2 Days to English Camp!

We are excitedly looking forward to this year’s Evangelistic English Camp. For the past two weeks, I have been meeting with teenagers Zoli, Gabi and his sister Niki to prepare them for the various challenges we will be confronted with when seeking to share the gospel with others. We discussed three major things that we must maintain in order to be effective ambassadors of Christ in this year’s camp.

1. Influence (the teens must be in the world as salt and light, but not be of the world and fall to the influence of cliques that quickly develop in camp)
2. Unity (keeping short accounts and constant fellowship with a goal of maintaining peace and strengthening one another’s faith)
3. Servant attitude (turning away from the temptation to engage in complaints, gossip and dissatisfaction. Always ready to encourage and help.)

This is a special group of teens that God has raised up. It is so encouraging to hear them pray in our meetings for the campers’ salvation and for the various aspects of camp to bring glory to Jesus Christ. This is the first time that a group of teens from Petőfibánya will be serving with us through drama ministry. We cherish your prayers!

TEAMMATE BRENDA’S MOVE
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Teenagers Gabi S., Zoli and Gabi K. tossing a hundred pound rolled up carpet down the steps nearly decapitating me.

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Above: O.K. boys, break time is over, back to work! Our teammate Brenda has had to move multiple times in Petőfibánya because there is often no guarantee of getting an extended lease. We are proud of how she is handling these stressful changes in life just before two intensive camp ministries (English and VBS).

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Above: Charming design, but we were glad to disassemble this old kitchen to transfer Brenda’s cabinets, sink and countertop from her old apartment.

The interesting thing about his move was that it didn’t involve a moving truck. The new apartment that God provided is actually just one flight of stairs below her old apartment. With the teens’ help, we were able to finish the move in a few hours.

THURSDAY MARRIAGE BIBLE STUDY

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Above: Tonight’s small group, and Niki and Zoli helping with child care during the study. Tonight we talked about the importance of starting with a proper goal in marriage in relation to our spouse. In many cases, interactions between a husband and wife are derived from a goal that is self-focused. Actions, words or lack of words are used in order to manipulate in order to ‘get what I want’ with no regard with what my spouse needs. As those redeemed by Jesus Christ, with a new capacity to love, we can change the goal of manipulation to a goal of ministry. We can actively seek to minister to our spouse’s needs without demands that they reciprocate and without expectations they must first fulfill.

“You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.” — Eph 4:29

Here we see godly action (seeking to use only edifying words) based on a godly goal (for the building up, that it may give grace). We must transform our thinking as well in marriage. We must make it our goal to love our spouse for their building up, that it may give them grace and not for satisfying my needs first that I may be pleased. Having a foundation of security and significance in the love of Jesus Christ, I am enabled to give instead of constantly take in the marriage relationship.

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Above: Ben and Elianna messing around with the bicycle pump. It is always fun to see them entertaining each other.

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