Good Way to Start a Month Let me start by saying that I am a diabetic and that I take insulin. This is where the first problem of the month takes place. During the first week, I ran out of the insulin that I had been using and opened another of the vials that I had. There were no problems until I started having low blood sugar in the morning with some bad reactions. Then, it became a daily occurrence. This is something very new to me because I have never had this type of reaction in the past nine years. So I tried to eat more at night, but this did not help. I finally began to think that maybe there was a problem with the insulin. In middle of the first week, I went to the doctor here and called a doctor in the States and they figured that it was most likely that my insulin had became bad. Thus, it caused the reactions that were abnormal. Fortunately, we found the solution quickly before I had to leave the country for a conference. Now I am especially thankful to wake-up without problems.

The Conference Each year the churches in Germany hold several conferences at a church camp in Gemünden. The conferences are taught by professors from the United States, usually from Harding Graduate School in Memphis. This fall, the conference was really great. Several of us from Hungary made the trip. Three people from Debrecen and five from Szolnok made the long trip there to study in-depth two topics: the Lord's Supper and the Sermon on the Mount. We all learned a great deal from this conference that will help us to minister more effectively. We also met many Christians from all over Europe. People came from Germany, Belgium, Croatia, and Switzerland.

Moving Again As you could probably guess, I am moving again. I have attached the new address, and, as you can see, it is the same place that I had planned to move to earlier. This time, however, it is a little more definite. The person who is there now is leaving this Sunday, and I will start moving in the following week. I am not sure if this is the last move I will make, but I hope it will be.

The Church in Hungary Presently, the church in Debrecen is maturing spiritually. This past month, I have been speaking on spiritual growth, and I pray that the Christians have grown from the things that they have heard. This is along with the Bible Reading program that we have started. I think this is helping them to grow and see what the Bible really says.

Culture Corner This month, I want to talk about the means of transportation here and differences from transportation in the United States. The transportation here is very similar to most of Europe. But in comparison to the U.S. it is very different. Most Hungarian people do not have a car. More people are buying cars, but probably more than half of the Hungarians of not have one. Therefore, it is necessary to have another mode of transportation. In most main cities there are three alternative types of transport: the electronically powered tram that runs on a track through the city, the electronic trolley bus, the regular buses that are similar to buses in the U.S. These are the three ways people get around the city they live. So how do you visit relatives or go to other cities? When going out of town, it is possible to go two ways. First one may go by bus. Hungary has a good system of buses that travel to many cities within the country. Also, one may go by train. They go throughout the country (and out of the country) and are becoming greatly improved. When comparing the two countries, Hungary and the U.S., it is funny to think of the differences. Most families in the U.S. have a car, and I could only think of a few people (mostly older) who do not have one. In Hungary, it is the exact opposite. Only a few people have cars. It has been more than three months since I have driven a car, and I have ridden in a car only a few times here. The past three months, however, would have been very different with a car. One thing that I do almost every day is ride around the city with twenty-five to a hundred people. I think I would miss this if I drove a car. Since most people do not have a car, everyone looks forward to riding the buses and trams. Well, that maybe an overstatement. However, I do think that the culture here would be completely different if more people drove their cars and fewer people road on public transportation. I think the people of Hungary have a stronger feeling of community because everyone rides to work and to the market together. If everyone had a car this feeling would not be there and the people of Hungary would have an individualistic feel. Nevertheless, I think that both ways of life are good. I am just choosing the community aspect for the time being.

Prayer Request Montague's baby (the Montagues are one of the missionaries in Budapest. They just had a baby and it is having some medical problems and is in the U.S. now for treatment.)

Anita Kiss (one of the Christians in Debrecen who is leaving the country.)