A Surprising Find

Today we came across a rather surprising find. In preparation for our move next month, we decided to "unload" some of our superfluous books at a store called "Half Price Books". There they will purchase your unwanted books and in return they sell them at a reduced price.

While we were waiting for our quote, Jonathan and I browsed through the aisles and somehow landed in the Foreign Language section. In the past we have enjoyed looking over travel and foreign language sections to see what Hungarian resources they might have. Usually few and far between, we often resort to purchasing our Hungarian finds on websites such as Amazon. Jonathan is particularly fond of the Hungarian history books. For example, a recent Amazon order included The Siege of Budapest: 100 Days in World War II.

Well today we were pleasantly surprised to happen upon a cute little picture book called the Beginner's Hungarian Dictionary. Quietly slipped between German-English dictionaries and Italian phrasebooks, it contains illustrations and Hungarian translations for a whole variety of everyday vocabulary words. Quickly, this inconspicuous dictionary found a treasured place in my arms as we meandered through the store and an unplanned $6 purchase brought a smile to my face.

This evening as I poured through the pages, silently mouthing the difficult pronunciations, again I felt the excitement, wonder and awe of the great task God has laid before us. Both Jonathan and I know that language will not be our only challenge as we move to Hungary in just a few weeks. We also know, however, that God is not sending us alone. We have a wonderful team of missionaries and Hungarians waiting to welcome us to our new home - and of course God is going with us!

I'm not sure who our little book belonged to before we found it hiding on the shelf, but someone put it there for us to find. In Hungary, God may seem hard to find, but we are going there to help Hungarians see Him. God isn't so hard to find, when you know where to look!

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. ~Jeremiah 29:13

Searching for Something Special,
Corinne