Above: Allen, Jona, Miki and Miki's son Bence peaking through. On Tuesday morning I had the opportunity to catch up with Jona who leads a church plant in a town just 30 kilometers from Petőfibánya. Over the years, we have worked together in different ministries and we continue to seek to partner together to strengthen each other's ministries in Heves county. Jona, Miki and I have also begun meeting as accountability partners. I was blessed to spend time in prayer with them.



Above: Miki recently discovered an opportunity to buy a plot of land that is located directly opposite of the town's community center. It seemed to be in a great location and for a great price. On Tuesday, we delved into the details, speaking to one of the neighboring shop owners and also to local officials who carry out the selling of the land. It turns out that only businesses can use the land and our purpose would definitely not be a business. As we returned to the neighboring store to discuss the answer we received, God opened up an opportunity to go deeper in conversation with the store owner.

It turns out that this man's two daughters attended our VBS last year and had a great time. When he found out that I was American and was living in Hungary he was amazed. "Don't you miss home?" "What does your family think?" I soon found out that there was a deeper motivation that drove him to ask these questions. He has a 16 year old son that has a desire to live in America and he is trying to process how to deal with his son's desire to move oversees. Through these questions I was able to give glimpses of what it means to have faith in God, and my desire to be in the center of God's will. Later, his wife walked in and joined our conversation. It turns out that she is the village's social worker and that she attended our ESL program years ago. She said that she missed going to the program and wished that she would have continued. I was glad to be able to invite both of them (and their son) to our ESL program which will begin in September. I was also thankful to be given an opportunity to invite their son to this years English Camp in July. The father is seriously considering this opportunity for his son. Please pray for this family! Miki and I hope to invite them to dinner in the next few weeks to get to know them more.



Above: On Wednesday, we traveled into the city to visit a visiting friend (Beth above) and also for Kira's appointment with the cardiologist. Beth served in an English camp a few years ago in Hungary and has kept in touch. She was visiting Hungary on a short term trip with her school. She was gracious enough to bring a package of Oreo's for the kids, or should I say for Allen.





Above: Before going to the doctor, we spent some time at the fountain with the kids. They both got soaked as they did battle smacking the jumping bursts of water.



Above: Ummm, mom, I got a little wet.



Above: Kira and the cardiologist. Kira still has a mild murmur and two other heart abnormalities dealing with how some of her valves function. The doctor expects the murmur to heal, and told us that the other issues are NOT cause for concern. We praise God that Kira's heart is working well, and she is healthy. We will continue to take Kira to the cardiologist on regular intervals to continue to keep an eye on her heart.



Above: The calm before the storm. Kira was happy as could be until the doctor pulled out the ultrasound equipment. Kira must of had flashbacks of the four shots she received a few weeks back. She was very upset! Afterwards, Kira calmed down and gladly received cookies from the doctor.

Tonight our team is visiting the Orphanage in Selyp. Please pray especially for our time of teaching God's word, that the enemy would not distract these kids from hearing God's truth.