I keep being humbled every year when I think of the fact that it is part of my job description to PRAY! I know that many of you have to “steal” moments from your work or family to spend time with the Lord. So thank you for making it possible for missionaries like us to have prayer – as a part of our job:)
Close to 200 of us were at the Fall Student Retreat! In Hungary, that is a huge number – I remember having 20 students less than ten years ago… The theme of the weekend was “God’s faithfulness”. The topic came from the line with Hebrews 13:7 “Appreciate your pastoral leaders who gave you the Word of God. Take a good look at the way they live, and let their faithfulness instructs you, as well as their truthfulness.” (The Message translation)
We invited 2 missionary couples who have lived in Eastern Europe in the last 30 years. Trent and Vivien were the first CCC missionary couple in East-Germany. Virgil and Kathy they were the fist CCC missionary couple in Hungary in 1979! They are still in Eastern Europe with Campus Crusade.
They shared about how they experiences God’s faithfulness throughout these years...
They were great examples to us. We asked them to share their stories with us. We learned for example that these Americans were here on tourist visas. And although they had a family and a home here, every single month they went to Vienna, applied for another 30-day-long tourist visa and prayed that they would receive it! And they did this for almost 10 years!
On that sunny Friday afternoon our high school team just finished the preparation before any of the kids arrived. We rented out an old movie theater for this event, which had a kind of theater feeling. Close to 200 teenagers were in the auditorium. The show started, and I can tell you they loved the improvisational theater. I think this was one of our best shows! At the end my colleague introduced one of our student leaders who shared his personal testimony. It was so great to see the boys and girls who were laughing in the last hour, now listened very carefully and quietly about God’s work in this fellow’s life. After that the host of the night summarized the Good News that changed our life, and can change their life too. One hundred thirty of them gave back a comment card! Their reactions are very positive. So, the next step is to meet these new students in the next few weeks.
1. Our partnership with the Presbyterian Church and the Police is taking us to new territories and the exhibition will become nation-wide next year. We are working on a follow-up plan with the churches and need to develop more capable speakers.
2. BHHP - October 2-10 - 20 Americans are coming to help us to reach students in campuses and high schools and utilize the many opportunities we have. Pray for great success during that week.
3. Traveling – I will go to make an audit to Poland from November 29 to December 4. Please pray for wisdom and the audit will be a help for Polish Campus Crusade ministry.
4. Church – In my church the year started. I got a new responsibility. I mentor three home group leaders. Please pray for wisdom to able to help them. I also lead an evangelization small group in Alpha course like in last some years. The participants are around forty-fifty years old. It will be a new experience because I usually lead 30s group.
