forth, plus the extra frustration of studying the lessons each week in Hungarian and then trying to lead a discussion when we don't always understand each other completely.

However, it is at those times when God reminds me: "Mike, it is not about you!"  When we see the excitement in the eyes of these new believers when they begin to understand what the Bible says; the joy they have when they sing for the first time worship songs that we might take for granted; plus the growth that we see happening when they begin to live out the Word of God in their lives, it is worth any cost or inconvenience it might be to us.  We believe that we are laying the foundation for a strong church that will reach the village of Tomor and the surrounding villages as well.  Please continue to pray for these wonderful people!