Salt and Light - May 21

Greetings from Debrecen,

Thankful for nearing the end of school! It has been a more challenging year with the transition back to Hungary and continuing with school but we are getting closer to finishing. Things will change as we will transition into full summer mode. Darrel continues to diligently study Hungarian and he is trusting God for the results. God continues to bring people into our lives and we are thankful for the opportunities that He gives us to share about Him.

The girls and I have really enjoyed bike riding. The one thing I love about living over here are the many bike trails in town and from town to town. It is fun and encourages more people to ride their bikes. I am amazed and honored that God would continue to grant us favor in the lives of our lost friends. I have been more bold in praying for them and also telling them that I am praying for them so I trust that God will answer my prayers in such a way that they will know that He is God.

Next week I will be leaving on a trip for about a week for some training so you can be praying for Darrel and the girls. Arianna is also leaving this Tuesday for a week to Boston with FBC Irving on a mission trip. Mission trips have a way of changing our lives in some significant way. A co-laborer and friend "S" is also serving in Ukraine just across the border from us, encouraging a church in the area of evangelism.

Pray:

• Divine appointments for "S" and those sharing the gospel this week in Ukraine. The church would be encouraged in the area of evangelism.
• God would use Arianna and the mission group from FBC Irving to share the Gospel in Boston. They would have many spiritual conversations and that people would be willing to give their lives to Jesus. The students who go, that their lives would be changed and that they would be challenged.
• God would use this training next week to better equip me for His service. God would give me opportunities to share the Gospel as well and that I would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and His leading.
• God's peace, comfort and faith to be strengthened in the lives of a Hungarian couple who have struggled with having a baby.
• God's favor in the lives of students and the University so that we will have opportunities to share the good news.

Thank you so much for praying for us!

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Salt and Light - May 14

Greetings from Debrecen,

So I was taking a walk yesterday morning and I noticed a group of people gathering around a truck parked outside the front of a house and they were selling chickens. I was thinking that this would not happen in America.

Arianna finished finals! She is preparing to go to Boston in a week with her church on a mission trip! G. and M. continue to be open. Another friend told us that he has moved from being mslm to being an atheist. I will say that as we talked with him we could see his heart soften. God is still working in his life. Darrel had a good meeting with him and another student and the door is still open for them to meet again.

We know of a group that is coming to Hungary June 26 - 30 to teach English and they are in need of some more teachers, so if you would like some more information you can contact Jerry and Janice Byrd - TheByrds(at)IC-World(dot)org.

Please continue to pray:

• God would give Darrel the ability to speak Hungarian and to do well on his exam in June.
• Spiritual Awakening among students at the University in Debrecen. They would desire to know God and their eyes would be opened to the reality of God.
• Our friend - God would speak to him in such a way that He knows that God is real.
• Other student from Palestine (born in Belarus) - His eyes would be opened to the reality of who God is.
• Girls would be focused and motivated to finish well in school.
• We would be faithful in living and sharing the gospel with those who God sends to us, that they would also desire to do the same.

Thank you so much for praying for us!

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Salt and Light - May 7

Greetings from Debrecen,

So thankful for your prayers. Our daughter Arianna was at a critical point of decision about her major in school and God directed her desires and she did make a change this week. I am so thankful for your prayers for her as she pursues a degree in intercultural studies. I am so thankful that God always shows us the next step and He is faithful to keep us on the right path since He is God and knows what is up ahead and we don't. I just want to say that you all were praying this week and God answered our prayers this week! Thank you!

We continue to catch up with people as God brings them back into our lives.

Please pray:

•  "I," a young man who is a new Christian, that he would grow and make good choices. That God would empower him to overcome some obstacles in his life. 
•  "J" and "A," who have a hotel business who really want to use it for ministry, but there is an issue that needs to be resolved so they will have the freedom to continue. Pray that this issue would be resolved quickly as it is one that could continue for a long time. God would bless their desire to use this as a place of ministry. 
• Our neighbor and friend "M" is having a difficult time. She is not a Christian and I told her that I was praying for her, so pray that she would see how God is taking care of her and acknowledge that He exists. Also that she would be more open to spiritual conversations. 
• When I was walking this morning I saw another neighbor, "I," who is having a lot of knee pain and will have to have surgery. I told her that I was going to walk and that I would be praying or her. Pray that she would see God at work in this situation and that it would encourage her faith and that her husband would see it as well. 
• God gave us another opportunity to share with "K," pray that his eyes would be open to the reality of God. While we were gone today he came by and dropped off a black light we were looking for and told Darrel that he would like to believe that God showed him the way! Yeah, God! 
• Another M who lives in Hungary but works sometimes in Serbia lost his passport right before he was going to head home. Praying an impossible prayer that it would be returned or that he will be able to get a temporary passport quickly.* 
• Darrel will meet with "J" and a former student from the Middle East (We have prayed for him before, he was the one who was given a Bible and his religious leader took it away). Pray for Darrel to have wisdom in what to say and that these guys would have open hearts to hear the good news.

I don't mean to overload you all with prayer requests but if you could pick one and pray for them this week that would be awesome.  Thank you so much for praying!

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

*Update: Just wanted to let you know that our friend who lost his passport in Serbia found it this morning and he will get to return to Hungary and to his family! Yeah, God!