What is your ministry?
I started my final year of theology studies this year. It is an internship year, which I am spending in Budapest. In the church, I became a leader of a youth group that was starting up. I continue to be a board member of REFISZ, and my ministry is becoming more and more instrumental in the organisation.
When did you trust Christ?
In 2013, I started to seek God. Finally, he found me in January 2014, when, after a youth session, I felt his presence in person for the first time and understood the full depth of his love and how precious he considered me to be.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
My pastor, Andras Harmathy's preaching, greatly impacted me, especially the depth to which he revealed the meaning of God's Word to me. My relationship with my father was very strained at that time, and it was at a REFISZ (Reformed Youth Federation) summer camp that I first experienced that God is not only a creator but also a father. I wanted to serve in my church, but there was no opportunity there, so after a pastoral care talk, I applied to be a minister in REFISZ. Here, I experienced God forming me through service. Since then, I have been a board member of the organisation for four years, and year after year, I have experienced God entering into the lives of many young people through my ministry. I signed up for XCC (Extreme Character Challenge) a couple of years ago, and that's when God started to get me to trust Him.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I want to become a better leader and find leadership dynamics and Christian faith. The REFISZ is mainly based on volunteers, and I am looking for answers on how to lead these servants. ELF also helps me understand how the organisation finds God's leading in planning its future.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
Since 2019, I have been a board member of REFISZ (Reformed Youth Federation), so I am responsible for leadership, policy, mission, financial decisions, camps, and preaching. In the same year, I became a staff member of Youth Builders, primarily doing graphic design and coordinating volunteers for our annual conference. I became a youth leader two years ago, starting a new group with 9th-10th graders at my church. A few years ago, a friend and I started a college group within REFISZ for young people seeking a church in Budapest.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
I am a young Christian believer with a burning desire to join God's work. I want to serve him not only with my time and energy, but I want to do it well. The people God wants to entrust to me are very important to me. I see the burning issues of our time and the devastating challenges that young people face - I want to give them a message that I believe can answer their questions and change their lives. As an Eastern European, I am on a tight financial budget. I have been a student for seven years and have worked all this time alongside my studies to support myself. But I have also tried to find in my work how I can be present as a child of God. I am enthusiastic and want to be filled by the faith of others and learn from their experiences.
