Blogs from Northern Hungary, Hungary, Europe - page 4

The boys got to sleep in again today as our first match was´t until noon. We got to the pool a little early again and began with dryland training. This time we scrimmaged a club team from Germany. They were between 17-19 years old and a lot bigger and stronger than us. While we didn´t play our best we held our own for most of the scrimmage. We didn´t keep score but it was probably a tie. They had moments where they looked better than us and we had moments where we were the better team. There was also a long 20 minute or so stretch where nobody scored and since we did not play this match with a game clock we could not sub. The way the German team plays would not fly in the ... read more

This is a last minute text that has been added to the original text I wrote for this entry. You will find below the original entry. During the night of the 12th of August, Janos, one of Mari's brother has been reunited with our Lord. He was around 45, in great health and suffered a heart attack during his sleep. Janos is leaving behind him a wonderful wife, and six children age three to fifteen. I've been fortunate to spend few hours on the 2nd of August evening having a long discussion, one to one with Janos. He has always given all his life to others and God, and now his mission has abruptly stopped. He was due to leave for few years either in Bangladesh or Nepal to become a missionary with his family helping ... read more

The year was 1552. A great Ottoman army, 10,000 men strong, descends upon the Hungarian town of Eger, besieging its castle. It should have been easy pickings, but the brave townspeople, despite being vastly outnumbered, hold back the marauding horde for a month, eventually defeating the Turks. But the Ottomans weren’t finished yet; they came back forty-four years later to avenge their earlier defeat… That’s the basic story that is told about Eger. But the turn-of-the century writer Géza Gárdonyi embellished the story even more in his 1901 novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon (subtle, that one!). In his fictionalized version of the first siege of Eger, he has the women of town pouring hot soup onto the Turks from the castle ramparts. Although this part of the story seems to have been Gárdonyi’s own invention, ... read more

Last Night, we had a concert organized by Baptist church and hosted at a Community Hall in Pápa, Hungary. The concert had a great turnout because the event was well-promoted by local TV stations. Our own Beverly was interviewed by the local television station. Herb soared as he played "Great Is Thy Faithfulness." The audience was in awe. Janice's testimony was a blessing to many. We received a warm welcome from the pastor and the audience, and were invited to return anytime! We've left for Vienna, Austria, and should arrive by about 2:30 pm. We will spend the rest of the day on Friday taking a much-needed break before our next concert this upcoming Saturday evening. ... read more

whew what a tiring day. was up at the crack of dawn again today (perhaps going to bed before 8 again had something to do with it)... jeff made it to 10pm at least. Anyways, off to the train station first thing to see about heading to Eger for the day. After some minor confusion relating to everything being posted in Hungarian only, we bought our return tickets and headed up to the platform. Then we realize that the train we think we're going to get at 830 is actually a fast train which needs a reservation. So we go to the information booth, where the man speaks "limited" (read none) English. He implies that oh yes our ticket is good for that train. We get up to the arrivals/departures sign and realize there is a ... read more