Merry Christmas!

Silent night in Hungarian

Prayer week

Last week our ministry set aside everything else to spend time with God as an organization. We prayed for our ministry, our students, our country, missions etc.

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:)

Warsaw

I had a great week in beginning of December in Warsaw. Ira, the Ukranian Financial Manager and me made an audit in Polish Campus Crusade. I always enjoy knowing an other ministry and help them improving their financial system. Thanks for your prayer for us!

Fall Retreat

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!

Speak Out English Camp

Here is a fun video about Speak Out. Please send the link to your friend who are interested in a mission trip.

www.speakout.hu/staff

Improvisational Theater

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.

Mission opportunity for students

Every year we organize the Speak Out English Camp. About 30-40 christian american students come to talk with Hungarians. We would like to ask you to forward this invitation to your friends, maybe one of them or their relatives or friends knows somebody who is interested in. Thanks!