Romania 2013

Last year I led a team of 20 students along with 9 other leaders to Cornesti, Romania.  We went to serve a missionary couple, Doug and Roberta Moore, who had started a home, River of Life, for abandoned women and children.  While there, we laid a cement driveway, a foundation for an addition to their home, leveled their fields and put on a kid's program for the children of Romania.  It was an incredible experience and I have decided to lead this trip again!

This year we are taking 30 students as well as 10 adults for a total of 40 people!  We have a lot of excited students and adults who are ready to serve these people again.  This year we have chosen a theme for our trip titled Not to us.  We were inspired by the verse in Psalm 115:1 that says...

Not to us, Oh Lord; but to YOUR name be the Glory.  

We want this trip to be about Jesus Christ and only Jesus Christ.  We have a handful of non-Christian students that are coming and my prayer for them is for their hearts to be softened to the love of Jesus Christ.  

Our work projects will be a little different this year.  We will be laying some more foundation for some elderly homes, building a secure fence and putting on our kid's program again.  It will be hard work but we are excited to help these missionaries.  

Doug and Roberta Moore's ministry is based off of support and therefore money has always been an issue for them.  The Lord has continued to provide for them in miraculous ways which just gives more testament to the greatness of God.  However, we still wanted to help them as much as we could.  Therefore, this past Friday night our Romania team threw a Fundraiser Event at our school, The International Christian School of Vienna, titled ICSV's Got Talent.  Over 120 people showed up to our event and we raised approximately 1.200 euro.  Check out pictures below!

Our Romania team would greatly appreciate your prayers as we continue to prepare for this trip.  Pray for unity amongst the students, preparations would continue to go smoothly and for hearts to be softened to the love of Jesus Christ. 

 

I made my creative students make the backdrop during class

Some students who helped plan the event 

Girls getting Henna done at the Henna table

Getting our photo with the mascot

ICSV students enjoying the event

I work with such talented people

Middle school students who wrote, sang and performed their own skit

A successful event!