I just wanted to send out a quick ministry update before things get crazier here. So much is happening right now and we certainly need your prayers!
On Wednesday (27th) we will be receiving our first short-term ministry team at CityLight (CC Bratislava). The team will be here in Bratislava from May 27-June 20th. The "Fuse Team", as they are called, is part of a ministry called World Race. It's a pretty interesting concept: get young people to commit to one year of Christian service and send them around the world visiting a new country each month to do it! So, their next target is Slovakia! We will have the FUSE team supporting the ministry at CityLight, other local ministries, and breaking new ground via outreaches & evangelism. The team will be serving in schools, orphanages, after school programs and sports ministry (via Good Sports). We also plan to have them lead a local youth group & jump start a outreach to university students in on of the downtown parks. All in all it should be an amazing whirlwind time! Please keep the team & us in your prayers. Also, pray that hearts will be open to the Gospel.To help us out with overseeing the FUSE team ministry we will have an a long time friend Erik Racz interning here for the month. Erik is originally from the CC Esztergom church, graduated and interned at CCBCE in Vajta, Hungary and just finished working for a few years in London. Recently, Erik felt the Lord calling him back "home" and he agreed to serve with CityLight until the end of June. Pray for Erik as he leads the FUSE team as they shine brightly here in Bratislava. We are also wanting to get some funds together to cover Erik's expenses (about $400)during his time here in Bratislava. If you want to contribute to this please let us know.
Today we had the pleasure of meeting and helping to prepare a team of 6 Slovaks who are on their way to serve in Nepal for a month. It's a joy for me to see young Slovaks taking the blessings they have received and wanting to go out into the world to now be blessings to the nations. Three of them some of you know - Milka B., Janka C., and Svetlana M (whom we ministered with in Nitra). The team will be leading youth camps, serving in orphanages, and taking evangelistic treks into the mountains of Nepal. It's a pretty amazing work they will be involved in. I will post more info on the CityLight webpage under the CAUSE section. If you would like to be updated on the team, know their prayer needs, or financially support them please let us know.
Please pray for us this upcoming weekend May 29 - June 1st). I will be leading the teaching for CC Vienna's Spring Retreat in Purbach, Austria - close to the Neusiedl Lake (45minutes from Bratislava). I'm calling the lessons "GROW UP!" and we will be looking at Christian maturity from Hebrews 5-6. It's all about responding to God's work in your life. Pray for my voice (I lost it today), sensitivity to the Holy Spirit, and open hearts to receive the message.Thanks for taking the time to rejoice with us in all that God (certainly NOT us) is doing here in Bratislava! Thank you for your continuous prayers - we feel then and we need them coming more and more. If you want to find out more about what is going on generally at CityLight visit the web or our blog.
Take care & God bless you,
Patrick + Ivetka + the boys
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