Weekly Update

Bogacs


Because of my recent trip to the US, I hadn’t been to Bogács for two weeks. As we pulled into Pulyka’s yard this week, we immediately heard shouts from his grandkids greeting us. It was a sweet reunion, even if we had only been gone a few weeks.

A young man named Robi, who over a year ago regularly attended the Bible study when I first began traveling to Bogács, met me as I got out of my car. He lives in a house just behind Pulyka. He seemed very excited and immediately began telling me how he had been reading the Bible I had given him all last week. He said he just picked it up and couldn’t stop reading. He asked specific questions about sin and life after death which gave me opportunity before beginning the study to share the Gospel with him.


Above: Allen and Robi

I invited Robi to stay for the study and unlike times past where he would step in and out without clear interest, he sat next to me and was ready to listen. God is clearly at work drawing him to Himself! Robi showed me how he was underlining verses that stood out to him and how he was sharing what he was reading in the Bible with his girlfriend. He asked me one of my favorite questions. “Do you have any more material you could give me so that I can find out more about the Bible?” I encouraged him to begin reading through the book of Luke and look forward to discussing with him what he discovers this week. Please pray for Robi and his girlfriend.

We appreciate your continued prayer for Izabella and Süni. To recap for some of you, Izabella was one of the first to put her faith in Jesus in Bogács. She came to faith when her boyfriend (and father of her three children) was in prison. Süni was then released earlier this year and restricted Izabella from continuing to attend our weekly Bible study. Over the past few weeks Süni has warmed up to us a bit more, but still keeps his distance and still restricts Izabella from attending. Thankfully, before Süni was released from prison, Jesus gave Izabella a fairly strong foundation.

Izabella continues to look to Jesus and looks forward to the day when she is free to have fellowship with us. The good news is that her children are allowed to be with teammate Eniko as she teaches in an adjacent room to where we hold our Bible study. Izabella comes in and out and had opportunity to talk a bit with Eniko and Brenda. She shared an experience that we believe to be from God. Izabella was in her room on Monday and felt the presence of God in a special way. She said, “Jesus if that is you, can you answer a few questions?” She first asked about me (Allen) and why I was sent. She said the quiet voice said, “He brings you the truth, listen to him. He is helping you to believe in God.” She then asked about Süni, “Will he be saved?” She heard a voice answer, “There is a time for all things. You, just trust in me.” Izabella said that she was greatly encouraged by this encounter and her faith has been stirred ever since. Please pray for Süni to encounter Jesus Christ and come to understand the hope in God that Izabella has in her heart.




Above: Some of the children who attending worship service on Sunday.




Above: Ziva and Sharon.



News from Apc


On Thursday night our Bible study in the neighboring town of Apc would be held in the home of Vivi and Robi. Robi is the young man that Jesus set free from drugs last year. Unfortunately, a few months after meeting, Robi began drifting away losing interest in God and stopped attending our studies. Vivi was saved in that time and continued to attend and grow in her faith in Jesus. Robi requested that we have the study at his house this week because he was ready to repent! He told me how previously, he just lost heart and was only attending because he felt he had to. Now, he realizes his personal need for Jesus and he put his faith in Him this week! Robi and Vivi are awaiting their second child who will be born any day now. Please pray for Robi to be completely transformed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for him to become light in his family and in the town of Apc. Pray for Vivi who will give birth any day now.

Easter Puppet Outreach Begins Monday!



The team has finished their last practice and is ready for our first Easter Puppet Ministry starting this Monday. We have 31 public schools lined up which means we’ll be sharing the Gospel with over 1,600 kids! This is the most schools we’ve ever done and we thank God for his provision of workers to allow us to have two teams to carry the load.

We’ve raised over half the amount needed for the evangelistic gift packets but could use more donations to reach our goal. These packets include the puppet show on CD and an evangelistic family magazine. If you would like to contribute specifically to this need, you can give toward a special account. Click here. For name, you can fill in: Hungary Puppet Ministry and for account no. use: 150639

We also hope to raise up a team of prayer partners who would commit to pray for us daily from Monday the 31st to Friday, April 18th. If you would like to be on our daily prayer team for this ministry please email me.

Thanks for your continued support! I’ll try to keep the blog updated each day as we begin our first puppet show Monday.
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