Magyar Mullets November 2010 Newsletter

Dear Family and Friends,

For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. (James 2:26)

Our family sends its greetings and gratitude from Budapest, Hungary. We are grateful for your support and prayers as God completes the good work He began in us in full view of everyone. Missionaries are weighed and measured with regularity. I need work in many areas, but lately God is teaching me to show, by my good conduct, works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings (James 3:13). I’m not always gentle in my heart. I need wisdom, so I’m all the more grateful to God for placing me in a ministry context to teach me gentleness over and over again. We all stumble in many ways, but God is faithful. Pray for me to be a gentle servant.

Following are some of our activities in the last month. A Hungarian friend of mine, a professional chef by trade, has become a sculptor too. In the last couple of years, he has become quite accomplished, so much so that he has regular work sculpting in addition to cooking. He’s been invited to exhibit his work thus far in various district and city venues. I’ve been his main sculpture mover with my van. His largest sculpture is a depiction of Jesus, and all of his sculptures are named and used to gain a hearing for the gospel. The sculpture he made of me was just from pictures he’d taken with his cell phone—what a surprise to load that one in the van. It’s even more of a surprise when people see me carry myself into a culture house exhibition hall! Pray for my friend Zoli as he strives to use the gifts God has given him to introduce others to the real gift giver.

Before my nephew Max left Hungary, we took a day trip to Vienna to the Christmas Market and gave him a little tour of his dad’s old stomping grounds. It was such a blast having him around for three months—he quickly endeared himself to many just by his willingness to serve. He played the drums for just about everyone at any occasion and was always ready to pick up a paint brush or just move debris with me. By far his greatest contribution to the ministry was his ability to connect with people and to connect other people. Whether in English discussion groups, worship teams, youth events, or making coffee, he was a winsome communicator in a unique kind of way. Thank you for sending him to serve with us—he was advantageous to the spread of the gospel and the strengthening of the church.

Finally, to wrap up November we had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration with our extended ReachGlobal family and some special guests in the Ministry Center. There were several first-time-ever-exposed-to-Thanksgiving Hungarians among us. We are so grateful to God for each of you and to Him for giving us the means to serve His church through operation of the Ministry Center, our good vehicles, and most importantly through our lives in Christ on location in Hungary.

We give thanks,

Brad, for all of us.