Shay has returned from Amsterdam where she attended the BSF Area Workshop over the weekend. Yesterday was the Class Workshop and this coming Tuesday will be the first day of class. From September 5th through May 29th, we will study the book of Romans. Should be a year of change and transformation for all involved! A few prayer requests for the class beginning:
*New ladies and children to come and register for the study of Romans
*New leaders are needed for slots that we have open
*That God will honor His Word and allow His Word to radically change each member of the class
Thank you for your prayers and your concern for us! Hopefully, we'll have some pictures to post soon concerning the new year of BSF....
brannons@scsonline.com
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Sunday, August 20, 2006
St. Stephens Day 2006
Lots of vendors to shop from!
Checking out the beautiful view from Castle Hill over the Danube
We stopped by to eat at one of our favorite places
St. Stephens Day Holiday is today. But this year's holiday has been celebrated for the last 3 or 4 days. Reminds us of July 4th in the states. Hungarians celebrate the anniversary of the crowning of St. Stephens by the pope in 1000 A.D. We joined in the fun and had a great time!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
An Eventful Week
When a phone rings, one just doesn't know what the person may say that will change a person's immediate plans. Have you ever had that experience? Probably so!
Without going into too many details, we have had the opportunity this week to minister to an American family going through a severe crisis. The phone rang last Saturday afternoon, Budapest time, and it was my sister calling to tell us of a young man living in Budapest that had fallen from a balcony. He is a brother-in-law of some BSF friends of ours in Alabama. We had never met this young man but we knew of him. He was in critical condition with head injuries and was fighting for his life, we were told. We were able to find the hospital he was in and went there to pray and to be available until the young man's dad could get to Budapest, from the states, on Sunday afternoon. Many have prayed for this situation throughout the last few days and it has been humbling to watch God graciously intervene and allow this young man to get a little bit better each day. He is still in critical condition but there is real hope that there is not severe brain damage and that he will survive this terrible accident. The young man's father is staying with us and is able to visit his son on a daily basis. If you're interested in more details or just want specifics to pray about, please email us. We thought we were coming to Budapest to serve Hungarians! But God has given us the privilege of serving those from our own nation in this foreign culture! God is in heaven and does as He pleases....
brannons@scsonline.com
P.S. This blog site that we use (blogger.com) has been having some maintenance issues for the last few days. We're not sure what's going on so our blogs might look a little different. Please bear with us!
Without going into too many details, we have had the opportunity this week to minister to an American family going through a severe crisis. The phone rang last Saturday afternoon, Budapest time, and it was my sister calling to tell us of a young man living in Budapest that had fallen from a balcony. He is a brother-in-law of some BSF friends of ours in Alabama. We had never met this young man but we knew of him. He was in critical condition with head injuries and was fighting for his life, we were told. We were able to find the hospital he was in and went there to pray and to be available until the young man's dad could get to Budapest, from the states, on Sunday afternoon. Many have prayed for this situation throughout the last few days and it has been humbling to watch God graciously intervene and allow this young man to get a little bit better each day. He is still in critical condition but there is real hope that there is not severe brain damage and that he will survive this terrible accident. The young man's father is staying with us and is able to visit his son on a daily basis. If you're interested in more details or just want specifics to pray about, please email us. We thought we were coming to Budapest to serve Hungarians! But God has given us the privilege of serving those from our own nation in this foreign culture! God is in heaven and does as He pleases....
brannons@scsonline.com
P.S. This blog site that we use (blogger.com) has been having some maintenance issues for the last few days. We're not sure what's going on so our blogs might look a little different. Please bear with us!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Back In School!
School started for the girls on August 4th. We're all trying to get adjusted to a more structured schedule after a pretty crazy schedule in the states. Olivia is in the 11th grade and Meredith is an 8th grader.
Friday, August 11, 2006
General Information That Might Interest Some
We thought we would give some information to questions we got while we're in the states: Questions like how to contact us, do we have a prayer letter mailing list, where is there information about our sending organization, etc. So we thought we would try to give it to you in an organized manner. Please feel free to contact us any time with questions you may have!
Address in Hungary:
Tavasz Utca 4
Budaors 2040
Hungary
(It costs 84 cents to mail a letter to us)
Our American Contact Address
We use this address as a return address and for family business purposes. We also use this address while we're in the states and we can receive mail there during our visit. Family members check this PO Box regularly for us. Sometimes if the mail is very important and it needs our attention, they send it on to us in Budapest via a US Mail Global package that gets here in about 5 days or less. So, that's why you see this address sometimes as the return address for some of the letters we send to you from Budapest. If the letter to you ended up getting returned, it wouldn't come back all the way across the ocean but would go to our U.S. mailbox!
PO Box 1943
Madison AL 35758
Email Addresses to Contact Us
We've mentioned this before but we think it's important to keep mentioning it. We always answer our emails! If you take time out of your busy schedule and send us an email, the least we can do is answer you! So, if for some reason, you don't get a reply, please know that it is some kind of internet glitch. Our email is not always reliable and we have no idea sometimes of the information we might be losing or not responding to. So, if you don't get a reply from us, please resend your email again. We would love to hear from you!
brannons@scsonline.com (This is our family account and will go to the four of us.)
shaybrannon@hotmail.com (A good backup account that usually is pretty reliable.)
Prayer letter/Newsletter
We send out a BSF Newsletter on a quarterly basis. The letter is online at the Bible Study Fellowship website. If you're interested in reading those and have access to the web, we would appreciate you checking that out. If you would rather get a hard copy of the newsletter, please let us know and we'll add you to the mailing list.
www.bsfinternational.org (click on FRA Newsletters)
Address in Hungary:
Tavasz Utca 4
Budaors 2040
Hungary
(It costs 84 cents to mail a letter to us)
Our American Contact Address
We use this address as a return address and for family business purposes. We also use this address while we're in the states and we can receive mail there during our visit. Family members check this PO Box regularly for us. Sometimes if the mail is very important and it needs our attention, they send it on to us in Budapest via a US Mail Global package that gets here in about 5 days or less. So, that's why you see this address sometimes as the return address for some of the letters we send to you from Budapest. If the letter to you ended up getting returned, it wouldn't come back all the way across the ocean but would go to our U.S. mailbox!
PO Box 1943
Madison AL 35758
Email Addresses to Contact Us
We've mentioned this before but we think it's important to keep mentioning it. We always answer our emails! If you take time out of your busy schedule and send us an email, the least we can do is answer you! So, if for some reason, you don't get a reply, please know that it is some kind of internet glitch. Our email is not always reliable and we have no idea sometimes of the information we might be losing or not responding to. So, if you don't get a reply from us, please resend your email again. We would love to hear from you!
brannons@scsonline.com (This is our family account and will go to the four of us.)
shaybrannon@hotmail.com (A good backup account that usually is pretty reliable.)
Prayer letter/Newsletter
We send out a BSF Newsletter on a quarterly basis. The letter is online at the Bible Study Fellowship website. If you're interested in reading those and have access to the web, we would appreciate you checking that out. If you would rather get a hard copy of the newsletter, please let us know and we'll add you to the mailing list.
www.bsfinternational.org (click on FRA Newsletters)
Monday, August 07, 2006
Turning Our Thoughts Back to Budapest
It will soon be a week since we've been back in Budapest. In that week since our return, we've been getting readjusted to life here, catching up on sleep, unpacking, and beginning our homeschool year. It's been a busy and productive week! Life almost seems to be back to "normal" in the sense that normal can be in another culture. But we know that these few days are the calm before the storm. After this week, a quiet schedule ends! We will then begin a schedule of travel, study, ministry, schooling, and planning that will keep us dependent on the Lord's grace to fulfill our commitments. But our greatest desire is that we won't allow our responsibilities here in Budapest to get in the way of a growing relationship with Christ. The work is never more important than our hearts before Him! We are sometimes amazed at how quickly we forget His faithfulness and how quickly we try to accomplish life in our own strength. Maybe you can relate?
And so with those thoughts in our heart, we humbly ask you for your prayers for the following requests. We are mindful that apart from Him, our work here counts for nothing! Thank you for your concern for us and for the people in this part of the world.
Please pray for:
*Safety in travel and productive ministry for Curt as he goes to the Czech Republic next week and for Shay as she goes to Amsterdam in about 3 weeks.
*Protected time for home-school requirements. (All 4 of us are involved in school as a teacher or a learner!)
*Preparation in planning and study as the new BSF year starts on September 5th. (We're studying Romans this year.)
*God's clear direction for what ministry the Brannons should be involved in over and above our BSF ministry.
brannons@scsonline.com
And so with those thoughts in our heart, we humbly ask you for your prayers for the following requests. We are mindful that apart from Him, our work here counts for nothing! Thank you for your concern for us and for the people in this part of the world.
Please pray for:
*Safety in travel and productive ministry for Curt as he goes to the Czech Republic next week and for Shay as she goes to Amsterdam in about 3 weeks.
*Protected time for home-school requirements. (All 4 of us are involved in school as a teacher or a learner!)
*Preparation in planning and study as the new BSF year starts on September 5th. (We're studying Romans this year.)
*God's clear direction for what ministry the Brannons should be involved in over and above our BSF ministry.
brannons@scsonline.com
Friday, August 04, 2006
Brannon Family Reunion
Sid, Curt, and Meredith
Will, Wayne, and Curt (A Dad and 2 brothers)
The Vann Brannon Family
Nana and great-grandson, John
Olivia and Mary Owens (That's D-dad in the background!)
July 8th was a big celebration of the Brannon family. Julian and Grace Brannon (Curt's grandparents), or Nana and D-dad as we call them, were honored on this day. Family from all around came to Headland, Alabama, to celebrate the lives of Nana and D-dad and to spend time with lots of Brannon family members. We were so glad that we were going to be home in the states during this time and would be able to attend. Olivia had to get her wisdom teeth out a mere 2 days before the event so her attendance was a little bit in jeopardy! But her surgery went well and she was able to take part in the festivities. Our family stayed at the new Headland House Bed and Breakfast and found our time in Headland to be fun and relaxing. What a neat blessing to be a part of such a big family!
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Reflections On Our Visit
July 4th in the states! We love this holiday!We arrived back in Budapest yesterday afternoon and we have spent these last hours sleeping, unpacking, and going to the grocery store. There are some things we've forgotten how to do! Six weeks is a long time to be gone.
But it was a WONDERFUL 6 weeks and we are counting our blessings for the many people we got to see and the things we got to do. We really haven't had much time to think and reflect on how much we needed and enjoyed our stateside visit. But we do know that it was like a breath of fresh air and a real encouragement to all of us. Thank you to those that went out of your way to make sure we were taken care of and that our time spent in the states was very meaningful.
Olivia was diligent to take a lot of pictures so you'll probably need to check her blog for U.S. pictures! We'll have some more thoughts about our trip in a future blog or two. So check back if you're interested.
Blessings and thanks to you all!
brannons@scsonline.com
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