Bus4Life in Hungary

Sunshine and smiling faces were some of the memories of OM Hungary’s recent outreach with the Bus4Life over Easter. Visiting 3 different locations over 4 days, many people heard the message and meaning of Easter as well as local churches and believers being encouraged.

On Friday and Saturday the team ministered in a small village called Peteri. It was the first time in this location and working with the local Church, encouraging the new Pastor and his congregation. They took part in the church service on Good Friday and on Saturday helped with a Family Fun event in the local park alongside the Bus4Life. A puppet show, crafts and Hungarian folk games provided lots of activities and it was great to see people of all ages coming together for this event. It was a small event but the Pastor was encouraged by the working together of the Church members and he has invited the team back to help in future events. 

“For us as OM Hungary this is encouraging as it is part of our vision for the Hungarian Church: for us to be partners, helpers and encouragers to the many Pastors in small churches throughout Hungary”

Monday morning the group travelled a short distance to a small town called Szigethalon and took part in the Easter Monday program. The Bus4Life was parked outside the church for the morning and it was a great talking point for many especially as the very talented driver Esa shared about its ministry and sang some traditional Finnish songs from the Psalms’ during the service. After the service, Esa and OM member Istvan gave a guided tour of the bus for the church members.

The first outreach this year

The 2 week outreach in Moldova was blessed. In the first village, the team worked with a small church that had only a few members and wanted to get more people interested. Everyday many children came to participate in the programs around the bus and in the evenings, there were youth events for teens. This included good discussions and Christian films shown inside the bus. One evening the leaders suggested that the teens would ask questions that they could all dialogue about. “How can I repent and believe in Jesus?” one boy asked. The team discussed this question and when they asked if anyone wanted to receive Jesus, a 15 year old boy came over and said he wanted to repent and follow Jesus.

As the team gathered around to pray with him, about 20 other teens on the bus who were not believers stood up and listened respectfully to the prayer. The team then asked if anyone else wanted to repent and a 15 year old girl came forward. After praying with her, more started to come up for prayer and eventually 15 out of the group of 20 had responded to the invitation. Five left the bus while the others were praying for salvation. We are very excited about this news and ask you to join us in praying that these young people would get grounded in their faith and that God would raise up a youth leader in this small church to disciple them.

The following week was spent in a city in southern Moldova. Both the town and the church in it were very open and welcoming. Many people visited the bus which was parked near the town square and a large number of Bibles and books were sold. As the children happily participated in programs outside of the bus, including a bouncy castle, the adults looked at literature and engaged in discussions inside the bus. Those that were interested were given New Testaments.

The last weekend was spent celebrating OM Moldova's 20 year anniversary.