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http://www.ministrydevelopment.wordpress.com/

New Blog

Thanks, Olivia, for updating on the blog for us! Glad she did that because that's a good place to end THIS blog and tell you about our new blog. Just time for a change and I hope you think it's a good change! We're going to jump over to WordPress and do a blog on their site. I'm working on it now to get it set up. It'll be written by me, Shay, and will be about Ministry Development projects in Europe and around the world. It's our ministry focus now and we would like to share those things with you. Our first "official" project has already begun to take shape in Budapest. It's a Ministry Guest House that will minister to national and American ministry workers.

I'll post the new blogsite address very soon. Check back to get that and please consider following our new blog.

Thanks!

My Parents

My parents are kinda adorable, aren't they? Well, you don't have to agree with me but i sure think so :) They just got back from Hungary so I'm writing to tell you they are alive and well. Hopefully they will have pictures and stories to share with all of us very soon.

Smiles, Olivia

Update From Budapest

Hello to all of you that let us know that you would be praying for us on our trip back to Budapest. I (Shay) am up in the middle of the night here fighting good ol jet lag! I slept so well last night which was our first night here. But tonight is a different story. That's usually how it goes. The first night is pretty good and the second night not as easy to go to sleep and stay asleep. Of course, I can hear Curt snoring in the other room so at least one of us is getting some sleep! But he deserves the shut-eye. He has worked hard today for things we needed to do in Budapest plus he drove everywhere. Driving is a really tiring responsibility on these roads, with these laws, AND someone's borrowed car that has a stick shift. Makes my head hurt thinking about doing all of that!

Tomorrow we go to church at Danube International. We will go to Sunday School and then we get to hear Pastor Ronnie teach on Hannah from the Bible. He said he chose her to preach on since tomorrow is Mother's Day. What a great text! I'm not sure what the lunch plans are after church but it will be fun I feel sure. Then tomorrow night, our good friends, the Stirlings, are hosting a dinner for us and inviting special friends to that.

We appreciate your concern about the ministry that is going on in this part of the world. Your prayer and financial support does not go unnoticed by God or by us. How humbled we are to be in partnership with you.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. A special greeting to my mom, Carolyn, who is a terrific mom and has supported us in many ways as we try to serve God here in Europe.

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Back to Budapest

Curt and I (Shay) are headed out to Budapest this week!! Actually, Curt was already planning to return to Budapest and Serbia for two weeks in May. When he got back in January, he knew he would be needing to return around this time. But what was unexpected was that I would be going with him, too. I won't be going for the full two weeks but for just one of the weeks. It will be Curt's second trip back since leaving Hungary almost a year ago. This will be my first trip since leaving and I'm so excited.

Our schedule is jam-packed with things we need to accomplish and all the people and places we need to see. But who cares?? We'll sleep when we return to Alabama! Our hearts are still filled with such emotion when we think of that special place and special people we left behind. God is so gracious to allow us to remain connected to this part of the world.

Your prayers would be greatly appreciated. We'll post pictures and update you when we return.

Above are pictures from our very first year in Budapest. (2004)

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Happy 19th Birthday Olivia!

Economic Update on Hungary

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/03/1878205.aspx

This is a really interesting article on the economic situation in Hungary. This country is such a special place to us with very special people living there. So we would appreciate it if you would pray for the stabilization of their economy.