Amazing open door with the Romani (Gypsy) people in Hungary!

Last week God impressed on my heart to call a young man named Gyüszi (juicy) who I met 6 months ago when shopping for a car trailer. He lives an hour away in a village called Bogács.

Since we talked about it previously, I asked if I could come to his home and study the Bible with him, his family and friends. Amazingly, after six months of not hearing from me, he said he had been waiting for me to call again and visit his village.

Last week, I traveled with my friend Peti who I've been mentoring over the past year to Bogács not knowing what to expect. When I entered Gyüszi's home there were thirteen people waiting to hear about God!

We talked for three hours and they invited us back to hear more next week. The group is mixed with a few who are skeptical, others who are just listening and others who seem very open and trying to make sense of it all.

Gyüszi told me as I left, "Sorry this place was so small, next week we'll meet in a larger place because there are more who want to hear about this." I truly believe that it is God who has initiated this work as he brought Gyüszi to my mind and opened a door to Gyüszi's Romani family in Bogács. Praise Him!

Please pray SPECIFICALLY...

1. For the miraculous healing of Babi (Gyüszi's sister) and Vali an attendee’s mothers who is dying in the hospital. Pray that through these healings Jesus would reveal that He is the living Son of God.

2. For our next meeting to transition to a focus on discovering who God is through Bible study. That God would give them understanding and reveal Himself to them through the Holy Spirit.

3. For the salvation of Gyüszi and his entire household!

The Power of God’s Word

Above: New friends Mariann and Mónika who have been meeting with us studying the foundations of our Christian faith to prepare for their baptism. Mariann was saved through reading God’s word outside of any ministry or any church setting and sought us out after she was convicted that she needed to be baptized. We praise God for even more evidence of His mercy and grace continuing to be poured out on those in Petofibanya. Please pray for these women to have a firm foundation in understanding the gospel and that their lives would impact many in their spheres of influence in town.

english club

Above: Because half the class was on a field trip, we had a smaller number of kids for English last week. As you can see, the kids love the class and are anxious to practice even as beginners.

volleyball

Above: Dezso, Hungarian church planting partner waits on the sidelines for his team to rotate in.



Above Center: Tibor, invited by a friend, has become friends with us and enjoys attending every week. With a desire to reach out to Tibor, Dezso shot him a private message on Facebook asking what he thought about a passage taken from Genesis 1 and the creation account. This opened up a good back and forth discussion as Dezso simply shot questions back to Tibor with each reply. In the end Tibor said that after reading the account he has reason to be thankful being created by God. Our hope is that these moments of intentionally sharing God’s word would lead to more questions and more study and finally understanding of the need of salvation in Jesus Christ.



Above: Ziva is getting more confident each day walking. She loves giving her sisters big hugs and kisses.