Shawarma-warmas…..

Well we haven’t introduced our team yet, so here’s who on our trip:

Casey Darnell-Leading worship/Speaker (Worship Leader @ North Point Community Campuses)

Elliott Moon-Drums/Speaker (Music Director @ Browns Bridge Community Church)

Davis Harwell-Keys/Speaker (Professional Musician)

Brad Long-Electric guitar/Speaker (Professional Musician)

Phil Rogers-Bass guitar/Speaker (Professional Musician)

Mariam Ah Kuoi-Worship Leader/BGV/Speaker (Worship Coordinator at 12Stone)

Chris Briley-Sound/Lights/Speaker (Production Director @ Browns Bridge Community Church)

Shae Sweeney-Logistics (SPD Coordinator @ Browns Bridge Community Church)

Kelli Briley-Logistics (Baptism Coordinator @ Browns Bridge Community Church)

April Carter-Team Leader/Logistics (Logistics Coordinator/Groups Director for High School @ Browns                                 Bridge)

 

 

Our team, minus Chris and Kelli. They are coming on Sunday!

 

 

Well, we spent our first full day here in Timisoara.  Adi, the pastor at Vox, took our team out to share with us the story of the fall of Communism here in Romania.  Romania became a free nation on December 20, 1989.  The Revolution started here in Timisoara and lasted one week as it spread to other major cities in Romania.   Adi shared with us about how the National Army was brought in to control the crowds from rioting, and how thousands of people were killed because they were going to fight to their death for freedom.  As we walked around Freedom Square, we could see bullet holes that were left from the Army firing at people during the Revolution.  It was amazing to hear the story from Adi, who was a college student at that time and experienced the Revolution first hand, and it was even more surreal to be standing in Freedom Square where 19 years ago it was filled with thousands of people chanting God Exists.  

 

Freedom Square: This is where the Revolution started in Timisoara!

 

 

After we finished hearing about the Revolution we headed to Fast Food Shawarma!  Where we devoured some Shwaramas.  This is a staple meal here in Romania, and they are absolutely Ah-Mazing!!  

 

 

Lunch time!! Yummy Shawarmas!!!

 

 

Some of the guys enjoying their Shawarmas!

 

 

We spent the rest of the afternoon exploring Timisoara, and then we all headed back to Vox Domini!  The band rehearsed with Marta, a worship leader here at Vox, because they are leading worship at both services tomorrow!  

We ended the day by visiting the cemetery that is across from the Vox.  This morning when we woke up we noticed tons of people filing into the cemetery with handful of flowers and candles.  Today is All Saints Day which is a Catholic Holiday celebrated on November 1st, so tonight when it got dark the cemetery was lit with candles.  We decided to walk over and check it out!  People were still coming in to pay respects to their loved ones that had passed!  

We hit the ground running tomorrow with church, and then working on all the final details for the Recreaza Conference that starts on Monday!  It has been a great day of recovering from jet lag and getting to know about history of Romania!  

Until tomorrow,

April

~ by recreaza on November 1, 2008.