we'd like to share with you some of the happenings in our life & ministry here in Szeged.
Family news
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| better late than never! |
this month I (Kyle) finished my studies at Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe and received a BA in Theology. I was honored to be part of the first class to graduate from the accredited degree program. I wrote my thesis on Biblical leadership focusing on lots of practical things from the book of Nehemiah. I'm been encouraged to expound on some things (I was limited on space in my thesis) and consider self-publishing this as a short book. It's something I might do over the summer but my real desire would be to have it translated into Hungarian so I can help provide a resource for Hungarian church leaders (good resources are hard to come by in Hungarian).
we were hoping to make a trip to California this summer but it's just not going to work out for us this year so we're going to being to focus and save for a trip next summer. we're kind of disappointed that we can't go this summer but on the other hand we're excited to be going to Austria in August for the missions conference at the Castle.
recently we found out about a change in the immigration laws here in Hungary and now because we've been married for over 10 years (coming up on 14 years this summer) I (Kyle) am eligible for the expedited citizenship process meaning I don't have to take a test in Hungarian history and politics that most Hungarians couldn't pass and even better I don't have to pay for the test (about $240 or the entire process). So a couple weeks ago I applied and I should get Hungarian citizenship in 4-6 months. People might think I have to give up my US citizenship but that's not the case. I will be a dual citizen.
now that the kids are a little older Odi has picked up the guitar once again and has been practicing a lot. Recently she began participating in the worship ministry at church and now regularly leads the music at church at least twice a month. God really as blessed her with an ability to lead in worship & I know the church is blessed when she leads.
at the end of June we're looking forward to going to a leadership conference with some of the leaders of Golgota Szeged.
We know that finances are tight for many people right now and there are many requests for funding, but we'd like to once again ask if you'd prayerfully consider committing to a monthly donation of $20 to us for 2013. This will allow us to minister to others in a way in which we feel will be beneficial for the Kingdom in Szeged & our region
church news
summer is traditionally a down time for us as a church because many students are gone and people go on vacation. but so far this summer is shaping up to be busier than normal.
in June the Szeged Baptist church as asked us to partner with them in 2 one week outreach events. the first will be here in Szeged. They will have family programs throughout the day and teaching in the evening. Every afternoon from June 17-21 we'll be teaching kids how to play American Football. On Thursday night I'll be giving a talk called "meeting with friends". I'll be focusing on what Biblical friendship is and how God calls us into friendship with Him through the Gospel.
the second week of outreach will be in Hódmezővásárhely. The Baptists have a church there and they want to help us plant a Golgota there & to do so they've invited us to be involved in the week long outreach event there. They will have a "Golgota night" there as well where one of our elders, Norbi (who is leading the core group in Vásárhely) will be preaching. The Baptists are doing some advertising there with the local radio station. The organizer of the event there called me and asked if I'd be willing to come over for an hour-long interview on the radio to talk about this outreach. He said that the radio was very interested in having an American on their show, so next Wednesday morning I'll be going to Hódmezővásárhely for a radio interview.
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| Fekete Sas Cultural Building in Hódmezővásárhely |
one thing we're really excited about is launching small groups (we're calling them "cell groups") in September. our desire is to see authentic Christian friendships form in a group that is focused on the Word of God. Our cell groups will be based on the sermon from the previous Sunday. So this fall we're going to be studying through the Sermon on the Mount on Sunday mornings and then we'll be looking at how those principles work out practically in the context of our cell groups. there seems to be great intrest and buzz for the cell groups so we're excited! We're going to spend the months of July & August training cell group leaders and hosts so we can launch in September.
we continue to be blessed by the reports of God using our online live-streaming of our services & our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWIyjV_CHWqh75BoM3xLu_g) to reach believers all over the world. In the past couple of months we've heard from Hungarian Christians from Canada & Sweden who are regularly listening to our services along with many others from within Hungary.
we're hoping that our church website can be redesigned and updated soon with more and new content.
prayer requests
- for wisdom with possibly writing a book on leadership
- for Odi to grow in her worship leading skills & for a new guitar
- for God's continued provision for our family
- for fruitful outreaches as we partner with the Baptist church here in Szeged &
in Hódmezővásárhely.
- for wisdom & favor as I do a radio interview in Hódmezővásárhely on
Wednesday June 5th.
- that God would bless the cell groups that are launching in September
- for God's continued blessing upon our social media as the Word is going out
online & on YouTube.
- that we'd be able to get our church website redesigned soon
thankful for you all!
in Jesus,
kyle, odi, zara, kiera
stay in touch
If you'd like to have more frequent updates about our lives and ministry here in Szeged here are how you can do so...
Kyle's facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/kyleodi
Kyle's twitter - @kyleeckhart - https://twitter.com/kyleeckhart
Golgota Szeged's facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Golgota-Szeged/136419214162
Golgota Szeged's webpage - www.golgotaszeged.hu
giving
If you'd like to support our ministry monthly or a one time gift you can do so through the following websites...
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa (in the pull down menu please select us)
https://www.easytithe.com/f/?k=6SSHN0DEHB4KG6DH
Calvary Chapel Vista
https://webview.shelbyinc.com/app/04423/Default.aspx?tabindex=1&tabid=17
here you need to designate your offering to "missions" and in then in the note please say that it's for us.
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