{"id":2496,"date":"2019-06-20T14:55:29","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T14:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2019-08-13T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T13:58:49","slug":"roma-church-in-abony-investment-for-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/en\/roma-church-in-abony-investment-for-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"ROMA CHURCH IN ABONY: INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"right\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #708090;\">by: UMC Hungary<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>25 years ago, a ministry with Roma was started in Abony (Hungary). Last year, a young couple started a two-year training at Wesley Bible School in Budapest \u2013 in order to grow in faith and to take over responsibility in the church later. It\u2019s a journey that is everything but simple.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1990s, members of Szolnok United Methodist Church started to build relationships to Roma families in the nearby city of Abony. They kept in touch with about 30 people of different generations, many of whom lived under quite difficult circumstances. In the following years, it became visible over and over how God\u2019s transforming power worked in the lives of these people.<\/p>\n<p>From the very beginning, one man particularly focused on youth. He offered them educational assistance, and when he discovered their musical abilities, he organized guitar lessons for them. Today, Abony UMC enjoys the fruit of this musical encouragement. The whole work, however, could only be done because of the fact that members of Abony UMC opened their doors and made available their rooms so that the congregation could gather. It was in 2013 only, when a big house, centrally located, could be purchased. Two rooms were combined and transformed into a multi-purpose room for the congregation; in addition, there are a room for the youth and two rooms, which can be used as apartments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sign\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Photo 2.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/img-fotki.yandex.ru\/get\/101212\/12729575.2a\/0_c4c42_6cea81a9_orig.jpg\" alt=\"Photo 2.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"674\" border=\"0\"><\/a><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: white;\">&#8230;.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n..<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It has always been one of the most important aims to help members and friends of Abony UMC to grow in faith and to assume leadership positions. And then, suddenly, two young people, Istv\u00e1n Rafael and M\u00e1ria Jakab, heard God\u2019s call to exactly this journey. In the meantime they completed the first half of a two-year education at Wesley Bible School. Istv\u00e1n Rafael describes his first experiences as follows: \u00abAs a child, I had huge problems with learning, I had experienced many failures, I had been a poor student. Therefore I started this education with many awkward memories \u2013 and with fears and inhibitions towards learning.\u00bb M\u00e1ria Jakab, who has married Istv\u00e1n in the meantime, had some quite similar emotions: \u00abWhen we arrived at Wesley Bible School and met our future classmates, we thought: What are we doing here? All these people had a diploma \u2013 or even several of them. We had nothing at all. I did not see any chance and already decided to run away. But then our names were called, and we were told that we would be admitted to this education.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Both of them learned a lot during the first year at Wesley Bible School. But it was not only a very meaningful and valuable time \u2013 it was also a huge challenge. Istv\u00e1n Rafael experienced how God transformed him through this education \u2013 and how God also encouraged him to face his fears and weaknesses and to never give up. That God\u2019s power is made perfect in weakness, as Paul had written to the Corinthians, became a very important experience for him, as well. His wife M\u00e1ria is also convinced: \u00abIt was not easy to study in addition to my job (and to study at all), but the Lord was with us.\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>The UMC in Roma has ministries with Roma people at various places. This commitment has quite different aspects \u2013 from church development to capacity building to various educational programs. Istv\u00e1n and M\u00e1ria would like to contribute with all they are and all they do that this commitment will continue to bear fruit in Abony \u2013 trusting that times and circumstances may change, but that God remains the same.<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/object><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Source: UMC Hungary, Supt. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 A. Khaled<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><br \/>\nRead also:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/umc-eurasia.ru\/en\/it-all-has-just-begun\">\u201cIt all has just begun!\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"share42init\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by: UMC Hungary 25 years ago, a ministry with Roma was started in Abony (Hungary). Last year, a young couple started a two-year training at Wesley Bible School in Budapest \u2013 in order to grow in faith and to take over responsibility in the church later. It\u2019s a journey that is everything but simple. In the early 1990s, members of Szolnok United Methodist Church started to build relationships to Roma families in the nearby city of Abony. 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