August Update

Greetings from Eger!

We have had a busy summer! We've had many visitors, spent a good amount of time away from home, and even had a few surprises. God is good, and it has been a very good summer, and a very fruitful time for us.

Visitors
In May, on Pentecost Sunday, our church moved to our new location in the Kálvin Ház, in the heart of the city center. It is a blessing to be there, and we have already experienced the difference that being there makes on our church. Because we are right downtown, the sound of the worship music and the Bible teaching goes out of the open windows and fills the surrounding square. We have already had people come in off the street after seeing our signs and hearing the music.
In the spring we had a visit from Geof and Anjila Stimack, during which time Geof did a presentation on Intelligent Design in the Kálvin Ház to a packed house.
At the end of May, Pastor Ken Lang and his wife Lucy, from Syracuse, NY came to visit us. Pastor Ken has studied marital counseling, and we took advantage of him being here to organize a Marriage Conference. This is something which was timely for our church, as we now have more and more young married couples, and two weddings this summer. The conference was a day long, and we trust that God used it to prepare those who were single or preparing to get married, and helped to strengthen the marriages of those who were already married.
In June, Pastor Tom and Maryellen Stipe from Crossroads Church of Denver visited us here in Eger. It was very encouraging for us to have them in Eger again, as Tom is Nick's sending pastor. During their time here, Tom taught a Sunday service and Maryellen taught a seminar on overcoming depression. Depression is a very widespread problem in Hungary, so we were glad to be able to provide people with Biblical teaching and principles about the subject. The DVD we made of the seminar has sold more copies than any other resource in our church!

• Thank God for the grace He has shown our church and for the growth!
• Pray for those who attended the Intelligent Design Seminar, the Marriage Conference and the Depression Seminar, as well as for those who watch the DVDs.
  

Conferences
In June, we also went to the Foundations Conference - the Eastern European leadership conference for Calvary Chapel. Tom was the guest speaker at the conference, and this year we were excited to bring more people from the church whom God is raising up as leaders. This year along with Shane and his fiance (now his wife), Marianna, we brought Kati, Jani and Tünde. We had a great time of growth and fellowship at this conference, and God used this time to strengthen those who came and teach them a lot about leadership. Next year we hope to bring even more, as God continues to grow the church and raise up leaders from among us.
In July we went to the family camp in Vajta, with 20 people from the church. It was a relaxing time with good teaching and good fellowship. One guy from the church - also named Jani - was baptized at the conference. We are also planning another baptism for September, near Eger, where 3-4 more will be baptized.

• Thank God for the good fruit that came from our times at these Conferences
• Pray that the things that God spoke to us there would be put into practice in our lives and not be easily forgotten
  

Outreach
From July 28-August 4 we had our third English Camp outreach in Felsőtárkány - right outside of Eger. This year we had more kids than ever before - 80 total.
Because of this we had a hard time getting enough teachers, but God provided for us, even in spite of some last minute complications and difficulties.
The camp went very well, praise the Lord! The Gospel was preached, seeds were planted, and a number of campers made commitments to follow Jesus Christ.
Since that time, a number of them have been in church, and we pray they will continue to walk with the Lord and become grounded and strengthened in their new faith.

• Praise God for bringing so many kids to the camp, where they could hear about Him!
• Praise the Lord for bringing us enough helpers, and ones who were committed believers and able to share with the kids what it means to have a relationship with God.
• Pray for the kids who were there and heard the Gospel, that they would respond to the call of the Holy Spirit to give their lives to Jesus and be born-again!
• Pray for those who have made commitments to the Lord, that they would be founded and established in Christ, and that they would come to church.
• Pray for those who have been coming to church, that they would continue, and they would grow as healthy Christians as they learn God's Word and worship Him.
  

Weddings!
Shane Daniels - who works with us here in Eger - got married on July 19th! His wife's name is Marianna, she is from the town of Szolnok, not too far from Eger.
They had a beautiful ceremony near Szolnok, and Nick preached at the wedding in Hungarian.
In September there will be another wedding in the church - Jani and Ági will join their lives together.

• Praise God for bringing Shane and Marianna and Jani and Ági together!
• Pray that God would strengthen their marriages and let them be a strong light to those around them for the Lord.
  

Personal
We have been very busy this summer, and not home very much - which is very hard on Nathaniel, and which makes it hard for him to stay on a normal sleeping schedule.
One good thing, is that Nick's work called and told him he will not be needed for the whole month of August. This gives us the chance to relax a bit after being so busy, and gives Nick the chance to be around the house more with Rosemary and Nate - which we all enjoy!
In the first week of September will be our 4th wedding anniversary and Nate's 1-year birthday, so that week the three of us will go on vacation as a family.
Nate is getting really big. He crawls all the time and is able to stand up and move around, holding on to objects. He will be walking really soon! He is already saying a few words - "Dada, Mama, and Baba" - as well as making all kinds of other vocal experiments all the time!
Rosemary's hands and wrists have been giving her a lot of pain lately, and she has been very tired.

• Thank God for giving us time together.
• Pray that God would draw us together as a family - close to each other and close to Him.
• Pray for Rosemary, that she would be rested and that the pain in her hands and wrists would go away.
• Pray for Nate that he would be healthy as he grows and develops.
• Pray for Nick to manage time well, so he can have lots of quality time with our family.
  

Thank you for your prayers and support! Please feel free to contact us; we would love to hear from you.
God bless,

Nick and Rosemary Cady
Csiky Sándor u. 60
3300 Eger, Hungary
+36-20-263-3174
cady@chello.hu