Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Physical and Spiritual Health
On Saturday, April 10th, I invited the students from our Wednesday night english classes to my house. It was to give them another time to practice english. (I had learned from my class that Wednesday night was really the only time they spoke english. So obviously, they didn't need to , they WANTED to learn english!)
I had seen an news article about a World Health Organization report about Hungary being one of the most unhealthy nations. So, this was our topic to talk about. And I was pleased that four students showed up pretty much at 4 pm. Jeff, one of the other Wednesday night teachers, also came and had brought one of his students that he was tutoring in english. I was happy to meet Balazs. They were sweet to bring food with them for us to snack on, even though I said they didn't need to do that. One even brought palinka to share, that his father had made.
The conversation was started by me asking what they thought might be the reasons that WHO report found this nation unhealthy. And it came to no surprise that they agreed it was poor diet, poor exercise, smoking, and alcoholism. One student had lived in Denmark and so he was able to share about that culture. Then I asked, "Could the poor physical health of Hungary be related to poor spiritual health?" From the conversation I got the impression that those with a faith in something or someone were happier than those that didn't. Many Hungarians are poor and the students talked about how it seems that having things like money, cars, nice house, were desired to increase happiness. But those that believed in God, or were close to family, or enjoyed recreational things, were happier than those that didn't have those things. The man who had lived in Denmark, said that the people are financially wealthy but that they rarely spent time with each other and that they were lazy. It was good to hear that from him, because another man said that if he could leave Hungary, he would. He doesn't like it here.
I thought this was a good time and it seemed the students enjoyed it too. Please pray for me as I'm planning two more times like this before June. Also pray that the Lord would use this to bring others to Him and to bring Him glory!
I had seen an news article about a World Health Organization report about Hungary being one of the most unhealthy nations. So, this was our topic to talk about. And I was pleased that four students showed up pretty much at 4 pm. Jeff, one of the other Wednesday night teachers, also came and had brought one of his students that he was tutoring in english. I was happy to meet Balazs. They were sweet to bring food with them for us to snack on, even though I said they didn't need to do that. One even brought palinka to share, that his father had made.
The conversation was started by me asking what they thought might be the reasons that WHO report found this nation unhealthy. And it came to no surprise that they agreed it was poor diet, poor exercise, smoking, and alcoholism. One student had lived in Denmark and so he was able to share about that culture. Then I asked, "Could the poor physical health of Hungary be related to poor spiritual health?" From the conversation I got the impression that those with a faith in something or someone were happier than those that didn't. Many Hungarians are poor and the students talked about how it seems that having things like money, cars, nice house, were desired to increase happiness. But those that believed in God, or were close to family, or enjoyed recreational things, were happier than those that didn't have those things. The man who had lived in Denmark, said that the people are financially wealthy but that they rarely spent time with each other and that they were lazy. It was good to hear that from him, because another man said that if he could leave Hungary, he would. He doesn't like it here.
I thought this was a good time and it seemed the students enjoyed it too. Please pray for me as I'm planning two more times like this before June. Also pray that the Lord would use this to bring others to Him and to bring Him glory!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Dancing on Easter in Budapest
A former student shared on facebook about a dance that happened on Heroe Square here in Budapest to celebrate Christ's Resurrection.
Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXVjDyFtAk
Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXVjDyFtAk
Spring Break and Easter 2010
Justin's mom, Nancy, and his cousin, Lindsay, visited us during our Spring Break and Easter holidays. We has SO much fun with them and REALLY enjoyed having them here. Justin's mom has visited us before, but this was Lindsay's first time across the Atlantic. We also got to tak them to Prague! And I have to say the William has LOVED seeing them everyday! He gives them the biggest smiles! :)
Here is our time together in pictures:
Mom and Lindsay at Hero Square in Budapest.
William's first train ride! He did great!
The fam at Prague's Spring Market.
Justin and Lindsay in Prague.
Ok, I've got way too many pics to show, so here's a link to my google photos.
Here is our time together in pictures:
Mom and Lindsay at Hero Square in Budapest.
William's first train ride! He did great!
The fam at Prague's Spring Market.
Justin and Lindsay in Prague.Ok, I've got way too many pics to show, so here's a link to my google photos.
We also had a wonderful Easter at our friends' house, the Yaikos. There were two other families there and great food and conversation. The older kids had an egg hunt outside. :) Unfortunately, I forgot our camera, so there aren't any pics for ya. Happy Easter to everyone! Christ is Risen!!!
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