Zsuzsanna & Zoltan
Budapest, Hungary
"We are Zsuzsanna and Zoltan and are honored to share our testimony to encourage and give hope. When dating, God told us He was calling us to restoration ministry. As we had already been ministering to those dropping out of church, we thought the calling was about bringing people back to church. God had something different planned for us. A few days after our wedding, we were in the eye of the storm. Our peaceful relationship was filled with tension, disagreements and heartaches. Unfortunately, we had helpers in our downward ways, all with good intentions but causing even more destruction. With verbal abuse between us and physical abuse from family members, I couldn't bear it any longer. I packed my belongings and ran away from the pain, tension and spiritual darkness that surrounded us. We both were ministering Christians but by then, I could not even pray. I felt numb, empty and disappointed. This was not what God had promised! Although I intended to be away only until we both calmed down, my husband took it as I had left him for good. He was encouraged even by his church folks to divorce me. I tried to reconcile but eventually, he divorced me! By then, God had introduced me to standing. In Hungary, standing is not known even among Christians. But God grabbed me, spoke to my heart and gave me Scriptures, dreams, prophecies and prayers. I found myself standing for the restoration of our marriage and our personal relationships with God. I remembered the initial promise: the restoration of others. I found out there are thousands like me around the world standing for their marriage, standing for their spouses. That gave me the strength to endure. I cannot share with you all the dreams, Scriptures, prophecies and promises that God kept me going with throughout my seven-year stand because there are too many. He truly knew I needed them because the opposition was too strong, not only from my husband but from many others. I also stood to show Hungary He is the God of restoration. It began with me. I never relied on God as much as during my stand. I had to learn to hear His voice, trust and obey Him and confess His Word - and it wasn't easy. Zoltan and his friends tried to find him the perfect wife. He almost remarried! Hearing that shook my faith but God used those hard times to rebuild my faith. I lost not only my husband to divorce but my Dad, Sister, and beloved dog to cancer. Several accidents almost took my life. There were hardships at my workplace and abandonment by fellow Christians, but I wouldn't replace it with anything. I became a new person. I surrendered to God every inch of my being, my will, my life. It was only Him and me. My husband was trying to build a life with a "decent Christian woman." But things were not working out. He realized God was blocking this new life. He recognized true love, the love reaching to him from God through me, even when we didn't communicate. To be honest, I didn't imagine our restoration to happen this way, but God exceeded all my expectations. I have not enough words to give thanks to Our Lord for what He has been doing in our relationship. Zoltan is the same, yet different in many ways. His mind and heart are renewed by Holy Spirit. His character resembles the one God showed me. He has a heart for broken marriages and broken men and he ministers to them. I have a small group of standers in Hungary, also called to stand for their marriages. The grains of our promise to restoration ministry! I'm in awe at what God has done for and around us. Blessings are spilling over to our family and friends as well! Did I make mistakes and lose faith and trust? Yes, but God our gracious Father, scooped me up and put my feet on solid ground. I learned to seek God, hear His voice, rely on Him and trust Him. This is not only about our spouses and marriages but about our relationship with God! His promises were always in my heart, although I didn't understand how they would be fulfilled. It looked impossible. He did not fail to fulfill His promises to me! He will do it for you; trust Him! Proverbs 3:5-6."
