The mission trip to Romania was an absolutely amazing experience!

The day before I was due to leave for Romania, I fell off a ladder and badly bruised my ankle; the doctor said it would take eight weeks for it to fully heal.

Vincent prayed for me via video call, and I believed I would receive my miracle!

The passion in my heart to go to Romania was stronger than the severe bruise on my left ankle, so I decided to stand in faith; I meditated on the truth that healing belongs to me, and I received healing for my ankle—Hallelujah!

I became part of a wonderful team, made up of people with diverse personalities, gifts, and talents; it was beautiful getting to know one another in such a short time. By God's grace, we learned to work together, and things went well as a result.

Personally, I came to know God's grace in my weaknesses and discovered that I could rely solely on His grace.

I had envisioned leading as many souls as possible to Jesus—and that is exactly what happened! But God also opened my eyes to the importance of working "hand in hand" and sharing what I had learned by proclaiming the Gospel in cities and villages; people were touched by the testimonies and the preaching of the cross and the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

We experienced so much in such a short time—far too much to list here. Just one of the beautiful testimonies I experienced...

One day, we went to one of the Gypsy villages in Santana.

We visited several families, but there was one family with many children; what struck me was how deeply their trust in people had been damaged.

As a result, we couldn't get very close to them at first,

but after a moment of patience and lending a listening ear, the Holy Spirit began speaking to my heart about a young man in that family.

I asked if I could share a word with the young man, and his mother gave her approval.

What I shared was this:

"I believe God is making you a helper to many in this village, and God is going to help you with this."

The young man looked up! His mother confirmed that this was true and that he was already working towards that—praise God!

We were invited inside to pray for the young man, and we prayed for the family as well. The young man walked back to the Gospel Truck with me; we had a wonderful afternoon with the villagers of Santana.

I certainly hope to go on a mission trip to beautiful Romania again!

God bless Romania! ❤️‍🔥

Best regards, Andreas!

Evangelist, The Netherlands

On September 13th, I arrived “home” in Romania for eight days to join this mission week.

It was a great honour and deeply meaningful for me, especially because I hadn’t been back 

since 2018.

As soon as we arrived in Arad, we went to a Romanian church service.

It was wonderful to experience live Romanian worship again, meet the team there, and 

encourage the worship leader and their children.

The next day, we met the rest of the team at the shelter and made plans for the week. I chose 

to help with face painting for the children in the Roma villages, but one of the highlights of the 

week happened that afternoon in a park.

I approached a group of teenagers and, speaking Romanian with them, we started talking 

about life and what it is like to be a teenager today. One girl opened up to me about her life, 

and after listening to her story, she allowed me to speak into her life. I was surprised and 

deeply touched that I could encourage her and talk with them about God, His love, and Him as 

a Father.

This was definitely one of the highlights of my week.

The following days were filled with serving the Roma communities. We prepared goodie bags for the children and travelled to the villages with the truck. My role was to help set up the truck, take care of the sound and support the musicians and speakers. 

At the same time, I was able to pray for the children and teenagers and speak with parents—all 

in Romanian. Seeing the children’s faces when they received their goodie bags was beautiful.

I also had several deep conversations with homeless people who attend the shelter. Their 

circumstances broke my heart, but I was moved by their stories, their faith, and their openness. 

I prayed with some of them, and those moments reminded me that every person deserves to 

be seen, heard, and loved.

On another evening, we worshipped and spoke with people in a different park in Arad. I also 

had a meaningful conversation with a woman who had a strong faith in God but chose to live 

that out in her own way. I really appreciated her honesty and her story. On Thursday morning I wasn’t feeling well and stayed behind to rest, so I could join the afternoon program in another Roma village. Again, I helped with the truck and sound while spending time with the Roma people.

On September 18th, we travelled to Brașov to evangelise. We visited a beautiful young church 

there, where I also helped the pastors set up the sound for the service. It was a more relaxed part of the mission, and I really enjoyed being there. After that, we 

travelled back and eventually flew home from Timișoara.

This mission week was truly blessed and beautiful.

I’m grateful for every person I met, every conversation, and every opportunity to serve. If it is God’s will, I hope to return with this beautiful organisation again one day.

With love,

Mayerly Mariposa

Sound technitian Good News Truck, The Netherlands

The mission trip to Romania was a very powerful experience.

In the weeks leading up to the mission trip, I experienced quite a bit of resistance. Among other things, I had some pretty severe burnout-like symptoms—such as headaches, dizziness, and trouble thinking clearly—so bad that I eventually had to call in sick to work for a few days. To make matters worse, a few days before departure, my car’s water pump broke down, making it difficult to get to Dortmund Airport. At some point, something just clicked that week—I thought, “Well, even if I have to walk, I’m just going to go on this trip.” There’s probably someone who isn’t too happy about this....

One of the things that happened in my own hart this trip is a deeper understanding of the love of God for the broken of heart. I already experienced this in my own life to some degree, but seeing this happening for your own eyes for example in the Gypsie villages with the children is just GOLD.

Also I really enjoyed being challenged to preach and testify about Jesus. You just see how hearts are being touched and lives being renewed. One of the memories I’m really fond of is when we were just arriving in Romania and we went straight to a service there. Vincent looked over his shoulder (literally when pulling into the parking lot) and asked do you speak English?? I already downgraded it to reasonable…His response was Great! Than you can give testimony before the sermon. This gave literally zero time to prepare so this forced me to 100% rely on the Holy Spirit (and I really noticed that the way i was testifying was different from before – more power).

Something else that has really broadened my horizons is evangelizing or sharing my faith with gypsy children. I never really felt a strong calling to work with children, but when I was asked (again, at the last minute) to explain the story of David and Goliath in terms of God’s power, a whole new world opened up to me. I realized how, in the Netherlands, we tend to compartmentalize everything, but in the mission field, it all serves the same purpose: winning souls for Jesus. Since I didn’t know the story very well, I first explained it briefly and then acted it out by mimicking Goliath falling down—which, of course, they absolutely loved. 

 Of course, we’ve been through far too much to list everything here, but I’d like to mention one more thing. Namely, that I started the trip—and especially the evangelism—feeling quite anxious and afraid of people. But this completely fell away—I think it was on Wednesday—when we first went to worship and then went out onto the street.

Acts 4:29-31

And now, Lord, look upon their threats and grant your servants to continue to speak you word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus.

I really hope to come back soon to see more of these healing, wonders, signs and a nation starting to shift back towards a living relationship with Jesus Christ!

Jan Wieger

Evangelist Good News Truck, The Netherlands

This mission trip to Romania was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which I hope won't stay a once-in-a-lifetime one... ;-).

One of the most remarkable things about this mission trip, in my opinion, was experiencing how the early churches and the apostles lived together—eating and relaxing, but also proclaiming the Kingdom of God and the gospel of Jesus Christ.

One of the opportunities I had to step out during this trip was as a musician (violin) in the worship music at gospel gatherings and events in the Gypsy villages. What moved me most about this was that the Holy Spirit truly took over, and I played wonderfully with almost no practice, and people were genuinely touched by the Gospel through the worship music we played.

I also found it very powerful that Vincent challenged me to play the violin in the middle of the street, out in the open, without any trucks around—right in the middle of the street!! I felt a lot of fear, but I experienced such a breakthrough in this. Especially the testimony we heard later from a man who was drawn in by the worship and had asked God, “If these are God’s people, let them turn to look at me now.”

Later, our evangelists approached him and spoke with him; after praying for him, he began to consider dedicating himself (again) to Jesus Christ (this man had been through an awful lot of hardship recently in his life). He was seeking real hard for answers from God and Vincent also had an revelation from God about this when we were playing and this man was standing there just looking very intensely to the worship.

Too much has happened to mention everything, but there were two moments in the Gypsy village that I do want to mention. One of them was while praying in Santana for a whole crowd of children—this reminded me of Jesus praying for the children and saying, “Do not keep them from coming to me.” The other moment that touched me deeply was during our visit to the second Gypsy village, Pâncota, where we prayed for a sick woman, and I literally felt God’s love flowing through my body to her as I hugged her after the prayer.

I am very grateful to the leadership for having discipled and challenged us on this journey, and for the fact that everyone had experiences that were both beautiful and challenging. This has motivated and equipped us to take (even more) initiative ourselves in the Lord’s harvest.

Matthew 9:37-38

Then He said to his disciples, ‘’The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.

Leonneke

Musician/Evangelist Good News Truck, The Netherlands

It didn’t even start as my plan. It wasn’t until Vincent spoke passionately about the children in Romania that something stirred within me. After a period of prayer, my girlfriend and I knew for certain: we had to go.

From day one, the adventure exceeded all our expectations. We had the opportunity to shower hundreds of children—often overlooked by society—with the love of Jesus. Through games, the Gospel, testimonies, and prayer, they discovered just how incredibly valuable they are. Even something as simple as twisting balloon animals as a clown conveyed a love that made language barriers vanish; a moment of personal attention instantly transformed the expressions on their faces, and villages filled with joy.

It didn’t stop there. During a soccer tournament, we brought together young people from different neighborhoods. When I asked who wanted to entrust their life to Jesus, five young people stepped forward with determination. On the streets, we struck up conversations with everyone from the homeless to university students. We witnessed people personally experiencing God’s healing and saving power.

Romania has renewed my perspective on God. He is alive, He is moving, and He invites us on a beautiful adventure to share His love. That is exactly what I saw with my own eyes there.

Jacob

Evangelist, YwaM Alblasserwaard, The Netherlands

What a privilege it was to travel to Romania with Wings of Healing.

During this trip, a question arose in my mind: Why do we actually do this? What moves me to reach out to people, pray with them, and share Jesus with them?

The answer I received in my heart was actually quite simple:

“Because I love people and I want them to know Me. That is why I use you.”

For me, this brought Romans 5:5 to life again: the love of God poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Ultimately, that is where it begins. Not with what we can do or what we have to offer, but with His love for people.

We were able to visit villages and neighborhoods where the need is often immense, where people live in conditions we can scarcely imagine: hardly any heat, insufficient food, and sometimes just not enough clothing. It was precisely there—amidst circumstances that were anything but comfortable—that we met people who are just as loved by Jesus as you and I are.

Together with the local church, we had the privilege of serving them in both practical and spiritual ways: assembling and distributing food parcels, going door-to-door to extend invitations, visiting people in their homes, praying for them, and proclaiming the Gospel in the open air. We spent time with wonderful people, and I came to know the Romanian people as a friendly nation. At the same time, I saw how deeply rooted religion is there. But above all: Jesus reigns.

While serving at *Biserica Noua Creație* in Ineu—Pastor Samuiel Sav’s growing congregation—I was also struck by the spiritual hunger among the people, and especially among the youth. There was an immense desire to see the Holy Spirit at work. They couldn't get enough of it. That really moved me: Young people longing for more of Jesus and for the work of the Holy Spirit.

And then you see what happens when we simply make ourselves available. We saw people being healed on the streets. People were touched by our Lord Jesus, and others experienced deliverance. Not because we are anything special, but because He loves people and wants to reach them.

A journey like that changes you, one way or another. It touches you. Sometimes, it also holds up a mirror to you. You see the circumstances in which others live, and at the same time, you take a fresh look at yourself and the people around you. For me, it certainly fostered a growing compassion for my fellow human beings.

That is why I would tell everyone: this is something you simply have to experience. And if you don’t do it for yourself, then do it for the sake of others. Investing in people is a wonderful thing. You give of yourself, your time, and the love of the Lord Jesus. And therein lies a special kind of joy—a joy that, for me, stems from the fact that our Lord Jesus longs for people to come to know His love.

And ultimately, that is what it’s all about for me: He loves people and wants them to know Him. What a privilege that He chooses to use us for that purpose.

Gerard

Evangelist Ruach Familiekerk, The Netherlands

What has stayed with me most from this trip is the experience of living together as a family.

Our group stayed together in one house, and simply *being* together as a family of faith was so healing. We shared genuine conversations, filled with love and freedom. We worshipped, laughed, and ate together. For me personally, this was incredibly healing.

The team in Romania works with such deep devotion to the Gospel. You can tell that this is their pure motivation every single day; everything they do stems from that.

Back home, I had wondered: will our trip really make a difference? But once we were with the people, it quickly became clear just how much of an impact it had.

What touched me was that they never just make a quick, superficial visit. They build genuine relationships—not only in the villages but also with churches and local authorities. It is sustainable work.

And everything, from start to finish, is done on a voluntary basis—from assembling food parcels to preparing meals for the homeless, setting up tents, and organizing events and activities.

The prayers for the people were so powerful; you could really see the Book of Acts coming to life. Compassion for those who have not yet been able to receive the Gospel in freedom—that is the pure driving force behind these mission trips. It touched my heart, and I encourage you to go, too. It is a journey where you share Jesus’s love with people in places where they otherwise wouldn't hear or see it.

Mandy,

Missiongroup Wings of Healing, The Netherlands

Hello everyone! My name is Roana, and I’m part of the Send to the Nations team. I’m the Romanian on the team, one of the translators, and the person who gets to witness every outreach up close. 😅

I’ve had the privilege of being part of every major outreach we’ve done this year, and I can honestly say that I’ve seen so much growth. I’ve seen God moving, opening the hearts of people, shifting the atmosphere, saving the lost, and drawing people closer to Himself. It’s such a humbling experience to be part of something so much bigger than us and to witness the amazing work the Lord is doing.

One of the things that amazes me the most, and probably what I love the most, is seeing how open the children are to what is real. Seeing them begin to step outside of religion and the ways they have been taught, and discover The Way, The Truth, and The Life—that is what matters so much to me.

With every outreach, I see growth. People are becoming more open, they are beginning to trust us more, and we are already starting to see the fruit of what God has been doing.

I’m so grateful to be part of this work and to witness what the Lord is doing in Romania.

May the Lord of the Harvest bless every team that comes, serves, and supports this work. May He continue to open hearts, reach the lost, and bring many people into a real relationship with Him.

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”

— Galatians 6:9

Roana,

Media Manager SttN, Romania

My name is Ricky, and I have joined the mission to Romania several times. It is truly wonderful to be able to do this work for God together—fulfilling the calling to reach the people there with the Good News of Jesus, our Savior.

It is a blessing to reach people through praise and worship—not only in Arad but also in the Gypsy villages.

It is beautiful to see young and old all receive healing—healing from the pain and sorrow of their pasts—all through the power of the Holy Spirit.

I was also able to share my testimony of how Jesus came into my life; people were touched by my testimony and wanted to commit their lives to our Lord Jesus as a result. Afterward, they wanted to be baptized—praise God!

It was a beautiful experience to witness this firsthand and to see the power of the Holy Spirit working through us.

All I can say is: God is good, forever!

Ricky

Evangelist/Worship leader Good News Truck, The Netherlands

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