{"id":20675,"date":"2021-08-27T10:40:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T16:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=20675"},"modified":"2021-08-27T10:40:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T16:40:31","slug":"september-2021-prayer-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/prayer\/september-2021-prayer-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2021 Prayer Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9-September-2021-Prayer-Letter-Web-Final.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18748 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button-300x75.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Download-Prayer-Letter-Button.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14289 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frei-2020-Website-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frei-2020-Website-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frei-2020-Website-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frei-2020-Website-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Frei-2020-Website.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, God gave a lot of blessings to our church. There were many difficulties, restrictions\u00a0and\u00a0church closures but our God was always with us as he promised: <em>\u201cNever will I leave you, never will I forsake you.\u201d<\/em> <em>(Hebrews 13:5)<\/em>. We can be especially thankful for him on three main mission areas: (1) the children\u2019s work, (2) the youth group\u2019s work and, and (3) the gipsy mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20682 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Children\u2019s Work <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After a long break, we could organize children\u2019s days on three mission places: Ozora, Budapest and Tolna. I think it\u2019s a very great opportunity for this way we can reach the unbeliever parents through their children. The program was similar in every place. We started with singing Christian children\u2019s songs. After, my wife taught the children a story from the Bible (she included the gospel too). Then we prayed together with them. Finally, we made some handcrafts which kids enjoyed very much.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20681 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-Tolna-2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Ozora, I made a deal with the local leader of the community house. She allowed us to organize occasions again, as the situation of the virus is better in our country. On the 14<sup>th<\/sup> of August, after a few church meetings, the first children\u2019s day was there. Ozora is a village with a lot of gipsy families. People are very poor, but they have open heart to the word of God. At the end of the children\u2019s day, we gave them little presents, candies and some donation dresses.<\/p>\n<p>On the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of August, we organized a children\u2019s day in Budapest. As it was just a few hours long, the unbeliever parents stayed there, they got involved in it, and heard the Good News too. I believe that the seeds fell into a good soil. On every fourth Sunday, we decided to organize a children\u2019s day in Budapest, since this way new unbeliever parents <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20679 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>come to the church and hear the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Thirdly, on the 20<sup>th<\/sup> of August, we had an all-day long children\u2019s day in Tolna. The program was similar as in Ozora. There were about 30-35 children. After the lunch, we took the children to the bank of the River Danube where we played with them and organized a foam party with the help of the local fire department. At the end, we could invite the parents to the church.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The<\/strong> <strong>Youth Group\u2019s Work<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20683 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021--600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I said, I\u2019m thankful for our youth group, too, for they are loyal and enthusiastic. As you know, \u00a0because of the\u00a0pandemic the community house of Budapest was closed for a long period but our youth kept contact on every Sunday morning on Zoom. Praise the Lord, the community house is open now, but they keep on organizing Zoom meetings. We\u2019re also thankful, because they\u2019ll have a youth camp from the 26<sup>th<\/sup> to the 29<sup>th<\/sup> of August. Please, pray for this camp that our youth group can be in agreement and in love in Christ <em>(Psalms 133:1-3)<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gipsy Mission<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-20680 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Frei-Hungary-August-2021-Children-days-5-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Praise the Lord, after a break of one and a half years we could visit our gipsy brothers and sisters from Serbia and Croatia. They were so happy for us, they missed us in the last hard period.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your prayers. We are also praying for you and EFC mission work!<\/p>\n<p>With love,<\/p>\n<p>Tony and \u00c1gi Frei<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/9-September-2021-Prayer-Letter-Web-Final.pdf\">Click Here to Download Full Prayer Letter\u2026<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, God gave a lot of blessings to our church. There were many difficulties, restrictions\u00a0and\u00a0church closures but our God was always with us as he promised: \u201cNever will I leave you, never will I forsake you.\u201d (Hebrews 13:5). 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