September - super-busy and passing by in a flash

This month has been totally nuts and very faith-building!  At one point a lot of our plans fell apart...things that we thought were definitely settled in preparation for some volunteer bands coming from the States.  One discouraging day the organization we were going to borrow sound equipment from called and said that they would no longer be able to let us use it; then we heard from a town's community center that we could no longer use the hall we had planned to have a concert in.  It was quite a blow to us!  With very little time left before the bands begin to come from the States, we have been praying, calling, emailing, and talking to a lot of people, trying to find solutions and options.  Praise the Lord, He is working it out!  We haven't gotten everything we need yet, but most of the arrangements are in place and we're waiting to hear back from people on some of the other details.

All this as Gary tries to regain his strength and recover after catching malaria last month during our trip to Africa (more about that another time) and a recurrence of the disease while he was teaching at the Angel Wings aviation camp in Romania.  We are also working on multiple things for upcoming events and volunteer teams.  Starting last Sunday we began renting a booth spot in the open market in Balmazújváros --we're going to be there every Sunday until Christmas doing different things.  It's a great opportunity to meet new folks, make friends, and provide information and services.  To start with we're selling tickets for the upcoming Gaither concert (Oct. 21 here in Debrecen.)  We have a friend that works for the organization sponsoring it, and they have made us official ticket-sellers--no, we don't get commission, we just do it to help.  Here's their site for those of you who read Hungarian (come on, give it a try!)  http://www.azurmanagement.hu/index.php/hu/koncertek. 



Gary at our booth, which is next to the gate.  Everyone has to pass right by us to
get into the market...what a great location!

This Sunday we will also be giving out information about this week's Doc's Friends concerts in Balmazújváros and other towns in the area, Tiszafüred, Nádudvar, and Karcag.  Doc's Friends is a bluegrass-gospel band coming to us from East Side Baptist Church of Paragould, Arkansas.  They arrive Monday September 14 and depart on the 21st.  Please be in prayer for them as they travel, and as they minister through music and personal contacts.

Later we'll be using the booth to get the word out about other events and bands coming, and we also want to do a Bible distribution.  Please pray for wisdom, strength and health for us, and that the Lord will speak to the hearts of the people that we come into contact with.  Pray that many people will come to the concerts and be drawn to the Savior.