Weekly Update

THE DAY AFTER VBS

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Above: Hugi, Marika, Kira, Ellie, Anna, Lidi and Betti joining arms as we prepare to sing a favorite worship song from our VBS camp that is based on Isaiah 43:1: “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.” Marika (above pink shirt) was not originally ‘signed up’ to help in our VBS because of responsibilities of caring for her daughter and husband at home. Marika, full of joy, gave testimony of how God called her out to serve in our VBS the past week and provided the necessary strength and help that both her daughter (who suffers from schizophrenia) and elderly husband needed. Marika had seen the pictures of our camp in previous years but commented that it is completely different being there and seeing the amazing work that God is doing. We were very thankful for her sacrificial help in the kitchen the entire week which freed up others to spend more time with the kids.

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Above: Brenda, Eszti and teenager Eszti who was part of the teen group in our VBS. This is the first time that Eszti has attended our worship service, however she practically knows all of our church members through various outreaches she has been attending throughout the year. Teenager Eszti has formed a bond to Eszti (long time member of our church and mother of 4). who has been able to share various truths about salvation and a living relationship with Jesus Christ over the past few months with her. Because of responsibilities at home teenager Eszti may not be able to attend church on a regular basis, but she is definitely seeking ways to be in fellowship and learn more about Jesus. Praise God for his work in her life.

Sunday Baptism/foundations of our faith class

I continue to meet with three teens, Ricsi, Erik and Roland who made professions of faith in Jesus Christ this past month to teach them about foundations of our faith and baptism. We have gone through basic truths about prayer, and how to read God’s word in order to be led by Him, to worship Him through it and to be spiritually nourished by it. Some of them have begun to journal their times in the Word and it is exciting to see God’s Spirit giving them understanding about this new hope they have entered into through Jesus Christ. This past Sunday we began studying justification by faith in Christ and our lack of ability to earn God’s acceptance through our own merits, ‘good’ works and our own strength.

VBS FILMS

If you missed following our blog over the past few weeks, here are some films that I made for parents who had kids in our VBS.



You can see the rest of the VBS day films on my YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/babymerce

PRAYER REQUESTS:

• Just before VBS we had our very important car papers taken away by police on a random stop. The short story is that the car’s inspection was overdue (oops) and the police are legally bound to confiscate the papers . We are now waiting to receive a temporary permit to take the vehicle to be inspected and then fill out a bunch of other paper work to be able to drive the vehicle again. Please pray that all the red tape would become no tape and that we could finish this process successfully.

• English camp is just around the corner (15 days away!). This is an exciting summer ministry that takes a lot of preliminary work to make happen. Please pray for wisdom for all aspects of planning and for God even now to be preparing the teens and young adults’ hearts to hear and understand His gospel of hope.

Thanks for standing with us in prayer and for supporting us through your encouragement!
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