3rd Times a Charm

Tomorrow I head off to Timisoara, Romania for the third time since my move to Austria. Along with 24 students and 3 other adult leaders, we will be driving to Timisoara to help serve a care home called River of Life. ICSV students and staff have been going to this particular care home for almost 15 years now. River of Life takes in women and children who have been abused or abandoned and gives them a chance at a better life. They also teach these women about Jesus Christ and show his love through service. We have established a deep relationship with this care home and for some of our students, it's their favorite trip all year. All week the students have been telling me how excited they are for the trip and wishing Spring Break was today. It has been really sweet to experience.

While in Romania we will be digging ditches for a new sceptic tank, assembling a sceptic tank, re-patching some of the roof, painting fences and rooms, and putting on a little program for the kids at the care home. We also raised about 1.000 euro through events at school and personal donations. The students want to purchase a ping-pong table for the kids and wheel barrows for the care home takers in order to complete various projects.

For those of you reading this post, I ask for prayer for this trip. Some things you could specifically pray for are...

1. Safety as we travel to Romania and pass through the border
2. Unity among our students and a desire to encouraging each other
3. We will choose to have joy no matter what our circumstance
4. We would be a blessing to this care home instead of a burden
5. The love of Christ will overwhelm our students 

Thank you for your prayers and looking forward to sharing our experiences, stories, and pictures! :)

Some of the Romania team bowling last weekend