Dear Supporting Participants in the Auses’ Hungary Mission Year,
Greetings to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, from the Reformed Church of Hungary.
Bob and Tammy Ause along with their two daughters, Emily and Erica have been guests of the Reformed Church of Hungary in the Trans-Danubian District for 11 months starting in August, 2005. They have been living in the Siloam Reformed Mission Retreat Center in Balantonfüred during this year, working under Pastor Emil Olah and his wife, Zsuzsa, the director of the house. They have dedicated their time and energies in various activities and acts of service around the Retreat Center and well as in the church district. We were pleased to have them here as our guests. We would like to thank you all for your participation in supporting their lives and service here.
Below you will find a list of activities that they have been engaged in this year. Their activities at the Retreat Center took place under the guidance and direction of Emil and Zsuzsa Olah. They initiated their own contacts at schools around the country. The rest of their activities give testimony to what God had planned for them while they were here. He knew who had what needs and provided Bob and Tammy to meet those needs during this time.
Vezprém, July 18, 2006
Sincerely,
Dr. Márkus Mihály
Bishop of the Reformed Church of
Hungary, Trans-Danubian District
At the Siloam Reformed Mission Retreat Center
§ Whitewashed 6 rooms
§ Cleaned, sorted and re-outfitted the children’s game room
§ Arranged for donations of play set given by CPC children
§ Hosted Guests (Germans, Americans, Hungarians)
§ Supported Emil and Zsuzsa as requested and in whatever we perceived needed to be done. This included: welcoming guests, cleaning rooms, giving and receiving laundry, minor repairs, watching heating system, caring for coffee machine, helping in the kitchen and dining room.
§ Sent 10 information packets about the Retreat Center to friends in ministry around Europe
§ Edited the brochure and house rules in English
Teaching at the Reformed Theological Academy of Papa
§ Two semesters teaching Religious and Church English
§ One semester teaching Youth Mission course
§ One semester teaching support for Internet and Mission course
§ Occasional guest speaker
Schools
§ Visited classes and sat in on various courses at schools in Veszprém (3), Miskolc, Balatonfüred, Szentgál and in Budapest
§ Visited Chemistry classes, grade level meetings, English classes
§ Discussed the new system, about teaching and students with teachers and principals
The Reformed Church of Hungary
§ Preaching (Gyömrö, Veszprém 2x, Alsóörs, Felsöörs, Balatonfüred 2x, Miskolc)
§ Attended, spoke at and visited youth groups (Veszprém, Balaton Megyei, Kaposztásmegyér, Jozsef u.,
§ Sang in choir of Balatonfüred’s Reformed congregation at various city and ecumenical events
§ Guest speakers at Couples Meeting (Gyömrö)
§ Delivered aid to flood areas in Székelyföld in Sept. 2005
Science and Faith
§ Took part in a Jesenius conference for high school teachers in Budapest
§ Led discussions on issues of science and faith in schools and churches (Kaposztásmegyér, Jozsef utca, Veszprem and Budapest)
§ Gave speech at Fazekas high school in Budapest on “Faith and Evolution”
§ Lecture at Szegedi egyetem at invitation of MEKDSZ medical univ. Bible Study group talk on “God’s Fingerprints in Nature”
English Language Ministry
§ Translated proposals for new Mission Research Institute
§ Proof read Masters Thesis – Bihari Csaba
§ Acted as translator for Nagy János on US trip, 2 weeks in October
§ Translated letters and Hungarian History for US readers
§ Recorded English text for 2 new English language textbooks (one was published by Karoly Gaspar University)
§ Judged regional high school English contest
§ Attended and assisted at English camp at the Rakoscsaba Reformed Congregation in Budapest
Connecting Communities
§ Planned visit for a group from our home US church, hosted and guided them during their trip
§ Hosted visiting family members
§ Hosted US congregation’s head elder and his family during their visit
§ Daughters attend Hungarian school in Veszprém