Cold Weather, Warm Reunions!

 
What a joy to welcome Zoltan Vekas
home from the hospital!

 
Helga was just learning to play the piano
when Floyd and Bonnie first came to Remata
and now she's the church organist.


Cold Day, Warm Reunions!
Today, Thursday, was a great day for us. We walked about the city in the morning while it was below freezing. In the afternoon, Zoltan Vekas arrived home. He rode home lying down in the back of a Opel Astra station wagon from Debrecen, Hungary to Satu Mare on a palette of blankets, pillows, and throws. Elisabeth came with him driven by David. This was a great day for Benjamin and Blanka. We prayed together thanking the Lord for our joyous reunion.

Bonnie and I left soon afterwards for two churches about 40 kilometers from Satu Mare. On the way, it started snowing heavily. By the time we arrived at the church, the snow ended.

The first church we stopped at was Remeta. We were in this church in May 2000 on Floyd’s first trip to Romania. The village church was where Floyd preached the first time he was in Romania. This was also where we had our first meal in a Hungarian home (other than with the Vekas family).

From the picture, you can see that the men and women sit on opposite sides of the church here in Remeta. The church members still remember that Floyd sat with the women when he first came into the church in 2000—but quickly changed sides. They also remember that Bonnie left her Bible in the church. This was a great time of remembering and celebrating the work of God in everyone’s life since then. The organist, Helga, was a child learning the piano six and half years ago. We prayed for her.

The second church was in Ocrasa Nou. There was no heat in the church and it the temperature was -4 C or about 25 F. Bonnie shared and Floyd preached with “fire.” There were about 25 people, mostly women, at this service but half of the women were not believers—they had been invited by their friends. One of the women knew Bonnie from the Women’s Conference in Harghita in May. Please pray for these churches. They both asked us to bring greetings to their brothers and sisters in Christ.

Tomorrow is a busy day. We will drive Zoltan’s car to Zalau and Crasna for Magdi and Arpi’s wedding. Please continue your prayers for the wedding. Pray for safety in travel for all. The weather is expected to be very cold and more snow.

 
Women sit on one side and men on
the other at the church in Remeta.