Evangéliumi Hírnök, 2000 (92. évfolyam, 2-12. szám)
2000-09-01 / 9. szám
iűjHjE 2000. szeptember 9. oldal Special Day for the Molnár Family Are You Disconnected? By Klári Vereczky Malis My telephone had been disconnected! I’d lost my main source of communication and I couldn’t find any logical reason for it. True, I was a month late in payment because I’d been ill and neglected to make one payment. But that shouldn’t create this problem since I brought the account up to date the following month, charging the two-month balance to my credit card. The telephone company informed me the credit card payment had been denied. That’s impossible! My account limit was much higher than I had used and payments were made on time. Yet my phone was silent. Dead! I couldn’t communicate with anyone. Trying to contact the credit card source from a friend’s phone was another dilemma. For two days, the automated message kept repeating that all lines were busy and “please call later”. I couldn’t even discuss the problem with the perpetrator of my predicament. Why? Oh why, my Lord, can’t I resolve this problem? Romans 8:28 came to mind. It’s one of my favorite scriptures: “All things work together for good for those who love God...” But how can a phone that is out of order work for good? What can be the reason, Lord? Where does this lead? His answer seemed to be: “Perhaps now you realize how I feel when I cannot communicate with you.” Let’s think about this ... Are we spiritually able to hear almighty God when He tries to communicate with us? Must he attempt every avenue available to him? Are all of the lines busy? I wonder how often our reply is “please call later” when the Lord dials our number on earth. God’s witnesses are everywhere. Do we hear and heed the advice of his servants? They may be a parent or pastor, a concerned Christian friend ... perhaps a stranger. What is our reply when God calls? We need to be prayerfully close enough to him to be aware of his gentle persuasion. The result of my disconnected telephone is this article. After finally turning to the Lord with my problem, it seemed he whispered that this might be the reason. If the thoughts expressed here have made you think about your “communication” with our Savior, praise the Lord! Excerpt from the April 30. 2000 bulletin of the Westwood Baptist Church, Cary, North Carolina: “The Worship Experience today is for the Glory of God and in honor of the Rev. William (Bill) Molnár and his wife, Joyce, whose lives reflect their devotion to God. Bill was ordained to the Gospel Ministry on November 24, 1944, in the Hungarian Baptist Church, Toronto, Canada. The Molnár Family has provided the beautiful pulpit, altar table and The Rev. William (Bill) and Joyce Molnár by the pulpit furniture. erties Committee said we could do that, and they helped us keep it a secret from Bill who knew nothing about our plan until November 20, 1999. By that time, we had sufficient funds to present to the Church on that Thanksgiving Sunday, and surprise and honor Bill on the anniversary of his ordination. We then worked with Church committees in the selection of the furniture which was delivered earlier this year. The dedication service was conducted by the Rev. J. Charles Allard, Pastor of the Church. Our three sons, Leslie, David and Larry, together with their wives and three of our five grandchildren, were with us in Church that day. They provided special music during the service. All three boys are Music Directors in churches where they live. It is interesting to note that this is ajubilee year for Rama. Well, the five of us were there that first summer - pitched our tent beside a small cabin that Frank Schaffer had provided for us. One of the Hungarian words our boys learned that summer was “figyelem”. The big bell would ring, and then over the loud speaker we would hear the strong voice of Barath bácsi saying “Figyelem! figyelem!" followed by an announcement telling everybody it was meal time benches which we dedicate today in gratitude to God for the 55 years that Bill has been an ordained minister and for the years of bilingual ministry that he and Joyce have shared, first in Canada and since 1949 in the United States.” The Molnár Ensemble” Back row from the left: Leslie, David and Larry Molnár. Front row from the left: Kathleen, Rosalie, Debra and Kimberly Molnár A few quotes from Mrs. Molnar’s letter to the editor: “April 30th was really a special day for our family. It marked the culmination of a plan that was started almost a year ago. At that time, our three sons and I, together with others in our extended family, began to join in funding the purchase of the chancel furniture for Westwood Baptist Church. The Propor meeting time. Occasionally, one of our boys will use that word when he calls the family to the table. We are grateful to God for many good memories, experiences and fellowship we shared at Rama and in other gatherings of the Hungarian Baptist Convention. ”
