Magyar Mullets June 2012 Newsletter

Isabelle at KEGY

Clint, Whitney, and the Ashleys

Camp helpers on trash duty

progress on the youth room

Brad with Laszlo and Miklos

Evening at the cellar

Dear Family and Friends,
Wow, the month of June came and went in a heat
wave. Our days started early and ended late. There
was always something that required extra attention
in addition to our scheduled programs. Not only did
we survive, but God blessed us with a successful
Kid’s English Camp. Even though we tried to limit
the number of students to 80, somehow we wound
up with 93 the first week and 99 the second week!
The team of 15 from Grace Community Chapel did
an outstanding job, as did a slew of translators and
helpers.
Thanks to the commitment of our partners in these
camps over the years, we have a very good reputation
in the community and in our ongoing relationships
with schools and parents. Parents are asking
for intensive adult English camps now. Our emphasis
continues to be the proclamation of the Gospel
to everyone who attends, so it’s not surprising that
winsome relationships are being established. One
mom who placed her faith and trust in Christ last year
sent her daughter to camp this year praying that she
would soon trust in Christ for herself. She explained
to me that in every way her background would have
alienated them from anything religious, yet the love
that was shown to them by Christians teaching in our
English program the last couple years won her over.
She noticed a big difference between someone who
claims to be religious and a true Christian.
We were blessed to have family here to help as well.
Whitney, Clint, and our granddaughter, Isabelle, were
a main attraction just about everywhere they went.
My niece, Ashley, and her friend (also Ashley) came
to Hungary to help with the camp and they all got
roped into our life here which included a number of
garden parties with our Hungarian friends. Last Sunday,
Isabelle was dedicated to the Lord in the Kelenfold
Evangelical Church. Whitney and Clint committed
to raise her in such a manner that she would
learn about Jesus Christ from the Bible. The church
committed to pray for them and encourage them to fulfill that commitment.
It was a memorable occasion, as many of those in attendance
remembered Whitney as a 12-year old when we first came
to Hungary. Her life is an encouragement to those who know her.
Among the camp activities, construction continued—we built the
walls for the storage room in the new youth room in the cellar; the
worst walls on the outside of the building were painted; and step by
step miscellaneous odds and ends are being completed. Excitement
is beginning to build as we anticipate the start of more ministries
again this fall.
Thank you for your partnership with us in the gospel,
Brad and Kari

garden party with Friday English class