Cooking from Scratch

When we moved to Hungary several years ago, I (Nancy) had to learn to cook more from scratch.  Although I knew how to bake bread and a few other things from scratch, I usually resorted to a can of this and a can of that to make a lot of our favorites.  Here in Hungary, though, my favorite American convenience ingredients were either difficult to find or nonexistent.  For example, today we had chicken noodle soup for lunch.  I made the egg noodles from scratch. It sure tasted better than the canned variety!

 We have invited our home group which usually meets on Thursdays to join us for an American Thanksgiving this week. Many of the dishes will be made totally from scratch including apple pie, gravy, dressing and dinner rolls.  When we lived in the US, I used frozen or boxed products for those traditional foods, but here it is all made from scratch.

When we became missionaries, I knew I would learn to speak a new language, adjust to a new culture and adapt to new types of ministry.  I never knew I would re-learn how to cook!

Gherla Trip

It's always a challenge to drive on the two-lane highway to Gherla, Romania, but God protected all along the way last weekend.  We enjoyed some wonderful fellowship with the believers at the Open Bible Church there and worshiped God together in His beautiful presence.  It is always encouraging to hear that the message was exactly what the congregation needed.  Sunday was a special day for two reasons.  One was that it was the 18th anniversary of their first service in the lovely church building.  The other was that Raluca, the daughter of the assistant pastor, was celebrating her 18th birthday!

Happy birthday, Raluca!

Fun with INSTE

Who says you can't have fun studying the Bible?  Róbert Lakatos, the INSTE leader in Kemecse, posted these photos on Facebook and said, "Today we studied God's Word with the help of INSTE Bible Distance Learning Institute. It was a very good session, praise the Lord! The Holy Spirit taught us to laugh, too!"  Thanks for the uplifting report, Róbert!