We enjoyed the 4 person team from FBC Donalsonville, GA. led by Danny Watson. It was a unique team put together by God. Danny has been to Romania 7 seven times, so this not not new to him. There was a mother and daughter, Annice (works with G.A.'s) and Fawn, and Mr. Troy, a gentleman who has worked with children for many years especially R.A.'s.
I say mission trips to Romania are not new to Danny, but the experience of this year was definitely new to him. He was excited last year to hear us share about going into the Oltenia Region and sharing the gospel with children who hear it for the first time. This got his heart pumping and his mind thinking that he would like to do something on that order. So we planned the trip with the help of a pastor, Iosif Zene, who works in the Oltenia Region. It was an experience that definitely got us out of our comfort zones. The team arrived all excited and ready to go, so on Wednesday, June 29, after Buddy had his stitches removed from his foot he had the cyst removed from, we set out on our 6 hour journey. When we arrived we were shown where we would stay by the pastor in the village of Miluta. The home we stayed in belonged to a family who are presently working in another country to earn money to complete their house. The house was nice and we had a bathroom with hot running water and sink and a tub and shower, for which we were very grateful. But the toilet was in the garden in the back. But we all survived that obstacle. The cooking and washing dishes aspect of the trip was a lot like going camping. We had a gas stove, which I'm not used with gas so somebody had to light it for me every time we cooked. And we washed dishes in a large stainless steel dishpan. After a few days, I finally wised up and realized we could at least rinse them in hot water inside the bathroom. It was not like the conditions we are used with, but again we are very grateful for the things God did provide, it could have been worse. The stove was set up in another house in the yard with was not completed, just basically block walls and cement floors with no windows and doors. We had a table to sit down at to eat, so this was good. We prepared food for 9 people each meal and with it being in a remote area there was not a grocery store within a reasonable driving distance, so we had to take all our food with us. That ice chest has never kept cold so well in all the times we've used it, but again God provided for our needs. With all that said, the true blessing came from the purpose of the trip, THE CHILDREN!!!
The team shared the story of Creation, The Birth of Jesus, The Crucifixion of Jesus and The Resurrection of Jesus. Each of the four team members had their part and they shared from their hearts with the children about the love of God and how He created them and sent to Son to die for their sins. The children listened attentively and enjoyed all the activities that went along with the Bible stories. Then the children enjoyed Danny making them animal balloons and getting a chance to jump in the space walk.
I think the total of the 5 Bible Clubs was 196 children and approximately 75 adults. Bibles were given to every child and to the adults who wanted one. This was a blessing to know Bibles were going into these homes so that the word can be read and studied and that the people may have the opportunity to read the truth for themselves and come to know Christ in a personal way and accept Him as their Lord and Savior.
So many pictures were taken during this week, I have not had time to sort through them and pick out the ones to share but I plan to do this at a later time, because I want you to see the future of Romania and how God's love was shared with them.
We appreciate the ones who prayed for this team and helped them to be able to come and share.
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