Fully Funded!

Romanian Flag

Thanks to the generous gifts of many people and the great help we have received at various fundraisers the Romania Missions Trip 2014 is fully funded!  We are very excited to be able to focus completely on the mission itself.  Our team will depart from Washington Dulles International Airport in exactly four weeks!

We aren't sure what our exact itinerary is yet, but we do know we will be doing a lot of traveling.  In light of this, we would appreciate your prayers for safety in travel throughout our trip and that the vehicles will function properly.

Thanks again to all of you who have been praying and who have generously contributed to this trip!

Romania

Elissa Kruse

Romania.  A word that fills me with excitement but also a bit of apprehension.  Excitement, as this will be my first international missions trip, and my first time out of the country.  I will be with good friends and will also get to make some new friends as well.  

However, there is also a tiny bit of apprehension, fear, worry.  I've never been outside the country before and I don't speak Romanian (thought I am trying to learn a little).  There are so many details and "what if's".

Yet the LORD lovingly reminds me that He has the master plan and that all the details are under His control.  I can't wait to see all that God has in store for our team and all those we will meet there in Romania!

Soul-Friends

Rachel Heffington

I am a people-person, and one of the greatest things I took away from the Romanian missions trip last year was the beauty of the global body of Christ.  The fact that my soul could connect with another soul over a mutual love for Jesus, even across language barriers, was fascinating.  I am looking forward to returning to Romania this year and seeing all the soul-friends I left behind, and meeting new brothers and sisters in Christ.  The times of fellowship were satisfying and rejuvenating in ways hard to explain to people who have never been blessed with the multicultural experience of churches meeting from opposite sides of the world.  I cannot wait for round two!

(read more from Rachel and the rest of the team by going to our "About Our 2014 Team" page.  You can also check the "team" label below and it will list all the personal blog posts from our team members.)

Spring! An Evening Out!

Saturday
April, 12th
5:00 to
10:30 PM

The Romanian Missions Team is hosting it's last Appomattox area fundraiser on Saturday, April 12th.  This will be a fun night of music (local artists), coffee, munchies, and friends! 

There is no admission charge.  Donation boxes will be available for those wishing to help us raise what we need for expenses while in the country.  Our tickets are purchased and we are on the home- stretch!

You can find more details by clicking on this link: Facebook Event

This event will be held at Trinity Mennonite Church 
7164 Prince Edward Hwy.
Prospect, VA, 23960.

FLIGHT TO ROMANIA IS BOOKED!

2014 Romanian Missions Team

Thanks to all of you who have so generously donated to this years Romanian Missions Trip. We have purchased our airline tickets!

We are leaving Monday, May 12th and returning Tuesday, May 27th.  We will post our travel itinerary when it is finalized.

What a great group of young people!  The two older participants are greatly honored to be able to minister along side these dedicated, energetic, godly young adults.

This is great news and we are rejoicing!

Constantly Thinking of the Upcoming Trip to Romania

Oliver Alexander

Hello everyone!  

As the days are getting longer and the farm is getting busier I am constantly thinking of the upcoming trip to Romania.  I am really excited to see how Romania is different from our country.  I also think it will be interesting to see a country that is so much older than America.

I have been doing a lot of research on Romanian history and culture recently and it has been really interesting.  Hopefully I can study the language some before we leave so that I'll have a small vocabulary.

I can't wait to see what God will do in and through our team while we are in Romania.  Please keep all of us in your prayers as the time draws nearer.

Heading Back to Romania!

Alaina Wright

As I have been preparing to head back to Romania I am determined to learn to speak and understand more Romanian than I did last year! The good thing is that many of the youth there understand basic English and can help interpret sermons or conversations for us.  I hope to learn enough Romanian that I can understand the topics of the conversations that are going on around me.  Unfortunately, the phrase I recently learned was: "Pepenele este verde" which means "The watermelon is green" and that doesn't really help me out much unless we are at a church picnic where someone is wondering the color of a watermelon!  

We would love for you to be introduced to our entire team.  Just click on the word "team" to jump there!