Thursday, July 26, 2018
Please visit us on our website
Hello, everyone....all new posts are on the blog page at http://www.heartforhungary.com/blogs/. See you there!
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Website and blogging changes
As we head into July, we want to let you know about some changes that are taking place this month. We're in the process of moving www.heartforhungary.com and www.hope4ehu.com onto a new webhost, which will necessitate a re-design. In addition to that, these blog posts will begin to appear directly onto the blog page of heartforhungary. (Up until now they have been posted on Blogger at http://debrecenduo.blogspot.com and copied onto heartforhungary.)
Please forgive us if during the coming weeks there are some glitches and possible down-time. If you see an error message or experience problems, please don't give up on us...try again later!
We appreciate your prayers that all of this will go as smoothly as possible so that we can stay in touch. It's important to us to stay in contact with you, and we appreciate your prayer support very much. Thank you!
Please forgive us if during the coming weeks there are some glitches and possible down-time. If you see an error message or experience problems, please don't give up on us...try again later!
We appreciate your prayers that all of this will go as smoothly as possible so that we can stay in touch. It's important to us to stay in contact with you, and we appreciate your prayer support very much. Thank you!
Monday, June 18, 2018
Hard pressed on every side, but not crushed
How much more can a person handle when it seems no matter how hard they try, they are continually smacked in the face by life?
"J" is a believer and wants to serve God and be on mission to those around him, but he is finding basic survival difficult--he is trying to look to the Lord for his strength and hope but needs your prayers. This friend has been in a very difficult place in life for years now. Recently he got a new job with much better salary and conditions, and it seemed that finally things could better...then one thing after another have started to hit him from every side. His young daughter's medical condition has returned, and doctors say she needs another very expensive treatment that isn't covered on national insurance; he is working too many jobs and ruining his health; his bicycle, which he counts on for transportation to and from his jobs, was stolen in broad daylight along with things he had in the new "saddlebags" he had invested in; now something has arisen at the new job that doesn't look good for him.
Pray for wisdom and continued spiritual growth for him, that the truth will come to light at work and that he will not lose that position, that he will be able to moderate his lifestyle to a much healthier balance (including time to sleep!), and that the Lord will provide for his and his family's needs. Ask that God will provide healing for his daughter, whether through the special medical treatment or through outright healing of the condition. Through all this, pray that the Lord will comfort and strengthen him, using this in his life as a testimony of who Christ is - may the lost family and friends looking on see Jesus in him and know that they can trust their lives to the Savior.
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body." 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (NIV)
"J" is a believer and wants to serve God and be on mission to those around him, but he is finding basic survival difficult--he is trying to look to the Lord for his strength and hope but needs your prayers. This friend has been in a very difficult place in life for years now. Recently he got a new job with much better salary and conditions, and it seemed that finally things could better...then one thing after another have started to hit him from every side. His young daughter's medical condition has returned, and doctors say she needs another very expensive treatment that isn't covered on national insurance; he is working too many jobs and ruining his health; his bicycle, which he counts on for transportation to and from his jobs, was stolen in broad daylight along with things he had in the new "saddlebags" he had invested in; now something has arisen at the new job that doesn't look good for him.
Pray for wisdom and continued spiritual growth for him, that the truth will come to light at work and that he will not lose that position, that he will be able to moderate his lifestyle to a much healthier balance (including time to sleep!), and that the Lord will provide for his and his family's needs. Ask that God will provide healing for his daughter, whether through the special medical treatment or through outright healing of the condition. Through all this, pray that the Lord will comfort and strengthen him, using this in his life as a testimony of who Christ is - may the lost family and friends looking on see Jesus in him and know that they can trust their lives to the Savior.
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body." 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 (NIV)
Monday, June 4, 2018
Mr. and Mrs. G ask for prayer
I just got off the phone from a very sad conversation with a friend. She and her husband ask for prayer that they will hear from the Lord soon in what to do next, and that He will provide jobs for them that pay enough to cover rent, food, and basic necessities. They moved here not long ago from a neighboring country, believing that it was a calling from God and that He would use them to further His Kingdom through their lives. Now they are wondering what His plan is and are not able to maintain things as they are while they wait for direction. They are both educated and very hard-working, able people, but just can't find jobs that they can live on. She has been doing some housecleaning for someone but they can't go on this way. She said they are willing to stay here or go to another country, but she's aware that many times jobs you find on the Internet are scams and dangerous situations.
Please pray for this precious brother and sister, that the Lord will strengthen them and lead them in the way He would have them go; ask that He will soon show them what steps to take next and that He will provide for their needs. May He bring them through this time of difficulty to a place of joy, somehow using it to His glory and their good.
Please pray for this precious brother and sister, that the Lord will strengthen them and lead them in the way He would have them go; ask that He will soon show them what steps to take next and that He will provide for their needs. May He bring them through this time of difficulty to a place of joy, somehow using it to His glory and their good.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Day 30 of Month of Prayer
Thank you so much to everyone who's been praying with us through the 2018 May month of prayer! To our great surprise we've discovered that according to the calendar we published there's apparently....no May 30 this year. (Definitely a moment of shock and awe here.) Sorry about that! Please join us in lifting up this very important prayer request today:
May 30, 2018: Pray for those around us who have been hearing a Gospel witness, that God will soften their hearts and they will turn to Him for forgiveness and new life.
Many of the spiritual conversations have been one-time encounters, some including the gift of a Bible or Gospel of John, but a large number are ongoing, ever-deepening discussions in the context of a real relationship. To respect the privacy of these friends we of course do not publish who they are, but God knows and is calling them by name. Join us in urgent prayer that the walls around their hearts will come down and they will find the peace and freedom that Jesus gives.
May 30, 2018: Pray for those around us who have been hearing a Gospel witness, that God will soften their hearts and they will turn to Him for forgiveness and new life.
Many of the spiritual conversations have been one-time encounters, some including the gift of a Bible or Gospel of John, but a large number are ongoing, ever-deepening discussions in the context of a real relationship. To respect the privacy of these friends we of course do not publish who they are, but God knows and is calling them by name. Join us in urgent prayer that the walls around their hearts will come down and they will find the peace and freedom that Jesus gives.
"For he says, 'In the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.' I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation." 2 Corinthians 6:2 (NIV)
Friday, May 25, 2018
Data Protection Matters
This is a special note to everyone who is on the mailing list for our monthly email prayer updates. You may have found an unusual email from us in your inbox this week. Yes, the one with subject line "Your confirmation is requested." We want to reassure you that it really is from us, and is not spam or a phishing attempt from shady characters...we want to assure you it is safe to click the provided "Update Profile" button in that email.
The European Union's new privacy law, the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), officially became effective on May 25, 2018. In order to keep in touch with you while complying with the new regulations, we were required to confirm that you'd like to keep getting our prayer updates.
If you would prefer to opt out at this point we do understand (although we would miss you!) If you do not update your preferences to give permission for us to keep emailing you then you will drop off the list.
If any of you reading this are NOT getting our prayer updates but would like to, we would love to hear from you! Request our monthly updates through the contact form at http://www.heartforhungary.com/teams/eastern-hu-team/.
Thank you!
Carolyn Miller
on behalf of IMB Eastern Hungary Team
The European Union's new privacy law, the Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), officially became effective on May 25, 2018. In order to keep in touch with you while complying with the new regulations, we were required to confirm that you'd like to keep getting our prayer updates.
If you would prefer to opt out at this point we do understand (although we would miss you!) If you do not update your preferences to give permission for us to keep emailing you then you will drop off the list.
If any of you reading this are NOT getting our prayer updates but would like to, we would love to hear from you! Request our monthly updates through the contact form at http://www.heartforhungary.com/teams/eastern-hu-team/.
Thank you!
Carolyn Miller
on behalf of IMB Eastern Hungary Team
Friday, April 27, 2018
May Month of Prayer for Eastern Hungary
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“Kalocsai flowers 3” by MexCraziness, deviantart.com
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Please join in by downloading your very own copy of the May prayer calendar and praying each day for people, places & ministries in eastern Hungary. Every person and place on the calendar is very dear to us---part of our life---and we would love to have you pray for them and maybe sometime come visit and get to know them yourself. (We love volunteer mission teams!) Feel free to copy the calendar to share with your church, Sunday school class, or prayer group...some churches use it as a bulletin insert, which we really appreciate.
Download the calendar as a PDF in color or black and white.
Thank you very much for praying with us -- prayer is foundational to the missionary task, as well as an awesome way to join in to what God is doing around the world!
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