Dear Friends,
It has been a busy two months. Here are the highlights:
International church planting conference
On March 14-16 I served as one of the hosts for an international church planting conference held in Bicske, Hungary. We had participants from 10 countries: Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Canada, and the USA. The attendance was about a hundred, as we also invited pastors and leaders from churches in Hungary to join us, who are considering planting a church. The conference had a good mix of preaching, practical teaching, small group discussions, prayer, worship, and fellowship around the table. We received a lot of positive feedback and look forward to seeing the fruit of healthy new churches across central and eastern Europe.
Focus Church – baptism and new members
On March 24th we held a baptismal service at Focus Church. Three young men followed the Lord in believer’s baptism. Each went through our discipleship program. It is always a joy to see the spiritual growth that takes place through this. We also had a young couple and three more single adults join the church. We had a great attendance with numerous visitors. God is building his church!
Freedom in Christ weekend
In April we did two Freedom in Christ weekends, one for the ladies and one for the men. These are always great times to see the Lord do a deep work in both spiritual healing and setting people free from sin, deception, and guilt.
Graduation in the US
In early May we made a quick trip to the States to attend our daughter Hannah Grace’s graduation from Cedarville University. Our other daughters Nancy and Esther made the trip from Florida to join us. We also were able to meet up with most of Charin’s family. This short week was such a blessing and time of refreshing for us all.
A Look Ahead:
· July 1-5 – English Day Camp – We have over 60 children registered already. A team from Fellowship Baptist Church in Thonotosassa, Florida will be joining us to help with the camp. Please pray that the Lord will work in the hearts of all the children and their parents!
· July 22-26 – Ukraine Missions trip – For the second year in a row we will send a team from Focus Church to help run a day camp for our partner church in western Ukraine.
· August 19-22 – Church family camp – This is always a great time for building relationships and spiritual growth. Please pray for a great week!
Exciting days ahead! We are grateful for your faithful prayers and support.
Marc and Charin Patton
