Kristi's Adventure...: Archive

Sep 10th

The Home Life

I’M HOME!!! I made it back safely. Whew. I don’t have much time to write, but I thought I would update everyone and let them know I am here. Stateside. Hanging out with my fam. I’m going through a mix of emotions… Excited to begin this next journey—of trying to find a job, figure out where I am going to live… etc. Relieved—God was so good to me. He was completely and totally in the details...

Sep 10th

Aug 19th

Aug 14th

“Take it back to the beginning, back to the start,...

I am back in Kiskunmajsa, the place where this big adventure began. On February 4 (the day after I arrived) I went on my first outreach. You can read about it in one of my first entries on my blog…. It was incredibly challenging for me, being thrown into ministry without having time to take a breath, I was overwhelmed at the time, but I look back and know it is exactly what I needed to do. I...

Aug 14th

CampFest

5000 campers 200 volunteers 152 performances 5 days 4 hours of sleep a night 0 showers Uncountable new friends Immeasurable memories Here is an excerpt from my journal on night 3 of the Campfest music festival: Ahhhh. Breathing a sigh of pure joy as I sit here inhaling the brisk mountain air. It’s 10:00pm and my evening is nowhere near ending. We will open the bus again in a few...

Aug 13th

Aug 10th

Nyari Kaland (Summer Adventures) →

Pictures with my mom (Austria, Germany and Hungary), working at camp, teaching english, and everything in between :)

Jul 27th

Jul 22nd

holy cow. i love teaching english. i think it is my calling. okay. probably not. but i seriously love this part of my job. Right now, I have 34 students ranging in age from 11-59. here is a day-in-the-life of-me - wake up at 6:45 - spend time with my creator over a cup of Illy coffee on my porch - ride my bike to the OM training center - hop in a van with the 8 other English teachers...

Jul 22nd

Interview on OM Website →

We have an photojournalist intern from California working with us in Hungary for the next 2 months and she interviewed me…. check it out!

Jul 17th

Jul 10th

Day # 160 (not that anyone is counting...)

Wow, it has been a long time since I have updated this thing, and I apologize! I’ve been quite busy… my mom is in the other room right now cleaning up some dishes as I write. I can not tell you how wonderful it is to have her here. I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach when I think about her leaving in 3 days. We had an amazing time traveling through Austria and Germany using our...

Jul 10th

A Few Prayer Requests...

- I had to go to a Hungarian doctor today, and he didn’t want to diagnose me without seeing a specialist, but i am extremely relieved… I have another apointment for tonight! Praises that i am surrounded by people who are willing to help me… my teammates have changed their schedules so they can take me and help translate for me at the doctors offices. (** it’s nothing...

Jun 17th

Jun 10th

Ez Az a Nap Mit Az Ur Szerzett

(translated: This is the day that the Lord has Made, from Psalm 118:24) It’s a strange time. Sometimes I get overwhelmed with sadness that my time is more than half over, sometimes I feel like there’s no way I will be ready to come back to the states in the middle of September. But there are other times when the cultural differences, or the language barrier, or the physical exhaustion of being...

Jun 8th

Children's Day in Dencshaza

In Hungary, they have a special holiday dedicated to kids. Our team celebrated by going into a school and providing a day-of-fun with different activites. it was so interesting to me that a public school allowed a Christian orginization come in and pretty much take over for a day! Here is a news clipping from Jill Hitchock about our experience in Dencshaza: PS- i was the one in the bus…...

Jun 3rd

Making an Impact: People Who Changed ME for the...

A few stories from some of the people I came to know and love during my time in Romania: Adrianna, The first person I’ve met with the gift of prophesy. To be honest, the whole idea of this spiritual gift being prevalent in today’s world kinda freaked me out and I was a bit skeptical, but I’m telling you- she told me things about myself I’ve never told anyone. And her humble, down-to-earth...

May 28th

Romania... Round 2!! →

Hiking in the Carpathian mountains, loving God’s children, singing and playing guitar, spending time with my fabulous new friends….. and so much more! Check out these pictures from the month i spent in Romania! ****I added a lot of details to the picture captions, so you can learn the stories behind the pictures. Check this out to SEE what i’ve seen….

May 19th

A week with the brits- on video! →

My new and dear friend natalie put this video together…. don’t know if it’s a ‘click here’ or if you need to download it. i will update it when i get back to hungary.

Apr 27th

Operation World

After my last post, i have been thinking more and more about the prayer needs in Romania and Hungary. All of you reading this back in the states (or my new friends here in Hungary and Romania) should be informed of specific prayer requests for these people i am living with and serving. Please read the following excerpts from one of my favorite books (Operation World) and dedicate some time to...

Apr 17th

A Week With the Brits

I’m learning the difficulties of saying goodbye. It’s wonderful to have the chance to work with many churches, and short-term teams, but it always comes to an end. I had a rough morning today as I said goodbye to a group from Aston University, from Birmingham England. I spent morning, noon, and night with the team for the past 8 days. It was such a blessing to serve with a group of English ...

Apr 15th

Sok Kaland (Many Adventures) !!!

Where to begin…. I’m home from Romania! And when I say home I mean my lovely flat in Budapest. When I walked through the door after 17 days of being on the road, I TRULY felt at home. Since I got back I have not been able to wipe the smile off my face, I am so in love with this place. = ) The facts and figures: I was in Romania for 17days I slept in 12 different beds We partnered with...

Apr 8th

Pictures from Romania! →

Apr 7th

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A typical day on the bus… This short clip is some of the stuff i was blessed to be a part or in Romania. Such as: Worship with some teens from one of the churches we partnered with (can you figure out what song they’re singing in Romanian??), distribution of literature, hospitality (giving out tea and coffee), the selling of books (educational books to help promote literacy in...

Apr 6th

My Life Here

I leave for Romania in 8 hours!!! I can’t wait to come back and share about all the amazing things I’m confident God is going to do while I’m there! I should be sleeping right now, but instead, I wanted to share a little bit of random stuff about my life here. Here are a couple lists of observations I have made thus far. I will continue to add to this list as time goes on, so keep checking...

Mar 14th

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A short tour of my humble abode. Warning, you may want to put it on mute to avoid my embarrassing commentary ;)

Mar 14th

Mar 12th

I have a reason to sing...

I’ve been listenting to a lot of Brooke Fraser lately, in particular the Hillsong song, “The Desert Song,” because of the lyrics. ( http://www.6lyrics.com/music/hillsong/lyrics/desert_song4.aspx )No matter what’s going on in our lives, we still serve a good God. :) We always have reason to worship him. I finished my language training! And considering that 2 weeks...

Mar 8th

More Pics: Castle Hill, New Friends, Snowday in... →

Mar 2nd

Updates on OM Hungary →

Periodic updates on some of the ministry happening here in Hungary with Operation Mobilization **note- notice the main picture for the most recent story ‘God Even Gives Watermelon,’ i took that pic!!! my photography skills made it on the OM website!!!!

Feb 20th

New Language...New Friends...

Csókolom!!! (*the literal translation is “I kiss your hand,” it’s typically used with someone you respect or admire…. what a beautiful way to greet someone…!) I think this blog-writing thing is going to be more difficult than I thought…. It’s difficult to try and describe what I’ve seen/felt/experienced over the past week and a half in a few paragraphs. I guess I can start by saying this...

Feb 15th

Some pictures thus far.... →

Feb 14th

The first bus excursion....

The main goal of this outreach was to collect and deliver aid (food and clothing) to those who need it. On our way to Kiskunmayas we stopped at two warehouses FILLED with supplies from all around the world for the poor and homeless here in Hungary. The stuff we filled the bus with was mostly from Switzerland. The owner of the warehouse enjoyed that we spoke English and was EXTRA generous… he...

Feb 9th

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A group of local Roma (gypsies) and other Hungarians very eager for the aid we delivered… donated from a group in Switzerland.

Feb 9th

Safe Arrival

I’m here! I’m SO grateful that my travels went smoothly! I’ve only been here 4 days and yet it feels like a month! haha! I have so much to say, but so little time to say it! I arrived and Jill, the woman in charge of ‘taking care’ of me picked me up from the airport as scheduled and took me directly to the Operation Mobilization office here in Hungary (where...

Feb 7th

Feb 3rd

“The will of God never takes you where the grace of God will not protect...”

Jan 20th

Dec 6th