About Halfway There

 1 Peter 5: 2 Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly,[a] not for dishonest gain but eagerly; 3 nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; 4 and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.

I'm about halfway through this internship and I just can't believe how it passes in the blink of an eye. It seems like just yesterday I was being handed an intern key and settling into my desk.

But a whole semester has come and gone and now I'm sitting in one of the pastor's house as I house-sit for the winter while nearly everyone else has gone. It's a strange feeling to go from being completely busy and social, to doing almost nothing and in such a quiet place. I think I've forgotten how to relax... 

But the Lord has been speaking to me about next semester. You see, I think every semester there is a theme for each person of what God is trying to show that person. This past semester I was just seeing how weak I am. And how much I need God to be my strength. And it was one of the most humbling and best lessons of my life. I'm so grateful for the girls I got to spend time with and encourage and I was encouraged right back! We got to share in our weaknesses and see the Lord work in them!

And now I think God is showing me how this upcoming semester will be about being an example to girls. Especially when it comes to how to interact with our guy friends at the school. You see, the castle is a whole different world where you do almost everything together, girls and boy alike. And it's hard. It's really, really hard. And I feel the Lord exhorting me to be retrained on how to interact appropriately with our brothers. (Be holy for He is holy, and do not even have the appearance of sin!). And I'm so glad this last semester was about my weakness and His strength...because this is just not something I can do in my own self. I need Him to be my strength and guidance in this. 

And I know that He will. 

Where God has given us a name and a place, there we abide.

-Spurgeon

Christina and I :)

A Day Out With My Girls <3

Christmas Party 2013

PS. Goodbye Mr Foster :(

Hunger Games.

We went as a group from the school to see Hunger Games.

Christina and I didn't want anyone to go hungry.

Matthew 25:40
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

Set a fire down in my soul...that I can't contain, that I can't control..

I'm so blessed to be doing this internship. I believe that it is equipping me for life in ministry in so many ways.
This past week we were blessed by the pastors to be able to do our weekly intern study in Budapest in order to ask Phil Metzger (head pastor of Golgota Budapest and long time missionary) questions about sermon prep and teaching. It's such an honor to be sitting at the feet of so many wise and experienced missionaries and pastors.

I can't believe there are only about three weeks left of this semester. These students are so special to me and when I look out into the coffeeshop at school I can really see the future and what God wants to do through all of us in this broken world.

As I think back at my life I think of how I never thought I'd get out of all the chaos and mess I was in. I really believed there was no way out of the pit of depression and no way out of an average life. Who knew Jesus could turn one's life so upside down? I'm so thankful and I am so unworthy! I'm ever-aware of that fact, and so please never misread me as bragging about my life. I boast only in the power of Jesus!

I miss my family, my church, my city so, so much. But that fire inside me for missions is burning wildly in my heart. There is no turning back!

Please pray for me as I continue this internship and as I pray about my future. As of right now I strongly desire to move to Turkey to live out my faith there and share the love of God there. I could use so much prayer! Thank you all. I can't believe this page is almost at 2000 views. Who are you crazy people?
I love you all, whoever you are.

I started a fundraising site for those who desire to help:
GoFundMe

Romania

It's been about a week or so since I've been back from Bistrita, Romania. I got to lead a team of 6 others on an outreach to the church out there. I'm so grateful to have gotten that opportunity, to have had such a wonderful team, and to be around a wonderful church yet again.
If you remember, I went to Bistrita exactly a year ago, but as a student and not an intern. It was a whole different ballgame this time, in my opinion.

To be completely honest it's really hard for me to get detailed about outreaches because I want to be very careful about exploiting the people we meet along the way...but I will attach some pictures and briefly explain what we did....

The train ride there was about 8 hours to Cluj and then the pastor was so gracious as to drive so late at night to pick us up and take us to Bistrita. We got into our apartment at about 12:30am. It felt so great to be back in that apartment (and the new central heating system definitely was a bonus since I'm terrible at making a fire!)

Our first day was spent doing practical ministry for the pastor and church. I got to stack wood and rake a massive amount of leaves for the first time. It was really great to be able to help out and save the missionaries time by doing this. 

We met a girl named Bianca that was so sweet and she came over and cooked us a real Romanian meal. It was a sweet time with her and we got to share our lives with each other and encourage each other. I think meeting her and making that new friendship was so divine :)

My favorite part of the outreach I unfortunately can't post pictures of: the orphanage. Every morning we got to go to the orphanage and bring the babies out into the sun. One of the missionaries, Natalie, has done so much in that orphanage (Praise God). Before she started volunteering there, the workers didn't care for the children at all; babies left in cribs all day to sit in their dirty diapers, no loving looks into their eyes, and no going the extra mile to love them. No wonder attachment disorder is so rampant in Romania. But to be able to bring them out into the sun and give them some real life experiences was so amazing. You can see how it has affected the babies. I fell in love with a little baby named Valentine. There was a moment where we were invited to an old woman's house where we sat in her beautiful courtyard, drinking her Turkish coffee, and eating her grapes of the vine while she shared about WWII. And I had the baby on my lap and it just felt so purely lovely. It was really hard to leave him once the week was over. But I'm so thrilled Natalie remains there to continue the work. And speaking of the old woman, she is not a Christian, yet we got to pray for her and talk to her and it was really another divine and lovely moment. 

Everyday we also got to hang out at the after school space for the Roma kids. Some days we just helped them with homework and hung out, building relationship, and some days we got to share a bible study with them. It was really cool to see them again. 

I remember last year one of my favorite things about the outreach was getting to share with the teen girl bible study. Last year I shared my testimony, and this year I shared about the woman caught in adultery in John 8 and about God's grace. It was so cool to be remembered by these girls and to get to hug and love them all over again. 

It was really fun to be able to teach a song about Jesus to a young English class :) They were so sweet and we had a blast. 

We also got to visit a Roma village and see some hunger for the word of God. 

All in all it was an amazing trip that further fanned the flame of my heart for missions.
God is showing me so much about the future and I am oh so excited for it!

Pictures from the outreach!

I've counted up the cost, and You are worth it.

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8

It's no coincidence that this weeks intern study was about the Holy Spirit abiding with us, in us, and working through us. And also that I'm a teacher's aid for Acts class, which is all about the Holy Spirit. I've been feeling so empowered by the Holy Spirit. The first bit of my internship was me constantly feeling inadequate and lost. And I am. In my own flesh and strength I absolutely am. But lately I have been realizing how much power we have in Christ. He is constantly multiplying my time to get everything done, opening up my mind to understand the things we study, and just giving me favor in so many things. It's...wonderful.

Ten Day to...ROMANIA
Next month we have our ten day mission trip to a country of our choosing. Now that I'm an intern I get the opportunity to organize and lead my own. Back in June the Fout's family asked me to lead one to their city (the same city I went to last Fall as a student on outreach). I prayed about it, and the Lord has confirmed many times that that is where I need to be. I have an amazing and solid group of 5 coming alongside me. I am so excited. Please pray that I would have wisdom on how to lead, that we would be effective encouragements to the church there, and that we would have favor with the gypsy kids we will minister to. Honestly, the scariest thing to me is leading people into a whole different country; especially since I don't speak a lick of Romanian. I mean...unless I need to tell border patrol that "Isus te Iubeste" (Jesus loves you)...which, hey, you never know...

And I'm so thankful that I got the money for this outreach during my birthday back in June. It's such a blessing to have that provided for since I haven't even paid for my internship yet. God is good!

Homesick?

I've been missing my family a lot lately. I haven't seen my mom or sister since January. That is the longest I have ever gone and it is especially hard knowing I wont be home until August 2014 (depending on if I have money for a plane ticket by then). And I think of my grandparents and cousin and even my puppy and I cringe. What I would give for one cuddle with each of them! BUT, Jesus said “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life."

I trust Him when I feel the sting of homesickness. He gives me 100 fold. Who else gets to live in Europe serving the Lord??

Pécs

I got to lead my first weekend outreach (co-leading with Hillary) back to Pecs where I spent my 30 day. It was so refreshing to be back there. God's hand is ever-on that church and ministry. It's so different to lead an outreach than to be on one, however. The responsibility of getting all the girls on a completely full/standing-out-the-door-room only bus, or handling money, or walking them through the city. But it's truly an honor and it was so amazing to get to help the church sort out bags upon bags of donated clothing for the giveaway we did on Saturday. I hope to go back very soon. 

Please Pray For:

Finances

Homesickness&My family

My 10 Day to Romania

Diligence and
An Overflow of the Holy Spirit

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Just got out of a really great Intern Study and Intern prayer meeting. I'm starting to feel connected to my fellow interns in a more intimate way. As we share experiences and pray with each other I feel the bonds forming and tis so sweet!
I'm truly thankful for the interns and staff here who work as the body of Christ. It's very uplifting!

Hillary and I are gearing up to lead the first weekend outreach of the semester to my dear Pécs! I'm so stoked to be going back there and seeing old faces and helping out with whatever needs to be done. They are going to have us be at their new youth group, helping sort clothes for the clothing give away, and doing children's ministry this Sunday morning. It's the first outreach I've ever led (so thankful Hillary is doing this with me!) so please pray that it wont be chaotic and that we would get to the bus on time!! Pray that we will bless the church rather than create more work for them ;)

We are also going to be announcing 10 day outreaches this Friday and I'm so excited! I can't wait to lead a team back to Bistrita, Romania...especially to encourage the church there after the sudden death of their assistant pastor and his son.  Plus, I miss those faces there and feel so loved by the pastor and family out there. I know it's such a good place to lead my first 10 day because A) I'm familiar with it and B) the family will be gracious with all the mistakes I'm bound to make.

Life here is going great. Sure it's full of challenges, but these trials produce endurance and they perfect us. And God gives me so many gifts; such as Deanna Carver coming for a visit. It was so amazing to see her face and hear her wisdom.

Please pray for:
Upcoming outreaches listed above
Financial Provision
Continuance of language study in Hungarian
Discipleship with the students
My heart to be content in all situations

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Psalm 19:7-9

The law of the Lord is perfect,
    reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
    making wise the simple;
 the precepts of the Lord are right,
    rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
    enlightening the eyes;
 the fear of the Lord is clean,
    enduring forever;
the rules[d] of the Lord are true,
    and righteous altogether.

A stretching.

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”  And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

Matthew 14:31-32

This internship has been nothing short of a challenge. It's been a constant step in faith that Jesus would grow me and carry me. And honestly...I've loved every second. Through the tears and through the laughs I can see God's hand in it all, and that gives me hope. 

The semester has started amazingly. This new group of students is so unified, open, and desiring of God. I've been praying for my dorm room for months and I know that God has blessed me with amazing, sweet girls. We have been able to laugh together, sing together, cry together, and pray together...and it's only the first week. I'm so encouraged by their sweet spirits and am so thankful to God for each one of them. 

There has been a challenge. A woman with Aspergers syndrome is in our room. Initially my flesh lashed out in frustration with the challenges that come along with this...but surely God is changing each and every one of us in our room through this. I know that we are going to grow so much in patience and compassion as we labor in love and prayer for this. God loves her and sees her as precious and we also need to see her as this too! Different is NOT bad! God's helping my carnal self to do this. Even this morning when normally my impatient self would lash out in a harsh voice God, and God alone, gave me patience to sit with her and pray with her and read through Philippians 4 with her. She then opened up to me about her life and we got to talk about real things. It just goes to show that she can hear whether or not I'm angry. And if she can sense my anger, then we will get nowhere. But if I have a direct gentleness then that gives God room to work with both of us. I know I have so much more to learn in this situation, but I can already see God's hand in it. 

In other news, overseeing housekeeping, laundry, and preparing the conference lodgings has been a stretch for me in its own ways. Administration and communication with a large team have always been weaknesses for me. I feel like I constantly have a to-do list in the front of my mind. But my team is wonderful so far. They work really hard and pay attention to details. I'm so blessed!!! 

I'm just thankful that God has given me these challenging situations so that I can grow, and He's also given me a lot of grace and favor in certain things so that I can also have good fellowship with the girls here.

Life is good. God is good.

Please be praying for:

Finances (Still in need of $3,000 for internship)
Upcoming outreaches
Unity in my dorm room

A quick update...
Life is about to speed up so much here in little Vajta as we gear up for the semester to begin. The final conferences are just about to exit and the new students will soon enough be boarding their planes to Hungary.
It's crazy to think a year ago I was totally new to this place and didn't know a soul...and in the span of a year God has blessed me with a family and ministry here. I'm so excited to serve here as an intern in the semester. I will be overseeing housekeeping/laundry/guest rooms. This is a huge area and I'm surprised it's been entrusted to me..but I know God has me there for a reason and He will grow me in it. I will also be assisting Caleb in his Acts class (grading papers/tests/etc) which I am so excited for. I loved Acts when I took it and I know it'll be an honor to witness student's eyes being opened as they journey through it. Plus it never  hurts to go through it again and again. I can't wait to see what girls/women God will put in my path to pour into. This is going to be a crazy ride, I tell ya.

Pray for:
Descipleship to happen
Time Management
The new students
Finances
Me to not be a lame leader

A Green Leaf In Drought

God has been showing me so much good stuff lately!
You know, I haven't struggled with insecurities since I was like...13. But becoming an intern really brought out a lot of new insecurities! It was so odd! Suddenly I was comparing myself to every other girl intern and thinking "man, I don't have that gift or that awesome personality trait!" I was getting super down on myself! It was actually quite distracting and stupid. But then one night I got such peace. God just let me know that "You aren't like everyone else! You CAN'T be! You are fearfully, wonderfully, and UNIQUELY made! I gave them their great gifts and traits and I gave you yours. Now don't you dare diminish those thing by comparing." It really gave me such a peace to be myself. To be my funky self. It's quite nice actually.

Also, it's been so lovely to get to know the AVFL girls more. It' so sad that they will be leaving in two weeks! Last week the girls in my dorm came home late from their Slovenia trip and one by one they came into our room, ran up to my bunk, and hugged me with such sweet, excited smiles. It's just such a joy to me to see how God is filling them and growing them! I don't even mind being woken up by their arrivals. This week they are serving in gypsy villages in Romania. Can't wait til they get home!

In other news, I got my root canal officially finished and my visa is now in the process of getting renewed! It's been a full week of all the little details of these things. It's these little things that make me feel like I really live in Hungary. Those little real life things :)

It's so crazy that in just a month students for the Fall semester will be arriving. I am so excited to prepare for them. I just keep thinking of how I can pray for the girls I'm going to be with and how I can bless and encourage them. I seriously love the job of descipling. It's an honor to be a part of girls' lives!!!!
And I'm already praying about where I will be leading my first ten day mission trip. China? Romania? Slovenia? So many opportunities!! I'm so thankful to be able to minister in so many different places. I can't wait to see where God takes me after this internship (although I don't really need to worry about that now!) I just can't imagine myself back in the States. I want to go where the gospel isn't really available! We'll see! :)
Let's enjoy this year first.

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An Overflow

My heart is overflowing with a good theme;

I recite my composition concerning the King;

My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Psalm 45:1

My heart truly is overflowing. I am so abundantly blessed. 

Sunday I got to travel to Budapest with my dear friend Chelsea to meet up with some friends from my home church in California. Some of my old bible college friends also joined up with us. It was so surreal to see them here in HUNGARY! We went to the church that they had been serving at and it was so great to see how they blessed them with a great VBS for the children at the church. It was a double blessing because I wont be seeing my California friends for another year, as I wont be going to California for Christmas. And a TRIPLE blessing still because they were able to bring over to me some clothes that my mom gathered for me, and toothbrushes, and vitamins, and all those little things you take for granted when you live right by convenience stores. 

This week the conference is for the Golgota Budapest Youth Conference. I'm so excited to serve these kids and see them grow in the Lord this week.
The Budapest church is raising up some wonderful young men and ladies. My dining room crew has been so amazing (they are from the Budapest youth). They even come to serve when they aren't even scheduled to do so! Such servant hearts!!!

It's becoming a little easier to be a leader...but I still have quite a ways to go. Luckily, I have 12 and a half more months to be built up in this way. Praise the Lord for wanting to grow me...because I am quite inadequate on my own. 

And I am just so thankful for the pastoral staff and their wives here. They are so encouraging and so willing to be involved in our lives and see us grow. They have certainly been such great council in my life recently especially as I pray and submit to God in certain things. God is definitely giving me plenty opportunity these days to practice submitting to His authority. I'm actually reading a rather good book that touches on this subject: 

"To have God’s best, we must unconditionally surrender our lives to Him, which includes submission to our delegated authorities. This choice, however, will not come without suffering in the flesh. The old habits we have grown up with as rebellious children of Adam don’t die easily. But there is one thing I am certain of: Anyone who deeply hungers to know the living God and to touch godliness will relentlessly pursue submission to God and His authority."

-Yohannan, K.P.  

In other news, Noemi (the woman I taught English to last semester who became quite a nice friend) invited me to her new home in Paks. I hope to go visit her very soon! I'm so happy that even though she has moved, she still wants to continue this friendship we have. Pray for her!

I haven't had much time to go out to the village these days, unfortunately. I miss the kids quite a lot. Please pray that I get more opportunity to do this. In the moments where I do have time I am just so tired that I just want to sit and rest! But I do hope to make a trip out to hang out in the village sometime this week since the AVFL kids are gone to Slovenia for the week. 

So that's whats up these days! :)

Where Can I Go?

I had a moment this morning where I finally understood a verse that wasn't clear to me for awhile now.
It's from Psalm 139:

Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 

If I ascend into heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

And then I realized, in my past there were a couple years in there that were absolute hell on earth for me. And worst of all, many parts of my hell I had created for myself. I had made my bed in hell. 

And in the moment I definitely didn't feel like God was there with me. But now looking back I can see specific moments and happenings that show me God was definitely there and definitely protecting me from much more destruction that I would have inflicted on myself. 

I've been to my own hell, God was there.

I'm now pursuing Him right back, and God is here.

One day, I'll get to ascend into heaven, and God will be there; 

waiting for me with open arms. 

Merp.

I always think of really good blog ideas with really clever titles...but then I actually sit down to the computer to write and nothing comes out.
It's quite frustrating! So without any quirky title or interesting hooks i will just tell you that I have been so ridiculously busy these past couple weeks. Internship has been a whirlwind, especially since it is the summer conference season which is absolutely busy. I am overseeing a dining room, which means working every meal every day, plus turn around on Saturday. It's a lot of hours; but honestly...I love it! It's like working a real job again and I've actually missed that very much. I also have quite a lovely, hardworking crew with me. I'm still learning how to balance friendship and authority, but God is gracious with me in these things.

The AFVL students are here for 6 weeks learning the bible in block classes and going on outreaches every week. It's been special to get to know these kids as well. Well, I shouldn't say kids...some of them are actually older than me! I don't get to see them too often since I'm not an AVFL intern, but I am a "dorm mom" to about 10 of them and I get to hang out from time to time. I really am honored to get to pour into them when I get a chance. They are so sweet and open to what the Lord wants to do with their lives. Some of them may even come back for the semester, and then I will really get to spend time with them. The picture below is from the girl's bible study at Kim's on Monday.
This Sunday I get to see my friends from Califonia, from my home church, in Budapest because they happen to be in Hungary for a missions trip! It's going to be so weird for my two worlds to collide in such a way but I'm so excited!! It'll be great to see them and they are blessing me as well by bringing me some clothes and stuff I left behind. So that will be a treat!

Personally, God has been speaking to me about 'holding fast to Him and to wait on Him in many specific things that aren't fit for social media. He's really given me quite a peace that surpasses all understanding. Today I read Psalm 39:11 and it so spoke to me: “And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You."
I wait on the Lord. I don't wait for anyone or anything else. My hope is in Him alone!

And I have no idea what the future holds. All I know is that I'm here for another year and God is going to do much! And I know that after that I want to live a life totally for Him, forever getting to know Him more and serve Him :)

Whirlwind

I don't know how to describe the past couple weeks.
Going from serving in Pecs, to Greece, then back to Vajta to start my internship has been an absolute whirlwind. I feel like I finally felt culture shock for the first time. I've gone through all these different experiences and haven't had time to process a thing. I barely have time to even write out this post!
The first couple days of internship were really hard and emotionally trying. Anyone who saw me could see the fear in my eyes! It's really difficult to transition from being a student to an intern, especially after being away for over a month. I was feeling inadequate and overwhelmed, but I talked it out and definitely prayed it out and yesterday everything switched in a moment. My countenance suddenly lifted and I went from feeling like I wanted to run away to feeling that hope which I love so much. I'm starting to settle in and figure out how summers work around here. I'm also learning how to balance being an authority with also being available and loving to those I have to sometimes have authority over. It's weird!!
But in it all God is good and I very much look forward to what He has to teach me and use me for in this upcoming year of internship :)

More update to come whenever I have time :)





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What???

I can't believe I've been learning and serving in Hungary for almost a year now.
And that I've been given the most amazing family in Vajta.
And that yesterday Apa Arpi paid for my root canal. And this morning I was cuddling with my favorite three year old. And currently I'm serving in an amazing church in Pecs.
And in two days I'll be in Greece with the Spencer's. And in two weeks I'll be an official intern at the Bible College.
How did my life become so blessed?
God is so good. I have no idea what this next year is going to look like or how it's getting paid for...but it would be insane of me to worry about it because God has proven Hinself completely faithful to me.

I can't believe my time in Pécs is almost done already. It's been a roller coaster.
But I've learned so much about ministry and missions. This experience has been priceless. There are those top of the world moments sharing with the unsaved youth girls how much Jesus loves them and crying with them because Jesus wants to set them free from sin...and amazing moments of fellowship with believer here and witnessing salvation happening... To the completely hard and stretching moments of disrespectful, yet abused, gypsy children taking advantage...and learning to work with people who are totally different than me. All these things have taught and blessed me.
I definitely hope to do outreaches out here throughout the year.

The beginning of internship is going to be intrnse. I'm overseeing the downstairs dining room, stewarding a house full of young ladies, and helping with a load of other things. But j know God will give me the strength for all these things. I know it has to be all in His strength and not my own... Because if I do it on my own it will be a mess!
And Im constantly praying for God to lead me in matters of the heart. I need to be an example to the girls so I need to have Jesus in control of these things.

Stay tuned y'all!

Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.

Your grace is enough; A kegyelmed eleg

Children are hard enough to take care of. Now add on an extremely unstable childhood and you have now exacerbated the problem.
Today the girls and I took care of P and E and there were definitely times that I wanted to cry or tear my hair out. It physically hurts when the kids become so rebellious and just plain mean...especially in public. And the language barrier is the cherry on top.
It pains me because my flesh wants to lash out in anger, but I know love is what they need. To give in and release my fleshly fury on them would not be a solution. But to exercise patience and understanding of their situation actually leads to repairing their issues. I know I can never fix their problems, but I at least want to be leading them in that direction rather than causing further pain in their lives. SO, I'm learning plenty on how to handle unruly children in a loving, disciplinary, and Christ-like manner. I fail often, unfortunately...but I'm learning.
And today I had the thought that the way these kids are capable of treating me is how I often treat the Lord. He is always taking care of me and loving me, yet I often rebel (sin) against Him thoughtlessly. How much this must pain my Father in Heaven. I, too, am a rebellious child. And I"m so thankful that He deals with me in a loving and correcting way. If He were to have a heart like mine He would just lash out and strike me dead ten times over. Yet, instead He actually died on the cross for me, and for you, in love, and rose again...so that I, and you!, could have everlasting life with Him. And day after day, month after month, year after year, He is teaching me and molding me to become the Holy woman of God He originally intended me to be. I have a ways to go, but thankfully He is a patient God.
So this is one of the many things I'm learning here on my 30 day: Grace.

But to be clear... They aren't always hair-pullingly disobedient. There are plenty of sweet moments that outweigh the bad. Today we ended up hearing an orchestra playing down the street at the cultural center so Noemi and I took Hugi there and we danced and played. And that was truly great:)

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30 Day

Well, it's almost been one week since I departed from the castle and arrived in Pecs for my 30 days of serving!

Graduation was so great (despite me snorting and laughing into the microphone during my speech!)

Leaving was pretty hard, especially knowing that some people wont be back next semester. One of the tough parts about a small bible college is that you get so used to seeing the same faces every single day, and you build such deep bonds, that it's hard to accept when it's time for some people to move on...

This week in Pecs has been relatively busy! We usually have something on and I'm very thankful that I get to serve here. The pastor and his wife are gone to America to visit family for the month, so it's very good timing that I and two other girls from school are here to serve!
One thing I've especially enjoyed is going to visit an old woman that's a part of the church called Irisz Mama. She lives all by herself on top of a hill. She trudges to church on her own through rain and sunshine. She's a very strong woman who has been through a lot. And she surely gets lonely. So once a week the girls and I are going to bring her water and company. This week she taught me to knit (I'm horrible at it!) and told us much about her life.
Another thing that will be taking up a lot of my time are these two kids that the church team take care of often named Pityuka and Elizabet. They are ages 8 and 6. Their mother works far away on a farm almost every day (she's gypsy and this is the only job she could miraculously find, even though it pays next to nothing) so I and some other girls will be taking turns going to their flat at 4:30am to watch them and get them ready for school, then take them to school, and then pick them up at the end of the day. These kids crave love and attention, and I am so very happy to give them that. I believe that them being so a part of the ministry team here will really affect their lives in a positive way!
Today the team helped out at an Adoption Club event. We brought a bounce house, trampoline, and face paint. It was a real blessing to be able to see the kids enjoying themselves so much.
All this has been so great, but my body is so very tired! I've been having trouble sleeping lately and my heart is a little troubled in certain areas. However, I know this time will be so good for getting even closer to my Saviour. In times of lonliness I can know Him more as my best friend. In times of heartache I can know Him as my loving Comforter. And when I am weak, He is my strength.

I have three weeks left here in Pecs and I hope I redeem the time well. It's really cool to get a real taste of REAL missionary life. The ups and downs, the highs and lows.

Then to Greece for a week, and after that I start my internship at the school! What a life!!!

Please pray for:
The ministries mentioned in Pecs
Finances for the internship

A New Thing

As of today I am officially accepted as a CCBCE Intern! I am so thrilled and so grateful for this growing opportunity. I have no idea what this year ahead is going to have in store for me, but I'm excited for whatever God has planned! I've already received about $300 of support (see previous post about funds for internship) from giving souls. God is a good provider.  More on this to come!

Tomorrow is graduation and I have a speech to sputter out! There certainly will be tears! For anyone interested, the graduation can be live streamed OR watched at a later date in HD at http://ccbce.com/en/medias/live-streaming.html ! It's at 7pm Hungary time so just do the math for whatever country or state you are watching from!
And Noemi will be there so I'm so glad she will get to hear the gospel!

This semester just zoomed by. I can't believe it. But through the UPS and the downs I am so incredibly thankful and blessed by it all. Thank You Jesus!!!!

The end is near......

Well, the end of the SEMESTER is near! We just had our graduation today. I'm excited because Noemi (the girl in the village I teach) is coming to the graduation! So she's totally going to hear the gospel which is so exciting!!!

This semester has gone by amazingly quickly. And it's been such a blast and learning experience. From cleaning toilets every Wednesday, to taking many  missions-focused classes, to smelling the scent of Spring. I can't even count the blessings of the past four months. All I know is I am just so thankful.

I can't wait until this next season in my life. The plan is: Do my thirty-day in Pécs, Hungary with the missionaries there in June, go to Greece with family (a sweet gift from them), help with a Deaf camp in Hungary for a week, and then (God-willing) start the internship program! Not to mention I get to see my dear friends from my home church in Budapest in July! SO SURREAL!

I'm blessed!

Needing pray for:
Noémi to know God
Finances for internship (about $4.5k for 13 months)
That I can be bold and learn a lot during my 30 day
For me not to miss my mama and sister TOO much <3

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO LIVESTREAM THE GRADUATION YOU CAN AT http://ccbce.com/en/medias/live-streaming.html
IT'S THE 17TH AT 7PM HUNGARIAN TIME

First off, I just want to express how thankful I am to all who have been praying for me while I am here in Hungary! It has been such a blessed adventure. It’s been so great to serve the Lord out here!

Now, I want to tell you all about the opportunity I have been presented here in Hungary. Before I was given this opportunity I was really feeling as though my time serving in Hungary was not finished, but the looming fact that I’m graduating Bible College in May really confused me. Then, the interns and pastors told me to apply for the internship here at the school. After a couple weeks of prayer and seeking wise council I knew what decision to make. So now I am making preparations to become an intern here.

What does this mean for me? The internship is a rigorous 13-month program designed to prepare people for ministry and the mission field.
“As with all of our programs, our heart and intention is that men and women would be more thoroughly equipped to reach the lost and teach the found.  This is a crash course into ministry--providing the opportunity of real-life practical experience in serving the Lord Jesus.”
My responsibilities include: Weekly intern studies, lead practical ministry servanthoods, lead as a dorm steward, discipling the female students at the school, and planning and leading students on multiple mission trips throughout Europe.

What do I need? First and foremost, I need multitudes of prayer. This is a really tough and stretching program and I will need to be bathed in prayer by my home church family! Things to pray for are financial provision, wisdom in the logistics of planning mission trips, discernment in discipling the girls, and the perseverance in the ministry God has given me in the village among the gypsies.

Secondly, I am in need of financial provision for the next 13 months.
As most missionaries I am supported completely by God’s provision
through those willing to donate financially.
The program is relatively cheap. These are the costs I need to cover:
-$3,000 = A year’s worth of rent/food (not bad, huh!)
-$1,000 = the cost of 2 ten-day mission trips
-$100 = day to day necessities (Toiletries, train tickets, etc…)

So that is the update! Thanks for reading! 

Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

1 Chronicles 16:24

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