Above: Andi with her two son's Máté and Milán.

Last week, we invited those believers who had not been baptized to a special class to be held today before worship. As the time for class approached, Miki and I began to wonder if anyone would show up. A couple of minutes before 3:00, Andi rushed in and apologized for being late. We returned her apology with smiles and a warm welcome.

We first met Andi through our English classes. Andi works in one of the two preschools in Petőfibánya and has become a regular attender to church, ministry events and Bible studies. But to be honest, I was not sure if she understood the Gospel or not. After praying together, my first question to her was, "Andi, tell me what it means to have a relationship with God." She struggled a bit (because she is very shy), but talked about how she needs His direction in life and goes to Him for prayer often. Miki then asked her, "Andi, if you were to die tonight, where would you spend eternity?" It was clear that she was not sure.

I then explained to Andi that before baptism, it is important to understand the Good News that Jesus offers us. We spent the rest of the class time focusing on the gospel message, and what it means to believe in Jesus, receiving His gracious gift of salvation. We talked about His coming from heaven, His becoming flesh, His perfect life, His sacrificial death for our sins, His resurrection to new life, and His free offer of forgiveness and eternal life to those who turn away from their sins and believe in Him as the only Savior and Lord. It was clear that Andi was beginning to understand in ways she previously had not. She said, "I honestly don't know if I have ever considered this decision personally. I sometimes doubt if God really loves me and died personally for me."

We left her with an explanation of the Gospel message and challenged her to consider Jesus' message this week. I sense that God is moving in her heart and that she is very close to trusting Jesus. Please pray for her especially this week. I have seen the enemy strike hard in these times to distract and sidetrack people from taking the time to meditate on God's truth and respond to it. Pray that she may understand God's message of salvation and respond in faith.



Above: Janka's ministry in pre-school is bearing fruit! Janka holds a Bible class once a week with the kids in preschool, and some of them are beginning to visit our church. Norbi (with Ben above Right) is one of Ben's classmates (and close friends) in preschool who visited our church for the first time tonight. We hope that someday, his parents will also visit.





Above: Zoli did an excellent job serving on our musical worship team tonight. He also told me how he has already been preparing for facilitating our thursday night Bible study. Teenager Gabi S. gave testimony tonight about our thursday night study and told the congregation what God was teaching us about how to respond to fear. I am so glad to see these young men begin using their gifts in the body!



Above: The mad rush to the snack table after service. As you can see here, I think Janka may have had a larger congregation of kids than the number of adults upstairs. We are hoping that God will provide more workers for the children from within our church in the near future. Please pray that God would raise them up.