We’re back from a week holding another VBS in the town of Jászfényszaru. We’ve been working in this town over the past few years, seeking to proclaim the gospel and build up believers with a goal to plant a church. God opened the door to hold our first VBS and we had a mixture of kids commuting from other towns and a good number from Jászfényszaru. Some of these kids were hearing the Good News for the first time as they come from backgrounds where they have not had anyone explain God’s love and plan of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ.



God provided a great team of those from our previous VBS in Petofibanya along with new volunteers from Jászfényszaru. It was our desire to have those who were experienced teaching and leading groups in camp mentor the new volunteers from Jászfényszaru. God gave us great unity and an atmosphere full of the fruit of the Spirit of God who lives in us! We even had kids that had already attended VBS in Petofibanya and would be hearing the same stories again in Jászfényszaru. We were concerned that they may not enjoy camp as much since they would be doing a lot of the same material in small groups. There was no need to worry! All the kids had a great time and even commented on how they now had a better view of the afternoon drama that was a bit hard to see for many because of the number of kids that pack our facility in Petofibanya.





We praise God for the little things and the big things that we experienced everyday! For example, one day as we commuted to the campground, the sky was full of clouds and it began to rain on the way. We began praying in the car and by the time we arrived at camp, the rain stopped. It was overcast the entire day, but no rain! When we finished the day, we literally drove out to the main road to commute back home and it began raining. By the next morning the rain had stopped. The kids had the freedom everyday at camp to spend outside.





Two of the kids that initially were hesitant in attending camp and had to leave early the first few days for wrestling practice later told their parents that they didn’t want to go to practice and would rather stay at camp! There was a house just a few blocks away from our campgrounds and on the second day, a mother came and asked if her daughter could attend. Of course! Initially, her daughter Virág was shy and shared with some of our staff how she really wasn’t the type to sing and to think about God. We could see her change every day as she wholeheartedly participated in the songs and made some new friends from our church that reached out to her. We also had various incidents of sickness coming on and kids complaining of headaches, stomach pain and nausea. Various staff took them aside and prayed for healing and God consistently healed them so that they were fully involved in game time and all other activities.



On the last day of camp, we invited parents and had a great turn out. We held a special small group discussion just for parents and the Gospel was clearly proclaimed along with personal testimonies from those from our church who were saved as a direct result of a VBS last year in Petofibanya. It is such a joy to see Hungarians that were saved just over a year ago now wholeheartedly serving the Lord and participating in reaching out to others who are in the same place they were just a year ago! Praise God for all that He has done in and through this VBS.

Here are a few films last week’s VBS for you to enjoy.