PUPPET MINISTRY DAY 4

GYÖNGYÖSOROSZI



Above: Before this morning’s show, we were invited to the teacher’s lounge and were able to have tea and a good conversation with the principal. After she shared about the growing needs of the school and the community Miki was able to share about our trust in God who provides.







Above: The kids in this school who are mostly Roma were full of smiles as they learned the motions and words to this year’s song.

PETOFIBANYA PRESCHOOL





Above: Jázmin, the daughter of a couple that has begun attending Miki’s Evangelistic Bible study over the past few months. Miki shared that Jázmin’s mother, Monika put her faith in Christ just last Friday. Lots of these kids in Petofibanya also attend Bible classes that teammate Eniko holds weekly. Praise God for His continued work in families in Petofibanya!



Above: Eniko and Eszti preparing their puppets just before the beginning of the show.







Above: Some of the preschool teachers that we have known for years since all of kids have attended this preschool, and Kira is currently attending.





Above: Sharon with Ziva tucked away talking with preschool teacher Anita.

PETOFIBANYA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL









Above: Our third and final show for the day was held in Petofibanya’s elementary school’s gym. Many of these kids have attended our VBS over the years and currently attend a weekly Bible class with Eniko. Over the years we have seen progress with the kids in Petofibanya, a school that is consistently the most misbehaved and the hardest place to perform in each year. This year I had to pull a few kids out of the front row in the midst of the show who were disrupting others, but afterwards the majority were able to pay attention and enjoyed the show. We hope to see many of these kids turn out to be like church member Gabi, now in his twenties, who we first met when he was this age. Gabi is now married (to Eniko), growing in his faith in Jesus and is attending theological training.



Above: After todays shows, I ran into town to pick up the shipment of CDs and magazines that we distribute each year which just arrived (a little late). Thank all of you that donated money toward these gift packets that we give to each child. If you would like to contribute (we still could use donations) please contact us.

FRIDAY NIGHT EVANGELISTIC BIBLE STUDY

After returning home, I was able to meet with my neighbor who I have been meeting with each Friday for over a month for an Evangelistic Bible study. I believe Ilona (retired director of Petofibanya’s preschool) is very close to making a decision to repent and to put her faith in Jesus Christ. Weeks ago we started in Genesis chapter 1 and have been surveying the Bible. Tonight as we talked about the faith of Abraham, we skipped ahead to the New Testament and I gave her an overview of the Gospel message. It has been clear to me that the Spirit has been giving her understanding and she was able to repeat clearly what the Gospel was after we discussed it tonight. I challenged her to consider how she would respond to God’s declaration to believe in His Son Jesus Christ to be saved. What would she do with this gift of His grace? Ilona is counting the cost and I hope that this week will be considering all that God has been revealing to her through His Word through these past few weeks.

We praise God for the strength he gave to us for each of these performances today and for the kids being able to pay attention especially when Eszti shared the Gospel. We praise Him for our continued health, for protection from accidents, for the snow and ice-free weather conditions that allow for safer travel. We’re very thankful for the opportunity He has given us and hopeful that these are seeds that He is planting that will bear fruit in a new generation of Hungarians.

Tomorrow (Saturday), we have just one show in the town of Gyöngyös.

Please pray for me (Allen) as I will be filling in for puppeteer Eniko tomorrow.

Pray also for Eniko who will be attending an extension course for Biblical training in teaching children in Budapest tomorrow.


Please pray for the team to get needed rest tonight (some having trouble sleeping because of bad dreams, or children waking in the night).

Please pray for Ilona to consider what God has revealed through His Word to her and for her to see how worthy Jesus Christ is as her Lord and Savior.


Thank you for joining us in this ministry through prayer support!
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