Hey, how are you doing?
I thought to share with you a little about Word of Life Hungray ( WOL), as you know right now i am serving with this organization here in Tóalmás, Hungary.
So if you have 5-10 minutes, I invite you to enjoy a short story about this amazing place God blessed me with, to serve Him.
The ministry of Word of Life Hungary
officially began in 1989, but Word of Life’s involvement in Hungary
goes back even further. Beginning in the 1970’s, Word of Life brass
music teams from Germany were quietly coming into Hungary when
possible. Although closely watched at times by communist officials,
they sensed an openness to the Gospel. In the mid-1980’s a thawing of
relations between East and West resulted in Word of Life being able to
hold its first-ever youth camp in a communist country. This was done on
rented property in Hungary, and the spiritual results were wonderful.
As
a result, Word of Life took the bold step of actually trying to find
property for a permanent ministry in Hungary. The old-line communists
in the government were not pleased with this, leading to some serious
difficulties. But through some truly remarkable examples of God’s
providence, Word of Life in 1989 signed a 10-year lease agreement with
the then-communist government for the Tóalmás property. The terms were
that Word of Life had to bring the property up to standards and
maintain it, and that each summer, a week of summer camp would be given
to 400 Hungarian young people at no charge. It was perhaps the first
time in Word of Life history that a camp property was secured complete
with campers!
In 1990, the
ministry of Word of Life Hungary began in earnest. Through the years
the challenges have been many, but by God’s grace, much has been
accomplished. Buildings have been renovated and winterized, the
swimming lake dredged, basketball and volleyball courts built, the
soccer field fixed up, the sewage, heating and electrical systems have
been redone, and much more. Thousands of Hungarian young people have
heard the Gospel through the ministries of Word of Life Hungary, and
many have come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and have grown in
Him as a result.
Since the
signing of the original lease, the beautiful Tóalmás facility was
purchased by Word of Life Hungary in 2002, ensuring a future dedicated
to the evangelism of youth to the glory of God. Word of Life Hungary
currently has three major areas of outreach. The first is summer camp,
where each summer over 1000 Hungarian young people hear the Gospel, and
every year hundreds respond. There is a two-year Bible Institute, with
a total enrollment of about 50 students. In addition, Word of Life
Bible Clubs operate in churches across Hungary.
And guess what!!?? Today is the first day for WOL summer camps 2007! PTL for providing enough helpers, counselors and campers so that we could start the first week of camp.
I mentioned to you earlier that during the school year my responsibility is being the assistant dean of women. Well, during Summer Camps, I am the unit leader for
the helpers group. A precious group of volunteers, mainly teenagers from 16 and up, who help in the kitchen serving the meals, and housekeeping, to provide a joyful atmosphere for the campers and counselors.
Please keep us in your prayers that we would do our work for the glory of the Lord in spite of our tiredness, showing a great example with our lives to those who come here to camp, who might not know the Lord as personal Savior. And pray also for the campers, especially those unsaved kids ( the first 3 weeks are children’s weeks, 3 for teenagers and 1 week for young adults) for whom this would probably be the first time they hear about the Good News of Jesus Christ.
Thank you, and look forward to hear the first update about the first week of camp.:-) Plus, you know what? I will try to do my best to have some pictures also!!
