2008. december 3., szerda

My many children - Sok gyermekeink

I collected the pictures of the children, who are attending my music classes on Monday and Tuesday. Several are still missing, but what I could gather I show here to see their faces. Thank you for your prayers!

Összegyűjtöttem a gyermekek képeit, akik járnak a kottaiskolába Hétfőn és Kedden. Némelyek még hiányoznak, de akiket összerakhattam azokat ide teszem, hogy láthatssátok őket. Imáitokat köszönöm!


2008. november 29., szombat

Ukrajnaban - In Ukraine

Egy nehany napot Karpataljan leszek ezen a hetvegen, Kelemen S. Sandorral, besztercei lelkipasztorral. Meglatogatunk egy-ket gyulekezetet, (ma Ungvaron leszunk), es vasarnap reszt veszunk a ket diakonus avatasan a beregszaszi gyulekezetben. Remelhetoleg vasarnap estere meg idejeben hazaerunk, hogy szavazatunkkal hozzajaruljunk a roman parlamenti valasztasokhoz... Koszonjuk, ha imaitokban tamogattok!

A couple of days I will be in Ukraine this weekend, together with S. Sandor Kelemen, pastor from Bistrita. We will visit several churches (tonight we will be in Uzhgorod) and then participate at the ordination of two deacons in Beregovo Baptist Church, Sunday morning. In the evening we hope to be back home, in time, to add our vote in the Romanian parliamentary elections... We value your prayers!

2008. november 22., szombat

Teaching the children

Each Monday and Tuesday four groups are coming to our music lessons. There are more than 90 children and young people in these four classes.

This week the children from the Kindergarden also visited us: they came to the church on Tuesday, about 150 children, and I explained the characteristics of our faith, and church.

Please, pray for these children! (Later I will put here some of the faces.)

I visited these weeks some families also, with heartbreaking stories. Please, pray for our families and their children!

Tomorrow three members will be examined and hopefully received into the membership of the church: one, who moved there through her marriage, one who asks to be received into the membership coming from another evangelical church, and one who was disciplined a couple of years ago, because of his marriage. Now, the marriage is over, they are divorced, and the hears are also broken... We hope, the church will see the signs of real repentance after these sad happenings, and we may have a positive decision. They were already examined by the deacons and elders, and they are going to tell the story of their conversion to the church, tomorrow. Please, pray for these issues!

Earlier I showed here some faces, but now I took them off. Later you may see them all, in one of the following posts. Please pray for our children!

Még mindig: Kárpátaljai Ifjúsági Énekkar

Szép élményben volt részünk a múlt héten. 34 fiatal látogatott hozzánk a kárpátaljai gyülekezetek részéről, akik az összevont ifjúsági énekkart képviselték, és gyönyörűen énekeltek a szilágysági gyülekezetekben. Összesen nyolc vendégszolgálatuk volt négy nap alatt.

Ezalatt a perecseni családok látták őket vendégül, és esténként egy-két gyülekezetben szolgáltunk a környéken (Goroszló + Balla, Kémer + Perecsen, Nagyfalu, Zilah + Perecsen + Kraszna). Az igeszolgálatokat a beregszászi lelkipásztor, Nehra Bálint végezte. Mindenütt nagyon szépen szolgáltak. Énekeikből egy CD-t is készítettünk...

Közlök egy-két képet a különböző gyülekezetekben történt szolgálatjaikról:
Goroszló: Szilágyballa: Szilágyperecsen: Persze, szombaton alkalmat kerítettünk egy barátságos mérkőzésre is a szilágyperecseni sportcsarnokban... Nos, a vendégek győztek... :( De a fiaink azt mondják, hogy nem a múltra kell nézni, hanem előre!

2008. november 16., vasárnap

Choir from Transcarpathia - Ukraine

A group of 34 young people visited us last week, beginning with Thursday, until Sunday. This is a part of the Central Youth Choir of the Baptist Churches from the Transcarpathian Region, Ukraine. Their leader was Nehro Valentyn, the pastor from Berehovo.

They were singing and preaching in eight churches all together, in four days. The people received us warmly, and the Lord blessed their ministry. These are serious Christians, serving the Lord faithfully. They were the guests of our church here, housed at different families, in Pericei. The supper was served at the churches, where we closed our trip on that day: in Borla, Pericei, Nusfalau and Crasna. We also served in Guruslau, Camar and Zalau as well. Thank you, Brothers and Sisters, for the warm welcome everywhere!

On 30th November I am planning to visit Transcarpathia again, taking part in the ordination of two deacons and visiting the new church in Uzhgorod. My wife and the pastor from Bistrita is going to join me.

There are 3 million people living in Transcarpathia. In the western part (near the border with Hungary) there are 120.000 Hungarians (twice more than in Salaj County, where I live now.) But, there are only 200 Baptists in eight small churches! (In Salaj there are more than 3000.) So, the need is great!

May the Lord bless His Word as it is preached in this area of the world!