- The BCL has a warm and inviting atmosphere which non-Christians are willing to visit in order to learn about God when they wouldn't normally visit a church.
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| My favorite job to do at the BCL? Making coffee for the patrons! |
- The BCL hosts small churches to help get them started. Having a place to meet is a blessing for these church plants!
- The BCL's collection offers thousands of books for Christians that aim to improve each person's walk with Jesus, give them more Bible knowledge, or just entertain them with appropriate, up-lifting fiction.
- The BCL teaches people about the Bible, even if they didn't come to the library for that purpose. For example, we had two people come in recently (a parent and child). The parent could not speak English but the child was learning English at school and could communicate in English quite well. They had come to the library to borrow books for the child to practice reading English. They also decided to borrow two DVDs in English... and guess which two DVDs they picked? Two cartoons that are from a Christian film company and have Bible lessons and verses all on the DVD. This family has been on my heart all week and I have been praying that they will learn about God and have a curiosity to learn more through those DVDs.
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| Riding public transportation. Can you see the Parliament building behind me? |
The BCL is truly a unique and effective ministry that I am thankful to be involved in! Please continue to pray for the Budapest Christian Library and the Ridgeway family who runs the BCL. Even with all of the wonderful things going on here in Hungary and specifically at the library, God's work is constantly under attack. Support, both through prayers and financial gifts, will ensure growth of God's Kingdom through the Budapest Christian Library.
Thank you!
Mary Kate
Mary Kate! What a wonderful description of this ministry. God bless you for blessing them with your time and energy! I love you! Mum
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