Friday Meeting and Sports

Our day began with a team meeting where we discussed the changes taking place on our team in the near future. What changes you may ask? One of our Pioneers teammates, Heidi will be going on furlough soon and will seek to know God's will once she returns to Hungary. Heidi has been such a special part of our team, and both the Americans and Hungarians are already 'mourning' the loss of her presence in our everyday lives. We are also planning on going on furlough later in the year, and will be away from our team for 5 months in that time. Our Hungarian partner in ministry, Janka has also expressed the possibility that she may be moving back to Budapest in the future. These are all big changes that strike at the heart of the feeling of stability. We are reminded in the midst of all of this change not to base our confidence in any one team member, but in Christ who will continue to build His church. I am thankful for Him, and trust that all these things will be used for our spiritual growth, the growth of the church and the glory of God.

Later in the evening, I SMS-ed (can I say that?) all of my teenager contacts and invited them to our sports outreach we hold on Fridays. Around 18 teens showed up and among them new faces!

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Above: Some 'cheerleaders' visit for the first time.

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Above: New faces, Ábel and I don't know the teen's name.

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Above: The gym that our church rents out every Friday to provide a place for the teenagers to play soccer.

I was so proud of Zoli tonight who opened the evening in prayer. It wasn't one of those, "Dear God, thank you for tonight, amen" prayers. It was full of pauses, thinking, and it was clear that Zoli was having a conversation with Someone He beileved in. I am also thankful to see Zoli's change in attitude while playing. He used to flair up in anger, and be anxious (I call him 'Tank') Tonight, he did a great job keeping his cool, apologizing to kids when he saw he was at fault and helped kids off the floor when they fell down.

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Above: Zoli talking with Bence.

After an hour and a half of soccer, I invite the kids to an optional Bible study. Tonight seven kids stayed (two of them, were Gabi K. and Zoli who are saved). I asked if they believed in God, half said "Yes, and the other half said, "sometimes." I challenged them to seek the truth this year and to find out more about God through the Bible. We talked about God's love (and the proof of his love through Jesus), His gift of eternal life, and the peace that He gives to those who put their faith in Jesus.

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It is our hope through this ministry that these teens will develop a hunger to know more about the gospel. Please pray for these teens that they would also respond to the invitation to come to church on Sundays.
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