In the National TV
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
:: In the Media ::
The program YTL, the Policy and the Presbyterian Church started, called "Contrast exhibition" had a big start in two major cities. In each city we held a press-conference and basically all the important media were present. Important government, political and religious leaders were speaking. It even made it to the evening news in the national television (for those of you who speak Hungarian - here you can watch it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9xRtgZICE ) and there were many other reports showed in TVs and radios. In many of these interviews it is openly mentioned that the gospel is a part of this exhibition.
:: Thousands of Students are gathered every week ::
Students between ages of 14-18 in these cities are required to come to this exhibition as part of their classroom activities. But before that each school organizes a special seminar for them and we travel down to speak to these students on Why wait?. Also we train the educators - and give them reason why they should allow Christianity to be promoted and a Christian-based program, like YTL to be used in their classrooms. We had incredible discussions and saw great openness - they are so hopeless, they don't know what to do and how to deal with youth problems.
In a short two weeks we've already gave talks and opportunity to hear the gospel to 4,000 students and 300 educators. These events are organized by the schools and we just have to go there and speak.
:: Opportunities generate more opportunities ::
1. Two universities offered us to teach courses in their universities and train campus students on YTL for credit!!! This means that they allow campus students to get credit to come to a class where they will hear the gospel!!! WOW! 1Cor 1:26-29 is truly become reality - God is using the fools, us...
2. Next year the government wants to take this exhibition nation-wide and bring it to Budapest. They'll provide the resources for the exhibition and we need to provide the speakers for the student's and educator's seminars!
3. Also, we had been asked by the government to help develop a curriculum for schools to prepare kids for family life. We've developed a possible strategy of such program and that had been published and distributed by the government to every school already - in 5000 copies. On November 5th, we'll introduce this in a conference for professionals!
:: 6,000 Evangelistic Student Survival Kits already distributed ::
While I'm driving twice a week to these distanced cities with a few staff, the rest of the team are working hard in Budapest. We've already got permissions in every major universities to be a part of their freshmen orientation and give out the Evangelistic Student Survival kits (SSK). Thousands of students filled out the survey attached to it and now we are processing to see how many would like to hear personally about God, so than we could call them.
The growing student leadership volunteer team is greatly helping this work, and by now they do most of these evangelistic appointments. Students are leading other students to Christ and disciple them! It is so exciting to see that our daughter, Rahel as one those students!!!
:: Pray! Pray! Pray! ::
1. Our partnership with the Presbyterian Church and the Police is taking us to new territories and the exhibition will become nation-wide next year. We are working on a follow-up plan with the churches and need to develop more capable speakers.
2. BHHP - October 2-10 - 20 Americans are coming to help us to reach students in campuses and high schools and utilize the many opportunities we have. Pray for great success during that week.
3. 3rd Lausanne World Congress - Cape Town, South Africa, October 14-28. I'll be a part of the Hungarian Committee traveling to this Congress where over 4,000 Christian leaders from around the Globe gather to pray and plan for the future expansion of the Kingdom of God. (Lausanne Congress had been launched by Dr. Billy Graham decades ago.) Pray for traveling mercy, for my family while I'm gone and for an effective time there.
4. Traveling - I'm driving 6 hours twice a week week to these distanced cities where we have our student and educator seminars. With everything else we have it wears me out. Pray for stamina and a good back :). I start experiencing that my body has some limitations and that could effect how much I can do. Pray for health and stamina.
5. Please, ask God with us that all the pledges that were made to support our ministry would come through.
We are so thankful for you and for your partnership with us in the ministry! Every day we give thanks to God for you and pray that you would experience His deep love!
Advancing the Kingdom of God together,
Gabor for Edina and the kids
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