Friday, March 27, 2015

Successful! Songs for Romania!

Trinity Romanian Missions Team 2015
What a wonderful evening of music! We really enjoyed hearing Daniel Heffington sing some of his classic songs as well as some brand new ones for us. 

The whole team was together for the first time and God blessed the evening in many ways.  In addition to seeing friends, listening to great music, we also raised 1,071.00 for this years missions trip!  We are so thankful for all those who came out to the concert and gave so generously!  Your support is such an encouragement for the entire team.  Please keep us in your prayers.  We will be posted as we can from Romania so you can "go with us" on our trip. 

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Trusting Him!

Trinity Romanian Missions Team 2015
Anna Heffington
I am so excited that God is working out the details for me to be able to be on the team going to Romania!  

One of the things I am most looking forward to is being able to share my testimony and encourage the younger people we meet in Romania.  Recently, God has been working with me on trusting Him.  Whether it's trusting Him with my life, trusting Him with my dreams, or even just trusting Him with my day.  Trusting that He has a perfect plan for me, and that He isn't going to leave me out to dry.  Even as I gather funds for this trip, I am realizing I don't trust God enough.  He WILL provide everything I need, even if I don't see how it could work.  

I think we all struggle with this at some level, and I am thankful for the opportunity to grow in this area.   

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Four Days Until "Songs For Romania"

Trinity Romanian Missions Trip 2015
Daniel Heffington
The count down has begun for the benefit concert by Daniel Heffington, from the Christian band Paid In Full.  The concert will be held at Trinity Mennonite Church.  Doors will open at 6:30 and the concert will begin at 7:00.  

Come join us for this great night of music and ministry!  For more details you can click the following link: "Songs for Romania"


Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Expectations

Trinity Romanian Missions Team 2015
Amy Edmonston
Change is something that takes place in every one's life no matter who you are, where you live, or what you do.  The changes in your life, and how you respond to them, come to be what define you.  I don't usually form expectations of how things will be, simply because life so rarely lives up to them.  Or rather, life so rarely follows our expectations; but it very often exceeds them if you will just open your eyes.


Last year was my second time going to Romania; and despite what I just told you, I had unknowingly formed an expectation for the trip.  And of all the expectations to form, it was a very stupid one.  I expected that things would be, relatively speaking, the same.  I say it was very stupid because people are changing all the time in little ways.  But on top of that, I had quite a few very obvious life changes in the year between trips.  Then the team was different and a number of our friends in Romania  had gone through serious changes as well.  As I said, however, this was a subconscious expectation I had formed.



About midway through the trip I was feeling stressed, confused, and just plain down.  Not the way you're "supposed" to feel on a mission's trip.  It wasn't until after I'd gotten home and had time to think things over that I realized what had happened.



Expectations can steal so much from you.  Now I'm not saying don't make plans or anything, but God began to show me that I need to leave everything in my life open to Him.  Because you never know when He is going to want to teach you something, use you to minister, break you in some way, or just give you a moment of wonder and peace.  I guarantee that you will miss these if you are focused on, and caught up in, making the experience what you want it to be.



I'm really looking forward to this trip in the hope that I can catch God weaving the moments and experiences together in ways I would never have expected.

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Memorizing The Lord's Prayer in Romanian

Trinity Romanian Missions Team 2015 team member
Sarah Heffington
I am one of the team members who will be returning to Arad.  
This will be my third trip with the Trinity Romanian Missions Team.  Each trip has been such an amazing experience.  I have had opportunities to learn about a new culture, visit village churches (bisericas), and go road tripping across the Carpathian mountains.  The adventures have been many.  It is a huge blessing that the Lord is doing this in my life and I know He has me on this team for a reason.

I am especially excited about the prospect of connecting with the Romanian youth and sharing about how God is working in our lives.  Though we live in very different cultures and situations, we are each in the body of Christ and have that common ground on which our lives are based!  This is a great opportunity and I hope to grow a lot through it!

I am working on memorizing The Lord's Prayer in Romanian before we leave in May!  Please continue to pray for our preparations and our financial needs.  Thank you for your prayers, support, and love!