Sunday Worship

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Above: Spring hath sprung in Petőfibánya.

Tonight, we were encouraged as we continue to see growth in the members of our church.

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Above: Andi's sons, Milán and Mark

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Above: Worship team practicing before starting at 5:00.

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Above: Andi, who was baptized last week, shared about the 'aftermath' of her decision. Throughout the week, people who know her approached and asked questions like, "Have you abandoned your religion? I don't see you at the Catholic Church!" "Why don't you guys meet in a church building?" "Why don't you pray to the Virgin Mary?" "Why did you have to be baptized? Weren't you christened as a child? Andi answered with comments like, "I haven't abandoned my faith, I believe in God and we study the Bible in church." "The building is not important, but the fellowship is important." "I don't see where the Bible teaches us to pray to the Virgin Mary. St. Stephen was also a good man, but we don't pray to him as Hungarians. I go to God through Jesus Christ." "I was christened, but at the time, it was not my own decision. I am being baptized now because I have personally chosen Christ."

Praise the Lord for directing Andi in her responses and giving her the perseverance to stand firm in her faith. Please pray for her as she is very much a minority in our town of Petőfibánya. Pray that she will continue to mature in her faith and in her understanding of God's word.

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Above: Janka shared with the church her joy as she celebrated her 15 year spiritual birthday, knowing Jesus as her Savior and Lord. Afterwards, Csaba and Janka officially announced their engagement tonight. They are planning their wedding for August. We are thankful for the opportunity to have been meeting with them over the past month for premarital counseling.

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Dezső brought the message from God's word tonight. Dezső continues to grow in His faith and is gaining more experience using the gifts God has blessed him with. On most Sunday mornings, we are able to meet and study important topics related to leadership and our faith in Jesus. Dezső's wife Marcsi and his mother always feed me the best Hungarian food after our time together. They are such a blessing!

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Above: Dezső's oldest daughter Regi celebrated her birthday with us tonight. Heidi encouraged her with scripture and prayed for her. Heidi has developed a good friendship with Regi and continues to have opportunity to share more about Jesus Christ with her.

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Above: The treasures in my life! Kira is beginning to reveal more and more of her unique (and cute) personality. She points at different objects and is learning what they are. She is also able to walk while holding onto my hands. Pretty soon, she'll be off and running-yikes!

Tomorrow, we are off early in the morning to continue this year's Easter Puppet and Drama ministry. Please keep us in your prayers!
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