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Written by Teah

It is Sunday night and we have been in Hungry for three days now. It has been wonderful. We got here on Friday afternoon and spent most of the day on Sat and Sun touring Budapest with Paul and Jill to guide us. It is absolutely beautiful! It is amazing how old things are around here. We spent much time understanding the history of the Hungarian people which is rich as well as sad. I feel that one of the reasons God has sent me on the trip is to minister to Jill. She is Pauls wife. They have been married for 1 1/2 years and have been in Hungary full time since February 2008. She is amazing as she has such a servants heart. She has been cooking constantly since we have been here, not only for us but also for the other guests that are here. She is constantly trying to make others comfortable and at ease. Even though I am ten years her senior we have much in common. I hope that my time here will be encouraging and refreshing for her as she has few close friends here and none she feels are in her stage of life. I know I have not been doing this long but since she is a new wife and new to the ministry I hope God can use me to encourage her.

Ryan starts his classes in the morning. He is watching football through the internet at Paul’s right now. Paul and Jill have an adorable little home in the village. It was built in 1900! I am currently back at the campus in the castle, yep, you heard it right CASTLE! The school is located on the property of a historic castle which was given to them years ago after the fall of communism.  It is basically what we would call a mansion from ancient days. We are staying in the lecture suite as they call it which has a bedroom, bathroom, and entry way with a desk couch and kitchenet. Yeah, we are really roughing it! I asked to be dropped off here so I could relax instead of sitting with a bunch of guys watching football. I am still struggling with jet lag during the day and find I get really tired quickly.

We will be having dinner with a different ministry family each night this week but so far have spent most of our time with Paul and Jill. Ryan is enjoying the time with his long lost friend, Paul. It also feels good to share our struggles with another ministry couple who can really relate. We will be having fellowship each day with the students but we don’t know what this will look like.  I look forward to seeing the Kadar family when they come back in town tomorrow night. They are the couple who lived next door to us when we lived on campus at DTS. They are also full time missionaries here. I brought as much “supplies” as I could to give to bother Paul and Jill and also the Kadar family (ie. used clothing, toys for the children, household items and food they can not get here). I hope these things will help them. Life here is not extravagant and they generally go without things that we take for granted in the US.

Thank you all for your prayers and please keep praying for Ryan as he begins teaching tomorrow and me as I continue to keep my heart open for opportunities to minister.

Love you all:)

Teah Doyle