Hearts For Hungary

I wanted to tell you a little bit of what God has done in Hungary in the past few years. I attend a church that is in Hungarian, but then translated into English. About two weeks ago they held their first baptism service and about 40 people were baptized. It was so amazing to see people of all ages publicly dedicating their lives to Christ. The church is growing and is considering adding a third service. I guess we are told that God is moving among the people of every nation around the world, but to have first hand eye witness was so encouraging to me and challenged me to continually pray for the souls of the nations.

I have included some pictures

Easter Sunday!

Well, every Easter is a little different I guess. This year I went to church in the morning and then went to my favorite palacsinta resturante with my friend Paula. We sat upstairs and looked out at the Danube river and the Parliment building. While eating we noticed this elderly woman who was literally being attacked by pigeons. They thought she had food so over 50 swarmed in to see what she had. She eventually stood up and started to walk away, but they all followed her. It was quite a sight to see. After lunch, Paula and I took a train to Szentendre, a small town where we tried to take a bus to an outside Easter Folklore museum. Tried is the key word. We had just missed the bus, so we went into town to get some chocolate and walk the hour off. As we were heading back to the bus stop, we saw a bus driving away - we had missed it twice. At this point we decided to just go back home. Although we didn't see what we set out to see (an Easter Festival, traditional egg painting etc.), we did have a good time talking and laughing. That was my Easter Sunday 2008!

Enjoying LIFE!

Tonight I'm just thinking about life and how good it is. It has been some time, since I last wrote which means so much has happened. But today, right now my mom is visiting me here in Hungary. We have had a great time, especially that we went to the comic opera of Cinderella by Rossini at the Thalia Theater in Budapest. It was wonderful. We really enjoyed it. There was this darling man, in his 80's, from the UK. He was so fun to watch as he shared his thoughts on the opera with his traveling companions. He reminded me and mom of my Grandpa Landreth, so sweet. In just a few more days mom and I will leave for our spring break trip. We are traveling to Vienna and then on to Salzburg to enjoy some rest and see some new things. I will then return to Budapest for my 2nd Easter here. Just a little taste of what I'll be up to in the next couples weeks. Just wanted you to know I'm still alive and kicking.
Hannah