Sziasztok mindenkinek! It has been about 3 months since my last post! No...we haven't fallen off the face of the earth. We have just been incredibly busy - which really isn't anything new, but it's my only excuse:) That, and our camera broke, so I couldn't post any pictures. But now we have a used camera, so I am forced to keep blogging away!
A LOT has happened since March (my last post). The most exciting news is that I graduated from Bible School! That's right, I am an official 2nd year graduate of Word of Life Hungary Bible Institute. But please don't get into a theological debate with me; that's why I married Paul! I am so excited to be done with Bible School and to begin serving the Lord full time! I am not 100% certain which department of the ministry I will be serving in next year, but I am sure, whatever it is, the Lord will use it for His glory!
Paul was of course nervous and excited to lead his first graduation ceremony as Director of the Bible Institute. The program went off without a hitch as many proud parents watched their sons and daughters receive recognition for two years studying God's Word. If you would like to watch the graduation ceremony for yourself on video, you can view it by clicking on this link:
www.weaverwebpage.org/Videos2.html
Only five days after graduation, Paul and I moved to our new home (pictured above). Talk about a busy time! Looking back now, I literally don't know how we survived graduation, packing up the house, and moving, all within one week. I think I am getting old :(The previous owners of our new home are no other than Dave and Karen James, former Director of the Bible Institute. You can read about their new and exciting ministry in one of my previous blogs. Paul and I had no plans to move from our cute, one bedroom, Hungarian cottage, but the Lord masterfully worked all the details together for us to be able to own a home after only one year living in Hungary. Guess we are here for good! Not to mention, it was a huge load off the James' back as well. Since then, we have painted the walls laid some new tile, and added the Weaver touch to the house. Pictured to the left is Paul painting the front of our house. There is still lots to do, but we are punching out the projects one by one. I am determined to be super organized in the house, no matter what. (you can tell I don't have kids, right?) I've spent hours organizing tools, office supplies, cleaning stuff, clothes, etc. into clear containers, and next week I plan to use my nifty label maker to mark each one. My prized label maker was a gift from Paul for our 2nd anniversary. He knows me too well!
Other than working on the house this summer, a seemingly endless project, Paul and I are continuing to go to language school 9 hours a week. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays we drive into Budapest to meet with our private tutor, Virág (her and I are pictured above). We met Virág last summer during our group studies in the university. She is very professional and qualified. We are continuously encouraged after each lesson. It seems like the flood gates have finally opened up and Hungarian is beginning to make some sense. Just today I listened to the whole sermon at church in Hungarian and understood about 70%. God is really using this summer and this teacher to push us towards our goal of fluency. We want to serve the Lord with all our hearts here in Hungary, and part of that is learning the language of the natives. Though it may seem impossible and overwhelming, God and his grace is showing us that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. One day I will be able to write to you and tell you that Paul has preached his first sermon in Hungarian and I am having Bible study with the neighbors. Thank you Lord!
And just because I couldn't resist, I posted a picture of half of my new garden at the new house. I tried to keep it small this year because of the little time we have available. We have three kinds of tomatoes, green pepper plants, squash, and eggplant. Earlier in the season we had lettuce and peas, and yesterday I planted green beans! Stop on by anytime and pick yourself some!
