Dear Friends,
Here is our June newsletter:
Goodbyes in Esztergom:
On June 6th we said farewell to the church in Esztergom. This was not easy after 26 years of ministry. Some of our members have been with us almost from the beginning, and many memories tie our hearts together. The church was very kind with many gifts and kind words. We closed out with dinner on the grounds. We have not yet found a pastor for the church, so I turned the church over to the elder team (pictured at left). Our worship pastor Daniel is coming with us to Budapest, but the other five men pictured will carry on the work in Esztergom. Please pray for them to have God’s wisdom and power as they move forward without us.
Move to Budapest:
Lord willing we will take possession of our new apartment around June 22nd. We will then have a week to get it fixed up, as we need to be out of our house by June 30th. Please pray for all the details. It is a massive downsizing to empty out our house of 24 years and get moved into a 2 bedroom apartment. Our next prayer letter should have pictures of our new apartment.
Focus Church Budapest
We have been back to in-person services since May 2nd. It has been great to be back together again. We have also had a number of visitors begin attending, and several have expressed interest in connecting more deeply with the church. This past Sunday we had 50-60 in attendance. It has also been great to hear how the Lord used our online presence in the lives of many of those who have begun attending. After reopening we have been able to have several special events. We did our Freedom in Christ weekends for both men and women during the month of May. We also had a retreat with our leadership team and their wives. And one of our church families also hosted the entire church for a cookout on Pentecost Monday.
Family News:
Our daughter Esther graduated from Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida on May 8th. We were not able to be there, but our daughters Nancy and Hannah and Charin’s parents were able to be there to celebrate with her. Hannah then came to Hungary and spend about 3 weeks with us. She returned to the States on May 31st and will be working in a Christian camp all summer. Our “adopted” daughter Betty graduated from Word of Life Bible Institute Hungary on May 29th, so lots of big events in the family.
We are excited about entering a new stage of ministry. Thank you for your prayers and faithful support!
Marc
