Monday, July 14, 2008

Old friend, McDonald's, and Serbia

Yesterday an old friend came by--Chip Riley from Alabama.  A really great guy. Writes books and works with young people, and I'm sure a whole lot more I don't know about!  It's great to see him again, and such an encouragement to hear what the Lord's been doing since we last talked.  Last night he took us all out for supper, which was the first time Levi has ever gotten to experience McDonald's!  He really liked it, and asked me to take his picture next to Ronald:



Today Levi's working on memorizing some Bible verses in Hungarian, watching and answering study questions on the Visual Bible's Matthew DVD, things like that.  This will help his Hungarian vocabulary and get him to thinking more and more in Hungarian before the outreach projects begin the end of this week.

This morning Gary and Chip left for a quick trip into Serbia.  That is, if you consider a 7-hour drive to be quick!   They're going to visit another friend of ours, Zoltán Nyúl, who's an ethnic Hungarian bivocational pastor who also serves as president of a foundation that reaches out to disabled children and their families. (If you want to know more, he has an English website at http://www.bethesda.org.yu/English/kezdolap%20angol.htm.)  Chip and Zoltán are going to discuss possibly partnering together in the future to provide a Christian camp experience for the young people in that part of Serbia.  Chip's been doing this kind of thing in a lot of different countries; his passion is to creatively disciple and mentor young people.  Please pray with us for a safe trip for Chip and Gary, and for wisdom for them all as they discuss future possibilities. 

This picture is a little old, but here you can see Zoltán Nyúl and his family; please pray for them and the ministry there in Serbia, as life is very difficult and the needs are great.
  

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hahaha! I love the casual way you mention that a friend came by, a friend from Alabama! Like a friend a million miles away just happens to stop in, for dinner..... how nice..... It cracked me up... I'm not sure if you mean he lives in Alabama or that's just where he is from, either way, it was hilarious. I've nearly fallen over in laughter. :) Thank you.
Love y'all and praying for you guys! Have a fantastic day!Hannah

gcmiller2hu said...

Heh-heh. Glad it brought a smile! He's both from Alabama and lives there, too. He was in the neighborhood...was here in Hungary serving at a youth camp.Thanks for those prayers; hope you have a great day, too. 8-)C.