Evangéliumi Hírnök, 1981 (73. évfolyam, 1-16. szám)

1981-04-15 / 8. szám

1981. április 15. 7. oldal MARCH AT BETHESDA Another month of service is behind us at Bethesda. It has been a good month, filled with joys in fel­lowship with visits from dear friends from near and far. Spring is defi­nitely around the corner as made known to us by the sweet smell of orange blossoms and the beauty of our other flowering trees. The sweet smell of citrus blossoms, Jasmine and other flowering shrubs pervade the air and gives one the feeling of being in a veritable Garden of Eden. This is just one more manifestation of God’s love for those of us who are fortunate enough to be living in beautiful Florida. Our visitors this month have been many and we welcomed them all with thanks for their love and con­cern for us. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Washitza (Bethlehem, Pa.) came to visit with us as they have been doing for the past many years. Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen (sister-in-law to Dr. Henry Austin, President of our Hungarian Baptist Union) enjoyed picking oranges for the first time from our trees. Mrs. Frank Schaffer, wife of our most recently deceased President, spent three weeks with us enjoying the warmth of our hos­pitality and our Florida weather. It was good to be able to host such a charming and delightful lady. We reminisced of days past and of her husband’s love and concern for our Home and Convention. The old time Hungarian hymn “Más fogja élvezni kezed munkáját” sure does preach a sermon to all of us. My mother, Theresa Kish (Bridgeport) spent almost a month with us along with Margaret Bodalay (Wads­worth). These ladies along with Mrs. Muncsan (Detroit) spent many de­lightful hours in fellowship and in making stuffed cabbage and cookies for the residents of the Home. What a joy it was to see them working so diligently to prepare tasty foods for our loved ones. May God bless them and all others who help make life at Bethesda just a bit more accepdble for our residents. Friderika Drescher also spent a number of weeks with us recuperating from the rigors of a cold winter in Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. McLean, (she is the youngest daughter of the Rev. John Fazekas) also visited with us. I was not here unfortunately to greet them, but I’m sure that they enjoyed their stay with us and were pleased with what they saw. We also received telephone message from Mr. and Mrs. Victor Lengyel (California), Mr. and Mrs. Jim Revy (St. Petersburgh) and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Balogh (Rahway, NJ). All of these folks are old time friends of our Home and it is a joy to know that they still love us and re­member us in various ways. Bethesda is still a Mecca for many of our old time friends from our beloved Hungarian Baptist Union. As long as we have people such as these, there will continue to be a “Union” which will bind us together for the ongoing work for our Lord and Savior. A number of our regular winter visitors have or will be bidding good­bye shortly for another year. It was a joy to host these aged visitors from many parts of our country and from Canada. We will miss them but wish them God speed until we meet again. At the present time we are operat­ing at 100% of capacity. We have forty eight rooms in our Home and we have 50 residents. In addition, we have a waiting list of ten people who are anxious to take up residency with us. Thus you can see that the demand for our services is still run­ning high. God has given us a beautiful Home with excellent em­ployees to provide needed services for our beloved residents. It is a privelege for us to serve God in this area of His kingdom. We recently added another em­ployee to our staff who will assume the position of Director of Activities. Jean Robinson has a degree in social services and is a very fine Christian young lady. She is in charge of creat­ing and maintaining a program of activity for our people. She will re­lieve us of the responsibilities of this area of our operation. Please con­tinue to pray for us as we endeavor to make Bethesda a beautiful home for our aging citizens. Come and see us and God be with you all. Ernest J. Kish, Administrator * * * CONTRIBUTIONS — MARCH, 1981 Mrs. Betty Haydn, Palm Bay, Fla. $15.00; Esther Kriussink, River Forest, IL 25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Benedict, Twin Falls, ID 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hollander, Cape Canaveral, FL 50.00; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kish, Fairfield, CT 180.00; Elizabeth Hauser, Little Town, CO. 15.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Fekete, Palm Bay, FL 15.00; Mrs. Margaret Mobley, Palm Bay, FL 25.00; Kathleen Lof­­fredo, Belleville, NJ 35.00; Mr. Alex Raduly, Palm Bay, FL 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Steve Crump, Merritt Island, FL 25.00; Julia and Margaret Vargo, Hemet, CA 15.00; Mrs. Theresa Kish, Fairfield, CT 60.00; Mr. Michael Ross, Daytona Beach, FL 20.00; Bethesda Baptist Church, Palm Bay, FL 85.00; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bankuti, Palm Bay, FL 25.00; Mrs. Esther Bayduk, Wads­worth, OH 10.00; Mrs. Helen Zeffer, Wads­worth, OH 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Vass, Palm Bay, FL 500.00; Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kristoff, Allen Park, Ml 25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kish, Fairfield, CT 10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Julius Washitza, Bethlehem, PA 30.00; Silliman Memorial Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT 36.60; Hungarian Baptist Church, New York City, NY 55.00; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Farkas, Edison, NJ 20.00; Ladies Aid, Silliman Memorial Baptist Church, Bridgeport, CT 50.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Kish, Palm Bay, FL 30.00. — Total $1,411.60. AMERICAN HUNGARIAN BAPTIST UNION RECEIPTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 1981 Home Mission Mrs. Vilma Albright, N. Versailles, Pa. $15.00; Hungarian Baptist Church, New York 25.00; Mr. Barnabas Halo, New York 100.00; Bethesda Retirement Home, Palm Bay, Flo­rida 150.00; Bethesda Church, Palm Bay, Florida 100.00; Silliam Baptist Church, Bridgeport, Conn. 16.00. — Total $406.00. * Literature Gospel Messenger, Treasurer $9.00; Mrs. Elizabeth Hauser, Littleton, Col. 15.00. — Total $24.00. * Special Mission Bethesda Baptist Church, Palm Bay $35.00. * Special Project Dr. Béla Udvarnoki $20.00; Rev. Julius Kun. St. Petersburg. Florida 20.00; Rev. George Rowe, Bridgeport. Conn. 25.00; Mr. Gabriel Petre, Chicago, III. 100.00; Dr. Lad. Biro, Palm Bay. Florida 20.00; Mr. John Osworth, Mt. Holly. N.J. 100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kish, Palm Bay. Florida 100.00; Bethesda Retirement Home. Palm Bay, Florida 500.00. — Total $885.00. Louis Drescher, Treasurer * * * AMERICAN HUNGARIAN BAPTIST UNION RECEPIES FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1981 Home Mission Mrs. Vilma Albright, N. Versailles, Pa. $30.00; Bethesda Retirement Home, Palm Bay, Fla. 150.00; Bethesda Church, Palm Bay, Fla. 100.00; Silliman Memorial Church, Bridgeport, Conn. 36.60; Rev. Michael Major, Cleveland, Ohio 25.00; Chestnut Street Baptist I

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