After trips overseas I try to throw down the BIG FIVE experiences of my trip. There were a ton of superb moments on this trip and many of them started before we even got to Romania. The way God orchestrated this trip was amazing to say the least. A little over a month ago I was trying to decide if this trip would be a "go" because of a lack of funds and a lack of contacts but the Lord provided a cheap plane ticket, a team, and a gypsy contact all in the matter of a few days. We went to Romania with two burdens. A burden for the ostracized Roma (Gypsy) people and a burden for those on the streets trapped in human trafficking. Our team also had a far-fetched-dream to one day buy a farm somewhere in Romania that would eventually rescue, restore, and disciple prostitutes stuck on the streets. Now that I look back on that trip I am amazed at how God met all those dreams and burdens.
I will unpack the BIG FIVE later but here is a sneak-peak:
- Helping an eight year old Gypsy girl see for the first time
- Ministering in a home that was rented out as a Brothel
- Descending into a manhole to visit the drug addicts under the streets of Bucharest
- Speaking at Gypsy Churches and visiting a very underprivileged Gypsy village
- Watching Brooke minister to a woman trapped in the vicious cycle of prostitution/drugs
- *BONUS* The Rescue Farm!!
