Above: Norbi (the one with the big grin) was just married to Lidia last week. Norbi and Lidia have been attending our church for some time. We pray that our church will be a source of loving support for them as we seek to lead them to know and follow Jesus Christ as one.



Above: Teenagers Dávid and Zoli. Dávid was unable to attend English camp this year and has been struggling in his personal life with various issues. We were thankful to see him on Sunday and for some of the new decisions he is making in obedience to Jesus. Please pray for this young man to grow in his faith by His grace.

On Sunday, many of those who served in this years English Camp attended our service in Petőfibánya. Campers Regina, Gabi K., Gabi S and Zoli also attended service. It is interesting that over 4 years go, Gabi K. attended a children's Bible study with Miki. As time went by, he drifted away. Just last year, in our sports outreach, Gabi K. began coming to different events. Now after this year's English Camp, Gabi K. came to our worship service for the first time. Please pray for him as one members of his family does not want him attend anything that we do because we are viewed as a sect.

I was thankful for the help of Attila Szögeti, who translated for me in the service. He did an excellent job even though he was sick with a sore throat. I was also thankful for those who attended that have not yet received Jesus and could hear the gospel message.

Since I was unable to report about last weeks worship service, here is a brief overview that Sharon sent me while I was serving in English Camp:

Tonight's church was good.  I really wasn't' sure if they might cancel it because of the tremendous heat, but it was as good of a turnout as usual.  

Lots of people prayed out-loud tonight when Miki asked that people pray to praise God in spite of the circumstances that they find themselves in.  It was one of the few times that I've seen the  church as a whole be so vocal about prayer.  

Hugi and Gabor brought their neighbor (I think her name was Marika.)  In a conversation with Erika, it turns out that one of Marika's sons was missing for a month and then found floating in the lake in Petőfibánya. (This was just a year ago) The other son  is in prison and she doesn't know when he will get out because they don't speak to each other any more.  She seemed quietly content to be there, but really sad while talking to Erika about her sons.  

Gabor (Hugi's husband) stood up and gave praise to God for miraculously restoring his relationship with his estranged brother.  He said he didn't have any contact info for his brother at all for 3 years.  Gabor said, "I was holding my phone and it started dialing a number.  I didn't recognize the number, so i hit 'hangup'. I figured if that person knew me, they would call me back.  A few minutes later the phone rang with that number on my screen.  I picked it up and asked who it was, and it was none other than my brother.  Since then we've been able to talk again and our relationship has been restored.  Thanks to the Lord."  He must have said Praise God, or Thanks Lord about 10 times in the course of telling the story.  It was really good to hear him giving praise to God tonight.  

TUESDAY



Above: Brave Ben getting blood taken for various tests required for attending public school while in the States on furlough.



Above: Elianna showing off her band-aide after receiving an ouchy shot at the Doctor's office.

We praise God for the healthy bodies He has given to both Benjamin and Elianna. They are both full of spunk, personality and fill our lives with joy.

Buying a House in Petőfibánya

The house we are seeking to purchase sits upon shared land and we had to obtain signatures from our future neighbors giving us permission to purchase our specific plot of land. The lawyer gave me the necessary paperwork and we needed to get eight signatures by this Monday when we will be finalizing the contract with the owners. As we approached the row-houses, Edina happened to be walking outside with her boyfriend. Edina was Elianna's preschool teacher and will be our new next door neighbor. She snatched the papers from my hand and proceeded to knock on doors to get the appropriate signatures from the various neighbors. What a blessing from God! One of the neighbors is our current landlord's sister, Zsuzsa. As we began to talk with Zsuzsa she kept saying, "I look forward to hearing about your things." I didn't know what she meant at first. Then she said again, "I look forward to hearing about your beliefs." It was striking to me because I didn't initiate anything related to my faith...she did! She then shared in tears how she lost her 19 year old daughter years ago. She said that she began seeing fortune tellers/palm readers after this tragedy but she saw in the Bible that she shouldn't, so she stopped. She said, "They didn't know what they were talking about anyway." She said she doesn't attend church, but she is interested in hearing about what we believe in! We praise God for these sovereign appointments that he had planned from the beginning of time. Please pray for Zsuzsa that she would come to a full understanding of the way, the truth and the life found in Jesus Christ.



Above: The house pictured in the middle is the one we are seeking to buy.



Above: Elianna on the back porch.

We praise God for a supporter who is giving us a personal loan for the purchase of this house. We praise Him for the exchange rate of the dollar which has risen over the past few weeks which saved us a few thousand dollars. We hope to be finalizing the contract this Monday with our lawyer and the current owner. Please pray for God to protect us in this process and to give us success in all that we need to do to complete the transaction.