Headed for South Korea!

Curt and Olivia left this afternoon headed for a Campus Crusade World-Wide Conference in South Korea. They join a team made up of Hungarian students and American students. Although Curt is not part of a Campus Crusade ministry like Olivia is, he's along to be a chaperone. The conference involves college-age leadership around the world that are meeting to be encouraged, taught, and trained for ongoing ministry in their place of calling. Olivia is one of the few high school students invited to come to observe and to be open to possible campus ministry in the future.

They'll be gone until July 7th and will have a very full schedule. Hopefully, they'll get some sight-seeing time and will take lots of pictures! Please pray for their safety and for God to speak to them during this conference. Hopefully, we'll have some communication with them this week and will update you on how they're doing.

UPDATE: June 29th. Curt and Olivia arrived in South Korea safely. Thank you for your prayers! More updates to follow.

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Update on Speak Out

We got to go down to Keszthely to see Olivia at Speak Out last night. She had about a 2 hour break in between meetings and so we took advantage of that!

We invited Anna, Olivia's special friend from North Carolina to go with us to dinner, too. Anna and Olivia have been great friends for 4 years since they met each other at Cove Camp in Asheville. They have kept up with each other over the years through email and letters. Last summer when we were in the states, Olivia went to spend a few days with Anna and her family. So, it was a special treat for Anna to be able to come to Speak Out with Olivia this year.

Also, we had the pleasure of taking Amanda and Drew out for dinner, too. They are two recent high school graduates who are members of our home church in Alabama, First Bible Church of Decatur. They also decided to spend a big part of their summer serving as leadership at Speak Out. We are very blessed to have these 3 terrific young people here in our part of the world! All 3 have sacrificed time and money to serve God in missions. We are proud of them!!

After a big meal of pizza, we took them to a local grocery store for them to buy things they needed to snack on. The food at the camp is not the greatest and takes time getting used to. If they ever get used to it! So having pizza leftovers and a few snacks definitely help.

This is a picture of the crew outside their living quarters for the next month. Please continue to pray for Speak Out and these faithful young people. Pray for more Hungarian campers to come and attend. The numbers are a little low this year. We want as many Hungarians as possible to be exposed to the good news of the gospel.

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Speak Out 2007

Olivia left today to be one of the leaders for Speak Out 2007. She will be one of the camp tutors and a discipleship leader. Speak Out is sponsored by Campus Crusade Hungary and has been an ongoing outreach for many years. Quoting from their information brochure: "Speak Out 2007 is a series of 3, week-long, English language camps for Hungarian students who want to improve their English skills. Each day, students will attend lectures, small SpeakOut groups, and spend individual time with American tutors."

Although English is emphasized, Campus Crusade doesn't hide the fact that they are a Christian organization. Hungarian students understand from the beginning that there will be times during the week that they will hear about Christ and His gospel. Exciting things have happened in the past. Many have come to know the Lord during Speak Out. We have no doubt that that can happen again this year! Please pray that God's Spirit will move upon the hearts of these Hungarian students.

We will definitely miss Olivia while she's gone! Not only will she be attending Speak Out but during one of the camp weeks, she will attend a world-wide Campus Crusade conference in South Korea. (June 28-July 7) So, we won't see much of her. We hope to travel a couple of times to see her in Keszthely where the camp is located in southern Hungary. But we know that God has called her to do this and we trust God to take care of her. Your prayers for her would be appreciated!

If you have any interest in dropping a card or note to Olivia while she's at Speak Out, here's her address:

Vendeglatoipari Szakkozepiskola Kollegiuma
Olivia Brannon
H-8360
Keszthely
Martirok Utja 1
HUNGARY

Check out more information about Speak Out at: www.feknyom.hu/speakout2007
We'll update you from time-to-time on how Olivia is doing. Hopefully, we'll even have a few pictures.

brannons4christ@yahoo.com

Fellow Workers

Our friend, Laura, just sent us this group picture of the missionaries that have been sent from First Bible Church. The picture was taken during the recent Missions Conference this past March. It was the first time all of us had been together like this and someone suggested a picture. Our fellow workers are: Paul and Hope Cheshier and family(Mexico), Johnny and Maria Coker (Guatemala), and Wayne and Kitty Gute. Wayne and Kitty are the "patriarch" missionaries. They served for many years in Guatemala and have retired to Oklahoma. We feel privileged to be a part of this wonderful group and we pray regularly for their ministries.

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