A Certain Woman in Eastern Europe

Taking the 3.23pm train to Zahony and arriving Csop Ukraine by 9.30 pm. The trip is on a comfortable fast train taking 5 hrs (western Ukraine one hour ahead of Hu). The team has 4 ladies from California, one born in Russia moved to Ukraine at 10 and speaks fluent Russian as she is part of a US Slavic community.  These ladies have many years of experience in establishing, managing and manning pregnancy centers. In addition, they bring testimonies of healing and restoration from Post -Abortion syndrome. We will also be helping to train workers for a new pregnancy center, being established by "Hope & Life Ministry" the first in Transcarpathia area of Ukraine. We would be very grateful for any prayer coverage you could provide especially going through customs in Csop. We have a lot of items for the new center, and it could look to custom officials that we have things to "sell". Thank you. Our schedule: Thursday 25.04 10am-1pm Hope and Life meeting ...

Mission: Restoring Hope to Hungary and Ukraine   Spring has a last come to Hungary and we are all enjoying a beautiful week of warm sunshine and beautiful blue skies. I am keeping busy with responsibilities for International Church of Budapest, planning for "Arise, Certain Women" meetings and I am gearing up for a very busy time with traveling for this next month.  Next week,  an important and impactful mission trip. "Certain Women" are partnering with "Shout for Life" (Crisis Pregnancy Center, Budapest) "Hope for Life" (Ministry Center, Uzghorod, Ukraine) and a team of women from California to bring the ministry of reconciliation to those hurting following abortion trauma. The first part of our mission will be in Ukraine. We will be holding a meeting for a group of churches in the vicinity of Uzhgorod to speak about the abortion issue and to help encourage a new start-up "Life"center. Plans are being made for press coverage for o...

Because of extreme weather conditions in Hungary and in Ukraine, fellow missionary and dear friend, Tammy Swailes was "stuck" in Budapest for weeks. She should be just about safely home by now. Here we are together at Easter. We had a wonderful Resurrection Day service at the International church of Budapest.  The worship was outstanding, inspirational and the Holy Spirit came! God was so faithful to bring a refreshing Word to us,too.  When service could have been over, people stayed to praise longer which set our feet to dancing! The "meat" of the message: Jesus fully drank the cup of death that we may never have to "taste it"! (John 8, 51; Heb 2.9) "Through His death, He destroyed him who had the power of death (the devil) and RELEASED those who through the fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." (Heb 2.14,15) and (Rev 1. 18) "I am He who lives, and was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore. AMEN! ...

Just to let you know that after a wonderful start of the new year, the Lord is encouraging me that it is time to launch out with Certain Women.  I believe that although I have had the ministry name for many years, it is now the time - the kairos time to become more active in this ministry. In 1997, I moved to the mission field of Hungary from Scotland with this Word from the Lord in Luke 5: 4, He said.."Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch."  The part of this scripture that really struck me then was, Launch out into the deep.   Hungary and Budapest in particular was really the deep for me. I didn't know any Hungarians in Budapest, I didn't know the language, or the culture but I did know the voice telling me to go. So in obedience, I launched out into the deep and God was, is and do doubt will continue to be faithful, oh so faithful. It is now almost 16 years later (anniversary in May) and God is encouraging me again with this scripture and...

Apostle John Dean was here in Hungary for the first week of November meeting pastors in Hungary and Croatia, looking for those to work towards "Combining the Fires".  We had some very special meetings in Ujszasz and Budapest before heading to Varazdin, Croatia.    John with Pastor Dominic in front of his church  Traveling with the men folk!  The flag of Croatia  The castle area And the "Fires combined!!" It was extra special for me and Jim Person to be in Varazdin visiting a Pastor with a very successful work in that area because in 2004 God called me to go to pray in this city. I traveled there alone a number of times and then in later years the Person family would come with me.  So exciting to see what God has done and to imagine what He might do!!

 Tammy surprising these sweet tourists by speaking to them in their language, Japanese  Mike & Nancy and Scott & Caolyn deciding on which flavor of gelato to try A beautiful sunset on our last day in Split. It was wonderful getting to meet you! Hope to return again!

After a deep Spiritual impartation at GOIAM, I was blessed with an incredible trip to Split, Croatia for a Missionary retreat. 250 missionaries from 46 nations, stayed for 4 days at the 5 star Le Meriden,Lav. Look  here  for a view of the hotel. Many thanks to the lovely people at Christian Hospitality Network for their gracious gift to us.  What a refreshing, amazing time in a most beautiful place! A welcome break during a very busy year for me.  Sunny warm, beach weather in October. Partial view of  my lovely room.  View from my window  From the infinity pool!! Sunset on the marina

As is my habit, I attended GOIAM, an Apostolic conference held every October in Nashua, New Hampshire. This year's conference was especially inspiring. The sessions could be listened to  by clicking here.   Our host is Pastor Paul Berube, Grace Fellowship,  a long time friend, and excellent pastor.  This event is always a strengthening and a coming together of friends old and new. This year's was no exception but may have had an even greater level of anointing, preaching and prophecies.  Pastor ,Paul Berube and Prophet, Alan Ross both dear friends for many years  Always an extra special time when I can spend it with my son, Pastor Michael Ackerbauer  R.T. Kendal, Pastor, Teacher, Author and opening speaker

Our monthly bi-lingual events at the International Church are being well liked and well attended. I love being partnered once again, with my dear friend, Kata Bartha as she is translating for me. Here she is in action with a recent guest speaker, Dan Hirsch. Dan has got a real burden for Hungary and Budapest in particular, and hopes to move here with his family next year.  Special guests included these lovely sisters. We had heard of each other for many years and were so happy to meet. Some of their order will settle in Hungary with a prayer assignment form  the Lord. they willa lso be learning Hungarian as they are very evangelistic, wanting all to come to the Lord.

 A beautiful day - a fabulous opportunity!!!  Some of the attendees from the "Shout for Life" Crisis Pregnancy Center (who invited me to attend)  Cell phone photos do not do the ornate, gilded halls justice. Everything was ornate and beautiful!!  The main "Opera" Hall where the parlimenteers convene. This is the main podium.  The name of the conference was "Life: It's a gift"  Two of the main presenters. Sharon Slater (www.familywatchinternational.org) and Carlo Casini, a member of the European Union and the President of the Italian Pro-Life movement and party. Because Ed Bergs (Shout for Life) and I needed translation for some of the conference, we sat directly behind the guest speakers. In fact any of their photos taken from here would feature me behind and between them :-). Did anyone see me on television?  Zsuzsa (Susan) and Ed Bergs, directors of "Shout for Life" Crisis Pregnancy Center. I work with the c...

Mikhaila and cousin Veronica after heart procedure 27 September Thank you so much to everyone who lifted our family up in prayers, well wishes and good thoughts!! God heard from on high and used an excellent pediatric, cardiac surgery team and hospital to work through.  There were some anxious moments for Grandma Jilly being so far away. For example, in hour 3 receiving the report that the surgeon was having trouble "tricking" the heart into symptoms that would then lead to diagnosis and repair. The choices being - burning or freezing the troublesome tissue.  In actuality, (reported in a couple anxious (for me) hours later), the problem was super easy to induce and diagnosis.  The surgeon chose to freeze rather than burn the tissue and that took longer. Whew! After a couple hours in recovery, Mikhail was moved to her hospital room and the party began! She came home the next day, Friday 28th and is recovering. She says her legs ache but if they are better on Monday...