Sziastok baratom!

Hey friends,

        Another week is whizzing by, and I was thinking of you all, so time to update! Another day in Bible College, another day of the Lord showing us how amazing He is! I had a truly amazing John class the other day. We were talking about John chapter 8, where the pharisees bring the woman to Jesus who was caught in adultery, and they wanted to stone her to death for her sin. Jesus says to them, "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone," basically saying that He does not condemn her. Shaun Havelaar, our teacher, related to it as the "sound of grace," or the sound of the rocks falling to the ground, and the Pharisees walking away. "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound," I now know what that means to me, the sound of grace. Its the sound of Jesus telling us that when we come to him, his grace covers all our sin! That is a sweet thing to hear!
       Besides amazing classes, I have had the privilege of seeing the Lord beginning to answer some prayers in my life. He is so good to us. Jonathan and I are also attending the marriage conference they are having this weekend here at the school. It is hosted by the Calvary Chapel in Budapest, and the teachers are of course Phil Metzger and a few other pastors from the states. We are definitly looking forward to the Lord working in our marriage. In addition I am taking beginning guitar, and it tis such a blessing. I am so excited to be learning a new instrument, especially one that is more mobile than piano and drums. Jonathan is moving up to the advanced Hungarian class. The teacher approached him and asked him to move up, what an honor! I of course am still in the intro class, and probably will be this whole semester haha.
   Today I am heading to Budapest for a class assignment. We re observing the church service there. Very excited to see the church, as it was planted by one of my favorite bible college teachers/pastors, Greg Opean! It will be my first day exploring Budapest, as I arrived late at night and traveled straight to Vajta. we will also be visiting parliament, and hopefully a Starbucks. I never thought I would miss Starbucks, but I can admit I do... So sad. I miss big coffees. In Hungary the coffees are more like a large espresso, not like a sixteen ounce cup of hot coffee that is not so strong as espresso. You have to drink it faster, you can't sit and enjoy it over an hours' coffee date. So I will be at Starbucks today. And maybe enjoy some suti (pronounced shootie), it's basically Hungarian cookies. And they are so good. Miss you all and we are praying for you all! Please let us know if there is anything we can lift up for you in prayer, no matter how small!!