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Im using a european keyboard, so please bear with me…z and y are switched, plus there are about 17 million punctaution code combinations, so please ignore the grammar on this one… cant find the¨code for an apostrophe or question mark or exclamation point or parënthesis, etc etc etc

¨The classes have finished.  It was a great time and I have received some positive feedback, which is encouraging.  I apologize for not being able to update the blog since sundaz night.  once the classes started, i taught the first then prepared for the next days class, and before i knew it…time for dinner.  each night they had us over to a different WOLH staff members house for dinner and fellowship, then we came back and crashed, since the morning classes were fast approaching.      We have had a wonderful tïme öf ministry and fellowship with everzone.  it was great to renew old seminary friendships änd form new ones in the midst of ministering His life transforming Word.

since the net¨and free time have been hard commodities to purchase in unison, this may be our last post until we arrive back in the states on Sunday evening.  you are all just getting back from work, but its midnight here, so i§m hitting the sack…will fill in many more details later…

with much love, R and T

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

We have settled in and are getting to know our surroundings a bit. Paul Weaver, the academic dean, showed us around Budapest today. It is a beautiful city, but we saw a lot of culture today as well. We’ll probably wait until later in the week to give you the “tourist” rundown.

The village we are in, Toalmas, is about 45 minutes east of Budapest. I was surprised at how similar everything felt (Well, everything except basic communication ). Hungary is about the size of Indiana, and they grow a lot of corn. So you could say I felt right at home driving through the Hungarian countryside! We visited a Tesco (basically a Hungarian version of Wal-Mart), and we could see a McDonald’s and a Burger King from the jam packed multi acre parking lot. HA! Sorry Charis, no Starbucks (I guess they haven’t taken over the whole world … yet)

The campus is beautiful, and we are staying in the castle that is on the property. It was built in the 1800s and was owned by Count Androssy (the brother of Hungary’s first PM). It was one of about 4 residences for the count. Rough life, huh? The castle, during the communist rule, was used as a communist youth camp to indoctrinate the kids with communist propaganda. Isn’t that just like God? Taking a property that was once used to teach kids to worship a man is now being used for His glory!

We will be attending the Toalmas bible church tomorrow, the only church in the village. We’re excited to start to really experience the ministry here and get to know more of the Word of Life staff and students. I will begin teaching on Monday morning at 9am. That is 3am EST, and will continue on through 1pm (7am EST ). So be praying for us as you begin your morning devotions

Teah will be leading ladies devotionals in the dorms and I, as you know, will be teaching through Galatians. Please lift us up in our last brush ups with preparing. We so appreciate your partnership with us in prayer. We’re really excited to teach these excited students about God’s transforming Word!

We’re so happy that we’re here. And without any complications.

We’re six (not 8 ) hours ahead of est, so its about 9pm here and we are going to send Mr. Sandman after Mr. Jet Lag. Will write more tomorrow.

Thanks again for lifting us up to the throne.

We have much to report this Monday.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us in prayer as we prepare for our upcoming mission trip.   Here is the latest:

1.  Our tickets have been purchased.  We’ll be leaving Thursday evening, October 16th, and returning on Sunday the 26th. Hungary is 8 hours ahead of us Hoosiers, so we’ll be losing a day on the way over.  On the return flight, though, we’ll be gaining 8 hours.  October 26th will be a 32 hour day for us!  Where’s my pillow…

2.  Teah’s passport has been received by the government.  We called our congressman’s office, and they have also placed a call to the passport agency.  We are anticipating having the passport in hand by Friday the 10th.  Yippee

3.  Last night I emailed the syllabus and student’s class notes to Word of Life-Hungary, so that the translators could work their magic with time to spare.  I’ll be emailing the quizzes, exam, and background info in a few days.  After that, we Pack !

We’re humbled by the prayers and support.  Thank you all so much.

Let the Countdown Begin!

I still can’t get over the idea…us, in Hungary, in a month! Its exciting, but I sure wish I had about another 5 months to prepare the lessons:)

It really is a whirlwind. Getting the lesson plans ready, studying, planning an overseas trip without a current passport for Teah. Oh yeah, and there is also our jobs! Good thing I only work one day a week:)

There will be much to share in the future, but as for now, remember me in your prayers as I prepare my lessons!