Above: The Fülöp family, Hungarian partners in ministry. L to R: Anna, Erika, Miki and Bence. We joined this family eight years ago when we moved to Petőfibánya and are very thankful for their friendship and commitment to Jesus Christ. Over the past eight years our team has grown to include the Szabó family, Brenda Herhei (from our home church) and most recently the Woo family (missionaries with PI). We praise God for the unity He has formed on this team and for his grace in bringing us all together for the purpose of church planting in Hungary.





Above: Last week, we joined the Fülöp family on a field trip to Hungarian’s National History Museum. Many people were traveling on that day as March 15 is a national Hungarian holiday commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848.











SATURDAY NIGHT

Over the past two Saturdays, we have had informal get togethers with two families that we continue to build relationships with in the community.











We began running into these families at preschool when picking up our kids, then they attended our VBS and now they are regulars when we play volley ball on friday nights. One of the games we played together is designed to move groups into deeper conversations. God used both Saturdays to discuss some serious subjects and allowed us to give testimony about our faith in Jesus and how that relates to everyday life and understanding of the world we live in.



Above: Jennifer and Sanyi.



Above: Timi and János.

Both husbands, János and Sanyi work out of country which is common in Hungary as it is getting harder to find local work. This means they are only home on weekends which gave us greater reason to be thankful that they would choose to spend that time together with us.

FRIDAY VOLLEYBALL




Above: Volleyball continues to be a good way to connect with others in the community. We had a few new people show up this week and they expressed their desire to return. May the Lord continue to use this as a bridge to draw people to Himself as we spend more time in community with them.

SOCCER IN JASZFÉNYSZARU







Above: I continue to join men from Lőrinci and Jaszfényszaru for soccer once a week. Church member Peti invited me into this group and it is our hope that this will also lead to opportunity to share the gospel. Krisztian is one of the teens that I take in my car every week from Lőrinci. He sits quietly in the back and listens in on conversations with Peti’s brother Mark who also travels with me. God has been gracious to lead our conversation to spiritual things often.

SUNDAY CHURCH


Above: Dezső talking with János (a new regular visitor) after service.



Above: Church member Ági bringing her newborn baby Peti to service on Sunday. Over the past few months Ági has been in and out of the hospital because of this pregnancy and we praise God for His protection.



Above: Regular attenders from Jászfényszaru, Levente and Józsi (brothers).



Above: Church member Eszti who already sings on our worship team is now beginning to play piano for the first time. She has been practicing for less than a year and is doing a great job.



Above: Teenager Niki has been learning to play the Cajon (drum) along with our worship team. She continues to meet with Sharon, attends our Thursday night teen mentoring meeting and is truly growing in her faith in Jesus.



Above: Gyula who recently confessed faith in Jesus Christ has been regularly attending baptism/foundations of faith class every Sunday.



Above: One of seventeen kids that attended church on Sunday (a record!) We may need to find another meeting place at this pace.



Above: Church member Marika talking with some of the newer attenders from Jászfényszaru.



Above: A picture of God’s gracious work!