Christmas Puppet Outreach
December 12, 2016
Friday Kálló
Above: Miki and Hugi always bringing laughter to the team.
We were greeted with much expectation and excitement in the town of Kálló this past Friday. The kids were ready to sing along with us and enjoyed this year’s new puppet show.
Above: There were over one hundred kids who attended and they did a great job following the story line and paying attention the entire show.
Above: Thanks again for those who helped us reach our goal for raising support for these evangelistic CD and magazines for the kids. The children are always excited to receive them and they continue to listen to the puppet show at home and can read through the family magazine with their parents.
Friday Nagykökényes
Above: Part of this year’s show includes Zsofi who ends up disobeying her grandmother. Zsofi ventures out to a local lake that she presumes is frozen over even though her grandmother already told her to wait. You can imagine what happens next. Zsofi finds herself in a life threatening situation and thankfully her little brother and dad come to her rescue. Safe at home, Zsofi’s dad talks about the problem of sin and our need for a Savior. This is when the show transitions into the Christmas story of Jesus coming into the world.
Friday night Mothers of Preschoolers Club
Above: Hungarian partners in ministry Erika and Miki speaking to parents who came out to a special MOPS club Christmas meeting on Friday night. There were families that attended that we had not previously met and all of them were able to see the puppet show with their kids which allowed us to share the Gospel.
Above: After the puppet show, we set up a make-shift photo studio and we did free portraits for the families that attended.
Saturday Gyöngyös
On Saturday we traveled to the town of Gyöngyös where we would be holding our puppet show in the local community center for families in the area.
Above: Our daughter Kira with Zita helping out leading with motions and singing.
Above: Eszti sharing lessons learned from the puppet show and also sharing the gospel.
Saturday night in Heréd
Monday in Jobbágyi
Above: Monday morning exercises before the kids fill up the auditorium.
Monday in Szarvasgede
Monday in Kisbágyon
Above: As we talk with the kids before the show, Miki often asks the kids what we are going to celebrate in December. The kids all yell out, “Karácsony (kar-rah-chone)” which means Christmas. Then he asks them if they know the true meaning of Christmas. The girl sitting on the bench in the photo above on the far left excitedly shared, “Jesus was born”. Then as Miki began sharing how Jesus grew up, he was interrupted by the little girl who said, “And He died on the cross and was risen from the dead!” Praise God for the seeds of the gospel taking root in these kids hearts and for them coming to understand more about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Our team has completed six days of performing in 10 locations. Praise God for His provision of strength, unity and ability to use this ministry to proclaim His gospel. We have a pretty intense schedule over the remaining days of our Christmas Puppet Ministry. We would appreciate your continued prayers. Some on the team are experiencing sickness (sore throat) and team member’s children are also suffering from sickness. Please pray for healing and protection for the team and their families. Praise God that we have had a good reception in every school we have visited and there have been absolutely no issues with distractions, technical issues, or car issues as we travel.
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