Weekly Update

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Above: Elianna and Ben struck with mad cow craft disease.

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Above L: Elianna with her colorful rendition of "swirlies" and a "seal chicken". Above R: Ben with his interpretation of our apartment (the funny guy in the window is me of course). I would wish for so much wildlife in our midst, but to this day I haven't seen one squirrel on our property.

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Above L: Heidi, Dezső and Miki at our Wednesday night worship practice. Above R: This is a good time for Erika to connect with Márcsi (Dezső's wife) and spend some time in the word. Márcsi and Dezső will be baptized this Sunday!

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Above: The Three Stooges, or the three students, Dávid, Gabi (sitting) and Zoli. Thursday night, was encouraging as I met with them for our weekly discipleship group. We talked about how the Bible should be the filter through which we pour all experience through. We talked about the importance of God's word having authority in our lives and our responsibility in responding (against natural inclinations) to God's perfect guidance.

Later, we meditated on Jesus Christ's words to Peter and Andrew: "He said to them, "Follow me, and I will turn you into fishers of people." They left their nets immediately and followed him." (Matthew 4:19-20)

I had them pause and consider these words that are also given to all who follow Jesus. He will turn us into fishers of people. I had them consider their unique role as possibly the only ones called by God in their class to share the gospel. Each of them started school on Friday. It may be that they are the only ones (they all go to different schools) who are equipped to share the hope they have found in Jesus Christ in their class. As this truth settled in their hearts, I particularly saw Dávid's face light up in awe. Please pray that these young men would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and find joy in being fishers of men in their classes.

This morning (Friday) we had our weekly team meeting where we discussed an exciting new outreach that we plan to do at the end of September. As a follow up to our VBS, we will be personally inviting families to a "Family Day" where we will play games together, crafts, sing and share the gospel. Please pray for us as we continue to plan the details.

After the meeting, Miki and I (Allen) were off to a neighboring village where our teammate's Suzuki broke down. Actually, something went wrong with her built in alarm system which disables the engine. I was able to tow her car to a local man who specializes in electrical car problems. Thankfully, for under ten bucks, he was able to fix the problem. Praise God!

Back on the road, Miki and I set out to find a baptismal solution. Our last baptism was done in his bathtub, with teenagers Zoli and Dávid. This Sunday, Márcsi and Dezső will be baptized. We first searched for an inflatable pool, but it seems the season has already passed, and all stores were out of stock. What did we end up buying? A wine vat. So many people make their own wine here that we found a large plastic wine vat which is perfect for one person to be baptized. We can also use this vat in multiple places (fits in my truck). And, the symbolism is also fitting! This vat is used to store the grapes until they mature. We pray that Dezső and Márcsi will also continually grow in maturity as they follow their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

Tomorrow, I am taking the teens to a "Grill Party" for the campers who attended our ESL camp this summer. Please pray for more opportunity to share the gospel, and to connect with the teens who will attend.
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