The Brethrens of Cluj
Let's have an overview of what happened here during the last Summer. The last Summer campings were a real success this year: we were able to bring to the camps twice more children, teenagers and young people than in previous years. We organised five weeks (series) of campings. These children and young people are now involved in bible study groups, in their churches or home-churches.
We built a new Chapel in Gornesti. The building is already in use, and the church is growing. The Lord blessed the new worker there, Attila Toth, who is involved in church-planting work among Gyspsies as well. Two other new beginnings were started in Fantanele and Balauseri (new churches were planted), the first, founding members were already baptized in the new Chapel of Sangeorgiu de Padure. Here pastor János Tőtős is working.
All the pastors ordained or installed in this area (Mures County) are doing a great job. My work is mostly supervizing their work, helping them in preaching ministry, and administration (buildings). We are very thankful for the fellow workers we have.
I am teaching at Emanuel University - Oradea (Romanian Theological students), Hungarian Baptist Theological Seminary and Hargita Bible School (a two-year weekend school for church workers). I am teaching Old Testament Biblical Theology, Hermeneutics, Homiletics, and Hebrew Exegesis. The Radio broadcasts are developping even more than before. Sándor S. Kelemen (from Bistrita) and Sándor J. Kelemen (from Targu Mures) are also responsible in editing programmes for one Radio.
My wife, Márta is leading the Sunday School Association in our Convention, and is busy to organise the training sessions (basic and advanced) for the Sunday School teachers. New teachers are very much needed in the new churches. Márta is also teaching reagularly in the women's groups of the churches in Mures county.
This weekend I will visit the Brethren Church in Cluj. First, we will have a Youth meeting, this afternoon, and tomorrow morning and evening I am going to preach in the church. I need your support in prayer!
Don't forget to pray for our future as well. Our future is in the Lord's hand.
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Thank you for your news, Istvan; so encouraging to hear of the work developing.
If you can give us things to pray about in the coming week as well, that would be really helpful.
Every blessing in our Saviour's Name,
From the Shepshed Pen
Yes, I have several items, asking you to pray for:
1. The invitation I received from Pericei, to become their pastor. The church is in need (this is the second largest church in our Convention). Next Sunday I am planning to visit them. I have to give an answer to their request. If the answer will be "Yes", than please pray for my family members, and for the Mures mission work, to be guided by the Lord, according to His will. I need wisdom in this decision. Much wisdom. Until now I thought, I know the answer... But I got some doubts again. The decision is too hard to take, at the moment. I (we!) need your prayers.
2. About the future "Hungarian Baptist Mission Building" in Cluj, which would house the Seminary and probably the Headquarter of the Convention as well. On January 25the pastors will have a special day, discussing this possibility. Pray, for a decision which is in harmony with the Lord's will. Please pray, to know where I my place in this whole matter.
3. I will be this week with the music commeettee, working on a songbook for funeral services (Tuesday afternoon-Thursday). In our custom, at each funeral the choir is singing. We need to finalize a songbook for the choirs. It is a hard work.
4. Monday, and Tuesday I will be in Oradea, theaching at the Seminaries. Pray for a safe trip, and for a proper teaching.
5. I am working each day on my doctoral Dissertation. I need to finish it until Easter. I am planning to write each day a couple of pages, to arrive at 500 pages until Easter.
6. My Homiletic course is written, and each pastor and student got a copy already. But I need to punblish it properly, at an accredited Publisher. I appreciate your prayer for finalizing this work, and for the costs of publishing.
7. Today I was preaching at the Breathren church in Cluj. It was a blessed day. Thank you for your prayers!
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