Magyar Mullets November 2012 Newsletter

Youth Group Farewell

Dear Family and Friends,
We were greatly blessed this past month. It was a month of Thanksgiving for us.

Farewell Party Brad and Kari Hungary 2012

Our teammates threw a big farewell party for us last weekend with many of the friends we’ve made over the last 15 years. Among the guests was a lady I’d known for just a week—a sixth generation resident of Kelenföld, a retired doctor. I will miss not getting to know her and all her family better. Others in attendance go all the way back to our first mission trip to Hungary in 1997 when we prayed and shared the gospel in parks and a prison. It was pretty emotional for us. We were given precious gifts by which to remember Hungary and our family here. I found myself looking around the room several times throughout the night remembering how God acquainted us with each person.
Our hearts are filled with gratitude to God:
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We’ve enjoyed serving with so many others who believe in Jesus Christ,
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We’ve witnessed the power of God to bring still others into a relationship with Jesus Christ, and
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We still pray for those who have yet to believe.
You have been a partner with us in all this sowing and reaping.

Farewell Party

We had an enjoyable evening out with two couples from our village and a close friend from Missouri. God has overlapped our lives in interesting ways. It has been good to affirm relationships and give a reason for the hope we have in Christ. We’re so grateful to have had this time to share our lives and to connect others with the ministry here. I had the privilege to preach twice this past month at KEGY. I was also honored to lead a fellow elder and his wife in dedicating themselves to raising their son in obedience to the gospel this past Sunday. They come from God-fearing families, have served faithfully in KEGY for many years, and were blessed with the support of the 15 extended family members in attendance.

More Goodbyes

In the next few weeks we will wrap up our last Alpha course and the English Clubs as well as participate in the Christmas outreaches. Pray for us as we make the most of every goodbye. We know with certainty we will meet again all those who have been reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. That hope does not disappoint. However, for those with whom we’ve come into contact who refuse to recognize God and still reject the Prince of Peace, our parting is sorrowful. Pray for us to lovingly and persuasively make the gospel the issue in all our goodbyes.
We will take one last family picture on the bridge overlooking the ice-skating pond in City Park. We’ll put it in the December letter with one from the same spot back in 1999 to see if you still recognize us. God is good.
Thanks be to God,
Brad and Kari