Author: jim

Dear Special Friends, A Few days ago we were in Croatia and we were amazed once again at the opportunities we saw there. Croatia is just to the south of Hungary and about 4 hours drive from our house to the Capital, Zagreb.    We met some amazing people there and look to make an…

Dear Special Partner, Blessings from Budapest, Hungary once again. Christmas!  It always been one of our favorite times of the year.  We always think of our own childhoods so many years ago for me, growing up in Wisconsin and Colorado and Brenda in Florida. Our own families, who probably didn’t have much, but made Christmas…

Dear Friends, On November 8 we celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.  Yes, on November 8, 1980 in Gainesville, Florida we said “I do.”  Florida girl with a Colorado guy.  So nice. At the end of every Summer here in Budapest we can’t help but be reminded that it was the end of the summer back…

Dear Friends, We are so enjoying our summer here in Budapest. Of course we miss seeing our families in the US but we have made the decision not to dwell on things we can’t really control. Mexican Food is my favorite (Jim) kind of food and I can never have too much of it. So for my…

Dear Friends of CMI, We probably like you are so looking forward to this summer and all the things that have gone on in the world in March, April and May. Even though we are thousands of miles from the USA here in Hungary, are hearts go out to so many in America. But in…

Dear Special Friends, WOW, how the world has changed in the last month! With the COVID-19 passing through Europe and the USA and so many nations, we have seen such massive changes in everyone’s everyday life, work, and even the church.    But as we heard one Pastor say;, “This should be the church’s finest…

Hello Friends, Coronavirus…This word is all over the internet, the news, and social media. The words “GLOBAL PANDEMIC” sound like something from the movies. I’m sure most of us have never heard “WASH YOUR HANDS” so much in our lives. We are able to keep up not only with the NEWS here in Hungary, but also in…

Hello Special Friends, Sometimes I wish you could be with us as we serve over here in Budapest and Eastern Europe. We think you would be amazed, just as we are, when you meet some of the people from all these countries we get to work with. They have such passion to reach their communities…

Dear Friends, 2020…  Wow… We feel this is going to be another amazing year for us as we serve here in Budapest and all of Eastern Europe. Every year in January as we make plans for the year we look to see how we can be most effective in making an impact on the nations…

Dear Friends, We absolutely love the Christmas Season. Like most families we have fond memories of what Christmas was like when we were kids.   This year our two daughters, Audrianna and Alexandra, will be with us here in Budapest.  Audri, will fly to Hungary next week from Florida. We will so miss our sons and their…