Big Steps Forward

A Report on the work of Istvan Durko, pastor of the Church of the Rock in Budaors, Hungary.

Istvan Durko, Budaors, Hungary

“As we concentrate on the work ahead of us, we give thanks to God for the blessings we have experienced,.” said Istvan as he looked back over the work in Budaors. “Many people have come to our outreaches and we were able to form many new relationships. We rejoiced in conversions and baptisms. We have also started church planting in Szazhalombatta, which is a big step forward.”

Istvan is currently supported through SGA’s Leadership Support ministry and rejoices in what God has been doing through the Church. Last summer they held an English outreach camp in the town of Torokbalint, following much preparation. Almost forty people registered. They were able to build new relationships with many local people and since then have started a Bible study group in English.

At the beginning of August the church held training sessions on how to share personal testimonies. Following this, church members had an opportunity to talk to people they met on the street of Budaors. The first day went well, but they could not finish the programme due to the continuous rain that followed. They plan to continue with outreach another time.

During the summer they also visited Szazhalombatta numerous times in order to get to know the city and to pray for people as they did prayer walks. Istvan sees God’s mighty hand at work, as more and more people are coming to him with a heart for this city and wanting to help in church planting. They met a retired couple there and they have already committed their lives to Christ. The church waits with great anticipation to see how the Holy Spirit will lead them in the future.

“Ever since our church was founded we have been constantly moving.” said Istvan. “Since we do not have our own building, we always have to rent a place to hold any meeting or event. This means a lot of extra organizational work. This summer we moved from the school in which we had been meeting to an office building, which is a much better place in every respect. Of course, it is also much more expensive to rent. We would like to find a long-term solution so that the background for our work would be secured.”

The church in Budaors is praying that thirty new people would come to church and that a youth group would be started. They also pray for more leaders to be trained and called into service, so that the church’s training and discipleship programmes will be strengthened.

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