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...