Summer news from Hungary
We are in the midst of a very busy summer. Here are some of the highlights.
English Camp – June 30-July 4
We had a fantastic English Camp. More than 70 children attended this year. The majority of these children are from families outside our church, many with no church background at all. This is always a great opportunity to share the Gospel. For some of these children, this was the third of fourth year they have attended, so we are building relationships with them and their families. We had two teams of Americans come to help this year. They did a super job and everything went smoothly. It was very exciting to hear that several of the older children (ages 12-14) made professions of faith. We are looking for ways to follow up with them effectively. We also have had a couple of families visit church since then. Please pray for lasting fruit!
Ukraine outreach – July 30-August 3
We had a team of 8 young people from our church make a mission’s trip to Ukraine. This is the third year in a row that we have done this. This year the camp was for teenagers, and they slept in tents on the church property. Our team reported a great trip with great conversations with the teens. Once again, we pray for lasting fruit.
Church camp – August 17-20
The final big church event for the summer, will be our family camp. It is essentially an all-church retreat held at a conference center in Szajol, Hungary. This year we have right around 100 people signed up, which will be a record attendance. Our theme is “under construction.” Our messages and small groups will focus on God’s plan for our lives. We will also talk about things that need to be torn down, before they can be rebuilt to fit God’s plan. Please pray that this will be a time of renewal for many.
Family news:
Charin and I made a trip to Zanzibar to visit our son Ben and his family in early August. We enjoyed meeting our newest grandbaby, Cohen Phineas Patton, who was born in June. Our granddaughters will be turning 3 and 5 this year, and we had a blast with them, as well. We also had a couple of opportunities to minister to their team.
Fall events:
· September 7-28 – Refocus month. Theme for this year is unity.
· September 28th we will celebrate the 6th anniversary of Focus Church.
· October 4th will be our annual conference on church planting.
Thank you for your prayers and faithful support of our ministry!
Marc and Charin Patton
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