Adams' prayer update excerpts

Friends,

Thank you for praying for us and the people we are in contact with each day. It is always a delight to see non-believers react when we tell them that prayers are being  lifted up for them by people who do not know them. They don’t understand such concern and love, but they do appreciate that others care about them. Others that you might take the time to pray for are our IMB colleagues in Hungary. They serve in many areas, from logistics to gathering people together who are raising children with special needs, to those personnel who mentor church pastors. I know they would appreciate it.

Each week when we go to the school, we have new opportunities to share God’s Word. Last week, Mike and I talked about Nature with one of the classes, and we were able to share Psalm 8. Can you imagine that some of the students and teachers have never opened a Bible to read anything from it? It’s a great way to teach new vocabulary and an even greater way to let them see and read the Word.

"K" came to Bible study this past Thursday night. Our story was from Matthew 18: 21-35-“The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant.”(NIV) She read out loud to the group. Her only question concerned the seventy times seven. What does it mean? How would you have answered her?

"J" came over to tell us that she was very sorry she didn’t come to Bible study. She said she was tired and she had been feeling overwhelmed with guilt since her husband took his own life four months ago. For the next 30 minutes, we just talked. We had our own little Bible study. I would love to say that she accepted Christ that night, but she did not. Please keep her and her children in your thoughts and prayers, especially her 13-year-old son "A."

A teacher from the school, also named "J," said it was hard for her to come to Bible study because she has young children. But she was wondering if she could come to our house before classes started, one day a week, to have conversational English. I said that would be great, but I told her that I would use Bible stories in our time together. So far we have been over “The Creation and Fall of Man,” “God’s Promise to Abraham,” and “Abraham and Isaac.”

"A" is a carpenter who lives in our city. He and Mike spend time each week going over his English lessons from the school he attends in Budapest. Please pray as Mike imparts eternal truth along with English.

In Him,
Mike and Terry

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen,

We are so thankful for God's provision. So thankful for the opportunities to invest in the lives of young people that He has sent to us!! Arianna did a great job playing piano at the coffee house. We had some great conversations and I think many students were encouraged.

We are also blessed to have a pastor and friend to come and challenge men to accept their responsibility to lead the church and to disciple others. Darrel's class continues to do well because people are praying for him. If you are still interested in praying for individual students till the end of May then let me know and I will give you a name.

Please continue to pray!

• Darrel and the group that will be traveling to different cities in Hungary to challenge and encourage men. Pray for safety and that these men will accept this challenge and to be obedient to what God reveals to them during the conference.
• This week Darrel will be teaching about a character quality. Pray that the students will participate in the discussion and that at some point they will be able to share about spiritual things.
• Discipleship time on Monday, this week will be more of a sharing and fellowship time. Pray that they will be willing to share what God is doing in their lives and that they would be encouraged by each other and how God is working in their lives.
• Wednesday night as the girls and I spend time on campus, that God would direct us as we pray and meet with students.
• Thursday as I meet with a language partner who is not a Christian, that God would enable me to understand and speak Hungarian. Also that God would give me understanding as I study.
• Pray that we will keep our eyes on Him and have wisdom to navigate the path that is before us.

Thanks,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen,

So thankful for your prayers last Wednesday! God gave Darrel the things to say and he met the expectations of the dean. He has quite a variety of students from Israel, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Korea, Africa, etc. ... We are waiting to see what God will do through this class.

Thanking God for a great discipleship time with the students and thought-provoking conversations. We had also shared with several non-Christian and Christian students at the Coffee House. We were blessed to reconnect with some friends at a basketball tournament in Budapest and to introduce our Hungarian friends to the game American-style. There was a team from Kiev and I am continually reminded of the fragile situation that exists and the stress.

Please pray:

• The situation in Kiev. Pray for the people to draw close to God and/or seek Him. God hears their cries for help and He will make a way for them. The missionaries that serve there that God would protect them and give them peace and use them to share the gospel.
• Darrel as he prepares and teaches on Wednesday at 6pm that he will be able to connect with the students and see where God is at work.
• Discipleship time on Monday nights that God would give us wisdom to best prepare and that the Holy Spirit would speak through us as we encourage them to grow in their relationship with God.
• Our church in Debrecen decided to call a pastor and now the pastor has till the end of this month to make his decision. Pray that this man will listen to God and be obedient.
• Pray for Arianna on Thursday night as she plays piano at Coffee House that the Holy Spirit would show her what songs to play and that people would see Jesus in her life.
• We have a pastor coming next week to speak to men about leadership. Pray that God would prepare the hearts of those he will be speaking with and that they would be obedient to the things that God reveals to them as this man speaks and challenges them.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

If you are interested in praying specifically for a student in Darrel's class for the next 14 weeks let me know. We will be gathering the names of the students after his next class.

Blessings,
Kimberly

Hathcocks' prayer update

Greetings from Debrecen,

We had a full week of P.T., school, great discipleship time and coffee house and saying good-bye to some friends/teammates. Our van is still being repaired and we are hopeful to get it soon. We had an awesome time last night sharing the "God's Not Dead" movie in our home with some friends and students. We had a great discussion afterwards as well. Darrel will begin his class this Wednesday and we will see if there will be enough students. We trust that God's plans will prevail.

Please pray:

• Those who saw the movie at our home who were lost would desire to know Jesus. Those who are Christians would have the boldness to share their faith.
• Darrel would see God's direction as he prepares and teaches his class on Wednesday nights. The students who are enrolled would have a desire to know about God.
• Discipleship time with students, God would give us words of encouragement for the students who come. We are going to change our meeting time from Wednesday to Monday so pray that this will not discourage anyone from coming.
• We would saturate our lives with God's Word this week.
• Our friends/teammates, as they transition to the states that they would have peace and clear direction. The seeds that were planted in the lives of students as a result of their time here would continue to grow.
• Saturday as we travel to a basketball game with some students/friends that God would direct our conversations throughout the day so that we have opportunities to encourage others. Also pray for our girls as they reconnect with some friends that they would be encouraged.

Thank you so much for your prayers!!!

Blessings,
Kimberly

Hathcocks' prayer update

Greetings from Debrecen,

We are so thankful for your faithfulness to pray for us. Some weeks are heavy and we know that folks like you are praying for us and it encourages us. Last Sunday on the way home from church our van completely stopped working. The cool thing about it was that it quit working across the street from a mechanic who was also down the street from our home. We pushed the van off the road and walked home rejoicing in God's provision. We are also grateful for the people whom God has sent to us so that we can invest in their lives.

Please continue to pray:

• We would keep our focus on Jesus and that our priority would be in knowing Him, glorifying Him and becoming more like Him as we live life in Debrecen.
• Enough students would sign up for Darrel's class so that he will have the opportunity to teach it. God would send just the right people who have a spiritual hunger and are searching.
• Wisdom for us as we teach and disciple students on Wednesday nights.
• Our daughters would be diligent and motivated to press on with their school work. God would give them understanding and the ability to learn what they need so that they can fulfill His purpose for their lives.
• Logistics and direction for several groups that will be coming in the next few months. That God would reveal his unique plan for each group and the best way to use their gifts and abilities for His Kingdom purposes.
• Darrel as he meets with students this week, that God would give him words of wisdom and truth that will challenge and encourage them.
• The mechanics can quickly fix the van that we are currently using.
• Our Hungarian church will be deciding on a possible new pastor today, pray that God's desire would become their desire as they consider this person.

Thank you so much for your prayers!!!

Blessings,
Kimberly Hathcock