A New Semester!

The new year has arrived and the trip to Germany is quickly approaching. Over the holidays, the team members were able to maintain contact by sharing devotions with group members via the team Facebook sight. Now that classes are in session, team bonding activities and fundraising will bring the team together much more often than first semester! Plans for an ink cartridge drive, snow shoveling day, and other fundraisers are in the works! Stay posted to see how you can participate in these efforts!

In the next month or so, we are going to do Team Member Profiles! You may have someone you know going on this trip, but these profiles will help you get to know the other team members, and hopefully be able to pray for them in a more personal way. This post’s spotlight is team member Liz Tvedt.

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Hello hello! My name is Liz Tvedt and I’m a Junior from Oskaloosa, Iowa! I am studying Public Relations and Government here at ORU. Because I transferred last semester, this is my first missions trip with the university and I am SO excited! A few random things about myself: I love dancing, Italian food, history/politics, piano music of all kinds, staying up till the wee hours of the morning, and the color green.
A piece of scripture that I’ve really been meditating on concerning this trip is I Peter 3:15.

“But in your hearts, set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”

When we are ministering this summer, my prayer is that we will eloquently and powerfully be able to convey how Jesus Christ IS the hope that is so desperately needed in the midst of the spiritual coldness of Europe.