Pentecost Weekend

We've just finished a long, busy weekend.

Friday night was a meeting of the INSTE board.  Actually, it was the membership meeting of the MBKE (Hungarian Bible Training Association).  Since we now have papers to operate as an association in Hungary, we had some business to discuss about it.  We also discussed plans concerning our upcoming trip to the US for itineration.  Only one member was missing.  Poor Jozsef was stuck on the highway because of an accident some distance in front of him that blocked the highway for three hours!

Saturday we traveled to Gherla, Romania, to visit the Open Bible Church there.  We enjoyed a great service and were able to see many friends there one more time before we are gone for a while.

Heinz and Rosmarie are Swiss missionaries who are part of the church in Gherla.  We enjoyed their hospitality Saturday night.

We enjoyed more delicious food and good fellowship with the Daniel Filip family after church on Sunday.  Daniel is the assistant pastor of the Gherla church.

On our way back home on Sunday, we stopped to take pictures of the statue of Matyiás kiraly (King Mathias) in Cluj.  King Mathias was a famous Hungarian king in the 1500's.  He was born in Kolozsvár (now Cluij) which was at that time a part of Hungary.

Monday was Pentecost Monday, a holiday here in Hungary.  We joined with the eight churches who gathered at a campground near Debrecen to celebrate the birthday of the church.  The day included a joint service, picnic lunch, and games and conversation in the afternoon.

We praise God for the many brothers and sisters we have in Christ and we enjoyed being with many of them this weekend.