Hungary 4 Him: Katelyn's December update

Some photos from this year

2017 was a year to remember.  There were many highs and many lows, but through each event I was reminded of God's faithfulness. 2017 was a year of many new things and saying bye to old things.  I grew (and am still growing) into the woman God wants me to be. Sometimes is is difficult to place our trust in God, but each day He is showing me how easy it really can be!  During the year I made memories that I will cherish forever.  Memories that have been made possible by the grace of God and your love, support, and prayers. 

This year I was able to travel to many different places and meet lots of new people!  God has placed these people in my life during this time for different reasons.  Even if I was only around some of them for a little bit of time, they left an impact on my life.  Plus it's not every day that someone gets to travel around Europe with their parents, aunt and uncle, and Bev!

Prayer requests:

• January 15-18 I will be spending time with colleagues in Bratislava, Slovakia (who are also from Oklahoma!)  Pray for safe travels and a cherished time with them.
• Paul and Tena will arrive back in Hungary at the end of January.  Meg, who is joining our team through Hands On, will also be arriving at the end of January.  Pray for safe travels for them.
• Pray for the students I will be working with this semester.  Pray that they will hear the Truth and that the Holy Spirit will work in their hearts.  I would love to see them all come to know the Lord before I leave.  God's timing is best!  Pray that I will trust in His timing with their understanding of Him.
• In 6 short months, I will be moving back to America.  Pray that I would spend what time I have left here wisely and for His purpose.  This also means I need to start thinking about what I am going to do when I move home.  As of right now, I have no idea what I am supposed to do next.  Pray that God would give me direction for where He wants me to be.
• English Camp is set for the last week of June. Begin praying for the team that is coming from The Summit Church in North Carolina. Many of the volunteers who will join us are high school students.  Pray also for Kaitlyn, Sarah, and Cate, who are coming during the summer to help out in different ways.

Salt and Light - January 7

Greetings from Debrecen,

Thank you so much for faithfully praying for us this past year! God has carried us through this last year and he will continue this year as well. We see God at work in Debrecen and we are thankful.

We had a wonderful visit with Arianna and her friend from school, Abigail, as well as a friend and co-laborer, Sarge. We hosted several events where we had believers along with our lost friends come together. There were opportunities for Jesus to shine through our lives as well as with our words.

Please pray:

• Our daughter Arianna is serving in Southeast Asia until the 14th of this month. Pray for protection and for God to work through her in sharing Jesus with others. The team would see God at work in the lives of those around them and to have courage to follow His leading.
• My friend "M" has an opportunity to work at the University. This would be an answer to prayer! Pray that she sees it as God providing this for her and that He would give her the job.
• "I" took the second part to his medical exam and is waiting for the results. Pray that he will see it was the true God who took care of him...
• "O," an Egyptian young man that God has brought into our lives. Pray that God would open his heart so he can see and believe in God.
• The seeds planted in the lives of our lost friends at the different gatherings we had over the holidays, that God would send other believers to water the seeds and that they would grow in faith in God.
• We would focus on the Lord and be faithful to the things He wants us to do.

Thank you so much for your prayers,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hungary 4 Him: Katelyn's October update

At the beginning of October, I traveled to Prague, Czech Republic to meet with other journeymen on the field.  The time was refreshing and eye opening in many different ways.  I am so thankful for the friends I have met on this journey. We were able to reflect over our last year on the field, pray over one another, and encourage each other.

Since arriving home from Prague, I have been very busy with students. On October 27-28 I had a sleepover at my house.  There were 5 girls who came.  In Hungary, it is very uncommon to stay the night at another person's house unless they are family.  This was an experience that some of the girls had never had.

We did hair, make-up, nails, watched movies, made crafts, ate lots of pizza, and played many games. Some of the girls went to sleep around 4 am.  However one girl stayed awake all night, so I stayed up with her!  I am not cut out for all-nighters any more!  Haha.

Prayer Requests:

• I am going through some things that have been disheartening lately.  I have had lots of encouragement from family and friends that has been helpful.  Pray that Satan will stop using these things against me and I can focus on what I am here to do.
• As you know, Thanksgiving is coming soon.  I am going to make a Thanksgiving meal to go have at Bible Study on Nov. 24th.  Pray that all goes smoothly with it, that the students enjoy it, and that I can clearly share the gospel and the reason to celebrate.
• As the holiday season begins, pray that I wouldn't struggle being away from family.  Last year wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Pray that I would have peace during these times and that missing home won't become too big of a distraction.
• I have not been sleeping well.  I tend to be tired during the days and as soon as my head hits the pillow, I'm wide awake.  Pray that I would begin sleeping better.
• Pray for "G."  She was asking lots of questions and I was getting excited talking to her about spiritual things.  Recently, she has been put off by anything to do with God.  She doesn't pay attention during Bible Study and has started to be a little disruptive as well.  Pray that God would grab hold of her heart and that she would come to understand the love and grace that He has for her. 

LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING

Some important dates to remember for Lottie Moon Christmas Offering are:

November 28: GIVING TUESDAY: Annual Global Day of Giving
December 3-10: Week of Prayer for International Missions.
December 10 is the LMCO official Sunday.  Our national goal this year is $160 million.

Your giving enables missionaries to be sent to make disciples and multiply churches among unreached people and places for the glory of God.

For more information on LMCO you can go to imb.org.

Hungary 4 Him: Katelyn’s September update

School has started and time is flying by! I began teaching my students the second week of September.  I have more students this year than I did last year and it seems like they keep coming. As of right now, I am teaching 12 different students.  The issue with more students wanting to come is they all want to come in the afternoon and those times are filled up. As the semester continues, I am trying to come up with ideas to attract more students to Youth Group on Friday nights. Some of the students who were coming in the summer have not come back since the start of school. Sometimes this is very disheartening.  It makes me question different reasons as to why they might not be attending.

I am adjusting to my new schedule.  It has also helped get me out of the rut I was in.  I am very thankful for your intercession on my behalf.

• As October begins, I ask that you would continue to pray for me spiritually, physically, and emotionally.  
• Please remember each of the students I meet with.  None of them are believers.
• Pray that I would use our time wisely and would be bold in sharing the Gospel with them.
• Pray for Youth Group on Friday nights.  Pray that God would equip me with the right passage(s).  Also pray that students would come back.
• Pray for safe travels as I go to Prague and back to Nagykanizsa.  I will be meeting with many friends who I had the privilege of spending 2 months with before we were scattered throughout Europe.  Pray also for their travels.
• Continue to pray for “T” and “G.”  “G” has become a lot more vocal when it comes to the gospel.  However, many times she is only questioning it.  She is looking for a logical explanation and she doesn’t understand something she cannot see.  I believe that the Holy Spirit is working on her heart.
• Pray for our slumber party (October 28.)  I am not 100% sure on the details right now, but I am hoping it will be an extended time of learning more about the students, laughing with them, and sharing the love of Christ with them.
• Pray that I would spend my time wisely.  My afternoon-evening times are mostly full.  I am usually more motivated in the evening to do things, so pray that I would be motivated to work on things in the mornings.

 

~ Katelyn, IMB Western Hungary Team ~

Baker family praise report

IMB Team Budapest members Monte and April Baker share that Saturday's Turner Syndrome support group meeting was great!  Two new young ladies attended, one 20 and the other 22 years old.  A family that recently had a baby boy with autism came back again - they also have a TS girl.  Many came to the meeting and it was a real blessing.

Praise the Lord with us for how the Bakers are able to minister to these hurting families.  Pray that the Lord will provide many opportunities to share the Gospel along with medical information and loving support, and that some will soon have the desire to join together in a Bible study.

To learn more or receive prayer updates from the Bakers, contact them through the IMB Team Budapest page.

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield,

Happy Mother's Day!

Thanking God for opportunities that we have had to share the things that God is doing in Debrecen. We have finally finished up our medical appointments and are close to finishing school. We are excited for Arianna who will be graduating on May 21st and is planning on going to Dallas Baptist University in the Fall. It has been good to be in the States and we are really enjoying our time here.

God continues to bring people and opportunities into our lives. He has sent several men to Darrel to disciple and an opportunity to have one of our doctors and his family over for dinner. This doctor and his wife are from another country and we had a great time talking with them and had some great discussions about religion and Jesus. We continue to hear about God's continued work in Debrecen with a young man "A" who is really growing in the Lord. One of the guys from our Monday night Bible study is discipling him. God's work continues.

Please continue to pray:

• God would show Darrel how to encourage these men to grow in their relationship with God.
• The doctor and his family. They are culturally another religion but are really seeking to know what is true. Pray that God will give us and others who are Christians opportunities to share with them.
• "A" as he meets for discipleship that he would see and understand the truth and grow in his relationship with God.
• God would allow us to remember Russian as we will be helping to interpret for some friends from Belarus. 
• We would keep our eyes on Jesus and be obedient to the things that He shows us each day!

Thank you!

One of His servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield,

So thankful to be a follower of Christ! So glad that Jesus overcame death and sin! I am thankful for this time of the year when we can take the time to celebrate Jesus and what He has done for us on the cross. This week has been full but good. I received good news from my MRI which indicates that God has healed my back! Knowing that encourages me to wait on God and continue with PT as He heals the nerve and muscles.

We are preparing for a road trip to Mississippi and Virginia to visit family and participate in a mission debriefing conference. This last Saturday we participated in a St. Patrick's Day parade with our friend Jerry who has a Model A car. It was cold and windy but we still had a lot of fun passing out candy and gospel tracts. We are thankful for the unique experiences that God gives us. We are continually thankful for the mission house where we are staying and for providing a car for us to drive.

Please pray:

• Those who received a gospel tract would read it and God's Spirit would continue to draw their hearts to Him. Their eyes and hearts would be open to the truth.
• Safety as we will be traveling. We would be an encouragement to our family and we would be attentive to hear God's voice while we are attending this conference. Our girls would be encouraged as they will be with other missionary kids.
• Darrel's mom will probably have surgery this week so pray for wisdom for the doctors and complete healing for his mom. Darrel's second cousin Doug has been struggling with health problems and is nearing the end of his life. Pray that God would give him peace and comfort as well as those who love him.
• We have a lot of speaking opportunities after this conference so pray that God would show us which stories that He wants us to share and the things He wants us to share.
• God would give Arianna clarity and peace as she makes a final decision about where to go to college.

Thank you so much for praying for us! We will be gone for the next two Sundays so I will write when we return.

One of God's servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

Thankful for the blessings our girls received this weekend! Thank you for praying for the youth. Thankful for the opportunity that God gave Darrel to meet with our dentist and neighbor for a time of discipleship. We had a lot of fun sharing with the WMU in Battlefield about what God is doing in Debrecen. Thankful for an MRI to see what is going on with my back. The medical system in the U.S. is different than overseas. We are thankful that you continue to pray for us and those who live in Debrecen.

Please continue to pray:

• God would continue His work in the lives of students in Debrecen. They would hunger for God and to be burdened for the lost around them. They would share the Gospel boldly with love and encourage each other daily.
• Easter in Hungary is similar to that in the states where many people who don't normally come to church will come during this Easter celebration time. Pray that many will hear the Gospel and they would give their lives to Him.
• Darrel as he meets with our dentist and neighbor, that he would encourage/challenge them to grow in their relationship with God.
• G. a student from Israel, she would understand that Jesus is the Messiah and she can have a relationship with Him.
• We would follow God day by day as He shows us the things that we are to do. Our hearts would be sensitive to the Holy Spirit and we would walk in obedience.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

One of His Servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

We are thankful that God is working in ways that we cannot see! Our friend Brian is making progress and God is healing Him. God is at work in Springfield, Missouri. We had a blast with the youth last Sunday! Darrel was able to connect with our dentist--God is at work in his life. He is a person that God has placed in our lives who wants to grow in his relationship with God. So blessed to reconnect with friends in Springfield.

The Debrecen group had English worship last Saturday and D and A came! This weekend we were able to visit our storage garage and it was a lot of fun remembering and looking at stuff. We were looking for stuff to take with us when we speak at a Tuesday WMU group. Darrel and one of our friends made gulyas the Hungarian way and we were able to take it to a church and share real Hungarian gulyas, and they loved it! We had trouble finding the big yummy Hungarian bread. They enjoyed it and we had an opportunity to meet some new people. We are thankful for the things that God allows us to do! We have started reading a book about the Great Welsh revival and how God was at work at that time. My heart is so burdened for God's spirit to awaken America and to move in a powerful way. We need it!

Please pray:

• Tuesday we will be sharing with a WMU group in Springfield so pray that God will show us which stories to share and that we would share the things that He wants us to share.
• This coming weekend our girls will be involved in a Disciple Now weekend at our church, so pray for them and the other youth who will be coming. Ask that God would fill their hearts with encouragement and direction. The students would come with a hunger in their hearts to know Him better.
• God would continue to bless the first Saturday monthly English worship and draw people unto Himself.
• God would continue to give us wisdom as we wait on Him in several different areas of our lives.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

One of God's servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

We are thankful that God's ways and His timing are perfect. We are preparing to have the youth at our house tonight! We are excited about meeting and getting to know the young people in our church.
Last week we were able to Skype with the Coffee House crew and it was so much fun! We sure do miss them! We were encouraged to see God at work in the life of a man from another country who came to English worship a few months ago. We were able to give him a Bible in his language, and he already read through all four Gospels. He is being discipled by one of the young men from our Bible study and now he wants to be baptized. So exciting to see God drawing people to Himself. Yeah, God!

We also have learned about a dear friend and ministry partner, Brian Foster, who is seriously ill with pneumonia in addition to many other complications. He is fighting for his life now! So our hearts are very heavy.

Please pray:

• God would bring healing to Brian, wisdom for those who are trying to help him medically, and God's peace that surpasses understanding for his wife Susan and two daughters.
• This young man from another country would continue to seek after God and to give his life completely to Him. God's Spirit would continue to teach him as he reads God's Word and studies with others.
• Larry and Becky as they organize and facilitate Coffee House, that God would encourage and strengthen them. The students who come would experience the presence of God and want to know more.
• K. would be able to find a job and that He would see God and how He desires to have a relationship with him.
• We would keep our eyes on Jesus daily and to trust His provision for our lives in many different areas.
• Thank you for lifting us up to the Father and well as our dear friends in Debrecen.

One of God's servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

We were encouraged by the Lord this week. Darrel had a great trip to New Orleans with many divine appointments. I am in awe of God when I think about the people that he brings into our lives and the opportunity we have to share Christ with them. Darrel was also encouraged by the men who have been faithful to share the gospel year after year like our friend Frank. He is around 80 years old and has a unique gift of recognizing which country people are from, and he also has tracts in so many different languages. He is faithful to continue to talk with people and share the good news.

We are thankful for how God is providing for Arianna's future studies at the University. We found out that she is a National Merit Scholar finalist and will receive a scholarship. She told us earlier that if God wanted her to go to Dallas Baptist University that He would provide. We are blessed by God's provision and her faith.

We were also blessed to participate in an amazing discipleship conference which was such an encouragement to us and a reminder to go and make disciples. We are thankful for more tools and practical information about helping churches make disciples and how faithfulness to this task can have a great impact in reaching the lost. We were also blessed by how God through our church family blessed our children while we were gone. We are thankful! Yeah, God!

Please pray:

• The seeds planted during Mardi Gras would bear fruit in the lives of those who heard and received the truth. The Holy Spirit would convict their hearts to obey what God has shown them.
• We would be attentive and obedient to the things that God reveals to us. We would see who God wants us to invest our lives in while we are here in Springfield.
• Churches and pastors would catch a glimpse of the things that God can do through a disciple-making church. They would commit themselves to making disciples.
• Many of the students we know are struggling with the question, "What is God's will for my life?" Pray that they would keep their eyes on Him and that they would see the next step and walk in obedience. God would give them peace. 
• Wisdom for my doctor as I go for a physical and investigate some lingering issues with my back. I am trusting God to show us the best thing to do.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

One of God's servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

We are thankful for God's faithfulness and how He reminds us that He is in control. Darrel is in New Orleans with some guys who are sharing the gospel with people. The girls and I are hanging out at home and will do school this week. Arianna got her permit this week so she is officially learning to drive. It has been a while since we have experienced the Superbowl Sunday in America. We are continually blessed by the amazing people God allows into our lives.

Please pray:

• Darrel and several men who will be sharing the Gospel during Mardi Gras, that God would give them divine appointments and protection. Vieux Carre Baptist Church would be a light in the midst of darkness.
• Lynn, who is the pastor in Port Sulphur, that God would give him wisdom, encouragement and strength as he serves.
• God would continue to use Coffee House in Debrecen as an outreach to the lost.
• The students in Debrecen started again this week for a new semester. Pray that they would realize how much they need God in their lives. The Holy Spirit would open their eyes so that they would understand what it means to be forgiven and to have a relationship with Him.
• The McDonnel family as they continue with their lives after losing their son. that God who is the healer would bring healing to their hearts and strength to do the next thing. People who are sensitive to the Holy Spirit would minister to this family just at the time that they need it. 

Thank you so much for your prayers.

One of God's servants,

Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Springfield.

Wow! It has been a good but busy week. We have enjoyed our time reconnecting with our church in Springfield. Our days have been filled with school and doctors appointments as we make preparations for our medical clearance. This weekend we made a quick trip to Dallas for a preview weekend at DBU. It was too short, and we are looking forward to more time in Texas after June when we move to the mission house in Bonham. We continue to see God leading Arianna in the direction of DBU. I am so thankful for how God makes His plan clear to us as we wait on Him. This Friday Darrel will meet up with some men and they will go to New Orleans to do some witnessing during Mardi Gras.

Please pray:

• Darrel and those who will be sharing Christ during Mardi Gras. Praying for protection and divine appointments. People who are at the end and who will choose to follow after God.
• Danish and Alyssa as they lead Bible study on Monday nights (in Debrecen), that God would speak to them during their study and that those who come would be encouraged to grow closer to God.
• Coffee House will begin again with the Stantons (another missionary family), pray that God would help them as they organize and prepare and that God would continue to send people who are seekers.
• We would continue to seek after God and to keep our minds and thoughts on Him. It is easy to be distracted. Asking God for wisdom as we serve others and our families.

Thank you so much for your prayers!

One of God's servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

The Christmas season is upon us. One of the blessings of living in Debrecen is the Christmas Market that is set up in the middle of town. There are little booths with crafts and treats. We enjoy walking through the market, buying gifts and meeting friends. Last Sunday we met with our friend G. who shared with us the story of Hanukkah and sang some prayers in Hebrew. Her boyfriend who is a cultural Christian asked us what kind of Christians we were and God gave us the opportunity to share our testimonies. Our friend G. pulled out some more candles and said that we could share about Advent. God is good and at work in their lives.

Darrel finished up his teaching and will give a final next week. Many students have exams next week. This past Saturday we were able to share at a Catholic high school after they watched a Christian film that was produced in Debrecen. We were each assigned a class of students and God gave us another opportunity to share our testimonies. We are thankful for being able to share the greatest news ever!

We continue to have good conversations at Coffee House and God is making the way for deeper conversations. Arianna did receive the scholarship for DBU that we were waiting and praying for. The closer we get to our stateside time the more time speeds up! So much to do!

Please pray:

• G. and her boyfriend would see the importance of a relationship with God. God would give us the opportunity to continue our conversation with them.
• The seeds planted on Saturday with the Catholic students would bear fruit and grow.
• S. and student from another country, that God would encourage and strengthen her and continue to use her a a witness for Him. Pray for her father to become a Christian.
• Healing from sickness in our family.
• The students on Monday night as we study God's word, that they would continue to have teachable hearts and  that the Holy Spirit would teach them through us.
• Many students will have exams this week so pray that those who are Christians would have peace and strength to study and that all of them would realize how much they need to depend on God to help them.
• God is also at work in S's heart, who is a Debrecen businessman from another country. Pray that he would saturate his mind and heart with the truth of God's word and that he would continue to have a deep hunger for God.

So thankful for all that God is doing in Debrecen.

One of God's servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

So thankful for God's strength and peace that He gave us during our language exams. The results are in His hands and we trust Him. We are mostly thankful that it is over and a huge amount of stress has been eliminated for now. We press on with the things that God wants us to do and to continue to invest in the lives of those around us. Tonight we will spend time with a new friend from Israel who will allow us to join her for the first day of Hanukkah. We are so thankful for the people that God has brought into our lives.

Please continue to pray:

• Tonight as we will spend time with our friend, that we will see the opportunities that God gives us to speak about Him. Our friend would be open to talking about spiritual things.
• We are still waiting to hear about some scholarships for Arianna, pray that God would use this time to direct her heart and to put His desire in her heart for where He wants her to go to school.
• Our focus would be on God and to be obedient.
• There are still several who are coming to Bible study who are not Christians. A young man from another country came last week and is very open.
• L, a young lady I met during the language testing. She came to the English worship service this past Saturday and seemed very open. She is from Holland and returned on Sunday. Pray that she will ponder the things that she has heard and would respond by giving her heart to Jesus.
• Several people who are coming to coffee house who are not Christians, that we would be able to get into a deeper discussion with them about spiritual things.
• The students as they finish up their last week of classes and prepare for finals. They would realize how much they need God.

Thank you for faithfully praying for us each week.

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

What a busy and incredible week! We are thankful for the team and the church that came to serve with us during Thanksgiving. God brought the people from our neighborhood and from Darrel's class, and there were others who invited their lost family and friends. We are hopeful that they heard the message of salvation in words, song and actions.

I would not be able to share all the things that God did but one story in particular stuck out in my mind. One young lady from our Bible study invited her mother, grandmother, sister and family to the dinner. She said that her family was lost and at this point would not come to church. They came and stayed the whole time and enjoyed talking with people as well as hearing the message of salvation. She told me later that her grandmother's heart had softened to the things of God. We stand in awe and thank the Lord for the seeds planted and how they will grow.

Several of Darrel's students came, including one who spent two days cooking and talking with us. God is at work in her heart. Thank you Jesus for the work that you are doing in Hungary. It is so encouraging to see the students and their desire to know God and to share with their lost family and friends.

Please pray:

• My heart is really burdened for the different lost people that came to the dinners. Pray that the seeds of the gospel that were planted and received by those who came would grow and bear fruit. Ask that others would come and water them and that many would give their lives to Jesus. 
• The student who helped us cook, that God would continue to draw her to Himself. 
• We have our language exams this coming Friday and Saturday. We have been studying diligently since the Fall; pray that God would show us how to best prepare this week and to have His peace when we are taking the exam. 
• Transition for us continues as we make plans for the States; we are working with a couple to continue some of the ministries that we are doing and to hand them over to others. Pray that we can encourage and equip them in the best possible way, and we know that God will continue His work. 

Thank you so much for your prayers!

One of His servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Betsy's update for the week

Walking around the lake soaking up the last colors of fall

Hello Everyone,

Things here have been moving right along.  We have been teaching students and we were able to have a youth group this past Friday night.  Please pray for those who attend the Friday night group that they would be bold in proclaiming the gospel, remembering that Christ Himself resides within them and that He promises to never leave or forsake them.

"A" and I during the children's lessons

Our Sunday house group was also quite full.  We had about 25 people in attendance and we were even able to have a children’s class and discuss the story of creation.  Please be in prayer for our group as several of the group are from the other church and are deciding where God is calling them to go.
 Please pray that everyone in the group would be bold and passionate about reaching their own.  This week we will have a youth party and watch The Blind Side.  Please pray for those in attendance and that many would come, relationships would be formed, and seeds would be sown.  We will also be celebrating Thanksgiving as well as a team.  Pray for relaxation and rejuvenation.

"J" and I during children's lessons

Finally, please continue to be in prayer for me and my team as we transition.  Three girls will be coming to serve in my role in January.
 Please pray for them as their fundraising deadline approaches, but above all pray that God would prepare their hearts and give them a love for the Hungarian people.

In Christ,

Betsy

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

I want to wish everyone a blessed and happy Thanksgiving! It is a good reminder to us all to be thankful everyday. We are thankful for this holiday and the opportunity to invite our friends and their lost friends to a Thanksgiving dinner and for the group that is coming to join us in preparing these meals. We prepare and wait and see what God will do!

We continue to run the race that God has prepared for us and these days it feels like we are running. Let us first run to Jesus and He will give us the strength to keep running. We continue to equip our students for continuing on in ministry after we are in the states. We continue studying Hungarian so we can make good marks on our language exam. We continue with the daily tasks and keep investing our lives until the day we leave. I am so glad that this is God's work -- what an honor that God would let us be a part of what He is doing in the lives of students in Debrecen. Yeah God!

Please pray:

• That we would keep our focus and eyes on Jesus.
• For the Thanksgiving dinners and a meeting with an English class this week, that the seeds of the Gospel will be planted in their hearts and that they would experience God's love; may it draw them into a relationship with Him. 
• All the logistical details and cooking, that it will come together. Strength for the team that is coming and that we will see God's hand in it all. 

We value your prayers this week! Thank you for your faithfulness to pray for us!

One of God's servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

God continues His work in Debrecen. Last Sunday there were so many who attended the Super Sunday service who heard the Gospel. Thanking God for all the seeds that were planted over the last two weeks. I get excited and encouraged when I see how students are serving and inviting their lost friends to know more about Jesus. God is working in and through the lives of students. Last Thursday's coffee house was very interesting because one of Darrel's former students came with a friend, and for two hours they had a respectful discussion about Christianity and his own different religion. So thankful for what God is doing -- it is amazing.

Please pray:

• That God would soften the student's heart to the truth of the Gospel, and that his eyes will be open so he can see clearly what his own religion is really about. 
• For a medical student, that he would realize that he needs someone (God) greater than himself to help him with his struggles. 
• For another student, that he would completely give his life to Jesus, and that whatever is hindering him would be removed. 
• For a student who indicated that he gave his life to Jesus; pray that he will grow and have the courage to talk to others about his decision. Ask that his life will reflect the commitment that he made in his heart. 
• That God would draw the students He wants to come to the Thanksgiving outreach dinners. That they would clearly see and hear about Jesus during the time that they are with us. 
• For the church that hosted the MGI team to see the importance of contacting those who attended the English classes and continuing that relationship that began over the last couple of weeks. Pray that people would respond to God's invitation to go fishing and make disciples. 
• That God would continue to enable us to learn Hungarian as we meet with teachers this week. Our exams will be December 4th and 5th. 

Thank you so much for praying for us!

One of God's servants,
Kimberly Hathcock

Hathcocks' prayer update excerpts

Greetings from Debrecen.

We are thankful for how God is at work in the midst of this intense English course. God is using them to share His love and to plant the seeds of truth in many hearts. We are encouraged by the eagerness we see in the hearts of students to know Him. Last week Darrel talked about the role of religion in medical care, which led to so many interesting discussions. We are thankful that we know of one Christian in his class who can also share the truth. We had a great group on Thursday and it is exciting to see the students inviting their friends. Saturday worship was also good. It was such a blessing to meet in the church on campus and to have a mix of students and families.

Please pray:

• Today the Michael Gott team, which is teaching the English course, will present the Gospel very clearly as students were asked to bring their friends and family. Pray that their hearts would receive the truth and that they would put their faith in Jesus. Pray for the team to have renewed strength to continue the second week, for many conversations about Jesus, and that many would decide to trust and follow after Him. 
• Wisdom for the church hosting the English classes in how to respond to all that has happened over the last couple of weeks. People would respond to God's call to disciple the new believers and that their eyes would be opened and hearts burdened to the lostness around them. 
• We are in the midst of working with a team from the States who will be coming to cook and serve several Thanksgiving meals to students. Pray for wisdom in the planning and that God would be drawing the lost students and their families. They will hear about and see Jesus in the lives of those serving. God has provided the places to host these dinners and the turkeys have been ordered. (It is unusual for Hungarians to cook a whole turkey so we had to order them.)
• The students who come on Monday night that are believers, that God would show them specifically who they are to disciple. We still have some unbelievers who are coming and we are praying that they will know Jesus. Wisdom for us as we teach and prepare them. 
• I was reminded of the fact that many Hungarians struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide. Please pray that the truth and hope of Jesus would penetrate their hearts. 

Thank you so much for your prayers,

Kimberly Hathcock