Wednesday--More School Ministry and Missionary Foot Washing

Today  (Wednesday 9-29) was another blessing to us who are here doing ministry...another day when we have received more than we've given.

Pam, Greg, Fred, Michael and Tammy were up early again this morning having English conversation with high school students in the public schools, inviting them to evangelistic meetings presented by Campus Crusade for Christ.

Gail and Ann were busy all day baking, cleaning, and organizing for the evening meeting.

While the men attended a mid-week evening service at a Hungarian church, the women presented their "Beautiful Feet" (Isaiah 52:7) meeting for missionaries.  Invitations for this meeting were sent out several months ago, and our goal was to bless a particular group of female missionaries.   This meeting was held in the team flat, and we feel like we achieved our goal to bless these woman who labor full-time on the mission field, away from family and country.

AT this point the women had finished their bracelets with Ann's help.  We are blessed to have a team flat with such a large kitchen and enough chairs to seat everyone.

Ann and Tammy offered devotions, Ann helped everyone make a piece of jewelry, and Tammy washed and massaged the feet of these saints while Gail prayed for each woman individually.

Pam set up prayer partners for these woman while we were still in the States, and the women were excited to get a card with their prayer partners pictures and information on it.  In fact, they asked us to tell them more about the women who have agreed to pray for them for a year.

We served brownies and cookies and each missionary went home with a gift bag full of special food and cosmetic items.  The meeting was supposed to end at 8:45pm, but it went on past 9:30pm.  One of the missionaries joked about whether we needed to "kick them out."  I think they enjoyed being served for a change since so much of their lives are spent serving others.

Giving out gift bags and final hugs to the ladies as they leave.

It was interesting to see how differently each woman designed her bracelet, and how differently each woman reflects the design our God. We had missionaries from Bulgaria, Serbia, and America attend, and they blessed us more than we blessed them!

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR REMAINING MEETINGS--GOD'S PURPOSES AND GOD'S WILL.

UPDATE: FEEDBACK

We were the ones who were most blessed by our ministry to the missionary women, but I want to share portions of a couple of emails I received afterward:

"I just wanted to say a big thank you to you and Ann, Tammy and Pam for last night! It was an encouragement indeed! I felt so special. I so appreciate the planning and thoughtfulness that all of you put into the details of the evening and each one of you blessed us with your own unique gifts and talents. Thank you for all the time and effort and resources that were invested to make it such a special time. (and i love my bracelet too! :-)  May the Lord bless the rest of your time here in Budapest and pour back into you all that you have given out."

 
"Tammy, Anne, Pam, and Gail,

Thank you so much for the lovely evening!! It was absolutely fantastic and sweet!  I pray that God's blesses each of you for your servant's heart this evening. I came home relaxed and refreshed. Thanks!  The gift baskets were amazing too. Thanks for the thoughtfulness and generosity!"

Dear Budapest 20/10 Team. Thank you so much for the special treatment I received on Wednesday evening. What a blessing to be prayed for and have my feet washed. I am looking forward to beginning a friendship with my prayer partner...The jewelry making was fun. The gift bag was such a wonderful surprise...Thank you for all the love you poured out on us.