Meet the Family!

Well, I've got to catch up and tell about my time in England, so I will cover the rest of my time in Hungary as promptly as possible. Tonight my goal is to introduce the family.

My first weekend with the family, we went bowling. The boys had a different technique than any I've yet seen.

The amazing part is that it worked!

Really, take note! This is a good way to do it!

Miriam!

Benjamin and Oliver

Just look at those eyes!

Gotta love watching boys do daring things... like climbing walls everywhere. :)

Fun times!

A good afternoon with Mom and Dad in the ice cream shop. :)

A sweet moment captured on camera. :)

Matt, Melinda and the kids are a wonderful family and I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to spend some extra time with them. The kids are well behaved and sweet, and just as human as anyone else. We all had our tired moments, but overall I'd say that my time with the family was most encouraging and positive.

One last tidbit! Matt and Melinda have needed a van for some time now, and Matt wanted me to write a little poem regarding this need. The idea was that they would send it out in their next newsletter. Well, I wrote the poem (below), and within two or three days, they had all the money that they needed for a van! The amazing thing is that they never even sent my poem out! :) So God really provided another way. But here is the poem, and really, if it is on your heart to support the Edwards family, give me your email address and I will get you in touch. I know they would appreciate it, and you would get to be a part of the ministry in Hungary!

Now for the poem! :)

A Van for the Edwards'

Let me tell you a story

Of the days of glory

When my team came to Hungary.

We were thrilled to be part

Of God's work in the heart

Of this European coun-tr-y.

Though our time here went well

I would like to just tell

How everything worked in the plan.

We held English class;

It was good, but alas,

It was far and we hadn't a van.

There were twenty of us

And only zero of bus,

So imagine our absolute dread

When we had to go walk

Four hundred blocks

With no option to drive there instead!

The next day was no better,

When, thanks to the weather

We found ourselves running through snow.

We weren't sure we'd survive,

But we did finally arrive

With our faces all red and aglow.

We stayed for some days,

And never ceased to amaze

Ourselves at the distance we ran.

For myself, I've stayed longer

And my legs have grown stronger;

For we still haven't got any van!

Dear friends, I confess

I have tried to impress

And have told you some things that aren't true.

I do not really relish

How much I embellished,

But really - if only you knew;

The Edwards' are great

And it isn't too late

To help them however you can.

So may I suggest

That they'd be very blessed

If they only had some kind of van.