Report of the trip to Hungary and Romania by Jacob, Bert and Dick

from April 6 to April 12, 2011

This music matches our trip: Our departure in the evening,

Maria's illness, Luther's evening prayer

Abide with me, fast falls the eventide

Pack and Go?

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No, Ineke is praying with us for a good trip. Together with our

family of courseWo 6/4

From Ephesians 5: 8 to 14

For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth, proving what is well-pleasing to the Lord. All things, when they are reproved, are revealed by the light, for everything that is revealed is light. Therefore he says,

“Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”

You never leave Bölcske with an empty stomach

Do 7/4

Maria explains that her illness has brought much good to the

church and her relatives

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When you visit Maria,you are always impressedby her work and her faith

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We assemble a football table ...

Do 7/4

Summer camps for children. They sleep close together, some

of them in Maria's house

Do 7/4

This is also part of the camp: Playing and eating outdoors

Do 7/4

Goodbye Maria, God bless you. We hope and pray that we will see you again in good health!

We leave Maria and go to Hidas

Do 7/4

This is Hidas. On the right the vicarage, on the left the church

Do 7/4

Maria has fallen, so she can’t receive us

But our visit is certainly not in vain, thanks to the guidance

by EndreDo 7/4

They have built a beautiful church in

Hidas!Do 7/4

Together with Endre we visit the church and we climb the tower

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The view from the church tower

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Endre's office for his project with alcohol and drug addicts

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We go with Endre to his house. It is built on a high place, so you

have a great view!

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How could we see Him?As a mother in Bölcske,as an addict in therapy,

as a child in an orphanage?

What if God was one of us ?If God had a face …….

Together with Endre we visit Zsibrik, the village of his project for addicts

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Here are living about 20 -25 men for more than a year

following an intensive program

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Endre tells us how the project works

Do 7/4

We sleep in the house of Endre and Zsuzsi. They have five lovely

children

Do 7/4

After a long day's journey we arrive at Bikfalva when it is

almost darkVr 8/4

A warm greeting and of course something to eat and drink.

Then we go to bed

Vr 8/4

Bus and trailer get unloaded. Boti's bike is tested by Tibi:

GREAT!

Za 9/4

We bring a visit to the "defensive Church" in Prejmer

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Inside the walls. What an impressive building!

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The church is in the center

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Jacob is observing the church

from another point of

view

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We visit some appartments in the wall and also a classroom

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We walk through a corridor of 80 meters long in the wall with

shooting holes

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A beautiful view!

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Back out through the wall

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In Brasov with Daniël and

Anu. Coffee?Spicy drink!Za 9/4

In Cernaton de Sus we first visit the mortuary. Still unfinished!

Za 9/4

From this place we have a nice view of the orphanage

Za 9/4

Laslo and Ilonka welcome us warmly

Za 9/4

The community center is finished. It is wonderful!

Za 9/4

With Ilonka we visit the orphanage, where 24 children

are living in 2 living area’s

Za 9/4

What an enthusiasm!

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We are impressed!

Here is done a really good job.

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What about their future?For the boy in Bölcske ….

For the children of Cernaton ….For Boti in Bikfalva ….

For Zselyke ?

What about tomorrows children?

An evening with Csilla and Tibi: They really spoil us!

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The mood is good……

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… though Csilla and Tibi are still worried about their future!

Za 9/4

Everyone has his own feelings this evening ……….

Za 9/4

Sunday afternoon we go to church

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Not to this one! It hasn’t been Eastern yet.

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Bert and Imre pray together the evening prayer of Luther. Finally we

understand!

The sermon about Galatians 4: 1-7 is in

Hungarian: For us definitely not

understandable

Zo 10/4

Lord, abide with us,for it is evening and the night will come.Stay with us and with your whole churchon the evening of the dayon the evening of lifeon the evening of the world.

Galatákhoz 41 Mondom pedig, hogy a meddig az örökös kiskorú, semmiben sem különbözik a szolgától, jóllehet ura mindennek;2 Hanem gyámok és gondviselõk alatt van az atyjától rendelt ideig.

A picture after the service

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Lunchtime at 15.30 in the vicarage

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A moment of reflection?

Snow? In April? For sure!

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Lots of snow! And cold …..The windows of our bus are covered with snow and ice.

Ma 11/4

Budapest in the appartement of Imre and Monika. We sleep

close together this night.

Ma 11/4

There is a lot of attention for Zselyke. The treatment is

working, but Monika worries about her!

Ma 11/4

Bert, rise and shine!

Back to Wierden

again!Di 12/4

We have a good trip back home!

Back to our family in Wierden.We are looking back on a very

nice trip and good contacts