September 2014 Prayer Letter

Dear Friends,

What does a missionary do on furlough? Here is a summary of the past two months. I spoke 27 times in 22 different churches in 12 different states. We travelled almost 10,000 miles by car, covering states as far north as Michigan, as far south as Florida, as far east as Virginia and as far west as Iowa. We spent 42 nights on the road staying in 9 hotels, 7 homes and 4 different prophet’s chambers.

But furlough was not all work. We also took advantage of our travels to do some fun things on the way. We spent a day at Kings Island amusement park, climbed the Peaks of Otter in Virginia, and Pilot Mountain in North Carolina, visited Mount Airy, North Carolina, did sightseeing in Savannah, Georgia, went to Tybee Beach in Georgia, Disney Boardwalk in Orlando, Florida and the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga, Tennessee. We also got a plane ride in a private plane in McDonough, Georgia. This doesn’t include the days we were able to spend with family and friends along the way.

 

Our primary goal on this furlough was to gain some much needed support. For this reason, we focused on getting into new churches. We were able to visit 16 non-supporting churches. Five of these churches have already informed us that they would be taking us on for support. A number of other churches were positive about future support. Every church was kind with generous love offerings and words of encouragement. We are grateful for the many friends that the Lord has given us over the years, and the many new friends we made this summer.

Family news:

We were able to spend a week in Jacksonville, Florida and get Nancy and Ben settled into the dorms at Trinity Baptist College. It was difficult to say goodbye, but we are excited about their future. We know that this is where they need to be at this time, and we believe that God has great plans for their future.

 

News from Hungary:

We arrived back to find good crowds this past Sunday in both Tata and Esztergom. It was great to reconnect with our people here. The next couple weeks will be busy, as we settle back into the ministry in Hungary. We are looking forward to a blessed fall season. 

                                                    

Ministry Information:

For those of you who may have missed seeing our furlough video let me remind you, that you can find more information about our ministry and the link to our ministry video at www.pattonhungary.blogspot.com.

Marc

Here are a few pictures:

Kings Island

Welcome to Florida!

McDonough, Georgia

August 2014 Prayer Letter

With Marc's parents

We arrived in Chicago on June 26th. We spent the first few weeks based in the Chicago area staying with Charin’s parents. We really enjoyed seeing them again. During that time we visited churches in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Missouri and Iowa. A few of these churches were supporting churches, but many were new churches for us. We were well received, and we trust that we will see several of these churches take us on for support.

 August, 2014

Dear Friends,

Greetings from North Carolina. As you can see, we are in the US on furlough. Please allow me to bring you up to date on the past two months.

Furlough News:

July 23rd we left Indiana and headed south. Thus far we have visited churches in Virginia and North Carolina, but over the next few weeks we will be presenting in churches in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee as well. We will spend a week in Jacksonville, Florida in mid-August to drop off Nancy and Ben at Trinity Baptist College to begin their first semester in the Fall. Please pray for them (and us!) as this will be a major adjustment. 

We have had a great furlough thus far. Several churches have expressed a desire to take us on for support. We continue to pray that we will be able to make up much of the support that we lost due to last year’s transition. 

We will return to Hungary on August 28th. Esther and Hannah start school on September 1st. Charin will also be teaching English in two elementary schools, so she has to be back for the start of the school year as well.  We will have a busy fall schedule awaiting us.

News from Hungary:

Services in all three of our churches have gone well in our absence. We are thankful for the good leaders the Lord has given us. Our church in Esztergom held its annual English camp from July 21-25. They had the biggest attendance ever. We are thankful for the team of Americans that helped out during that week. 

Marc

June Prayer Letter

THE PATTONS MISSIONARIES TO HUNGARY

 

Field address: Gorkij fasor 39, Tat 2534, Hungary

Phone: 011-36-20-886-3261

Email: pattonhungary@yahoo.com

June 2014

Dear Friends,

In just over a week we will be heading off for our summer furlough. As you can imagine, it is a busy time of preparation for us, and goodbyes for our two oldest as they head off for college. This past month has been very busy with several special events.

Wedding bells:

Janos and Detti Pesti

May was our month for weddings this year. On May 17^th, Janos and Detti Pesti were married at our church in Tata. They began attending our church about 18 months ago. Neither really had any church background, but they were invited by Detti’s brother and came for a visit. The Lord really got a hold of their hearts, and they never looked back. They had been living together for a number of years, and decided that they needed to get married. We had a wonderful celebration with them, and many visitors were in attendance.

Gergo and Detti Szabo were married in Esztergom on May 24^th. Gergo was saved as a teen, but had drifted away from the Lord. Over the past few years, he returned to church and got his life back on track. Detti was a Catholic who was genuinely seeking the Lord. Her workstation was right across from Gergo’s. Gergo invited Detti to church, and she was saved and baptized last year. Their relationship continued to develop and they felt the Lord leading them to get married. We pray that the Lord will use them even more as a married couple.

Marci Csiha travelled back to the US to marry Rachel Aubrey on May 31^st. Although we weren’t there for the wedding, we were able to watch it on u-stream. They will return to Hungary in July. Please pray for Rachel as she says goodbye to family and friends and joins Marci in our ministries in Esztergom, Nagysap and Tata.

Baptismal Service:

Baptismal service at lake in Tata

On June 8^th we held a baptismal service at our church in Tata for Janos and Detti Pesti. This is the same couple that was married on May 17^th. They had a number of family members, friends and coworkers come, and we ended up with our largest attendance ever in Tata with over 100 in attendance! We had stuffed 70 chairs into our little auditorium, but as you can imagine, we could not get everyone in. We had people listening over the speaker in the nursery and the entrance area. Their salvation testimonies were powerful. Detti had three colleagues from work there, and they were all in tears. It was a powerful service, and we pray that the Lord will continue to work in hearts.

We are still seeking a solution to our building problem in Tata. The church will hold services at our current location through the summer months while we are gone, but I am guessing we will have to move to a new location in the Fall.

Summer Furlough:

We will be in the US from June 26^th - August 28^th for a brief furlough. Please pray for us to have safety in our travels. We will be sharing our ministry in about 20 churches during this time. Please pray also that we would be able to pick up some additional support. We are currently at about 70% of our needed support, as we come out of our transition to our new mission board. Please pray also for Nancy and Ben as they get adjusted to life in the US and settle into college. They will be attending Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida. Please pray also for our churches in Hungary to experience God’s protection and blessing during our absence. And please pray for these special events that will take place in our absence.

June 23-27 – Summer day-camp in Tata.

July 21-25 – English Camp in Esztergom/English and Sports Camp in Nagysap.

Thank you for your prayers.

                                                                       Serving for His Glory

                                                                       Marc, Charin, Nancy, Ben, Esther and Hannah Patton

Support Address: Global Faith Mission Agency, P.O. Box 3326, Chattanooga, TN 37404

Sending Church: Trinity Baptist Church, Jacksonville, Florida

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