Fraternity-Testvériség, 2006 (84. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2006-04-01 / 2. szám
Page 22 Fraternity- Testvériség and stuffed cabbage making that were to benefit the Holy Trinity Hungarian Church and the HRFA Kossuth Club in March and April. Kati Mischak, Branch Manager Tel: (219) 947-1825 gjgi .wwwwwwm Branch 20 — Trenton, NJ MISSION TRIP TO MEZŐTÚR Four members of Branch 20 — Frank and Elizabeth Király, Krista and Airlia Oroszvary, joined in a Youth Group trip from the Trenton Hungarian Reformed Church to Mezőtúr, Hungary. Reverend Imre A. Bertalan’s two daughters Magdi and Juli from Ligonier, PA joined the mission as well. There the group worked with children from the handicapped school. These children are very poor, looking much younger than their ages because of a lifetime of short food rations. In addition, the children were extremely grateful for every bit of attention, since many of them have also been somewhat neglected. The Youth Group members reported that the children were always hanging on them. The Youth Group felt that they wanted to bring all the children home with them. This mission trip was extremely important in more than a few miles outside of Trenton, or never flown before. Most of them went with only a couple of words of Hungarian. Most had never experienced being with anyone who was truly poor, to the extent of not having enough food. It is certain that this mission trip gave these young people a new view of the world. They all had to improve their Hungarian in order to communicate with the school children. They were able to attend church in the cathedral at Debrecen, and tour Budapest. The Trenton church plans to repeat this trip as often as every other year, with an adult mission trip on the odd years, and involve other churches as well. This project has brought new life and enthusiasm to the church. GULF WAR SYNDROME Julius Oroszvary, member of Branch 20 and veteran of the Gulf War, Bosnia, and the current Iraq war, came home in March 2004 stuttering. His symptoms have increased to include severe difficulty in speaking to the extent of often not being able to get out a word, slight difficulty in drinking liquids, stiffness in his gait, difficulty in moving his eyes, lack of dexterity when typing, fatigue, decreased patience, and unsteadiness on stairs. His MR1 shows areas of , ^ atrophy and iron deposits in his Julius Oroszvary . . . . . . brain. At this point, the neurologists (six so far) have not determined exactly what Julius has. We are working through the VA at this point, and have been pleasantly surprised at how efficient and humane their system has become since the Gulf War. SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS many ways. The participants worked very hard all year long in order to raise the money to go. They held pancake and waffle breakfasts, omelet breakfasts, one or two bagel breakfasts, usually twice a month. In addition, they held several chicken paprikas lunches, multiple kifli sales, served and washed dishes at church dinners, and more. The attitude of the older members of the church toward the youth became incredibly positive during this time. Several people commented that the kifli were as good as their mothers used to make. This trip also expanded the Youth Group participants' horizons. Some of them had never been Two recent HRFA Scholarship recipients have graduated. László Oroszvary, who attended Rutgers College graduated in May with honors, with a degree in History and a minor in Chinese. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Phi Iota (the foreign language honor society), the history honor society and the economics honor society. He founded the Karaoke Club and spent three years as its president, as well as participating in numerous community activities, including Habitat for Humanity, walking and biking for various causes, and mentoring a junior high school student. Congratulations to László Oroszvary (picture taken with parents: Julius and Deneice Oroszvary)
