Update on William

He continues to always make us laugh. This picture of William with his sock in his mouth made both Michelle and I just laugh and laugh.

Two big milestones this week: William began rolling over from his back onto his tummy. He hasn't gone the other way yet. Also, we began feeding him solids. This is his first mushed-up apple. I think most of it ended up on him, not in him.

It's fun to see his personality emerge. He started this game with Justin. The rules are pretty simple. He would quickly touch Justin's foot, pull back his legs, wait, then laugh when Justin would touch him. This went on for probably a solid five minutes.

First Post by Justin!

We wanted to let you know what's going on in our lives and in our ministry. So I thought that I, Justin, would take a minute to share about what I do at the International Christian School of Budapest (ICSB). In short, I wear many hats.



My primary role is one of the high school science teachers. I teach fresman Biology, sophomore Chemistry, sophomore Physical Science, and Physics for upper classmen. The picture above is of some students from the physics class working on an experiment.


But also, Michelle and I are the class sponsors for the freshman class. I also lead Bible study for the freshman guys once a week. Last, Michelle and I both volunteer for lots of events and activities.


All said, we're been involved with ICSB for over seven years now. It's been a rewarding time and I know that we wouldn't have traded this time for anything else.

It's been a while!

I'm sorry I haven't blogged in a while, time has just gotten away from me. I can't believe it's already December!

English classes are going well. I'd like to do something special for my class, maybe invite them for dessert at my house or something. You can certainly pray about that, that the Lord would give me direction about what to do.

School is going well for Justin. However, the day before Thanksgiving, school was cancelled due to illnesses that affected about 30% of the student body. (Justin's entire physics class, four students, were out sick!) The school administrators felt it wise to give the students another day during the holiday break to get well. Thankfully, most students are feeling better and are back at school.

The 7th grade girls' Bible study is finishing up studying about characteristics of God. We've looked at how God is like a rescue worker (He's saved us from sin), like water (He refreshes us and purifies us), like a gift (He gave Himself as a gift to us), like a listener (He hears our prayers). Hannah (my co-leader) and I have encouraged the girls to apply what they've learned and think about how they are reflecting Christ to others. How can you be like a gift to someone? Who have you refreshed (encouraged) recently? It's been a good study and we'll end this semester in two weeks with a Christmas party!

Justin recently helped Boy Scout troop #839 on a camping trip. He taught them rope skills: tying knots and lashings. (I'll be honest, I got a little jealous when I found out he had eaten s'mores!)

Thanksgiving was great! This year we felt blessed to be able to host the meal with our "family away from family." I cooked turkey breast and green bean casserole and baked a pumpkin pie. Two other families were able to join us and combined they brought stuffing, corn pudding, salad, gravy, mashed potatoes, and apple pie. It was certainly a feast and we were thankful to eat great food with great friends! Thank you McLemores and Langs!