Salt and Light - December 17

Greetings from Debrecen,

We are thankful for God's strength each day. We had a full week with school and getting ready for guests. Arianna arrived yesterday and we are thankful that she is able to spend time in Hungary with us for Christmas. So thankful that God gives us opportunities to share about Him. I was on campus for my language lesson and I noticed a young lady in the bathroom looking around and asked her where she was from. She said she was from Pakistan and she was so happy to hear me speak English that she gave me a hug. We talked about school and I asked her how I can pray for her and she shared with me that she was a Muslim. She reminded me of the many students on campus that are stressed with exams but who are also open to prayer. We are asking God to use this to reveal Himself to her.

Please continue to pray;

• "I" would do well on her exams and that she would see how God, not Allah, is answering prayer. God would allow our paths to cross again and/or other Christians who would share with her.
• Sophia and Abigail would have God's peace about school. Courage to do the hard things and also to let go of what is not important. They would depend on the Lord.
• Asking God to prepare the hearts of Arianna and her friend Abi as they prepare to serve in South Asia.
• "I" will have his 2nd national medical exam on the 25th of December in Israel. Pray that he would be able to focus and not be distracted by the political issues. He would know that it is God who is helping him.
• Our friends are organizing a Christmas Eve Worship service on campus, pray that students who are not connected to any church as well as non-Christians would come and that they would see Jesus in what is said and through the people that they meet.
• We will have several opportunities to have non-Christians in our home as well as believers. Pray that we will be a light to those in darkness and an encouragement to believers. God would give us boldness and that we would not miss any opportunities that He gives us to speak about Him.
• Darrel and I would be faithful and that we would focus on the Lord.

Thank you! Signing off until January! Have a blessed and Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

One of His servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Salt and Light - December 10

Greetings from Debrecen.

God has a plan! So glad! Thankful that Darrel's exam is over and the results are in the Lord's hands. It will be another month before we get the results. We are excited about having Arianna with us for Christmas! We are blessed! We had the opportunity to worship in a school where the teachers and other workers from several different schools gathered for the first time. A friend of ours was preaching and a lot of people accepted Christ. It was exciting to see God at work!

Please pray:

• Peace in Israel--the city of Jerusalem and the people who live in Israel have become dear to us, so we ask for a miracle that only God can arrange in His way and His timing. 
•  University students taking exams, that the stress and pressure would cause them to seek and depend on God and that He would bless those who trust in Him. 
•  God would give Abigail and Sophia the ability to learn the subjects that are hard and to get caught up with their classes. They would not stress out but trust the Lord to help them. 
• God would prepare Arianna's heart as she gets ready to go to Southeast Asia. 
• Wisdom and discernment to see God's plan for us and that we would be faithful to love and serve those whom God has sent to us. 

Thank you so much for praying!

One of His servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Salt and Light - December 3

Greetings from Debrecen,

It is so encouraging to see God at work in the lives of those around us. Our friend who took his medical exam in Israel told us that he passed and also received a really good mark. We continue to pray that he would see how God not Allah has answered our prayers. Also it looks like the new family that arrived last week are hoping to settle on a house on Tuesday. Darrel will finish up his last week of full-time language and take his exam on Friday.

Please continue to pray:

• Our friend will take the second part of his medical exam on December 25th in Israel. Keep praying for him.
• God continues to give me opportunities to talk with "M." She asked me to pray that she would get a job at the University. Pray that God would grant her favor with the University, that she will be offered a job, and that she would see God's hand in it.
• Darrel's exam will go well and that it will accurately reflect his ability to speak Hungarian.
• The University students continue to prepare for exams and to finish their practice time. In Hungary, students have several months to finish exams and they can take them multiple times. Their exams are pretty comprehensive and they can contain both written and oral components. The next few months will be stressful for them.
• "J" came to English worship; pray that the words spoken about God would penetrate his heart and that he would just trust in Jesus.
• Wisdom and courage for us to follow God and His direction.

Thank you so much for praying for us!

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock