Tuesday with Zsuzsa Kovács

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Above: We were thankful to be invited by Zsuzsa to come together for a time of worship, prayer and sharing about our brother György who after an extended battle with cancer recently went to be with Jesus.

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Above: Memories. Zsuzsa and György teaching house group in our apartment in Petőfibánya in the summer of 2003.

As we remembered György's life and the impact he had as he followed Jesus, Zsuzsa had this to share:

"When György first learned that he had cancer, the doctors made it clear that he didn't have much longer to live. He stayed up the whole night and prayed. Three things happened that night. First, he wrote a poem. (Zsuzsa gave us all copies of this poem which has since then been put to music). Second, György asked the Lord to allow him to finish his book on church planting using the research he had collected over the past three years. God granted that request. And third, he asked to die in dignity. To be honest, I didn't know what that would look like. As you know, in the last days, he could barely stand. He then was sleeping most of the time. And then he went into coma. Then God revealed to me His answer to György's request. The doctors had a great respect for György. They comforted him (this is not the normal in Hungarian hospitals). They didn't take money for their care, which is also not normal. I saw brothers coming from church, from Pioneers, and family giving encouragement. I stayed with György the last twelve days in the hospital. And I saw, that in faith he died. The gates of heaven were open to him. He was ready to enter to obtain eternal glory. György often said, "Lord, I know you can heal, but if you don't I will still worship You.""

Hebrews 11:1-2, 13

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.  For by it the people of old received God's commendation."

"These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth. "

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Above: Praying for strength, peace and perseverance in a time of loss.

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Above: Zsuzsa and György in 2003. May the Lord raise up more men like György to stir the church to fulfill our calling, and may he use those touched by György's life to do great works for God's glory through Jesus Christ.
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