Shaun was raised in a Christian home and placed his faith in Christ as Saviour at an early age. Shaun’s experience in Hungary began in 1991 when he first started teaching English as a tentmaker with the EFCCM (now EFCC Servebeyond Canada).

He attended Trinity Western University to earn a Teaching English as Second Language Certificate and then sought God’s leading for his next step. Leaders in the EFCC encouraged him to apply to the mission and serve in Hungary full time. It was a step of faith but God is the provider and Shaun headed to serve in Budapest in June 1998.

Söndi was introduced to Christ in her first year of college when she joined a choir led by a Christian student. Söndi and the choir sang Christian songs and she also attended Bible studies led by the choir director. Söndi served in the Campus Crusade office in Budapest from 1993-1997 and then with an American EFC mission team in Budapest from 1997-2001. Shaun met Söndi at Kelenfold EFC, and they were married in Budapest in 2002. Söndi joined the EFCCM (now ServeBeyond) in August 2002.

Our Current Role
Shaun and Söndi are living in the Budapest area. Shaun uses English teaching as a tool holding outreach English clubs, Bible studies and summer camps as a means to reach the community and grow the church. Söndi volunteers with a Roma mission in outreaches and music ministry in Budapest and in different places throughout Hungary. In reaching out to others, people often respond indifferently and building relationships of trust is important in sharing the gospel. Serving among the Roma, one can see a spiritual openness but this can be towards evil practices. Ministry among the Roma is a real spiritual battle as it is for reaching out to others in Hungary too.

About ServeBeyond
ServeBeyond, through the EFCC, is responsible for projects that employ more than eighty missionaries around the world. Our ministries meet spiritual, social, and physical needs in about twenty different countries.

The Evangelical Free Church of Canada (EFCC) is an association of 140+ churches and 70+ missionaries united by a common commitment to serve the Lord Jesus Christ, a common Statement of Faith, a shared Character and Calling, and a commitment to the Word of God.