Magyar Mullets March 2011 Prayer Letter

Dear Family and Friends,
The freezin’ season is over in Hungary—and sympathies to my kin who are still in that season.
March was a great transition month from the dead of winter to the birth of spring. Building projects have been curtailed to just the use-it-as-is or fix-it and
run-it-again mode. We
rushed to and from many
activities in this past
month. In the midst of it
all, Jacob celebrated his
18th birthday, and Kari
her 50th. I took Jacob to
the Hungary vs. Holland
soccer game one night
and he proved himself
quite a fan with his soccer
scarf and grasp of Hungarian cheering chants. It was quite
the experience. Kari wanted something low key, which was nice,
because I’m particularly good at that. She did some fun things
with girlfriends, and we went out for a really good meal at the
Argentine steakhouse.
A few other things out of the ordinary happened this month: We
threw our support behind the Montage Arts team and the ladies
fromKEGY to help pull off a Ladies Fashion outreach at the Ministry
Center. The following weekend was the seventh
annual Hearts at Home event for over 150 ladies.
These events take countless hours of labor and planning
and, by God’s kind determination, resulted in
the development of ongoing relationships with opportunities
for increased exposure to the gospel.
English clubs have been well attended on Mondays
and Fridays, but one of the more exciting things for
me of late is happening on Thursday nights. We’re
holding a basic course in Christianity called the Alpha
Course in the coffeehouse.

For many of these events, Zoli and I do the shopping, he
cooks the meals, and I help serve and do dishes. He’s loving
our kitchen setup and practically lives there. My teammate
Mark pitches in and John Wilson of United World Mission
(UWM) leads the effort. So far, none of the guests that I’ve
invited have come to the course yet. The one guy I told to
come and lead a discussion table comes with his girlfriend
and does just that. He’s been part of Kari’s English discussion
group for years. I must have used the wrong approach
with the others I invited. There were nine Hungarians at
his table, all connected with Monday night English clubs.
He’s doing a great job and we pray that subsequent courses
will really take off. Our prayer is to see more church members
praying and serving, hundreds of guests attending,
hearing the gospel, and believing on the Lord Jesus Christ.
I’ll be flying to Manhattan, Kansas, for the 2011 Hungary
Summit at Faith EFC April 8, 9, 10. I would love to see you
there. Kari and I will be taking a Home Assignment from
late June to mid-October this year, so if I don’t see you in
Kansas, we’ll try to track you down during that time.
May the Lord make you a blessing to others as well,
Brad, for all of us