tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212126342009-06-29T07:22:13.532+02:00A place where you can get to know us more as well as to interact with our thoughts, experiences, joys, frustrations, and prayers that come along with our journey of serving Christ in Hungary.Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13112106308442793160noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-71476675096351030352009-06-29T07:12:00.003+02:002009-06-29T07:22:10.751+02:00

One of Eszti's favorite games nowadays is putting Daddy to sleep. Eszti pretends to be Daddy and Daddy is Eszti. Daddy gets the normal bed time routine. He gets something to drink, Eszti tells him a story, she prays with him, holds his hands and then sings to him. Then she leaves the room. Daddy is peacefully sleeping on the couch. Eszti gives him further instructions from the other room:"Now you

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-83753196359963295442009-06-08T08:19:00.003+02:002009-06-08T08:35:28.262+02:00

This is a picture of our UWM team video shooting. The video is going to be a brief introduction of our work and team here in Hungary and I am really curious how it is going to turn out. I told John, that I am probably gonna be horrified when I will hear my own voice (you know... it sounds so different than what I hear on the inside :-). But the shooting was a lot of fun and I am thankful that we

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-83039158290565408582009-05-27T22:00:00.001+02:002009-05-27T22:05:56.899+02:00

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We are going on an Alpha weekend again. For those of you who would like to, please pray that God will work in all of our hearts, that the guests who come will know God's love and will have a fantastic time.The last course was such an encouragement to all of those involved. We had a great team debriefing afterward and it amazes me how God not only blessed every single guest but also every person

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-48882519732246510762009-05-01T07:44:00.004+02:002009-05-06T15:47:08.004+02:00

Some of you have been patiently waiting for the pictures of our renovated flat. Here they are!!!Make sure you leave a comment and let us know which room is your favorite. :-)Our living roomThe bedroomOur kitchen... once the hall.For more check out our web page gallery:http://www.hungarywilsons.com/photogallery/?album=Home_Sweet_Home

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-15964970892385008362009-04-14T21:44:00.002+02:002009-04-14T21:47:57.021+02:00

Dear Friends: One of our most affecting experiences since moving into the heart of Budapest was hearing the church-bells resound late Saturday night followed by the candlelight Easter processional. What a beautiful (and powerfully symbolic) announcement of Christ's resurrection in the midst of this darkened world!Second Round (of many...) Shortly before Easter we held a celebration dinner for

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Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-80824826007233325842009-03-31T19:41:00.004+02:002009-04-01T07:36:04.421+02:00

Well, I have some exciting news. First of all we moved into our new flat!!! I have been wanting to take pictures to show you, but then I always think about all the things I would like to decorate or add. But I realize that it might take some more months if I wait for everything to be exactly how I imagine so I have decided that I will share the work in progress. So keep looking for some pictures

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John, his mom, Elizabeth and me went to the Alpha weekend. For those of you who don't know Alpha, it is a 10 week course introducing Christianity. It is a wonderful way of reaching people with God's love and to have in depth discussions about the Christian basic teachings. The weekend was great. John did a good job leading it and it was a pleasure for me to be part of it. During this course I was

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-26187714536593878782009-02-04T14:59:00.002+01:002009-02-04T15:04:02.345+01:00

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Thank you all who thought of us or prayed for the second Alpha evening yesterday. It went great. I (Zsofi) stayed home with the girls and kept praying for the evening between diaper changing and book reading. I could not wait to find out how it went and was so happy to hear how nicely everything turned out. The dinner was delicious (Hungarian gulyas) with good table conversations, the teaching

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After much planning and work, Thursday evening we launched the first Alpha course in our neighborhood. The Alpha team has done a great job with preparing the place, the food and creating a very warm, welcoming atmosphere. We had 11 guests and we expect more to come next week.There was an older couple, both above 70 years old, who seemed to really enjoy themselves. Before they left, they assured

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-82509898887014616782009-01-07T22:20:00.004+01:002009-01-20T21:37:15.445+01:00

This coming Thursday we are going to launch our first Alpha course in our neighborhood. For those of you who don't know Alpha, it is a 10 week course with basic Christian teachings, shared meals and discussion groups. John has poured a lot of his heart and energy into starting this course and so I hope it will be a great success. I will try to keep you up to date throughout the course about how

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-29425389311936447862008-12-21T14:55:00.003+01:002008-12-21T22:20:41.455+01:00

Well, our advent season has been really busy but thank to God I had the time to do some creative things too like making some Christmas postcards. I hope you like it. Thanks for reading our blog and please if you have a Christmas letter send us a copy if you have not done so yet. We love to hear from you. Merry Christmas!

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-1297961900541786962008-12-19T14:22:00.002+01:002008-12-19T15:13:25.618+01:00

This year we helped again organizing a charity sale. The sale turned out to be bigger than last year, more people donated things and more people came to buy. The income from the sale is going to be given as Christmas gifts to poor families. Elizabeth was the joungest and cutest (next to Eszti) charity sale helper. :)

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-90087879828460826102008-11-30T15:01:00.004+01:002008-11-30T15:07:47.306+01:00

Dear Friends,Breaking one of the fundamental rules of Thanksgiving, we roasted a duck instead of a turkey (turkey is expensive here, plus it's hard to find a whole bird). However, Zsofi's homemade pecan pie more than made up for it and was a big hit with our neighbor who joined us for dinner!Two things that we are particularly thankful for this year are the birth of our second precious daughter,

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-78621551886933689352008-11-24T12:55:00.002+01:002008-11-24T13:13:22.576+01:00

It has been over a month when we brought Elizabeth home from the hospital. Sometimes I look at them and think how blessed I am to have two beautiful daughters. They are great sisters too. Eszti fell in love with Eliza and even though Eliza is not showing many signs of affection yet, I am sure she will love her older sister. Eszti helps with changing her diaper, burping her, she sings to her, when

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-43518042382097893672008-11-23T22:26:00.002+01:002008-11-23T22:32:02.622+01:00

After some technical difficulties, HungaryWilsons.com is back up and running!  Sorry for any inconvenience (especially to those of you who check it everyday).  Our monthly email update will be forthcoming.

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Hi Everyone! My name is Elizabeth Johanna Wilson, I am six days old and I want to share with you the story of how I entered this world. I was getting ready on Sunday to make my big trip, so I packed all my stuff and was kicking mommy a lot to let her know that it was getting time. We had a little sleep first and then at 2:33 a.m., I kicked so hard that mommy’s water broke. She woke up, but didn't

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-60494166813317429452008-09-16T15:40:00.009+02:002008-09-21T20:02:54.482+02:00

Here are some of the cute things Eszti said recently.I stand in the kitchen, preparing something, she runs to me and says:"Mommy, I grew up!"She is talking to Grandpa and tells him that she is going to "Auchan" (a big shopping mall close by). My Dad asks back:"What are you going to do in Auchan?""I am going to study." says Eszti"What are you going to study?" asks Grandpa."The Bible" was her

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-54758642878115489952008-09-08T12:41:00.003+02:002008-09-08T12:49:02.556+02:00

Lajos, a pastor we have been working with, called me last week and asked me if I could make a poster for a Friday afternoon teenager club. So I talked to my brother who is really gifted in web design and together we have created this poster. I am so proud of my brother. Don't you think it looks great? He is also the one who took the picture that is in the background.

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Dear Friends,As summer winds down and we prepare for an action-packed autumn here in Hungary, we took some time to reflect on the highlights of our summer. Here are a few of them: English CampsRecently John started helping out with a church in Bicske and had a great time working with the pastor planning and organizing an evangelistic English language camp. And since the team of American teachers

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-79480051749861995892008-07-29T14:49:00.002+02:002008-07-29T14:51:16.906+02:00

Isn’t that a cute little baby? :-) What do you think is it going to be a girl or a boy? We still don't know so we are counting the guesses. :-)

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This week we are at a Children’s camp with the group of teachers I was telling you about in the previous post. This is Eszti’s first camp experience by the way, and she is loving it. Today when I went to pick her up at the toddler’s group, she said she wanted to stay with the children instead. :-)The camp is going really well. It is an English-Bible Camp and there are a lot of kids who have never

Zsofihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971297064136567747noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212634.post-4167388035574521832008-07-09T14:12:00.004+02:002008-07-23T18:25:10.250+02:00

This is a picture of a group of young people, who came on a short-term mission trip to Hungary to serve in 4 different summer camps. John has been helping organizing 3 of these camps and we had the pleasure to get to know this group. Some of them stayed with us this last weekend and I am really glad they could come and serve Hungarian local churches through these camps. It is great to see these

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