Music Camp

Today was day 3 for the music camp in Beius, Romania.  It has been very encouraging to see what God is doing through the camp.  Last year was the first year and this year the word spread that we were back in Beius...we went from having 37 kids last year to this year....
Monday....64 kids
Tuesday.....68 kids
Wednesday..Today....76 kids!

Wow....is all I can say.  God is doing great things not only in the hearts of the children, but in the parents and teachers lives.  We have teachers who are coming to the camp to watch.  Music is not taught in the school in Romania and they are very interested in how we are keeping control of so many children, teaching them and also having no discipline problems with the gypsy children.  We treat the gypsy children the same as the Romanian children and they have been great!

All the songs we are teaching are about salvation and living out our faith in Christ.  There is a lot of people who just go to church on Sunday and don't understand the relationship that Jesus died to give us with Father.  We are telling them all how much God loves them.  This is a tough field to plough....keep the people in this town in your prayers.  Pray for hearts to be tender to the Word, for the children and their families to understand the Gospel and to accept Jesus into their hearts.

Blessings,
Paula

Does he speak english?

It is now 11:35 pm and we are still up.  We have had an awesome day.  Got to sleep a little late this morning, then breakfast at Casa Josef....then a long walk to the Cabana( not sure if that is spelled correctly). Cabanna is the "Cabin" here in Romania.  It is in a beautiful location right outside of Beius.  Sits on a hill over looking the town.  Sunny, warm day with the Lucaciu family and the girls from Casa Josef orphanage.  Playing with the girls today was fun and interesting.  They have grown up so much since last year.  This is the first time I have really felt that my time with them was at times like being a mother to them.  Opportunity to teach them in situations that arise the same  as I would my own children.  I was talking with them yesterday about Jordan and told them that we had adopted him.  They asked if he speaks English.  I thought it was interesting that they thought if we adopted a child he must be from another country.  Once again today I heard them talking about it, then they asked me again how old he was when he came to our family.  I don't know what is in their minds, but I can't help but wonder if the fact they can not come to live with the American families who want to adopt them until they turn 15 or older, and then only if they can get a visa...it gives them hope that there are people willing to still have a child come into their family as a teenager.

This evening ended with us eating dinner at Casa Josef, then back to our apartment at the coffee house.  We have spent the rest of the evening working out our plans for starting the camp and preparing for worship tomorrow at church.  We are so excited....we are going to a gypsy church tomorrow for worship!

Day 2...a free nation???

Rested and ready for our day....

We slept a little late today and then got up, Ana David met us and walked with us to Casa Josef for breakfast. After breakfast, we went to one of the local schools.  We talked with five classrooms of children. We are able to share the Gospel in the public school here in Beius.  The purpose of the music camp is to share the Gospel through the use of music.  The people of Romania suffered for many years under the oppression of communism.  When you walk down the streets of Beius there are not many smiles on the faces of the older people. Only the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Him crucified can change and soften the hearts of these people.  Today we had the privilege of meeting two missionaries staying in the house at Casa Josef.  The are American's who first met Peter and Ana in 1983.  They first came here to smuggle in Bibles and speaking the name of Jesus would get you arrested.  Now this very town where they smuggled Bibles, is  free from communism and the Gospel is able to be spread, even in the public schools.   It made me think of what I was doing in 1983....high school, worrying about how my hair looked that day, what would others think of me, what would I wear for the day.  I know that is "just how it was" for me but it seems that once we know the real truth of the Gospel we MUST as Believers, teach our children what is really important in this life.  Do we teach them to as Paul said...to know only Christ and Him crucified?  Are we really willing to lay down our lives for the sake of our Savior, to share the Gospel with others even if it means we might loose our lives? 

Day One....Beius, Romania

We arrived yesterday evening in Beius after 23 hours of travel.  We were greeted by Ana, who had the welcome soup ready for the team.  Potatoes and meat soup.  It was so good!  After eating we walked to Casa Josef orphanage to greet the girls.  It was great to see them again.  They enjoyed meeting all the team and loved that they are all so young and can play with them.  The played some games with the girls and then we returned back to our apartment to get some rest.  It was a good night sleep and now ready for the next day!

3 Days to departure...

We leave for our mission trip to Beius, Romania in 3 days.  After months of prayer and preparation the time is finally here.  We are packing our bags, checking our list but most of all we need your help with covering us in prayer.  I personally am so excited to be going back to Beius, because one of the biggest blessings from a mission trip is the people you have the privilage of meeting and with whom you develope friendships.  When my mind thinks of returning to Beius, it is almost like going to stay with family...but they are part of God's family...my family!  It will be awesome to see what God is at work doing in the lives of those I love greatly and those who I will meet.
Please consider praying for us daily during our trip. Below is the basic schedule of our trip and will give you an idea of how you can pray for our team and us individually.

Another Day Under the Son Music Camp
“Live It Out!”
Summer 2012

Team Leader: Paula Daves
Team Members:

Elijah Daves, Nehemiah Daves, Josiah Daves, BrittanyNicholas,

Madison Akins, Savannah Climer and Ashley Carpenter

Please remember us in prayer during our mission trip. We are
providing you a schedule to give you an idea of how to pray for us
according to where we are and what we are doing.
Follow our journey on http://www.anotherdayundertheson.blogspot.com/

June 12 – Departure from USA 2:40pm
June 13 – 12:10 pm arrive in Budapest, Hungary (5:10am ET)
We are picked up by REMM, 5.5 hour drive to Beius, RO
Arrive in Beius, dinner, settle in, rest up
June 14 – Prepare for camp, meet with ministry leaders
Meet girls from Casa Josef
Rest from travel and time change
June 15 – team goes to local public school
Visit classes, invite to camp
Prepare for camp
June 16 – Ministry opportunities with REMM
Prepare for church on Sunday
June 17 – Sunday – church and time with girls of Casa Josef
We will be going to church a couple of times
Sharing our testimonies and singing
June 18 – 1st Day of Camp 1:30-4:30Morning: visit school classrooms
Afternoon: Camp, pray for unity among campers
June 19 – 2nd Day of Camp 1:30-4:30Morning: visit school classrooms
Afternoon: Camp, pray for Gospel to be received
June 20 – 3rd Day of Camp 1:30-4:30Morning: visit school classrooms
Afternoon: Camp, renewed strength for team
th Day of Camp 1:30-4:30
June 21 – 4th Day of Camp 1:30-4:30Morning: visit school classrooms
Afternoon: Camp, pray for families of campers to be reached
June 22 – 5th Last Day of Camp 1:30-4:30Morning: visit school with girls of Casa Josef
Afternoon: Camp - final day, parents program
Pray for parents to receive the Gospel
Clean up and pack up camp supplies
June 23rd – Saturday – spend time with girls from Casa Josef
Pray for the girls of Casa Josef, it is always hard when the
Teams leave and they have grown close to everyone.
June 24th – Sunday – Depart for Budapest, Hungary around 8:30am
Travel is 5.5 hours back to Budapest
Pray for peace among our team when we are tired at the end
Of this journey.
June 25th - Monday – Tourist day in Budapest, Hungary
Tour Budapest, rest, team time before returning to USA
June 26th – Tuesday – Flight leaves at 6:20am
Pray all flights are on time
June 26th – Tuesday – Arrive in Atlanta, GA 2:45pm
Thank you for praying for us during this awesome journey God has prepared for
us to do.