On one of our last Brazilian jungle walks, (a staple excursion of every mission trip we take there), our guide introduced us to Apui, “the tree killer.” And that’s exactly what Apui does: kill trees. Apui isn’t a disease, an insect, an animal or a crazed Amazonian lumberjack. It’s a …
Making a Difference a World Away
Every summer my church sends a team of volunteers to minister to orphans in Moldova. And every summer we take one Sunday morning to hear from those volunteers about their trip. My first visit to Rolling Hills coincided with one of those Moldova reports, and that was all I needed to know that this was the church for me.
A Trip of “Firsts” (Moldova)
We have been breaking new ground all week. This is Thursday evening, well Friday now, and the house is finally quiet. We have just settled in after the completion of our time working in Balti. We head back to Chisnau in the morning where we look forward to the Art …
Asking God a Question (Moldova)
In 2006 I went on a 10 day mission trip to Moldova that forever changed my life. It sparked my passion for orphans and advocating against human trafficking. This passion has led me to pursue a Master’s Degree in Social Work with a dream to provide trauma therapy to survivors …
The Least of the Least (Moldova)
Greetings! This blog post is coming to you live from outside my comfort zone. I’m what you would call a “Moldova Newbie” – This is my first time to Moldova, and I jumped in with both feet. Last week, I was with the first time in Chisinau (at the Internat …
Snapshots from Moldova
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Some short videos from day one and two of camp
Taking time to take it all in (Moldova)
Greetings from Moldova! Today after doing our normal deal at camp and eating lunch at the truly Moldovan restaurant, McDonalds, we headed out to a monastery outside of Chisinau. We kept on turning on to narrower and bumpier roads and after each turn I was sure the roads couldn’t get …
What Makes You Beautiful (Moldova)
Bună seara from Moldova!! This blog post comes to you straight from the couch at Grace House. We’ve just closed out on our first day in Moldova and what a doozy that first day has been! We haven’t stopped going-going-going since meeting at the Nashville airport yesterday morning. Though there was a …