It is awesome to see how God has blessed the ministry here at the Bible College in Hungary. Not only does He continue to bless the work here through His Spirit and Word, but now the school has received international accreditation through the EU. Check out the story at the College website. www.ccbce.com/degree

http://kendinnen.blogspot.com/2009/11/ccbce-is-now-accredited.html

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Wow! What a semester this has been. CCA has undergone a lot of changes. The parents are doing some homeschooling along with classroom instruction. The amount of homeschooling depends on the grade level. I am teaching 5th, 6th, 9th, & 12th grades. A lot of 12th grade is being done through dvd curriculum, and then I review with them. It has been a challenge. I am also spending some time with the 12th grader, Aaron. We meet once a week to talk about the names of God and how God is revealing His character to us. Where we see the names of God it is through someone experiencing that part of God in the Bible. It is my heart to experience the Lord. I am leading Aaron through this to guide Him to experience the Lord in a new fresh way.
I have continued to reach out to the Bible College students establishing relationships. I can definitely see the Lord continuing to develop the love for discipleship in my heart. The time I spend with the Bible College students is some of my favorite times because of work of the Word of God and Spirit in their lives. It is a blessing to be a part of. I thank the Lord to be included in a ministry that He has blessed so abundantly. See below for more details.

Village Outreach

A group of us went to a house in the village to help pick corn for the harvest. The old man recently lost his wife. It is only him and his daughter to pick the whole field. We were able to bless him and finish the field in about three hours. It is a neat picture to see me in a corn field. It definitely isn't something you see in Fort Lauderdale. Some of the kids also went to help, which was neat for them to be a part of. We continue to reach out into the village and help out wherever we can.

CCBCE recently accredited!

It has been an amazing testimony of God's blessing and work in the ministry here in Hungary. The Bible College has been accredited and will soon be offering a Bachelor's degree in theology. It will be starting in the Fall of 2010. God's grace and blessing on this ministry continues to amaze me. I am excited to see how He is going to use this to further His Kingdom.

Calvary Chapel Bible College Europe

In Fort Lauderdale for Christmas

I am so blessed to be able to be coming to Fort Lauderdale again for Christmas. It brings me great joy to spend Christmas with family and friends. I know it is a busy time, but I would love to spend as much time with you all as possible. Please let me know if you will be in town from December 18 - January 14 and would like to here about what is going on in Hungary.

Prayer Requests

1. Financial Support - I have a lot of end of the year expenses that need to be taken care of before I leave for Christmas.
2. Discipleship of students with Bible College students and CCA.
3. Two of the CCA students will be graduating in May/June please pray for all of the details to be worked out.

Contribution Information

If the Lord should lead you to contribute to the ministry I am involved with in Hungary please click on link below. Choose which method to give. If giving online or electronic transfer, enter my account #1113. If you mail a check include my account #1113. This is essential so my account will receive the funds. Thank you for joining in the ministry the Lord has called me to.

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Grace and Peace
Still Being Perfected (Eph. 2:10),
Ken Dinnen

After 10 years of living in Hungary - off and on - I am still amazed and humbled by the hospitality and generosity of spirit of Hungarians. Last night was no exception. We had spent the morning packing and cleaning the house where we had been house-sitting for the previous 2 weeks and my heart was in a little bit of a "frump". An elderly couple who had befriended us 7 years ago when we lived in an apartment above their home, had offered to move us and our things to the home we would be staying at for the next week until we leave for the States. During the course of the move they invited us to their home for a visit.

From the moment we arrived in their home they could not do enough for us. It was, "Here, sit in this chair as it's more comfortable for your legs." "Would you like something to drink?" "You must be hungry, what would you like to eat...." - at which point an array of food items were being hauled out of the refrigerator in the kitchen and from a room in the back of the house. The simple little countertop where they eat their meals soon became the scene of a great feast. Festive napkins were folded into fun shapes, good china and glasses were set out for us and every food item in the house seemed to be set in front of us. I drank in the cozy scene...the magical little Christmas tree...the warmth of the tiny apartment...the peace and joy etched on their faces...I was totally 'in the moment', not wishing to be any other place or thinking of all the details needing to be taken care of....time was suspended.

As we ate they hovered over us asking what else they could bring. We tried many times to say we had plenty and that everything was wonderful, but out came more food and desserts! As we went to leave, our hostess went to their little Christmas tree where they had laid out their opened Christmas gifts on display and began picking out several of their own gifts to give to us. No amount of saying "it's not really necessary" would have done one bit of good. They had known we weren't able to have a Christmas tree this year and one of the opened gifts under their tree was a white towel with a beautiful embroidered Christmas tree on it....this was one of the gifts our hostess chose for me. With tears in my eyes I humbly accepted this precious act of love.

When we walked out the door, our hands were carrying 3 full gift bags of things from their home. There was a light dusting of snow on the ground, lit up by street lights that turned the ground into little twinkling diamonds. Overwhelmed by the love lavished on us, my heart was definitely no longer in a frump. It was full. I was reminded through this sweet little couple that God was once again lavishing His love for us through their hands. Through their hearts. God sat us down and spread a feast of love before us. I could think of no better way to start this brand new year than with the knowledge that our Father is continually watching over us....looking for ways to show His love again and again to two of the least of His children.

Along the Road With Larry & Dede: A Feast of Love

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Coinciding with my move back to Florida was a change in my job description. My official new title with Shepherd's Staff Mission Facilitators is Regional Mission Pastor.

Meeting with missionaries is the part of my job I love the most. While I enjoy the administrative side of providing missionary care, nothing beats sitting down at a table filled with lunch with a guy or gal fresh from the field. Today I met with Ken Dinnen, a missionary sent out from Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale.

Dinnen serves in Vajta, Hungary, at Calvary Christian Academy. The Calvary Christian Academy is the Eastern European outpost of CC Ft. Lauderdale's Calvary Christian Academy. Dinnen is a teacher at CCA, Vajta.

Dinnen is part of the staff that teaches the children of Pastors and Missionaries at Calvary Chapel Bible College. Not only is he working in the classroom, he participates in outreaches regularly and has launched a youth ministry serving both missionary kids and locals. He gives Bible teaching and godly guidance to both groups.

"It's the perfect environment for making disciples," Says Dinnen. "I'm being discipled while I make disciples."

Dinnen's excitement and passion are infectious as he shares about his work. "I'm a part of giving the students that come to Hungary a bigger view of the world."

Keep up with Ken as he update's his blog. Pray for his work and the lives he'll touch.

On Sunday night we were invited to attend a Hanukkah lighting ceremony, which was held outdoors in Heroe's Square in Budapest. It was a very moving sight to behold. It was absolutely freezing outside, but there was not a cloud in the sky and the air was crystal clear. When we arrived, there was already a fairly large crowd gathered and they were lighting torches. The entire area was surrounded by police and security. We made our way through the security and Larry went to grab us a few torches while we waited for our friend, Andi. We immediately saw several groups of the opposition which sent chills down my spine. There was a group not far from where Larry and I were standing - the police was between us and them. We lit our torches and then a rabbi climbed up the steps of the museum where we were all gathered and began giving the blessing in Hebrew. Then he spoke in Hungarian. That was followed by the "Hava Nagila" - which means "let us rejoice"! It was very moving to see the torches all lit up against the dark sky, while throngs of police and security placed a shield all around the group.

The was no violence! We know it could have turned out differently - it was expected to be so - so we are thankful for the shield of the Holy Spirit last night. It was sad to see the hatred of the opposition groups represented. It's heartbreaking to realize that after centuries and centuries of bloodshed and hatred of the Jews - God's chosen people - that it still continues today and is only going to increase as the days go by. We know it is a spiritual battle of course, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking.

Along the Road With Larry & Dede: Hanukkah Celebration

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