Last Blog For A While

Pretty bad to say last blog for a while when we haven't been keeping our blog updated in the last few weeks! Our excuses for that are long and boring, for sure. But it has been a crazy, busy few weeks as we move toward leaving Budapest for the states during the month of December and January. We probably won't post to our blog while we're gone. We'll catch back up with you sometime in February. :)

Wow! We'll be home for Christmas. The first Christmas in the states in 4 years. We are really looking forward to this time with family and friends. We leave next week and there is much to be done before then. So many projects to wrap up or at least put on hold until we get back in January. Hopefully, we'll get to see many of you on this trip back and thank you personally for your prayers for us. And speaking of prayer, a few requests from us to cover us during this trip back.

*Meredith sings a Christmas solo this Sunday at church. Please pray that her singing would honor God.

*Pray that our responsibilities here would be covered by the people that we have asked to step in and help us.

*Pray for our house to be safe and that no break-ins will occur while we're gone.

*We tend to get sick on our trips back to the states. Different germs??! Please pray that we will be healthy and safe during this time.

Thank you for caring about us! In case you would like to contact us during the month of December and January, our permanent mailing address in the states is:

PO Box 1943
Madison, AL 35758

brannons4christ@yahoo.com

A Busy Lord's Day

ICSB Choir (Olivia and Meredith are somewhere in that big group!)

Such a full day comes to a close. We're all tired---but it's a "good tired". So much going on at Danube International Church! We arrived early, as we usually do on a Sunday morning. Making sure things were set up, folding the bulletins, checking on childcare, roping off a section for the ICSB High School choir that was singing during the offertory, recruiting ushers, checking on translation equipment, etc. etc. were some of the things we worked on. Olivia and Meredith were singing on the worship team so they were practicing. Plus the girls were a part of the ICSB choir and performed with them.

The service was just wonderful and we had our all-time high attendance for Danube. Worship was so meaningful, Pastor Ronnie did a super job, and we also got some new potential contacts for Danube from all the vistors. The day wrapped up with the girls going to youth group, Curt going to the pastor's house to drop some things off, and Shay going to a Danube Missions Committe meeting.

Danube International is such a strategic church in Budapest and we feel privileged to be a part of its leadership team. Please pray for new leaders to be raised up, for more internationals to attend (especially Hungarians!), and for many people to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ.

http://www.danubechurch.org/

First Snow!

We went to church this morning in the sunshine. But when church was over, it was beginning to snow. And it's kept snowing every since we got home. We certainly weren't expecting this! Only rain was predicted this evening. It's a beautiful sight to see outside our window. Last year, we had almost no snow. This year, the first snow is November 11th! Happy Veteran's Day!

Happy Birthday Curt!

Today is Curt's birthday. This is a picture of some of the celebrating of his day. Curt and Shay went out with several friends to a local Greek restaurant and had such fun---especially seeing Curt blow out the firecracker on top of his chocolate cake! Thank you to those that sent birthday greetings!

Blog Sites for Olivia and Meredith

A reminder that Olivia and Meredith still have blogs. They're just not posted with the family blog. You can check out their sites on:

New Blog for Olivia: www.thinkingclearly.wordpress.com

Meredith's Blog: www.meredithbrannon.blogspot.com

October 23 and November 1

A Mounument Commemorating October 23, 1956

Today is a national holiday in Hungary. It's All Saints Day, a religious commemoration that many Hungarians view as important to their faith. As with many religious holidays in any culture, the significance of the day for younger people has decreased over the years. Younger Hungarians tend to think of this day as something that the older generation cares about. Although the younger Hungarians are not opposed to having the day off from work! So most businesses, grocery stores, and government offices are closed today.

Last week (October 23), was the 51st celebration of the Hungarian uprising against the Soviets in 1956. That uprising in 1956 was eventually crushed after only a few days but Hungarians mark October 23rd as a significant triumph in their history. On the 50th anniversaryof the uprising last year, the celebration was marred by riots against the current government. With this political unrest, the days leading up to October 23, 2006, were very tense. We had hoped that this year in 2007 would be different. But unfortunately, there were some riots and some blockades of the bridges over the Danube. We just tried to stay out of the areas where this was going on.

Please continue to pray with us for the country of Hungary. Pray that there will be spiritual revival in the land and a turning toward God as the supreme authority in life.

brannons4christ@yahoo.com