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Traveling Home

As of this publication, our team has made it safely back to the States and their respective homes. Thank you so much for all of your prayers and support for this trip. We are hopeful that the Lord will use the seeds we have sown for His glory, and we are thankful for...

Monday and Tuesday (Days 11-12)

As our time here comes to a close, our team has enjoyed some hard-earned rest. In France, we picnicked near the Pyrenees Mountains with a lake not far away. We perused the town of Laudenville, drinking from fountains of clear, cool water from the melted snow of the...

Saturday and Sunday (Days 9-10)

Saturday, we spent the day with David Price and his family, working with the children at their weekly afternoon Bible club. After some fun and games, Pastor Price shared a Bible lesson about David being chosen from his many brothers, emphasizing the fact that man...

Wednesday through Friday (Days 6-8)

VBS has been going well thus far, filled with laughter and learning combined. The team has been able to share some basic Bible lessons in English with some translation afterwards, and the children seemed to grasp the important parts of each lesson. Lillian Birx said,...

Monday and Tuesday (Days 4 and 5)

Monday was our first day of VBS in Barcelona at Església Bíblica Vall d’Hebron; and though the learning curve was steep, our team did a great job of adapting to the newness of it all. The most difficult aspect has probably been getting all of the children to try using...

Saturday and Sunday (Days 2 and 3)

After landing in Barcelona on Saturday afternoon, our team arrived safely at the Eben-ezer House in Girona, Spain, despite some stormy weather. The church service in Barcelona on Sunday was truly a blessing, and the team had the opportunity to sing two specials in...

Ready for Takeoff!

Ready for Takeoff!

Our team arrived safely at the JFK airport, ready to embark on our flight “across the pond” to Barcelona amidst the fireworks of Independence Day. A few of our team members have already experienced some unexpected issues on the way to New York, but God has been good...

Wrapping up (Days 12-14)

Monday, July 15 Hi there! I’m Monique, a sophomore missions major, from Washington, Pennsylvania! Early today we left our friends in France to visit Andorra! We enjoyed every minute of our beautiful drive through the mountains as well as the time we spent there! Señor...

France! (Days 10&11)

France! (Days 10&11)

Saturday, July 13 Hey, my name is Jonathan Swartzentruber, I’m a junior studying business management and computer science. On Friday, after we said goodbye to all the kids, some multiple times, with some really amazing hugs, we road-tripped over to France. The route...

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