Holy Trinity Church, Claygate

Took a little more time than expected on the Hungarian side.  A few bags were checked.

Now off to Budapest

We will be stopping just outside Budapest for a meal which will be about 9:30

Thanks again for all your prayers

It was a great trip and God blessed is so much.

Stuart Sadler

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We have just left Gyula in two buses.  I have decided to avoid completely that word for long distance bus starting with a co!

Next Berehove where the interpreters are at university this should be about 1 hour away.

Beautiful services this morning:

Ann gave her testimony

Stu preached on hearing Jesus calling, that we all need Him whereever we live  and choosing His way and gave people the opportunity to make the prayer of commitement.

Paddy preached on cleaning the vine of changing our behaviour to not just read the bible in our head but accept it into our hearts.

God bless

Stuart Sadler

Jo reggelt / good morning,

It is Sunday morning @ 6:30.  Everyone else in the house is asleep, so I will have to tap quietly!

We have had the final day for all the functions. All patients seen,  sports day at school, youth sent off with 'this is not the end but the begining' (thanks Winston).  This is always an emotional day as we have all made good friends. We English get so so much more out of being here than we feel we put in.  God has so blessed us all.  There is a great feeling of unity.  One worldwide church under one wonderful loving saviour.

He is so good.

(I am now sitting outside with the chickens clucking around me)

This morning there will be 3 services Akli 8:30

Uj Akli 10:00

Gyula 11:30

We are 1 hour ahead of England

Most English will attend 2 services Gyula and 1 other. After that we will have lunch in Gyula at peoples houses and then say some tearful goodbyes I am sure. And onto the couch (oops I mean coach!), arriving back in Budapest late tonight.

Prayer: please thank God for the fullness of his blessings that he showers upon us.  Please pray for Stu W and Paddy as they prepare to preach today.  Please pray for those with minor ailments that could make the journey uncomfortable e.g. Those that need to make too frequent visits to the loo.  Please pray for our hosts, thanking God for opening up their homes to us often giving up their beds and sleeping on the coach. Making is feel part of their families.  Please pray for next week for them after we leave.  Life can be hard here and this week us a break for them too.  Please pray for those who may have heard Jesus' message for the first time in a way that has moved their hearts and they have responded by asking Him in.  Praise God for these new brothers and sisters and pray for their protection and they quickly find the support that we all need. Finally please pray for our safe and unhindered journey back to Budapest.

God bless us all and thank you for your prayers and love

Stuart Sadler

I forgot last night to point this out.

Stuart Sadler

When we got back to school this morning the purse had been placed in the WC.  Someone felt the guilt of what they had done and were sorry and wanted to put it right - praise God. 

Yesterday the devil attacked but today the devil was made a laughing stock. 

I wanted you to know so that you could sing Gods praises over this incident that has brought great encouragement to all of the team

Love in Christ

Stuart Sadler

Good at the school, numbers seem to have stabelised at about 140. Today was based around I am the shepherd e.g. Cotton wool sheep, sheep and shepherd outside games.  Dentists visit at the end of the day fun and informative including Norman the kangeroo! Prayer: for people who are getting tired now.

Dentists and doctors successively moved from Akli to Gyula on Wednesday and had a successful first day in Gyula. Alan had to do a dental procedure that he has not ever performed before in 40 years of dentistry. 

Youth camp came to the 3rd of the 4 talk 'the choice' given by Stu W.  He summarised the previous 2 talks then lead the listeners to the choice that needs to be made. At the end of the talk Stu gave people the opportunity to stay behind and be prayed for.  ELEVEN people stayed behind!  Praise God! At the end of the day a sad and bad incident happened - one of our translaters had her purse stolen.  This has never happened before on any of our 3 trips here.  This is not a coincidence that this happens on what otherwise was such a joyous day.  Prayer: for these young new born christains that God protects them from Satan attacks and praise God that their are now more brothers and sisters in our family.  Please prayer for protection, energy and health for the whole team as we approach our concluding talk 'how to make the most of the rest of your life',  please prayer for Julian Coy as he delivers this important supportative talk

Thank you and good night

God bless you all and thank you for your loving emails and prayers

Stuart Sadler

Hi everyone back at HTC.

We are half way through the mission here. So here is a half term report.

1. thanks for all your prayers
2. God has been looking after us and really using is as a team
3. Give thanks for:
   • safety
   • strong relationships with hosts and ministers
   • good film nights
   • encouraging number in school
   • encouraging questions at the youth camp
   • medics and dentists seeing as many people seeing many needy patients
   • a packed hair salon

As we go forward the words of 1 Cor 2:1-5 are a guide to us.

"When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power."

We are here to proclaim Jesus Christ, not with superior wisdom or eloquence, not with wise and persuasive words but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power. Prayer: that we will be dependent on the holy spirit to empower and lead us as we combine in our areas of service.

There are too many things to mention

1. for the children of the school to get to know Jesus
2. for Bea as she starts as a new youth leader
3. for Paddy as he starts a consultancy clinic
4. for all gospel proclamations:
   • home visits
   • relationships
   • socials
   • and church
5. God's energy to keep going
6. faith to believe in Gods power in all things

We miss you, we need your prayers, see you soon.

Love in Christ,

The Whole Team

Stuart Sadler

Gyula: on Monday showed chariots of fire. Speakers broke down half way through. More rustled up. Not well received too much dialogue and too English.

Uj Akli: Tuesday showed Narnia extremely well attended and received.  I think and pray that this film touched some lives tonight.

Akli: Wednesday - report to follow let's pray that this showing has the same attendence and responds.

Stuart Sadler

By the end of Tuesday 141 children were at the school we looked at I am the light. Focused on Colour and time.  All teachers invited to cermonial pig slaughtering for the Wednesday trip.  Video footange available!

Prayer: please prayer for no more children - we have enough. Thanks for the prayers for our children despite the heat they seem to have aclumatised. 

Stuart Sadler

Everything is working well for updating the Blog

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Thanks

Stuart Sadler

It is a beautiful morning in the Ukraine. Blue skies and not too hot.

Thank you for all your emails of support, encouragement and your prayers.

It is great to hear from you all.

This morning each of us will be with our host families. attending Church with them in our villages.

Prayer: please prayer that the placement of English people to Ukrainian families will really work and all will gel quickly.

These services will be run by the local ministers with Stu Wright saying a few words of thanks and information about what will be happening in the week.

Prayer: please pray for Stu that he will have the energy and clarity of thought and wisdom to get his message over clearly both at the service and at these important first meeting with elders and other villagers.  Please also pray for his back.

After Church we will be going to the annual fair in Gyula (one of the villages).  Here we will get a further opportunity to mix with the villagers, talking about why we are here and also advertising what will be happening in terms of medical, dental, hairdressing, home visits, school and youth.  The fair culminates in a Goulash competition - we have been asked to help judge this!

Then after this we will be splitting up into our various functions for a couple of hours and going to set up ready for a good start on Monday morning.

Prayer: please prayer that all the stuff will get to the right locations. And that none of the important equipment will be damaged from the journey. Please also pray that the Hungarian young Christians that are leading the discussion groups will quickly feel happy with their roles and filled with Gods spirit to repressent their strong faiths in an clear and gentle way.

Prayer: please pray that God will fill all of us with his Spirit to overcome nervousness, to listen to His voice on when and who to speak to,  to have the energy to complete the physical tasks, to be able to get over the language barrier and really be able to get to the center of what this is all about-Jesus!

Thanks and God bless

Stuart Sadler

Everyone and everything through the border safely.

Praise God

Stuart Sadler

Stuart Sadler

Very nice lunch Goulash in a bread bowl.  Now off to the border ... Should get to the border in about 30 minutes.

Please pray for our safe passage over the border and that our equipment is allowed across without too much hinderence.

The journey so far has been very easy, Thank you God.  Everyone seems in good spirits there is an excitment for what God has instore for us.

Stuart Sadler

So its Saturday morning and we have been on the buses for 3 hours.  We are about to stop for supplies at Tesco.  Buying still water and last minute equipment for school and the youth camp.  We are also looking for the Chronicles of Narnia in Hungarian for the film nights.

Then we will be off for lunch.

Stuart Sadler

Friends

Its 1:00am on Saturday morning all are safely in their beds after a very late but very good Hungarian meal.  When we got to the hotel at 10:00pm some people needed their bed more they needed food so off they went but the majority came to the restaurant that Andrew Tarcy had organised and had a very nice time.  It was good to meet with old friends from last year and also to meet new.

Tomorrow we are off on two couches to the Ukrainian border and on to the villages.

We will leave Budapest about 9:00am Hungarian time (1 hour ahead of UK).

We should get to the border mid afternoon.

Please pray for our safe crossing of the border without too much interference. Please also pray for the health of the team as it is a long journey over sometimes difficult roads and tomorrow will be hot - 35 degree C.

Please pray specifically for Stu Wrights back and the younger ones travel sickness.

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers they mean so much to us.

Love together in Christ

Stuart Sadler

Looking good to pull back from the gate in the next few minutes.  So mobile phone off, talk to you in again Budapest

Stuart Sadler