WEEKLY UPDATE

SUNDAY BAPTISMS

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Above: Praise God that six people were baptized on Sunday publicly proclaiming their belief in Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior. Márk and Béla (Left to right) are from the neighboring town of Lorinci where we hope to plant a church in the future. Néomi (front center), Marianna, Laszo and Péter their son are from the neighboring village of Rozsaszentmarton where we initiated a church plant this year. These are some of the first from that village who will form the core of the growing body in that town.

With deep roots in communism, atheism and heartless religion, it is always a miracle to see Hungarians saved by the grace of God. It is especially encouraging to see a household (László, Marianna and Péter) believing and being baptized together! It reminds me of Lydia in the book of Acts who was baptized along with her household (Acts 16:15).  May the Gospel continue to spread through family lines leading to entire families putting their faith in the Risen Lord! “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” (Acts 16:31)

I prepared a short film of the highlights below:



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Above: Last Sunday were excited to see Jennifer (left) and Timi (right) attend our worship service after attending various Bible studies and community events over the past few years. They have also begun attending a women’s Bible study that was recently launched and we praise God for baby steps they are taking by faith. Please pray for Jennifer who is originally from Germany and later moved to Hungary having to learn Hungarian. It is difficult at times for her to follow deeper conversations in Hungarian, but she does have a German Bible now and has been researching more about Jesus on the internet. Pray also for Timi and her husband János that they would fully understand the gospel and be transformed by Jesus Christ.

EASTER PUPPET OUTREACH

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Above: Eniko, Eszti and Erika prepping one of the backgrounds for this year’s puppet show.

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Even though it seems like we just wrapped up our Christmas Puppet Outreach, we’re off to 26 public schools starting Thursday for this years Easter Puppet Outreach. This door that God has continued to keep open over the past six years allows us to sow seeds of the gospel to over 1,300 kids in our county.

Every year, it is our desire to give the children a gift package which includes a CD (that includes the puppet show, music and the Gospel message) and a Christian family magazine. This gift allows the children and parents to hear the gospel repetitively at home. We hope to raise enough money again for 1400 packets. If you would like to donate toward this outreach please contact us via email.

We also hope to raise up a team of daily prayer warriors for this time. Going into public schools to share the Gospel is met with much spiritual resistance from the enemy. We praise God that every year He has responded to your prayers and blessed these outreaches. We need you again this year to fight with us in prayer. If you would like to join our daily prayer team from this Thursday March 22 to April 5th, please let us know via email.

For those of you who would like to pray as we come to mind, please check our blog for regular updates and requests during our puppet ministry.

Here are some ways you can begin praying!

Team requests:
1. Physical HEALTH and stamina for a tough schedule. (Stage setup, singing and teaching voices, puppet show)
2. Safety in traveling everyday (Allen driving most days)
3. Unity, patience, good communication among members and abiding love.
4. Protection from the enemy (The team including their families, especially their kids)
5. Restful nights of sleep.
6. Spiritual stamina. That we would be daily built up in prayer and fellowship.
7. That God would equip us to be the brilliant light of Christ in these spiritually dark areas.

The Show:
1. That all the technical elements would WORK! (lights, microphone, guitar, speaker for Puppet show, puppets)
2. That all the cars would WORK!
3. That the message of the Gospel would be delivered without distraction. (Pray especially for Eniko who will be teaching. In the past the enemy has used loud noises, accidents, technical problems, distracting kids etc.)
4. That God would bless those that come with an understanding of the Gospel and draw them to Himself.
5. That the CD's (with the Gospel and song) and the Christian family magazines that are distributed may produce fruit.

Thank all of you for joining us in this outreach!

RANDOM FAMILY PICS

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Above: Kira breaks the family record and learns how to ride a bike in three days.

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Above: Wildly enjoying the warm weather this week.

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Above: Ziva out for a stroll with mom.

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