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Thailand Trip - April 21, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 21, 2024

Apr 22 9:23 AM
Apr 22 9:23 AM

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We started off the day with Church at Faith House. Then left for a resort for a few days. This is a very special getaway for the girls as they don’t leave Faith House much. After some time in the pool and a nice dinner, Glenn and Bill led a discussion on safe traits to look for in a boyfriend or husband, followed by a crowning ceremony as we are princesses of the most high king (Hebrews 2:7)

What a joy to be at Faith House. Our team received a warm welcome complete with flowers. Even the many new girls are saying “We love you!” And we say it right back!

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We joined them Sunday morning for a beautiful worship service led by the girls. The theme of the sermon by the new pastor was wisdom. Hmmm. Our team devotions include Eph. 1:7-8 ”In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding.“

Listening to them sing is a bit of heaven on earth. We then headed off to a little resort area where we would help the girls lead an outreach camp for the refugee children. Today was preparing and planning for that camp but of course also swimming.

There are 50 million human trafficked people in our world today. We can’t rescue all of them. But we can bring hope and healing to these 50 precious girls here at Faith House rescued from war-torn Myanmar.

Seeing them embrace their faith and have hope for the future is exciting. When you ask them who are you in unison they exclaim “I am a child of God!” Tonight Bill and Glenn led a great discussion on dangerous traits for a boyfriend or husband and safe traits. Maria chimed in to bring some application to things that had happened to some of these girls.

Tomorrow begins the outreach camp where the gospel will be clearly explained. Please pray for the salvation of those who don’t yet know Jesus

Written by Dee Johnson

        

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Thailand Trip - April 20, 2024

Thailand Trip - April 20, 2024

Apr 22 9:20 AM
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We are in Bangkok getting ready for our last flight to Faith House. This is a meeting to finalize the details of our week ahead. We are ready!

We made it to Mea Sot, Thailand today. So enjoyed meeting all of the new girls at Faith house and introducing the team to Faith house here in Thailand. Tomorrow we look forward to church in the morning and then preparing for our camp with the village children in the afternoon. Thank you for your prayers, they matter and we appreciate it so much.

    

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Hungary 2024 - Day 7

Hungary 2024 - Day 7

Mar 24 11:05 AM
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On Saturday, we met for breakfast and shared our experiences this week.  We then shopped and rested in preparation for our flight home tomorrow.  On Saturday evening, Gabi and Mara Madarasz hosted us in their home for a yummy authentic Hungarian meal.  We sang and worshipped God together with Jonathan leading us on his guitar, and we prayed and thanked God together with Gabi leading us in group prayer.  
 
Usually, this would be a long goodbye until next year, but Gabi and Mara and their family will be visiting the Bible Chapel in just a few weeks!  Everyone can meet Gabi and Mara and hear about their ministry at 9:00am on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the South Hills campus in one of the Sunday school rooms in the basement on the lowest level.  (The Sunday school room is down one escalator, turn left through the double doors, and then it is on the righthand side of the hall.)  Come meet Gabi and Mara on April 7, and also pray about serving alongside them when we return to Budapest, Hungary, next year!
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Hungary 2024 - Days 4-6

Hungary 2024 - Days 4-6

Mar 23 10:57 AM
Mar 23 10:57 AM

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On Thursday and Friday, we again taught at high school English classes at two different schools and invited the students to FEK (which is the name for Cru in Hungary) events in Budapest and also to FEK’s summer English camps in Hungary in July this summer.  Also, on Thursday, several of us conducted “random” evangelism discussions alongside FEK interpreters with individuals at nearby college campuses, in an effort to build relationships between seekers and local Christian missionaries who can continue evangelism and discipleship.

On Friday night, we attended a FEK (Cru) event in their building in the center of Budapest.  These events are for high school students, and there are 5-10 high schools within a ten minute walk of FEK’s central location.  The gospel was clearly shared. 
 
For anyone interested in participating in mission trips, this trip to Hungary is an excellent opportunity to evangelize and encourage youth in high school as well as other people that we meet on college campuses or elsewhere during our time in Hungary.  We have several high school youth and college-age students here from other U.S. churches who are serving very effectively through their direct gospel message communication now as well as by preparing to continue those relationships over social media by trading contact information on platforms such as Instagram.  In addition, there are American adults here who have returned to Budapest as many as twelve times, again maintaining evangelistic relationships with Hungarians over email or other platforms.  This is a great experience for multi-cultural relationship-building and evangelism.
 
  
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Hungary 2024 - Days 1-3

Hungary 2024 - Days 1-3

Mar 19 10:46 AM
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Day 1
We left Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon, and we expect to have short layovers in NYC and London and then arrive Budapest Sunday morning.
 
Thank you to everyone who is supporting and praying for our trip to Hungary, where we will work alongside local Cru missionaries and interpreters to help them teach high school English classes and help them make contacts for evangelism and discipleship in their local groups.  We also expect to evangelize on college campuses there in Budapest. 
 
Day 2
 
On Sunday, we made it safely to our hotel in Budapest, and some of our luggage did not, but we are still smiling and looking forward to serving alongside our Cru missionaries this week!
 
On Sunday evening, we enjoyed dinner at the hotel with some of the Hungarian missionaries.  Three of our five TBC members have attended this trip in prior years, and their reunions were enjoyed by all.  Tomorrow, we will receive our orientation training and then we will visit schools and possibly campuses the rest of the week.  Thank you to TBC members for your financial and prayer support.  Please pray for luggage to arrive ??, good sleep to be experienced tonight ????, and effective relationships to be built throughout the week. ????
 
Day 3
Last night, we enjoyed our first sleep in Budapest.  Today, we awakened to find the rest of our luggage had been delivered overnight to our hotel, a pleasant answer to prayer!  We spent the morning and afternoon receiving our training on Hungarian culture and preparing our teaching for the rest of the week.  Over the next four days, we will teach English in twenty classes in four different schools and invite the students to a Cru event to be held on Friday night.  This evening, we participated together in a prayer walk, petitioning God to bless the people of Budapest and the students we will meet this week with spiritual interest and faith in the Lord Jesus.  Thanks for praying with us!
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