Giving Thanks

Hi there,

Today is Thanksgiving, and although we are always thankful for what God has blessed us with, it is a good day to share it with you all! God has never stopped providing for us. We don't only have what we need, we have so much more than that!

First of all, we are thankful that we can be His children. We don't want to imagine what our lives would be without Him. The more I learn about God, the more I am in awe of Him. We have the privilege and honor to serve the Almighty God! 

I am thankful that we are free to read the Bible, go to church, and practice our faith. I realize that it is a blessing by itself!

We are also thankful to be married to each other. After two and a half years Chris still says "Thank you for marrying me" everyday. We are very grateful that we can share our lives with each other and spend the rest of our lives together. It is an adventure and an exciting one of those! 

Amy is going to turn 2 in a couple of months. We are very thankful for her. She truly is a blessing from God and a joy to be around. She is very active (and that is an understatement), talkative, and smart. I have no idea how she has so much energy, though she sure eats good. : ) She is our little sunshine.

We are also thankful for our amazing families and awesome friends. We thank you for your love, care, and support! We know that we would not be here today without you. God blessed us with truly great people, and we are thankful for all of them!

A huge praise we have is our new church family. Words cannot describe how blessed we are to be part of Cornerstone Bible Church. The families at church have helped us in so many ways and cared for us. This church family is a great representation of Jesus' body. The best thing about it is that this is natural to them. They do not boast in their own achievements but do everything to the glory of God. We are honored to know them!

Audrey (Amy's friend from church)
and Amy

In 2010 we got married, in 2011 we had Amy and moved to the States, in 2012 we bought a house, bought a car, and I started to finish my degree. It is not hard to remember all these things and to be thankful for them. Although not every blessing might be as obvious as these, we should not forget that God is blessing us daily! It is so easy to take things for granted (such as our health, the fact that we have a place to call home, friends, food on the table, etc.). Be thankful for the everyday things!

We are thankful for you! It is so good to know that our friends from all over the world are able to "see" what's going on in our lives. Thank you!

Have a blessed thanksgiving!

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever." Psalm 107:1

Rebeka Has Arrived!

Hi there,

Rebeka Szanyi

I guess I should start with the biggest news of all, my friend, Regina (who took me to Word of Life where I got saved) gave birth to her first child on October 23rd. Both she and her daughter (Rebeka) are doing very well. I cannot wait to see them! Meanwhile, the facebook pictures of her will have to do.

WTHI moved into the new building so everyone is very happy there. : ) I heard a lot of compliments on the new HD system and its quality. Last Friday we went to pick Chris up from work and he told me to go in and look around but Amy just fell asleep in the car so I didn't want to wake her up. Maybe next time! In any case, it looks very nice from the outside! : )

Amy started to talk. What this means is that she would "talk" and say one or two real words in her sentences. Something like "habalu milk flo no no daba cereal." It is the cutest thing! I am convinced she knows what she is saying because she can repeat what she said if I ask her to. Also, she can say (in Hungarian) and point to 13 body parts already (hair, eye, nose, ear, mouth, neck, shoulder, chest, tummy, bellybutton, hand, leg, knee). She repeats after us every word we teach her, even if she doesn't know what it means. She understands most of our instructions and is very obedient. We are truly blessed to have her! She knows a lot of words and finally tries to put them together! I cannot wait for her to start to talk in sentences!

Totally unrelated, her wall is almost done (see picture). 

I finished another 2 classes and started my last Session this year. I have 4 more weeks to go and will be done for 2012. After this year I will have 7 more classes before I can graduate. This year I had 10 classes (30 credits). As much as I love BBC (Baptist Bible College), I cannot wait to graduate. : ) I think Amy feels the same way. : )

We had the opportunity to have a free photo shooting session at Sears. We don't have the pictures yet, but they turned out pretty good!

Thank you for reading our update! God bless!