Saturday ‘MOPS’ Christmas Party

Above: Teammate Heidi helping out with our church’s Mother of Preschool kids club party.


Above: We were thankful for many families that attended that we are seeking to reach in the community.


Above: Erika, who launched this ministry earlier in the year with the help of a few other moms in our church, gave a short Christmas message about our hope in Jesus.




Above: A team from our church also served by performing a puppet show for the kids and afterwards there were crafts and opportunities for good conversation.




Above: Our teammates Erika and Miki with their latest addition, Naomi. After the puppet show, I was tasked to take family portraits (like the one above). It was just another way to show our love towards those who attended from our community.

Monday first day of our Christmas Puppet Outreach

Puppet ministry is finally here! Our habit is to have the team meet at our house for prayer in the morning. Zita who already has a 25 minute commute to get to our house shared how she began sining in the car on the way over and then praying, and then crying. She said (while laughing) I could hardly see the road! She shared that that time of worship and prayer freed her from fear and some anxiety she was feeling as she will be teaching for the first time. Praise God for encouraging her and blessing her with freedom.




Above: Ever feel like this guy? Our first stop was in the town of Kálló, about a 20 minute drive from Petofibánya. We were greeted by this stuffed Santa as we entered. In Hungary, they separate the coming of Santa and the celebration of Christ’s birth. Looks like he’s had enough work for this year.




Above: Miki using his giftings to get the kids involved right away. He helps the kids use their imagination to make some Christmas treats as an icebreaker. It was a hit.












Above: With this many kids, there was some chatter at different portions of the puppet show. The kids were very responsive when the puppets were interacting with them. At one point, a puppet encourages the kids to encourage one of the other puppets with the words, “Trust in God!” because they are in despair. They were shouting it out, and following the story.




Above: Zita, who will be teaching at the end of each puppet show this week.




Above: Distributing evangelistic materials to kids and teachers.


Above: Our next stop on Monday in the town of Erdotarcsa


















Above: Years ago, this was one of the only schools where the teachers actually joined in and sang the songs with us. Later, we found out that one of the teachers is a Christian and she also holds Bible classes now with students. Praise God for continuing to reach this new generation!

After we began packing up at the end of the show, the kids in this preschool could be heard singing in the adjacent room the song we just learned together after our puppet show. The lyrics talk about Jesus being the greatest gift that we could ever receive.

Praise God:
• The weather is great for the traveling we have to do. Cold, but no snow or ice!
• Kids were responsive, singing along and they heard the Good News.
• The team is healthy and serving with joyful hearts.
• All equipment worked well in both shows.

Thanks for your prayers for this ministry!