Picture Saturday and CRWM Pages

The Christian Reformed World Missions is working in revamping their pages for missionaries - including one for me.  Feel free to check out this page.  It includes an overview of my ministry and a live count of  where I am with my support raising.

The CRWM also has a page about the background of the ministry in Hungary including a video.

Lastly, I will leave you with a picture of a beautiful window - I believe it is somewhere here in Hungary, but if not it is European for sure :)

Two weeks ago I was left in a train station by a group of about 20 people while the boarded the train to Vajta, Hungary.  I had passed out tickets to all of them and gave instructions on how to get to the retreat centre where were we going to have the first CRWM Europe retreat in 3 years.  I was left behind to wait for two people I had never met before and take the next train. It turned out that I had a connection to the husband of the couple that I was meeting – he taught at the elementary school where I use to attend many years before. This was the beginning of a great weekend of spiritual refreshment and connecting with other CRWM missionaries.  Between the times of spiritual discussion we also had a bit of fun together.  See the YouTube video below with the results of a photo scavenger hunt that we had.

http://youtu.be/KID6lg1BCPw

Serving in Kiskunmajsa

This past Friday and Saturday I had a wonderful time serving with our school's grade 8 students at a home for displaced families in Kiskunmajsa Hungary.  Some of highlights for our students were tearing down some old playground equipment, petting the horses, and helping the children paint picture frames.    During our debriefing many of our students talked about how they saw many of their fellow classmates step up and work hard without complaining.  I too am very proud of how all of them worked.

 For myself it was a time of learning that the Lord can use my abilities of planning and organizing.  I was in charge of organizing the picture frame craft.  It was great to see the children paint and glue different things to them amidst the ciaos having babies and children everywhere.  Some of the pompoms for the craft became make sift soccer balls for a few little boys.  My favorite thing of the whole weekend was a cute one year old who nodded her head yes to her name even though our pronunciation was wrong.  She sat colouring for in a high chair never complaining.  She was happy that she could share her crayons and I was able to practice my colours.

I would like to thank the Lord for giving all of us such a wonderful time serving the families in Kiskunmajsa.

Picture Saturday: Welcome to my new flat!

This is the third place I have lived since I moved to Hungary. So far I would have to say it is my favorite as well.  Good location - close to work, shopping and transportation.  Since these pictures were taken I have had a few more things moved in, but pictures of how it looks with furniture will have to wait.

I finally have the purple room I always wanted! I just didn`t know would be my living room

Sunny Yellow Bed Room

Wake You Up in the Morning Lime Green Bathroom

This Week in the Library

• In prefirst we read The Very Hungary Caterpillar by Eric Carle and Where is the Green Sheep? (in big book formate) by Mem Fox
• In first grade we studied the author Dr. Seuss.  The student's learned that the author is the person who wrote the book and read the book Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?
• In third grade we learned about the different sections of our library - ER Easy Reader, E Easy, J Junior, nonfiction

Out of all of these I have to say that Where is the Green Sheep? is my favourite.  The children love the rhythme and repeating all of the different types of sheep that are on each page.  The title page hints to where the green sheep is, but I have yet to have a child guess where the green sheep is until the end.  A mother came in with her preschool son; he pretended he didn't want to read the book, but when they left he was saying to himself "Where is the green sheep? Where is the green sheep?"  If you want know where the green sheep is you will have read this great book!

Picture Saturday: Clark Ádám tér

Clark Ádám tér (tér = square in English) is in the centre of Budapest.  It is named after the architect who designed these two magnificent structures:

Tunnel through Castle Hill - this picture was taken at Clark Ádám tér

Széchenyi lánchíd or chain bridge - this picture was taken from the cupola of the Hungarian National Gallery

Széchenyi lánchíd or chain bridge - this picture was taken half way down Castle Hill

WIP Wednesday: Almost finished!

I am now back in Budapest!  I flew in about 10 AM this morning and slight of the Danube river was beautiful from the air with all of the bridges crossing the river.  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures to show you.




I do have pictures from when I went to Opusztaszer (a Hungarian national park with a pioneer village in it among other things) with a couple of friends last spring.  One thing we saw was this wind mill which was used to grind grain.  It amazing to see all of the wooden parts inside that made the wind mill work. 









Now you may be wondering how all of this relates back to WIP Wednesday?   It does because while I was their I decided to make my own souvenir embroidery.  Now this might look like it belongs on FO Friday, but it is not quite finished yet because it still needs to be washed and blocked (I am also so excited to show everyone that I can't wait until Friday):

If you would like to see other WIP's (works in progress) check you Tami's Amis: