1. Newsletter 2016
January-February
After more, than one year stay in
Finland I start to write my first
newsletter with thanksgiving. The
purpose of this letter to ask prayer
support from churches, brothers and
sisters, who can share my ministry in
this way also. The idea of this letter
came from my latest visit to Hungary
in the Christmas of 2015. The Gospel
House Church in Balassagyarmat
sent me out for mission at the 9. of
january service with prayer. Through
this sending the church and it’s
pastor Gábor Baranyi is take the
responsibility to pray for my
ministry. My response for the church
is to represent them everywhere and
make report about my work
regularly. My ministry take place
from Finland controlled by FONS
International Oecumanical
Association.
2. My most important aim was during
the first year stay in Finland to
integrate to the local society. I have
visited regularly finnish language
courses and from august I got to an
integration course organized by
Work Department. Beside my
studies I connected several local
churches and I gave testimonies and
teached about the topic of Israel
from Old Testament. With the
cowork of Ritva Olsbo I organized
homecell meetings and Sabbath
Events. I took part as voluntary in the
conferences of Sámi Christian
Culture Centre held in Laksjohka,
Norway and Utsjoki.
After my sending ceremony I have
visited Bálint Ház in Budapest, a
jewish cultural centre’s program,
called Salom Club, and shared them
my finnish experiences, and
encouraged them to stand firm for
Jerusalem. I served in Hungary
several times in the meetings of
Gospel House Church in
Balassagyarmat and Budapest. I have
visited also the Salavation Army
Terézváros Corps, where I shared the
Word of God and visited the
homeless shelter.
After I turned back from Hungary, I
continued my studies and took
finnish 2 exam succesly.
I have a good connection with
Salvation Army Rovaniemi Corps for
one year and serving there every
month. I visited that church also in
January, and I organized with them
3. international meeting, where an
algerian brother was preaching.
There were about 10 guest from Irak
and about 60 guest from Russia and
Finland. We had prayer service and
chat time at the end of the meeting.
We had visitors between 29. of
january and 7. february in Oulu from
Hungary. Our 6 members group
served together several places. To
this team belonged to Mónika Ulbert
from FONS, Gábor Baranyi pastor
and his wife, Andrea, my sister Kitti
Tari and local hosts Ritva Olsbo and
me.
In the end of january we took part in
a conference in a nordic village,
named Kolari. The North
Hemisphire’s Prayer Conference
broadcasted live to finnish christian
channel TV7 and our group got 40
minutes for stage. I intorduced our
group in finnish, Mónika Ulbert gave
greetings and Gábor Baranyi talked
about his vision for European Roma
people’s rise up. At the end we
prayed for the roma people came to
altar.
During the other days of the visit, we
served in the Mission Church of Oulu,
Salvation Army in Rovaniemi and in
the Free Church of Oulu. We have
met two roma families and organized
Sabbath event, and also visited Israel
Youth Conference of Oulu
Pentecostal Church.
In February God opened me other
great opportunities.
I have served in Mission Church Oulu
refugee programs. I also got
invitation to a chinese homecell in
Oulu to teach once a month. The first
meeting was at 12. of february. I
talked to this small group of chinese
christians about Europe’s present
4. situation and encouraged them to
find their own ministry area. At 13. of
february I spoke in an other homecell
for muslim youngs about the faith of
Abraham. After the meeting we
talked about christian teaching.
In the third weekend of february I
served again in Rovaniemi in the
regular international service.
At 25. of february I took part of Oulu
Finnish-Hungarian Association’s
annual meeting. I elected into
leadership board of the association,
where I have membership one year.
We presented in the meeting with
Ritva Olsbo the plan of the future
Hungarian Gipsy Concert.
In the last weekend of february I
traveled to Helsinki to meet with
Béla Halász messianic pastor and
Margaretha Jägerhult, who is
working 30 years to help jewish
people returning to Israel. We talked
about possible future cooperatons. I
introduced them FONS and Gospel
House Church and planed together a
possible jewish-chrisitan conference
in Serbia.
I am thankful for the Lord, who
helped to base my new life in Finland
and opened many doors. I’m also
greatly thankful for the hungarian
and finnish connections and for the
sending of Gospel House Church.
My prayer requests:
- Succesfull finnish language
exam and integration
- Blessing and annoiting for the
service for many kind of
people group
- Plan of Conference in Serbia in
October
- Educational Program (Bible
School) in Hungary
- Reach out for finnish Roma
people
- Share the Gospel for muslims
and refugees
5. With brotherly love: Tari Zoltán
Connections: 90650 Oulu
Vikiönkuja 3B 7
Suomi Finland
Tel.: +358402188406 (whatsup)
e-mail: dzsoli@gmail.com
Personal account for support: POP Bank FI17 4744 0010 1109 41
FONS Association account: Raiffaisen Bank HU98-12010721-01547652-00100009