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    WORD OF LIFE

    HUNGARY

    June 2013

    Steppin OutSteppin OutSteppin OutPrayer Requests Please pray for our personal

    financial support. This monthwe were at 29% of ourfamilys monthly budget.

    Pray for wisdom in makingdecisions and that we wouldbe good stewards of ourresources.

    Pray for our 2 weeks travelingto Czech Republic and Polandto serve with InternationalMinistries for English & VBScamp at local churches in July.

    Pray for Bobby in his walk, hisdifferent ministry opportuni-ties, and his plans for the fall.

    Pray for the camp leadership,counselors this summer.

    Pray for the campers heartsas they learn about God andare presented with a decisionto accept Christ.

    Pray for Gods direction forour family and future ministrynext school year.

    Joshua 3.15-17 NIV

    15 Now the Jordan is at floodstage all during harvest. Yet assoon as the priests who carriedthe ark reached the Jordan andtheir feet touched the waters

    edge, 16 the water from up-

    stream stopped flowing. It piledup in a heap a great distance away,at a town called Adam in the vicin-ity of Zarethan, while the waterflowing down to the Sea of theArabah (that is, the Dead Sea) wascompletely cut off. So the people

    crossed over opposite Jericho.

    As we have embraced this mission,many of you know we haveadopted the phrase "Step Out toFind Out..." Hence, the title of ournewsletterSteppin' Out. Godclearly put this on our hearts, butwe didn't always know exactly whatthat looked like. SOMETIMES, infaith, we just had to take the stepand find out what God was going

    to do.

    Like Joshua crossing the Jordan,SOMETIMES, God requires us totake that step before He does

    anything.

    Are you willing to take that stepGod might be asking you to take inyour life? Step out and find outwhat great things God has planned

    for you!

    The Lynch Family Mission Newsletter

    Hello from Hungary!

    God has given us such tremendous opportunities to serve the last 4

    months. It seems each day brings new blessings to remind us that itsall about HIM and glorifying HIM. As a family, our passion and desire

    to serve God grows with each day. Whether its in evangelistic out-

    reaches such as our Bible Club or the day to day activities and disciple-ship in the Bible Institute.

    As June is now upon us and the school year ending we are preparingfor the summer camp ministry which starts in the middle of June. We

    cant wait to see what God will do in the lives of the campers and coun-selors this summer. Last summer about 840 kids came to camp and

    over 220 accepted Christ as their Savior!

    Danny & Cori are very excited for camp to get started. They get to

    experience their first Hungarian summer camp with boys and girls their age and serve in the ministry in several areas with

    mom and dad. Matt will be serving in the sports activities and I will be teaching English.

    Its hard to believe but as of June 8th, Bobby officially graduated from high school. Wow!!! Were very excited for him as he

    takes these next steps in life. This summer he will be serving in several areas of the camp, primarily with the studio where hewill be helping with the pictures and videos of all the summer fun.

    Amazing Opportunity for our family this summer!!! Lord willing, we will be traveling to the Czech Republic for one weekand to Poland for one week to serve in local churches for their VBS & English camps with International Ministries.

    Ministry Update: Bible ClubGod teaches us amazing things through children. One of our beloved leaders recently said, If you want to

    really learn something...teach it to a child. It is SO true! Witnessing the ministry grow and see the excitement

    in the childrens eyes as they grew in their faith was truly special. As a club, we met every Friday afternoon and

    learned about the 12 apostles. The ministry really took off and its been amazing to see how God has grown it.

    Roughly 6 kids came the first week. The next week we had 16. At our final meeting before the summer break

    we had upwards of 24 kids in the house learning about God! Many of these children accepted Jesus Christ as

    their Savior! Praise God! Danny and Cori were especially encouraged in their faith because, as you read in our

    last newsletter, they spent many afternoons handing out invitations around the village after school. Looking

    forward to next fall when we start back up again!

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    When saying hello in Hungarian you often say Szia pronounced see -ya and when you say goodbye you often say

    Hallo? Sound confusing to you??? A couple times we have been on the phone with our Hungarian friends and when

    they said Hallo we thought they couldnt hear us so we said Hallo back and then we heard the phone hang up.

    Yes, we are learning :)

    The Lynch Family Mission Update: March 2013

    Support Status Update:

    Did You Know???

    MINISTRY CONTINUED: The Bible Institute

    Over the last 4 months we have been tremendously blessed as we were able to see God at work in the livesof the Bible Institute students. The mission of the Bible Institute is to help men and women develop thestrong biblical foundation necessary to be godly servant leaders in the Christian community. In addition totaking classes, Matt served with the deans dept which handles student life while I (Bridget) was able to help

    students with their English, review papers, and grading.

    We grew to know them very well, and as we built relationships with them the students sort of adoptedour kids as siblings and we sort of adopted them too. Never thought wed walk into our living room andthere would be young people from Hungary, Poland, the Czech, Serbia, Quebec, and America (to name afew) singing praise songs and fellowshipping together as we provided a home away from home. Therewere a lot of emotional goodbyes with the end of the school year but its been a awesome getting to knowthem, hearing their testimonies, investing in them, encouraging them to make godly decisions and in living agodly life, and now sending them out to serve in literally all parts of the world. We can't wait to see and hear

    the amazing things God will do through them. So excited for the fall and next years class!

    CONTACT INFORMATION

    Thank you to all our partners. Your commitment to supporting this ministry is making an

    eternal difference in the lives of many! Our support is currently at 29% of our monthly

    budget. Your monthly support provides for all our needs; food, rent, utilities, health insur-

    ance, etc. Will you prayerfully consider financially partnering with us monthly, or even giving

    a special gift. Share our need with others! :) This is a great opportunity to take a step in faith

    and be a part of the Great Commission globally. All donations received are fully tax deducti-

    ble through Word of Life. You can partner with us financially by one of three ways:

    1. Go Online: @ http://tinyurl.com/lynchfamilymission Or Scan:

    2. By Phone: call (518) 494-6000 ext. 6213

    3. By Mail: Make checks payable to Word of Life Fellowship and write in the memoMatthew Lynch Hungary Account or account # 020F2S and then mail to:

    Matthew Lynch Hungary AccountPO BOX 600Schroon Lake, NY 12870

    Email: [email protected]

    Skype Name: lynchfaith

    Blog Address: lynchfaith.blogspot.com

    Mailing Address:

    WOL let SzavaMatt (Bridget, Bobby, Danny or Cori) LynchTalmsKkai u.2.2252HUNGARY

    LYNCH FAMILY SUPPORT STATUS

    AS OF JUNE 2013

    During our Bible Institutes end of the schoolyear Amazing Race through downtown Buda-

    pest we were able to hand out nearly 600 Gospel

    Tracts! Many people heard the gospel presented

    to them along with an invitation to make a deci-

    sion to accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and

    Savior. What an Amazing day! Praise God!

    Greetings from Hungary! As our faithful prayer partners and friends in the ministry, we would like to familiarize you with th e WOL Hungary Bible Institute Solid

    Foundation Scholarship Fund. Many of the students who would like to attend Word of Life Hungary Bible Institutecannot afford to do so because they are from

    low-income countries in Eastern and Central Europe. It is our desire to give every young person the opportunity to study Gods Word, regardless of his or her

    financial situation. Will you prayerfully consider joining us as we train young men and women in the Word of God? No gift is too large or too small. To give afinancial gift to the Solid Foundation Scholarship

    Fund,please send your checks to:

    Word of Life International

    P.O. Box 600

    Schroon Lake, NY 12870

    Include in the memo:Hungary BI Scholarship

    For more information, please visit: www.SolidFoundation.info.On

    behalf of the Bible Institute students of Hungary and Central Europe,

    thanks for your consideration!

    http://eletszava.org/en/bible-institute.htmlhttp://eletszava.org/en/bible-institute.htmlhttp://www.solidfoundation.info/http://www.solidfoundation.info/http://www.solidfoundation.info/http://eletszava.org/en/bible-institute.html