We are so thankful to be out and about again after several weeks of a terrible attack of the flu!
Today being Wednesday, we drove to Nádudvar, one of our favorite towns in eastern Hungary, for Bible study with our good friend "T." Pray for this new believer and his family as they deal with some really difficult things in life right now. Pray for the town of Nádudvar, where we would love to see a church planted. If you are interested in coming to prayerwalk the streets of this town with us or in doing some other creative outreach there, please let us know!
Showing posts with label Nádudvar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nádudvar. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Praises and prayer requests
Praise the Lord for how He worked through the English and Bible camps over the past month or so - I hope to post pictures and more information soon. Pray that the witness that was given and all the Gospel seeds sown will continue to work in the hearts of those that heard. We thank the Lord for all the volunteers, partnering organizations and national believers who worked together during these events.
Tomorrow will be a day-long community outreach organized by national believers at the Pacikert mission church in Debrecen. Our teammember Darrel Hathcock will be working at a Bible distribution booth and will be interacting with a lot of people from the community. Pray that as the Gospel goes forth, the Lord will impact hearts and draw people to Himself. Pray that the Bibles that are given away will be read, and that individuals and families will be transformed by the power of God in their lives.
Please continue to pray for the Tiszafüred church plant, where very serious discussions are taking place during Bible study. Also pray that the Nádudvar Bible study will soon grow into a church plant; we are currently looking for a new place to meet that will allow more people to attend. Pray for guidance and provision for us and our national partners. Thank you!
Tomorrow will be a day-long community outreach organized by national believers at the Pacikert mission church in Debrecen. Our teammember Darrel Hathcock will be working at a Bible distribution booth and will be interacting with a lot of people from the community. Pray that as the Gospel goes forth, the Lord will impact hearts and draw people to Himself. Pray that the Bibles that are given away will be read, and that individuals and families will be transformed by the power of God in their lives.
Please continue to pray for the Tiszafüred church plant, where very serious discussions are taking place during Bible study. Also pray that the Nádudvar Bible study will soon grow into a church plant; we are currently looking for a new place to meet that will allow more people to attend. Pray for guidance and provision for us and our national partners. Thank you!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
An amazing project, an amazing year, all because of our amazing God!
I've sat down several times to write this update on the Scripture distribution in Nádudvar, but I just can't seem to find words to describe to you what happened (without writing a whole book about it!) It was truly amazing...I really shouldn't be surprised, because I know God is totally able to do above and beyond anything we can imagine. He is so good! 
First of all, we weren't working alone...we had the help of Hungarian believers from three different churches: Istvan from our church here in Debrecen, Pastor Tibor from Hajudszoboszlo, and Janos from Puspokladany. We got to Nádudvar at 5:45 and set up while it was still dark. We had a great location in the market, right next to the entrance.
We had been concerned about the weather since the forecast had called for snow, but although the streets were slick when we got there, when the sun came out it melted off and was a beautiful (though chilly) day.
The first Bible we gave out was to one of the vendors who had seen us before at other markets. After we set up our table, Gary began to prayerwalk through the market, praying for the other vendors who were preparing for the day. As he was walking by one couple setting up their booth, the man greeted Gary and asked, "Do you still have any of those Bibles?" Gary said that's what we were there for--we were having another Bible distribution. The man said, "I'd like to get one this time." He went on to say that he'd tried to read the Bible before. He said he got up to the point of Noah and couldn't understand why God wiped out the whole world, which triggered a discussion on the sinfulness of man. The man was full of questions; things like, who was Noah anyway? Why did God choose him? Why was he special? After talking with the man for a while, Gary went and got the Bible. He and Pastor Tibor went back to deliver the Bible and to see if he had further questions. The man just greeted the Hungarian pastor...he had already used up all his hard questions on the American missionary, and all he had left for Pastor Tibor was, isn't the weather nice?
Among the first people who received a Bible at our booth was a lady who accepted it in wonder and disbelief, saying that she'd always wanted one; she left hugging it to her chest lovingly as if it were a little baby. That encounter alone made the whole thing worthwhile! Here in the town that everyone had been calling a "tough nut" because of the strong communist influence, person after person happily accepted a Bible and promised to read it. There were some who passed by with bitter words of rejection, but they were very much in the minority. In fact, the response was so fantastic that by 10 a.m. we had run out of whole Bibles and had only New Testaments left to distribute.
Pastor Tibor talking with a man who had a lot of questions. The little girls in the background are eating langos [LAHN-gosh], a delicious, puffy, greasy fried bread with your choice of cheese, sour cream, garlic, or all three. Gary had garlic and cheese, so the Hungarians told him he couldn't talk to the people after that. I was very restrained and spiritual, however, and had only cheese!
Pastor Tibor and Janos in conversation with another man who had interesting and strange questions and comments about the Bible. Even here in this small town there is influence from the cults and other religions. I was so glad we had Hungarian believers there with us who could deal with this so much better than we could as foreigners!
One man signs his commitment card to try to read the Bible through, while another man chooses which Bible he would like to take home.
We had asked people to pray that we would be able to give out all of the Bibles, and the response from the people went above and beyond what we had hoped. After we ran out of whole Bibles we had more people stop by who really wanted one, so we came home with several names and addresses; we'll be either mailing or taking one to them as soon as we can. In all we gave out 194 whole Bibles, 65 children's Bible's, and 65 New Testaments, for a total of 324. Praise the Lord, that's the most we've given out in a day's time all this year! As we close out the Year of the Bible in Hungary, we are still amazed at the power of God, at how He loves each of us and wants us to know Him and live in relationship with Him.
Special thanks to those who give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Cooperative Program, which provide the funding that keeps us here on the field; we also want to express our appreciation again to those individuals and churches who gave special gifts to make the purchase of the Bibles possible--you gave above and beyond what we had prayed for, and the Lord used it to multiply the seeds of Scripture that we have sown all around the area this year!
And last but not least, thank you to all of you who have been praying for the Hungarian people, and for us as we serve here in eastern Hungary. God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
First of all, we weren't working alone...we had the help of Hungarian believers from three different churches: Istvan from our church here in Debrecen, Pastor Tibor from Hajudszoboszlo, and Janos from Puspokladany. We got to Nádudvar at 5:45 and set up while it was still dark. We had a great location in the market, right next to the entrance.
Janos, Istvan, Pastor Tibor and Gary
We had been concerned about the weather since the forecast had called for snow, but although the streets were slick when we got there, when the sun came out it melted off and was a beautiful (though chilly) day.
The first Bible we gave out was to one of the vendors who had seen us before at other markets. After we set up our table, Gary began to prayerwalk through the market, praying for the other vendors who were preparing for the day. As he was walking by one couple setting up their booth, the man greeted Gary and asked, "Do you still have any of those Bibles?" Gary said that's what we were there for--we were having another Bible distribution. The man said, "I'd like to get one this time." He went on to say that he'd tried to read the Bible before. He said he got up to the point of Noah and couldn't understand why God wiped out the whole world, which triggered a discussion on the sinfulness of man. The man was full of questions; things like, who was Noah anyway? Why did God choose him? Why was he special? After talking with the man for a while, Gary went and got the Bible. He and Pastor Tibor went back to deliver the Bible and to see if he had further questions. The man just greeted the Hungarian pastor...he had already used up all his hard questions on the American missionary, and all he had left for Pastor Tibor was, isn't the weather nice?
Among the first people who received a Bible at our booth was a lady who accepted it in wonder and disbelief, saying that she'd always wanted one; she left hugging it to her chest lovingly as if it were a little baby. That encounter alone made the whole thing worthwhile! Here in the town that everyone had been calling a "tough nut" because of the strong communist influence, person after person happily accepted a Bible and promised to read it. There were some who passed by with bitter words of rejection, but they were very much in the minority. In fact, the response was so fantastic that by 10 a.m. we had run out of whole Bibles and had only New Testaments left to distribute.
Pastor Tibor talking with a man who had a lot of questions. The little girls in the background are eating langos [LAHN-gosh], a delicious, puffy, greasy fried bread with your choice of cheese, sour cream, garlic, or all three. Gary had garlic and cheese, so the Hungarians told him he couldn't talk to the people after that. I was very restrained and spiritual, however, and had only cheese!
Pastor Tibor and Janos in conversation with another man who had interesting and strange questions and comments about the Bible. Even here in this small town there is influence from the cults and other religions. I was so glad we had Hungarian believers there with us who could deal with this so much better than we could as foreigners!
One man signs his commitment card to try to read the Bible through, while another man chooses which Bible he would like to take home.
We had asked people to pray that we would be able to give out all of the Bibles, and the response from the people went above and beyond what we had hoped. After we ran out of whole Bibles we had more people stop by who really wanted one, so we came home with several names and addresses; we'll be either mailing or taking one to them as soon as we can. In all we gave out 194 whole Bibles, 65 children's Bible's, and 65 New Testaments, for a total of 324. Praise the Lord, that's the most we've given out in a day's time all this year! As we close out the Year of the Bible in Hungary, we are still amazed at the power of God, at how He loves each of us and wants us to know Him and live in relationship with Him.
Special thanks to those who give to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering and the Cooperative Program, which provide the funding that keeps us here on the field; we also want to express our appreciation again to those individuals and churches who gave special gifts to make the purchase of the Bibles possible--you gave above and beyond what we had prayed for, and the Lord used it to multiply the seeds of Scripture that we have sown all around the area this year!
And last but not least, thank you to all of you who have been praying for the Hungarian people, and for us as we serve here in eastern Hungary. God bless you, and Merry Christmas!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Pray for Nádudvar / Christmas program in Püspökladány
Hello, everyone. Please pray for the city of Nádudvar, where we're going to do a Scripture distribution in the morning. We'll be setting up a booth in the open market and giving away Bibles for the last time during 2008, the Year of the Bible here in Hungary. Pray that we'll be able to give away all the Bibles, and that they will go to people whose hearts the Lord has prepared to receive His word. Also please pray for opportunities for us to share with the people about who Jesus is...He's soooo much more than the "Jezuska" (little Jesus) who brings the children their Christmas gifts!
Last night Gary and I went to the Christmas program at the little Baptist church in Püspökladány. It was great--lots of old friends were there, plus people from the community. Pastor Tibor read a Christmas story, the young people from Kaba sang and did a puppet show, Gary gave a short message, and then the church handed out shoeboxes of gifts that had been donated by some believers in England. The Gospel message was clearly presented several times; please pray with us that it will take hold in the hearts of the hearers.
Last night Gary and I went to the Christmas program at the little Baptist church in Püspökladány. It was great--lots of old friends were there, plus people from the community. Pastor Tibor read a Christmas story, the young people from Kaba sang and did a puppet show, Gary gave a short message, and then the church handed out shoeboxes of gifts that had been donated by some believers in England. The Gospel message was clearly presented several times; please pray with us that it will take hold in the hearts of the hearers.
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