The Day is Done - Tuesday
Well it is still raining and it has been fairly relentless. The roads are very muddy too as you can imagine. But ... we are far from defeated or low in spirit and the teams are rising to the challenge.
The medics are working very hard and despite the lack of long queues outside the number of patients seen is larger than normal and we believe this is because the villagers cannot work in the fields because of the rain so they are taking the opportunity to see the doctors and dentists. The dental team had a better day today following a very frustrating day yesterday when 4 out of the 5 sterilising machines did not work - a vital piece of equipment for them.
All the events went well and the Community Team's "Beetle Drive" in the afternoon had them shouting for more ... even Pastor Bela (the temporary Gyula pastor) won a round. Great fun. The visit to the village a little way away by the small team went very well and this is a great encouragement.
Winter Feedback followed by the Thanksgiving service went really well in Akli tonight and Drew led a wonderful service with songs, prayers, testimonies and Drew's talk; it is so good to celebrate like this at the end of a busy but fulfilling day.
The school and youth continue to rise to the challenge of not being able to do any activities outside. The behaviour of the children/youth is good and this is in small part to the excellent leadership and dedication of the teams.
Gyula had it's village meal tonight hosted by Pastor Bela in Jeno's house. It was great to have Jeno there too and also the mayor. After a lovely meal, prepared lovingly by the ladies most of the day, we were invited to give the ladies a "present" by singing to them. Cath and Toby led us in a couple of worship songs accompanied by the guitar and our hosts then sang a reply. What followed can only be described as a Christian bash with both sides singinging after each other. The Mission team topped the bill with 3 songs from the Sound of Music closely followed by a rendition of "Father God I Wonder" with both sides singing at the same time ... everyone in Hungarian first time round and the second time in English and Hungarian together! What a joyful sound ... who said Christians do not know how to have fun!
As I mentioned earlier tomorrow is a working day and we move the medical team during the mid/late morning with the aim of getting patient registration open at 2.30pm.
Please give thanks for 2 great days so far and that tomorrow goes well and everyone's energy levels remain high and frustration levels low. Please also pray for the rain to cease and everywhere to dry quickly.
Weather update - I will let you guess .... still raining.
More later; I mean blog, not rain.
Andrew (my co-writer on the blog) and I want to thank you again for your encouraging blog comments and prayers.
God bless.
Andrew and Ian
The medics are working very hard and despite the lack of long queues outside the number of patients seen is larger than normal and we believe this is because the villagers cannot work in the fields because of the rain so they are taking the opportunity to see the doctors and dentists. The dental team had a better day today following a very frustrating day yesterday when 4 out of the 5 sterilising machines did not work - a vital piece of equipment for them.
All the events went well and the Community Team's "Beetle Drive" in the afternoon had them shouting for more ... even Pastor Bela (the temporary Gyula pastor) won a round. Great fun. The visit to the village a little way away by the small team went very well and this is a great encouragement.
Winter Feedback followed by the Thanksgiving service went really well in Akli tonight and Drew led a wonderful service with songs, prayers, testimonies and Drew's talk; it is so good to celebrate like this at the end of a busy but fulfilling day.
The school and youth continue to rise to the challenge of not being able to do any activities outside. The behaviour of the children/youth is good and this is in small part to the excellent leadership and dedication of the teams.
Gyula had it's village meal tonight hosted by Pastor Bela in Jeno's house. It was great to have Jeno there too and also the mayor. After a lovely meal, prepared lovingly by the ladies most of the day, we were invited to give the ladies a "present" by singing to them. Cath and Toby led us in a couple of worship songs accompanied by the guitar and our hosts then sang a reply. What followed can only be described as a Christian bash with both sides singinging after each other. The Mission team topped the bill with 3 songs from the Sound of Music closely followed by a rendition of "Father God I Wonder" with both sides singing at the same time ... everyone in Hungarian first time round and the second time in English and Hungarian together! What a joyful sound ... who said Christians do not know how to have fun!
As I mentioned earlier tomorrow is a working day and we move the medical team during the mid/late morning with the aim of getting patient registration open at 2.30pm.
Please give thanks for 2 great days so far and that tomorrow goes well and everyone's energy levels remain high and frustration levels low. Please also pray for the rain to cease and everywhere to dry quickly.
Weather update - I will let you guess .... still raining.
More later; I mean blog, not rain.
Andrew (my co-writer on the blog) and I want to thank you again for your encouraging blog comments and prayers.
God bless.
Andrew and Ian
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We'll be praying for you all at the Staff Team meeting this morning. Hope that tomorrow is a real rest and relaxation day - with no rain!
Linda
Hi. We did indeed pray for you all at the staff meeting this morning and thought about Ephesians 4 - Unity In The Body Of Christ - despite many of the church family being in far flung places at the moment. Glad to hear that you're carrying on in good Britsh style despite the inclement weather.
My sympathy particularly goes out to the children's ministry where outdoor activities have not been possible and to those members of the team who are foregoing their rest day.
May God continue to sustain and energise you,
Love and prayers
Jill
Sounds as though you'd value a consignment of wellie boots!! It's so good to know you're triumphing despite all the challenges and really encouraging to know the children are behaving well despite being confined inside - a real testimony to your leadership! Great to know there are initiatives being taken for Thanksgiving service and youth mission outreach. Thrilled the service was so good and also can imagine you all singing praises last night!
Andrew I would love to know from Attila how Marta ? is - she's the 13-year daughter of the people I stayed with in March in UjAkli and she was heading to Budapest for surgery the day after we left. Her parents look after the youth camp.
Praying for the rain to stop and for you all and for God's name to be glorified through you. Love, Jill.
I have been praying for you all that despite the bad weather you remain steadfast, motivated and focussed in the Lord's service.
Wednesday can be the hardest day of the mission - you will all be feeling tired and a bit frazzled by now, esp as you will not be getting a midweek rest this year.And some of you may also be coping with the tummy as it adjusts to the new food.
I have especially been praying that you remember and apply the fruits of the Spirit, especially patience and kindness to one another.
My daily bible reading seem esp apt for you all Psalm 46:1-6 "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble..."
and for those working with the children and youth
Psalm 78:1-8 "O my people hear my teaching...I will utter hidden things, things from of old...we will not hide them from their children, we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord..."
So put on that spiritual armour, take heart and know that you are doing fantastic work for the Lord!
Jackie x
Gillian Hall said - My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Really good to hear that the good work continues despite the weather - it will be appreciated by everyone - particularly the young people. You can always adopt Sir Cliff's method of singing through the rain interuptions!
Love and prayers to you all.
Gillian x
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