Kübekháza Village Development

Over the past several weeks, we have discovered an exciting movement among a few people who believe their village outside of Szeged can really make an impact. At the center of the story is Róbert (Robi) Molnár, mayor of the village, and more importantly, at the center of Robi's story is God. Although he grew up "religious," Robi came to a much deeper faith and commitment to follow our Lord 5 years ago at a retreat with Reformed Church leaders. And some exciting, providential things have been happening since then....including the construction of a new Health and Social Welfare Center for the development of community. Donna and I went out to visit, and in November Donna will be able to use the facility for a women's conference, inviting 25+ women out for fellowship and prayer and solace in this beautiful little village.


I have also had the opportunity to sample some fellowship events they have hosted, including a students' weekend with Christian Motorcyclists Association, and I went out with friend Ede from Szeged Cornerstone Church to participate in a Christian film and fellowship evening with them. It is a blessing to see that both Reformed and Baptist fellowships in the village are working together in the Lord......hoping for greater transformation to come to Kübekháza and this region! We hope too that we can be an encouragement to them and find ways to partner with these new friends in their ministry and outreach.

Start of New School Year

At times, our girls seem to be growing in front of our very eyes! We are always amazed as we look at Sarah and Hannah's first day of school photos-compared with the previous years. This year, Hannah and Sarah continue with Hungarian school in the art and music programs. Sarah was excited to move upstairs with the older students AND get a locker this year. Hannah was thankful to have her same kind, soft spoken teacher from last year. (In Hungary, elementary students keep their teachers for two years in a row.) At home, Sarah enters 6th grade and Hannah 3rd.

At the Hungarian School opening ceremony, the headmaster announced, much to the dismay of students, "Only 55 days until your first holiday!" I think we'll be ready before that!

Summer Camps at Lake Balaton

For several summers now, we have enjoyed being with our Hungarian fellowship friends for "gyüli tábor" - church camp. Cornerstone Church has now had their 4th annual camp, and this August we were able to take Zion Church for the first time to our CRM Barnabas Group retreat house near Lake Balaton, the largest fresh water lake in the region. It is a beautiful setting, and everyone enjoys the extra time for fellowship, ministry discussions, and just hanging out around the retreat house or by the lake.