Swiss Short Term Ministry Team

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Above: A short term ministry team from Crossroads Church in greater Geneva came to serve with us this weekend. On Friday, we were able to hike up the mountain (or hill) in Petőfibánya to pray over our village.

FRIDAY

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Above: Later, we converged at our house and began preparing crafts and teaching materials for this year's Children's Camp.

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Above: On Friday night, the team helped us with out Teen Outreach. We praise God for a very good turn out, and the addition of four kids that had not previously attended this outreach.

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Above: We invited Kati and Virgi (blue jacket, red shirt above center) in from a park bench outside the community center. Over a year ago, Virgi had been a regular attender to our church, and then disappeared when she became a teen. We were thankful to be able to connect with her again.

SATURDAY

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Above: On Saturday, we prepared English Camp brochures, Children's Camp invites and church invites to be distributed in Petőfibánya. It was so great to have the help of many hands!

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Above: On Saturday night, we invited the teens over to Miki's house for a Pizza party. Teammate Brenda and the Swiss team planned out games for the night. We had a great time laughing together and building community.

SUNDAY

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Above: Elianna showing me a flower bracelet that she just received from her friend Betti in church.

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Above: The Swiss team leading a time of worship. Two of the songs they prepared were already familiar to our church since we sing them in Hungarian. It was a blessing to sing praise to God in English and Hungarian.

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Above: Gabi gave testimony about the recent changes in his life brought about by the Holy Spirit working in and through him. He shared that in his past experience (without God), every job he held ended with some kind of problem. A few weeks ago, he found himself without work and means to support himself and his wife Hugi. It was in this two week time in his new faith that he was learning about perseverance and trust in God. After praying and waiting, God provided a new position as a shift leader in a factory. Gabi couldn't believe he received such a high position. He knew it was a gift from God. It turned out that Gabi was the second person to be hired and would have the responsibility to train and oversee forty new employees. After our weekend of extended teaching on the work of the Holy Spirit in and through our lives, Gabi began seeking God every morning while driving to work asking for wisdom and direction. Smiling, he said that as others drove by, they thought he was crazy as it seemed that he was talking to himself in the car.

As Gabi put his trust in God each day, He experienced changes in himself, wisdom to lead and opportunities to share His faith. Gabi said that in under four days, he successfully trained forty employees in contrast to his past experiences of consistent failure. He was able to respond to employees with a humble heart when others were yelling. This led to people asking him why he was so calm, which led to opportunity to share his faith in Jesus. In a board meeting, one of the leaders flippantly threw in the phrase "If God will be with us" when talking about plans in the factory. Gabi turned to him and said, "God is here now." Praise God for providing a good job for Gabi and for using him to give testimony to the lost in that factory.

We praise God for the amazing work He is doing in the hearts of those He has saved! Please pray that more would come to know Him through the testimony of members of our church. Please pray specifically for tonight as we hold our English classes and optional Bible study afterwards.

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