BUCKETS OF WATER



Above: I spent lots of time this week dealing with our hot water heater. A simple replacement of the insides of this boiler (by someone else) turned into a electrical leaking mess. It was comical how difficult it was to track down an electrician. The dialogue with the man at the local electronics store went something like this: “Could you recommend a local electrician?” Man at counter, “grunt”. “Could you recommend a place where I could look for an electrician?” Man at counter, “No.” “You don’t know any electricians?” Annoyed man at counter, “No.” After this productive exchange of information, I (being prepared for this type of dialogue) whipped out some photos to explain my problem. The man threw some wires together, some connectors and I tried to understand what he said I needed to do.

As you can see in the photo above, the electrical portion of the boiler is ingeniously placed below the water storage area. This means that any leakage that begins to occur flows first to all of the wires. After shutting down the power, and carefully replacing a bunch of old crumbly fried wires, I thought I would be able to flick a switch to see if there was success. However, hot water heaters here are connected to a separate circuit box which is only activated after 9:00 at night. I could go on, and on, but the good news is that the leaks have stopped, the water heater is working, and the kids can have baths. This has raised our awareness and thankfulness for the blessing of having hot water every day.

WEDNESDAY ENGLISH BIBLE STUDY

On Wednesday, we launched our English Bible Study as a bridge for students that have attended our English Club to hear more about Jesus Christ and the Gospel.



Above: Unfortunately, not all the students pictured above came to our new Bible study. Timi (above right blond hair) was the one student that did come. We were not sure if it would be awkward for her to be the only one for the study, but we felt that this introductory class went well.

We discussed the two world views of existence: That all that exists came from chance or that it came about by design. If by design, is this Designer knowable or unknowable. And if knowable, how can we know this Designer. When we began discussing the validity of the Bible, Timi revealed that she is studying to be a literature teacher. She said that she has taught the Bible in her practicum classes as a fine piece of literature. She also mentioned in class that she sometimes feels the presence of God. Please pray for Timi, that she would come to receive the Bible as more than just fine literature and that she would come to know God more than just a feeling through Jesus Christ.

THURSDAY ENGLISH CLUB



Above: New student Olivia (far left) came with a car load of people from the neighboring town of Zagyvaszántó. Olivia also attended our VBS last year. We were glad to be back in touch with her.



Above: Brenda laughing with the class as a team mistakingly chooses a picture of a woman with red hair when they should have brought back a picture of a man. Hungarian language has no word that specifies he/she/him/her. The word they have is genderless.



Above: We praise God for a big living room to host this class. In contrast to last week, lots of people are getting over their sicknesses and we had a full house.



Above: Jozsi (far left) has only attended our club a few times. We really hope to get to know him better and would appreciate your prayers for this young man.

FRIDAY TEEN OUTREACH



Above: Two new teens dropped by for our Friday Teen Outreach. They came at just the right time since we were breaking for our small group discussion. With the help of teammates Heidi and Roger, we are able to split up the teen boys and girls and talk more seriously about life issues and God’s view as found in the Bible.



Above: Heidi leading the teen girls small group.

FARSANG





Above: Farsang is a Hungarian holiday similar to halloween without the trick-or-treating. In Ben’s school, various classes prepared dances and sought to win the prize for most creative costume. The graduating class in his school treat Farsang more like a prom dance. The girls are decked out in fancy dresses and dance a type of ball room style dance with fathers or close friends.

SUNDAY WORSHIP



Above: Small groups praying for one another after our time of preaching God’s word. We were thankful to see most of the members present after many had been suffering from sickness. In a church this size, you really notice when a few are sick. As I have mentioned in previous posts, families in this church are really struggling financially. Many are having tough times finding work as many companies are downsizing and also struggling. Please pray that those seeking work would be able to find it and that God would provide for them.

ANSWERED PRAYER:
• Kira and Elianna are on the road to recovery after a few weeks of being sick.
• Timi (english student) attended our Wednesday English Bible study. Two other students commented the following day that they intended to come next time.

PRAYER REQUESTS:
• Please pray for students to come to Wednesday’s English Bible study. Pray that God would reveal Himself to them through our Bible studies.
• Please pray for Friday’s teen outreach, specifically for our small group discussion time to draw these kids closer to God.
• Pray for teammates Roger and Heidi who are sick and need rest, rejuvenation and physical healing.
• Please pray for church members that continue to look for jobs after being laid off in Hungary’s bad economic situation (Gábor, Laci, and Eszti’s husband Peti).