School Has Started

WOL Élet Szava Bible School has begun!

It is a small international Bible school with excellent Biblical teaching. There are 11 countries represented in the first year class. Though the teachings are only in Hungarian and English, we had a service with guests here which was interpreted into five different languages at the same time. Please pray for Dan and Natalie to learn, apply, and teach all the Biblical knowledge they possibly can. Dan has accepted an Assistant Dean position (not paid) which will allow him to directly minister to students from many different countries. Please pray for Dan as he impacts these students lives as they will in turn go on to impact thousands of others around the world for Jesus Christ.

Ministry: Pray for the evangelism ministry. We will be going to Budapest two days this week for OAE (open air evangelism) and continue to build relationships with our neighbors and other villagers.
Next weekend, Sept 21 - 23 Élet Szava will be having a youth workers training seminar for persons from all over Hungary and some surrounding countries. Please pray for our entire families' involvement in this training.
Oct 5-7 Dan and Natalie have a great opportunity to travel to The Czech Republic to assist in a Spiritual Gifts seminar. (Map of Czech)

Hannah has been helping serve meals at Élet Szava for guests, new students, and seminars.

We have had families people over from five different countries so far with many more to come. A great family from Romania
Waiting for the morning train

Local village train station (Sign: Ticket Office)

One of the main train stations in Budapest: Keletti

Hannah, Dan, Natalie and Daniel at Hero's Square in Budapest

Glad for the rest in the subway on the way home.

The evening train, after a long tiring day!

Celibration of Baptism at a Local Gypsy Church

We had a great opportunity to join in the celebration of baptism in a local Gypsy church.

Feri - Great man of God, Pastor of Zsámbok Evangelical Church (mainly Gypsies)


Gabi (man) and Bori (woman) Both recently saved out of troubled lives. They both gave inspiring testimony of how Jesus saved them and both will be baptized today


Very vibrant heartfelt worship. Some were "normal" hyms and others were very gypsy style.


Bori coming up out of the water, celibrating with joy!


Gabi Being baptized, praise the Lord! They do not have a church building but they have a baptismal in the pastors back yard. Now that's keeping your priorities straight!


They played a metal water jug as part of their percussion section.


A few instruments: tambourine, flute, and metal water jug.



A few of the lovely Gypsy ladies and girls.





The pigs in the yard joined in on the whole experience with squeaks and squeals.


MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HUNGARIAN GYPSIES
Gypsy are a large subculture in Hungary. They make up between 3% - 7% of the population. They are Known as Roma which is more politically correct since the Hungarian word for Gypsy, Cigany, has a derogatory connotation of unclean or untouchable. Possibly from India's class system the lowest of which are the untouchable class. It is believed that many people may have migrated out of India 1000 years ago for a better life and have been roaming around Europe ever since. Most Gypsies live in homes but many still roam or travel around Europe.
They have their own Gypsy language with its root in India. Gypsies divide themselves into three groups each with their own dialect: artists: musicians, painters etc; thieves: pickpockets, beggars; and those with trades: carpentry, bricklayers. Each of the three groups looks down on others and all are looked down on and discriminated against by Europeans. They are treated like blacks in U.S. in 1940s and 1950s.
Most live for today and do not worry about tomorrow. That's why only 1 in 10 work. Most live in unkempt homes, trash in yards, farm animals and young children roaming free. They don't greet you on the streets (unless they think they can get something from you)
Christian Gypsies, though, are changed people. Friendly, loving and kind, full of joy and hope. They love to worship (as evidenced by this blog post) and they are hard workers.

Market Day - Good place to witness and shop

Market Day



Some of the local villages (not ours) have open air farmers markets twice a week, Thursday and Saturday. Last week a team went to the Jászberény market (pronounced - yaz bare rain, you roll the “r”s with your tongue) to witness. People responded much better to evangelism at the village market than at the city squares. They take the time to listen and talk with us in the village as apposed to the city where where many more brushed by without even looking up. There were many wonderful spiritual conversations with a few first time commitments to Jesus! Below are some sites from the Nagykata market.

Kerékpár, (Bikes) (pronounced - care ick par) parked out front marked the entrance.


Virág, (Flowers) grow everywhere and many leave the market with some in their market baskets.


Hentes, (Butcher) (pronounced – hen tesh)– We do not recognize many of the meats on the wall, counter, or in the case.


Fresh fruit and veggies are available seasonally


Konyhaedények (pots and pans) for sale at the market


Hungary is famous for paprika (peppers) of every kind.


Market basket full of goods of the day


Templom (church) in the village. I believe it is Eastern Orthodox.