Tonight’s worship service was filled with new faces. Many of the children who attend our children’s saturday program that we hold once a month usually don't come to church. Tonight however, many of them arrived with their friends. It is unfortunate that many parents in this village do not join their children in seeking God’s love. The six children pictured above came without their parents. Please pray that there would be a transformation in the hearts of the parents. One of my desires in the new year is to be used by God in Petőfibánya as John was used:

“He will go ahead of the Lord with the spirit and power that Elijah had. He will change parents' attitudes toward their children. He will change disobedient people so that they will accept the wisdom of those who have God's approval. In this way he will prepare the people for their Lord.” Luke 1:17

For some time, we have been praying for Dezső (below left seated next to Miki). For the first time tonight, he brought his family to church and participated by playing bass guitar. We have known Dezső since we began our ESL program in 2003. Since that time our thursday night bible studies were his only source of Christian fellowship and edification. We praise God that after 3 years of building trust and teaching through God's word that Dezső is taking the next step in participating in public worship. Please pray for Dezső and his family.




Above left: Sharon blessing our time of worship by playing the flute. Above right: A family that has been faithfully attending our church from the neighboring town of Lőrinci. Lőrinci may be where God is taking us next to plant a new church in the future.

Left: Csaba, Dávid, Gábor, and half of Zoli hiding from the camera behind the door. Except for Csaba, all of these young men became Christians just last year. We hope that in this new year we will see them maturing in their faith in Jesus Christ. Please pray for them that they would persevere and that God would build them up for His glory.

After church, I was able to give Dávid (above light blue t-shirt) a free Bible program that would allow him to do word studies on his computer at home. Dávid is an avid reader and a deep thinker. I can clearly see God’s work on his heart as Dávid consistently asks me questions about the faith and seeks for truth. Dávid has a heart to reach his friends in school (many who are drug users, or involved in satanic worship) with the Gospel. Please pray for his protection from the enemy and for his success in bringing glory to God by leading his friends to Jesus.