International Church of Budapest...update
In February 2011, I became a trustee and the chief elder of the International Church here in Budapest. It really has been an exciting time serving the Lord in this new position. I still do get to travel as "Certain Women Ministries" but my primary focus has been the church. I think that all International Churches are interesting, fluctuating and a bit of a challenge. For one thing, you are usually located in a very large city, meeting in english while your closest neighbors speak a different language than you and your congregation is spread out over a very long distance. The other challenge is some people are just visiting, some are on short-term assignments and only a minority are established there for long-term. So, building blocks are in limited supply. Our congregation has grown since 2010 and has had one service with 70 people but usually we are a low of 24 to around 60. You never know from Sunday to Sunday who will be there. God has b...