Romania Ministry Opportunities
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ROMANIA 2005
All mission trips are about two weeks in length.
All Dates are tentative
and please contact
Henry Paetkau directly to confirm dates and
prices, by email.
By the Black Sea;
June 6 to the 17. First week at an orphanage and the
second week we will be working with Sewer children
June 20th we will be in Cernavoda
working with teenagers with HIV
June 27 in Pitesti working at a
orphanage.
July 11th working at another
orphanage and July 18th at another orphanage.
July 18 a team will be at a
orphanage in Bucharest for one week.
The other orphanages in Bucharest are not
open at this time.
Please watch the web site for more
changes and updates.
Approximate cost is $3500.00 per person. Final price for each trip will
come out when ticket prices become available. This will cover your plane
ticket, transportation, meals and lodging and ministry expenses. This does
not include your personal spending money.
For more information please contact Henry Paetkau as soon as possible.
Testimonial by Lea Patterson
I NEVER WANT TO GO ON A MISSIONS TRIP! These were the words I
proclaimed to my college and career group New Years Day of this year.
As soon as the words escaped from my mouth, I knew God was going to make me eat them!
One week later at Joy Chapel, Henry approached me to be one of the volunteers he would be taking to Romania. I really never
hesitated. I went to work and booked the time off.
I am so glad that I took up Henry's invitation to come. It was the most rewarding
thing I have ever done. Being able to love these kids and give them
attention they so desperately craved. Being able to witness how our best
laid out plans may not be God's plan. We were really disappointed when we were told we could not sing songs or talk
about Jesus but God is in control. We had already shared His gospel,
the seed had already been
planted, our love already shown. That was something they could not take
away from us or from the children. The very next day after we were given
our ultimatum. No singing, no preaching, we were all gathered in the
orphanage kitchen and a boy leads out singing the songs we were told not
to sing. I was taken a back. Those songs were planted in that boy's heart and
soul and that is something that can not be taken from him! God works
out his plan for those who love him. God is doing so much for Romania
and opening so many doors. I am so thankful to have been a part of
that.
Lea Patterson
Testimonial by Amanda Patterson
It was a blessing to have been chosen to join Henry and the
others on our trip to Romania. It was a wonderful opportunity to combine my
passion for working with special needs people and my passion for missions.
Through my experience in Romania, God taught me so much and He emphasized
the importance of following His leading for my life. God also taught me
through this trip that missions work isn’t always (in fact, rarely) laid
out in a neat package for us but it requires a lot of faith in Him. And
mostly I will never forget the brothers and sisters I met and the children I
worked with. I am blessed to have been a part of something that has helped
open doors for further ministry in Romania. If the Lord wills, perhaps I
will be a part of this ministry again and if not in Romania then somewhere
else...God only knows!
In Christ
Amanda Patterson
Testimonial By Nancy Madsen
God lead me to Romania and asked me to step out in faith and trust
Him. This trip has changed my life and how I view things. I learned a lot
while I was there but it all came back to trust. In a strange country
surrounded by children who do not speak English I came to realize that all I
had to do was trust in God and He would work it all out for His glory. It
may not have gone the way we thought it would but God was at the center
working everything out. God has planted seeds in those children’s hearts
and shown them His love through us. I walked away with a better appreciation
for all I have been blessed with and a closer walk with God the maker of us
all. God is good. He has blessed me immeasurably with giving me this
opportunity.
Nancy Madsen
Romania
2005 | Support Form | Update &
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