Above L to R: Norbi (Noor-bee), Érzsi (Air-shee), and Marika (Mar-ee-kah) pictured at a church picnic a few weeks ago. Norbi and Érzsi have been attending our class which is focused on explaining the gospel and also baptism. Last week, I asked you to pray “for Norbi to grow in his faith and to gain a complete understanding of the gospel and the practical implications for his life.” At the end of class today in prayer, both Érzsi and Norbi made professions of faith in Jesus as their sole Savior and Lord. Norbi’s wife, Lidia is already a member of our church and has been praying for her husband for some time. God’s work in Norbi’s heart gives us renewed hope of a family submitting to God’s kingdom rule and passing on the blessings they receive from their loving Savior.

Érzsi, began attending our church after meeting us through our Christmas Musical last year. Her husband recently struggled with a problem with his foot which threatened him with the possibility of it being amputated. Érzsi brought this prayer request to the church, and God had mercy on him. His foot is healed now and he is even working (he is in his 70s). Both Érzsi and her teenage son Dávid would return home from church and say, “We’ve been praying for you.” In class today, it was evident that God was showing HIs mercy and love in real ways in Érzsi’s life. As Dezső (who helped me teach the class) and I interacted with Érzsi, it became clear that she had never made a personal decision, but tonight, she was ready.

Please pray for Norbi and Érzsi in their young faith. Pray that God would protect them from the attacks of the enemy and that He would strengthen them and mature them as they seek Him with all their hearts.



Above: Teenager Niki (Nick-ee) with Kira. Niki also attends our class on faith in Jesus Christ and baptism. She acknowledges the truth, but openly confesses that she is not ready to make the decision. There are private barriers in her heart that are keeping her back. Please pray for God to lift the veil of darkness that keeps her from understanding His love and our need to put our life in His hands. Niki’s mother Kati attended church tonight and asks for prayer for her brother’s leg which is in danger of being amputated.


Above L to R: Church members Edina (E-dee-nah) and Hugi (Who-gee). Hugi’s husband Gábor (also a church member) has been without work for over a month. Finances became so strained for them that they couldn’t pay their electric bill. They have spent their nights together over the past month by candlelight. This was a difficult time as their faith was being tested. Gábor diligently sought work in the various factories that surround our village and no one was hiring. Gábor got to a very low point and recognized that because of mistakes he had made in the past, they were now overcome with financial burdens. Both Hugi and Gábor had two options. Reject God because of seemingly hopeless circumstances, or trust God to lead them through this tough time. They chose to trust God and persevere. Gábor said that he prayed, “Lord, I messed up. I’m the one that got us into this mess and You are the only one that can get us out of it. I learned my lesson.” After a month in this valley, Gábor was humbled and ready to trust in God and not in himself. Jesus lead him to a telephone number which led him to a job which pays more than any other job that he has had in his life. Gábor said that he now hopes to be a good steward of the money God has provided and praised God for His provision.



Above: Peti beginning our worship service with communion with God in prayer. Our desire is to see our church learn more about prayer and become more active as prayer warriors. Teammate Brenda has begun a prayer group with women before church that is growing and causing the members to become more connected with each other. We hope to teach the church this year to follow Jesus’ example of prayer.

Peti gave an encouraging message on God’s desire to build our faith in tough times. Instead of giving up on God and thinking He has rejected us, we must grow in our understanding of what God is teaching us in the midst of suffering and tests. As we are proven faithful with the little things, He is able to entrust us with more. We must learn the basics of loving as Jesus Christ loved, forgiving as Jesus Christ forgave, using our resources as Jesus Christ used his resources. The road to receiving a great blessing is usually tough. But when we persevere and look back at what God has taught us through the valley, we are thankful and more able to handle properly the blessings He has in store for us. These were not empty words from Peti who recently moved to Petőfibánya with his wife Edina. They are struggling financially and learning on deeper levels what it means to trust God with their lives.





Above: It was Miki’s turn to teach children’s Sunday School tonight. As you can see, it is always fun with Miki. Since our dear friends Janka and Julika were led away from serving in Petőfibánya, there is a great need for a full time children’s worker. Currently, we rotate three teams each week to teach but it pulls members out of the church service that should be hearing the messages to be built up. We are in need of a person to focus full time on children’s work in our church and we ask for your prayers for God to provide.