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I am just hours away from a new chapter in my life.....
I am so excited I hope I can sleep tonite:)
I am packed and am brushing up on as much Russian as I can then hopefully some sleep however I will have a total of 11 hrs of travel tomorrow so mayb I will sleep then....Praise God with your help we have reached over our goal of 15,000 dollars for repares of the orphanages and we are just patiently waiting for more miracles top happen. I hope I have time to update this blog with posts as I am away but who knows.......here are the newest prayer requests from the team....

Pray that the directors of the two orphanages will be open to our team and allow us to share the love of Christ and the Gospel with these children.

Pray for Mark and Anna as they make all the necessary arrangements for our team at the orphanages, the Guest House and arrange our in-country travel.

Pray that our team members will be the face, hands and feet of Christ as they serve the children and staff at the orphanages.

Praise! God Has provided more than our goal of $15,000 for the various work projects at the orphanages and for the Pastors Conference.

Please pray that our entire team will be a blessing and great encouragement to the staff, children and community surrounding the two state run orphanages we will be serving at.

Pray for a great team spirit, unity and camaraderie.

Please pray for safety as the team travels to and from Moldova as well as on the roads each day.

Pray for clear communication back and forth as we finalize the work projects and plan for the VBS.

*As for me, you all know I work with children who are constently sick and I am trying my best to keep healthy so pray for my health along with everyone elses too it will stink if someone gets sick for a few days. I also pray that I live focused on what God wants rather then following my own desires as we are there. Thanks again all who read this! You really are amazing :)

As October Slowly Approaches

I am getting so very excited to be leaving in just a month! I have been asked by the team leader to come up with a list of people to be on my prayer team...this will be people who will lift the group up in prayer the whole ten days we are away. If you would like to commit to praying for the team please send me or post your email so I can add it to my list of prayer warriors. Here is a list of things ya'll can be lifting up in prayer as October comes near...

Pray that the directors of the two orphanages will be open to our team and allow us to share the love of Christ and the Gospel with these children.

Pray for Mark and Anna as they make all the necessary arrangements for our team at the orphanages, the Guest House and arrange our in-country travel.

Pray that our team members will be the face, arms and legs of Christ as they serve the children and staff at the orphanages.

Pray for the provision of $15,000 for the various work projects at the orphanages.

Please pray that our entire team will be a blessing and great encouragement to the staff, children and community surrounding the two state run orphanages we will be serving at.

Pray that hundreds of others will join this team in praying for them and financially participating in helping to raise the needed $15,000

Pray for a great team spirit, unity and camaraderie.

Please pray for safety as the team travels to and from Moldova as well as on the roads each day.

Pray for clear communication back and forth as we finalize the work projects and plan for the VBS.

Thank you all so much and I am so happy to share this with you all:)

<>< Suzanne

In Motion

God IS Good!!!
Thank you all for the support and prayers!! I am proud to say that the entire $1,900 was raised in such a quick amount of time. I am super excited to see what other amazing things God has in store:) I will have two more meetings over the summer to prepare me and the rest of the group for this adventure. Keep praying everyone else gets the full amount in and that the full if not more $15,000 is raised for the rebuild fund. Keep the kids and workers of the orphanage in your prayers, pray that they will come closer to God through our time with them:) Thanks again everyone.....AMEN!!

Join Me!!

To ALL,

I am excited to share with you the opportunity, I was given to join a team of loving individuals from Calvary Fellowship Church and Hope Community Church who are going to serve in Transnistria/Moldova. I have been praying for a chance to serve God as I serve others and I have no doubt in my mind that this is a perfect way for me to do so. The people in Transnistria/Moldova are in love with the arts and music hmmm so am I, perfect…right? Also since it has been 9 years that I have been working with kids I believe I will feel right at home there well, except for the whole language difference thing.

            Here is what the team will be doing October 7th -17th...We will be blessing the abandoned children ages 6 to 16 in two local orphanages. We hope to build up their spirits as we show God's love through constructional improvements to their living space, painting, Vacation Bible School and fun projects at each orphanage. We want to continue (this is the 7th year that teams have gone to Transnistria/Moldova) to build lasting relationships with Transnistrian orphanages by interacting with the children and staff, supporting the evangelistic efforts of local church workers and providing open doors for Help The Children Ministry.

You ask why an orphanage in Transnistria/Moldova...well these children need love just as any children in an orphanage do, however if they have a positive outlook on life they have a better chance in standing against the crime and sex trafficking that goes on outside the walls of their home. In all that we as a team do we hope to encourage them to trust in a God, who is there even through the hardest times. I am writing to give you an opportunity to participate in this ministry. Please consider praying for our team. Pray for the new friends we will make in Transnistria/Moldova . And pray for me: for health and protection on the trip, for my ability to communicate with non English speaking children and ability to learn new things from this experience. Pray that I will find the financial support to make this trip possible. Pray especially that I will return safely and with amazing new stories to share.

Another way that you can participate is to support me financially. The cost of the trip is $1,900 per person. It is my responsibility to raise $1,300 by May 7th. I am trusting God to move in people’s hearts, leading them to donate toward this mission trip. If you feel that you could participate in this way, please:1. Make a check payable to Calvary Fellowship Church; please do not write my name on your check.
 1. Write “Moldova Missions Trip” on the memo line.
 2. Send your check to me at 235 Hall street Phoenixville, PA 19460 otherwise hand it to me in person.

*If more than 1,900 is raised through generous donations the overflow will be put toward the 15,000 we hope to raise for supplies needed to improve the children's quality of life. (Last year 10,000 was raised and gave the children new windows in their home)

I look forward to sharing more about this trip with everyone and can't wait to see how God uses this whole thing to draw me closer to HIM.....Thank you so much and God Bless,

<>< Suzanne Messmer

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