Hello, everyone! I hope you all are well! Tomorrow is the beginning of the first English Camp. It will be in the city of Debrecen. I am very excited; it will be a lot of fun! The English Camp themes are “CSI” and there are a lot of fun activities planned! I have been helping with the preparation for the camps by gathering YouTube videos for the themes, shopping for supplies, and preparing lessons. In addition to teaching conversational English, we also will be teaching the kids practical things, such as how to prepare for traveling, dream jobs verses real jobs, family, saving money, school, writing resumes, interviewing, and more!
It is not an official Christian Camp, but the church is running it and we are free to share the Gospel with the kids. All the parents and kids know this, it is great that they are open to hearing the Gospel. It should be a very fun and rewarding camp! Please be praying that there are many opportunities to witness!
There have been other great opportunities for sharing the Gospel on this trip. For example, I was eating a meal at a Hungarian’s family’s home who are not Christians. They asked Marianna to pray before the meal, which was a very big deal because they have never asked her to do that before, and they have been friends for many years! It was super encouraging to see their hearts begin to soften and be more open to the Gospel. Please be praying that we can have multiple opportunities to share the Gospel with this family and others, as we will be spending more time with them this summer.
There also have been many visitors to Shane and Marianna’s home, which is wonderful! These dear friends of mine definitely have the gift of hospitality. It is fun to meet so many people, most of whom are native Hungarians. It is interesting to talk with them about their lives and their culture. We are also sharing about the Gospel as much as possible, we even had some of their friends join us for our nightly Bible Study!
One really exciting thing we have been doing is going to a public elementary school and volunteering. We help the teachers with whatever they need, such as in a computer lab or a class about American history. We also play games with them at recess. Something very exciting is that Shane and I were able to teach music to the students! This is very exciting to me because I was a Music Education major before switching to Business Administration. Also, my Senior Capstone Project was a Music Festival all about Music Education. Even more exciting than sharing the joy of music, we were able to sing secular songs AND worship songs!!! Shane had his guitar and we sang in harmony and it was a great time! I believe the Lord was honored, and I even talked to two of the teachers of the school, both my age, about the Gospel. It was an awesome experience! We also surprised the class by buying the entire class ice cream to bless them. The kids were surprised and so excited! Seeing their joy was a blessing to us as well!
God is opening many doors for sharing the Gospel on this trip; please pray that we continue to be vessels for Him! Also, please be praying for the English Camps, the first one starts tomorrow. May God bless you, I miss you all and I am praying for you! May God continue to feed your hungry hearts and my Hungary Heart this summer! <3
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