Hungarian Mission Update
MUP Hungarian Church Mission Team met Sat, May 2, 2009 and approved an additional $7,190 toward a matching grant for mission schools of Hungarian Churches in Ukraine. So far in 2009, the HRC Mission Team has sent $13,016.59 to Hungarian Church Partners (of this, over $8,700 was doubled by the matching grant). Please pray for Mission Partners in the Reformed Church in Hungary and Ukraine. The hardship caused by the worldwide economic recession is especially difficult for the mission churches and schools in Ukraine. Two schools operated by the Hungarian Reformed Church to teach and spread the Gospel, have not been able to pay their gas bills. Gas service at one school was actually cut off for a time. School leaders have been able to restore utilities by asking parents to pre-pay May fees. Families, already struggling with a depressed economy, are hard-pressed to pay the fees so their children can study in a Christian setting. Please especially pray that God will continue to provide for the needs of these children and their families in Ukraine, which is experiencing hyper-inflation, severe unemployment and continuing political turmoil.