Monday, May 17, 2010

Praising and Promoting'



Wow! What a whirlwind these spring months have been! Aside from our regular activities, the Lord has blessed Paul and I with many opportunities to promote the Bible Institute in youth groups and churches. A team from the BI has been on the road nearly every weekend this spring, sharing about the Bible School and encouraging young people. Recently, Paul and I shared in a former graduate's youth group in the village of Soltvadkert. We took a team of Word-of-Lifer's to excite the young people and encourage them in the Lord. Paul shared an uplifting message, one of our interns led the worship time, and another intern led a game. There were about 25 young people in attendance, and many left excited about the Lord and hopefully considering Bible School!





Soltvadkert is home to one of Hungary's most famous pastry shops, so of course, we took time on the way home to stop-in!


Just yesterday Paul and I traveled to the village of Kiskunhalas to share in an "All-English Church Service". The church has been conducting monthly English services as an outreach to their community. Their hope is that Believers and non-Believers who are interested in improving their English skills will come, and hear the Gospel.
It is awesome to see the unique ministry opportunities that the Lord places in our laps... opportunities we would never think of ourselves, but what a blessing they are! To the side you can see the impressive flyer that the church made for Paul's presentation.

Paul shared about "What Makes Christianity Unique". He compared and contrasted several world religions and clearly demonstrated why Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven. Several of the people in attendance were not Believers, and many had questions for Paul afterwards. It was so exciting!



Another very recent and very exciting event in our little lives was the 20th anniversary of Word of Life Hungary. Staff, students, and many guests from all over the world came to WOL Hungary this past weekend to celebrate our history and look forward to the future. It was an all-weekend celebration filled with thanksgiving, fellowship, praise, and food! We were encouraged in the Word by Paul Bubar, Géza Bácsi, Don Lough, and Alex Konya. They shared about the beginnngs of WOL Hungary and the amazing provision of God in its development. What an amazing story! God has done incredible things through WOL Hungary in the past twenty years, and I am so excited to see what He will do in the next twenty! I am still amazed that Paul and I get to wake up everyday and serve with an awesome team of people, in a beautiful country, with an almighty God! In the picture above you can see some of the leaders who played key roles in the foundation of Word of Life Hungary. Here they are praying to re-dedicate the ministry to the Lord.


Although all of these recent events are very exciting, the most exciting event in my own life is that I am finished with school! That's right...this past Friday I completed my final test and handed in my very last research paper! I am a college graduate of Liberty University, and I AM TIRED!