Youth Conference

Last Friday through Sunday there was youth conference here in Debrecen at the Open Bible Church.  About 60 youth participated, coming from at least 10 different towns including Budapest, Tomor, Gálvavencselő and Ibrány. Youth from the local Salvation Army Church were welcomed as guests on Saturday. The theme was "Walking on God's Path Every Day," and included preaching, teaching and a panel discussion.  Topics touched on included alcohol, drugs and sex and a Christian's responsibility.  Most of the young people are new believers whose parents are not Christians, so it was a very helpful theme.  We participated in the panel discussion on Saturday and Mike preached in the service on Sunday. Between services, we enjoyed being able to visit with friends who came along to chaperone young people from their churches.

The church served the youth meals and several families in the church provided lodging for the out-of-town participants.  We hosted Heti and Penni, two sweet young ladies from the Tomor area.  Heti was one of ten people who were baptized on Sunday morning, a beautiful ending to an encouraging weekend.