February 4,5 Alpha Holy Spirit Retreat Hollókö, Hungary

Last Friday I traveled to Hollókö, Hungary to meet with my Hungarian friend. Nora. Nora is leading her second Alpha Course in her village. From there we traveled to another village for an overnight retreat.  10 ladies and some children attended. The Holy Spirit was so faithful to demonstrate Himself in our midst giving encouraging words as we prayed together,  refilling some and baptizing some for the first time.  It was a very precious time. If God lays it on your heart please be praying for these ladies. The 10 ladies were from 6 different villages in Nograd county (and me,too). In none of the villages are living churches but most of these ladies are "keys" to living prayer groups.

Nora has been working in one of the villages and is now in the process of setting up a small retreat center. After our weekend she took me there to pray. She and her husband were able to acquire a small "prayer" house, which was once a Baptist prayer house which is next to a home they own but don't live in this small village. On the other side of the prayer house is a home her sister in law bought. Their vision is for a prayer/retreat center.  Nora meets weekly with 10-12 older women of the village to pray.  I knew that their had been a revival in the village about 25-30 years previously but the prayer house had been boarded up for the last 20 years.  So, I began to pray from Isa 26 about redigging the wells that the enemy had filled with dirt.   What I didn't know until after was that the retreat center's name is "The 3 Wells" so Nora was very touched by how the Holy Spirit lead our prayers!! God is so good and faithful and all knowing. That He delights in sharing things with His children especially touched me on this weekend.

 Pray,too for the village of Hollókö which means "Raven on the rock". In fact driving into town I saw a large monument which was a raven sitting on a rock! I mentioned to Nora that as the dove depicts the Holy Spirit, the raven depicts the enemy. I felt strongly it also was a picture of the principality and power now gripping that area.  Nora knew very well the hardness of the land and many hearts there and told a story that this village is not under the authority of the mayor but rather a young woman they call a "witch".  For the past 3 Easter's Nora and Thomas, her husband, have wanted to organize an evangelistic event for the village which sees 20,000 visitors who walk around in the quaint old village where they watch Easter eggs being decorated and the villagers wearing traditional and beautiful clothes. Their hearts have ached for these tourists who come at Easter but never hear the true meaning of the holiday. So, they got with "OM" Operation Mobilization and organized a concert, a program for children and an evangelistic service. The mayor was delighted and gave permission but....the witch stood against the program and would not allow the event to take place.  Please be praying that the Lord makes a way where their seems to be no way!