I am so excited to done with posting pictures! It took me about 2 weeks to get finished, about the same length of time that I was gone on vacation. Uggg, I must admit I am somewhat sick of pictures and I won't be taking any more pictures for a while:)

First, all thanks and praise to God for blessing us with an incredible trip. His pressence was with us each step of the way and by His provision things went so well. This was a huge undertaking and I was very nervous but thankfully God's strength is made perfect even through my weakness. I cannot think of any "bad" moments and everything went so well. Most importantly I felt that the Holy Spirit gave us a Christ-centered focus and all of us were uplifted and blessed spiritually through the journey. What else would we want to the trip to be? I prayed for many months that God would be glorified through this trip and it is so good to sit back and bless and thank God for providing abundently. This will be a trip I will never forget.

Second, thank you Rezso, Attila and Alex for the many emails and pre-planning that you did with me. Without your help I would not have even tried to attempt such a trip. You brothers are special to me and I thank you for all your help and your friendship in Christ. God has blessed you with many special talents and I pray you would continue to use them for God's glory and praise. What else matters? To slip into common vernacular or slang, "You boys rock!".

Thank you to the Szabados family for coordinating our stay in Dunavecse. What a blessing you are to us!

Thank you to all my brothers and sisters in Europe for hosting and loving such a group as ours. Your hospitality is inspiring to me and I am humbled everytime I visit and experience such love directed towards me. It makes me realize how unworthy I really am to deserve such kindness and helps me understand the sacrificial love of Christ that much better. Because of your example and love I also understand and appreciate how hosting and giving to others can be such a joy. It just thrilled my heart to see how you took so much joy in offering us your homes, your food, transportation, your time, and your hearts. Your example inspires me to do a better job of giving to others in the name of Jesus for the glory of Jesus! I love and appreciate all of you and I trust and hope we shall meet again. Thank you once again!

Last, thank you to Jeff, Sarah, Buddy, Carmen, Nick, Eric, Leah, Nicole, Tricia and Alexis! Thank you for your willingness to travel and be part of this faith building experience. I am sure it would have been easier to travel to Europe without but it would have been really boring and I don't think the trip would have been as much of a blessing to all our European hosts without you. Thank you for being willing to be flexible and for opening your hearts to all our European brothers and sisters. I hope and pray this trip will be an inspiration to you for many years. Thank you for your prayers, your laughter, your voices, your spiritual gifts and your love! May God bless each of you:)

So in conclusion my heart is glad in the Lord and I rejoice in His blessings and power!

I may or may not add extra descriptions to each page depending on how much time I have. We will see how tonight goes:)

Enjoy the pictures and feel free to post comments! I wasn't afriad to poke fun of others and you may want to defend yourself or join in the fun:)

In Christ,
Jon