Alex Konya

Family:

My wife Pam was born in Meadville, PA on July 27, 1951. She was raised there and attended Calvary Baptist Church where she was saved as a child. We have three adult children. Ann is the oldest, is married to Tony and lives in Pottersville, New York. They own and operate their own resturant and have 2 daughters, Chloe and Madison. Alex lives in Budapest and works for the International Christian School. Philip is married to Erika, who is Hungarian and they live in New Haven, CT. Philip works in Graphic Arts.

Testimony:

Alex: I grew up in a Hungarian-American home in Cleveland, Ohio. My grandparents immigrated from Hungary during WW I. My parents and grandparents were faithful believers, so I grew up in a Christian family. I was saved in April, 1970 during evangelistic meetings at our home church, Suburban Hts. Baptist Church. Following this I attended  Cedareville College where I majored in Bible. Pam and I met there in 1971, and were married a year later. Before joining the Word of Life Hungary team in 1990, I held pastorates in Christiansburg, OH (Honeycreek Baptist Church, 1972-74) and South Bend, Indiana (Mayflower Baptist Church, 1976-1990).
Pam: I grew up in a Christian family. My father was a deacon at Calvary Baptist Church in Meadville, PA and I remember going to church regularly from the time a was a little child. When I was about 12 years old Jack Van Impe came to our church for a prophecy conference. I was not sure where I stood spiritually before that time. but during that conference I trusted Christ once for all as my personal savior and comitted my life to Him. After graduating from Meadville High School I went to Cedarville College, where I met Al. He was pastoring a church near school, so I instantly became a pastor's wife. I served in local churches as a pastor's wfie, ministering to the church ladies, overseeing the nursery, and helping with visitation and counseling women. Al and I joined Word of Life in 1990 and moved to Tóalmás in 1992, where we have since served on the Word of Life Hungary team.

Education:

BA Cedarville College; M.Div. Th.M Grace Theological seminary; post graduate work at the Institute of Holy Land Studies, Jerusalem, Israel

Hobbies / interests:

fishing, Nintendo
Pam: Sewing, gardening, reading

Work responsibilities:

Director
Pam:  Main Librarian

Favorite verse of scripture:

Mark 1:18
"At once they left their nets and followed him"
Pam:  Isaiah 40:31
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."