Happy Holidays!

I've decided to stay in Hungary over the break this winter and have made a commitment with Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe (CCBCE.com) to intern all of next year.

In regards to the break, i plan to travel exclusively in Hungary with a friend from the bible college named Josh (to my left in the above pic). First we'll be heading down to Pecs to spend Christmas with Leah and Balas Stanzel, then back up to Budapest for the weekend to catch a ride to Tizadob to work with an orphanage for a few days (including new years eve), then over to Eger and then Tatabanya for about a week each, to come along a couple new church plants; i have to be back at the bible college on Jan 20th to start the internship. I'll try to get some pics up asap!

Prayer requests:

• Please pray for unity/growth/fruitfulness between Josh and I
  
• 12/29 - 1/1: for the kids at the orphanage outreach in Tizadob and for the team of about 10 going to serve.
  
• 1/2 - 1/19: for vision/effectiveness in regards to the new year with our time in Eger/Tatabanya...
  
• Diligence in learning the Hungarian language and in regards to a class I'm taking over the break!
  

Happy Holidays everyone!!!

Grant Shea Crumpler 11/11/08

My sister Carey had her first baby this month; what a handsome little guy...

Tatabánya, Hungary: Ten Day Outreach (10/16 - 10/26)

For this semester's ten day outreach, i went to Tatabánya Hungary. We stayed at a very humbling dormitory with Hungarian and Romanian factory workers and university students, while hosting a rock concert in the basement, which was packed out with about 200 people. We spent time hanging out with youth in the skate park, while hosting activities and playing music (as seen in pic above), visited, taught and preformed music at an English club and also played music, taught and facilitated discussion at a local High School. We next visited a retirement home, where we performed a prodigal son skit. Very blessed time indeed!!!

Please pray for Pr. Janni and Pr. Matt who are planting a church in this town; for their families, provision, laborers and for the community of Tatabábanya)!

Crosby and Miria Morton... (9/6/08)

Crosby and Miria Morton got married Sept 6th 2008; good times! The wedding was on the beach at Shell Beach. We chose an old hymn called "Here is Love" for communion; it's on the 'Passion Hymn' cd- rearranged by Matt Redman.

The song states, "here is love, vast as the ocean." While we chose the song, it was unbeknownst to me that the ceremony would be held on the beach, facing the Pacific Ocean. It was a amazing visual of the unsearchable limits of God's grace & love...

"no love is higher, no love is wider, no love is deeper, no love is truer. No love is like Your love oh Lord!"

I just finished a three week long kids camp (Kid Zone) in Bradford England and will be preparing to leave for Hungary in 5 days; where i stay for a week before leaving for California. I will be in the States for 12 days and plan to be at Calvaryslo on Sept 7th. Looking forward to reconnecting! I am not permitted to put pics of the kids up from the camp due to confidentiality, although the last pic shown, is one of a couple big kids at heart; especially Luke Stockhill, who was dressed up as 'Super Nerd!!!' He even has a pocket protector if you look close enough.

Pic 1) Kid Zone Team 2) Pr. Jim 3) & 4) Preping for outreach in Quaint English town (forgot the name) 5) Luke Stockill dressed up by our kids for Super hero week at Kid Zone; Luke won best costume as Nerd Man!

At Buckingham Palace w/ the Hungarian Grain of Wheat Camp.

During my first 10 days in England i was able to finally check out London with the team from Hungary; amazing city! Wish we could have spent more time there but we had an intensely busy schedule! In this pic we are in front of Buckingham Palace.

!st week in England (Scunthorpe); group 1 from Budapest...

Just made it over to England last week and have been working with the above kids from Hungary this last week; touring England, bible studies, English lessons. We went to London today; amazing city!

If your the praying type... please pray:

• That these kids would come to know the love & greatness of Jesus
• Same for the next group of kids from Budapest (coming 7/5 to 7/15)
• For the city kids i'll be working with in Bradford Engalnd (from 7/16 to 8/9)
• For a personal anointing in regards to leading, teaching, loving these kids
• For intinacy with the Lord...ability to practice his presence through the day...

In Budapest at Istvan and Peter's apartment...

I am in budapest staying with twins Istvan and Peter and will head back to CCBCE in Vatja to grab my bag and guitar and head back to Budapest the following day to prep for my road trip to England with a group of kids from Budapest. The camp is 10 days, then there is about a 14 day break before my next commitment in Bradford England, where i am planning to do another kids club with city kids for about a month. Please be praying for the kids i'll be working with...sounds like for the first club not all know the Lord and the second group of kids in Bradford are a pretty rowdy bunch (a fist fight broke out during the last kids club night i attended during my 10 day outreach last April... they come from rough neighborhoods).

Ternopol Ukraine....final stop in Urkaine

Ternopol was a blessed time; i was there for 7 nights at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) base. Got to visit orphanages on three occasions to brings juice boxes and snacks, games, etc., served with the worship team (via music), went to an english club, spent time with pastor george, studied Ukrainian a bit, prepared for the next kids camp that i'll be teaching english and the bible at, and got to share about the love of Jesus with African students- as there is a hefty African population in Ternopol.

I often found myself explaining the importance of how a good country needs legitimate justice and judgment toward violators of the law (this is not a stretch for Africans/Ukrainians)... and how God also must execute justice/judgment in order to truly be good (similar to how an earthly judge could be in contempt of court if he allowed the guilty off)... i then explained how God took upon Himself our judgment at the cross, so that he could be both just and merciful.

Ternopol Ukraine to Budapest to Ternopol....4th destination

Got to help my former church history professor from CCBCE (John Chubik) move some of his library from Ternopol Ukraine to Budapest...then spent the day in Budapest and took another sleeper train back to Ternopol. John has been in the field for some time now and seems to have much wisdom and humility; and it was blessed getting to serve and mine his mind a bit.

The Capital City of Kiev... 3rd stop in Ukraine.

The capital is an amazing city; from what i was told, it got demolished during WWII and was rebuilt primarily by German prisoners of war. Got to spend three days in Kiev. We did a music outreach in the subway, spoke to people about Jesus on the streets, got to check out there sundaz service then met with CC Kiev's Pastor for lunch the following day.
Kiev is a beautiful city...it's a must see if you make it out to Ukraine...

Chernegiv Ukraine....2nd stop

Got to spend a few days in Chernegiv where Jake & Anya Knots, Kris Zerboch and three others are church planting. I was able to attend an English club and got to spend time conversing with street youth about Jesus with Kris translating. I also attended a prayer meeting with the church and later spent time with some folks from Peace Corps.. Chernegiv is a well sized and influential city in Ukraine and it was blessed getting to visit a place I've heard so much about!