This document outlines details for a congregational mission trip from Ireland to Romania in July 2013. The trip will involve building two new chalets at a children's camp and conference center in Valea Draganului, and helping lead two camps for up to 180 children per week. The center is used by Protestant churches to hold camps and conferences for children from orphanages, Sunday schools, and street children. Building small housing units would help address authorities' concerns about tents and better accommodate more children each summer.

1. Congregational Mission Trip to Romania July 2013
July 14th – 28th 2013

2. Location
Congregational Mission Trip to Romania July 2013
Valea Draganului

3. Background
•Religious freedom since 1990
•Stefan & Ghenia Sana
•Sunday Schools to Summer Camps
•Fundatia Emanuel set up July 1994
•Samuel McConnell (Brackneagh) one of five
original board members
•Campsite acquired Tarniţa (Cluj Napoca)
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Stefan & Ghenia Sana

5. Background
•1997- new campsite Valea Draganului
•Three houses plus 10 acres
•2 buildings converted to conference
centre to help fund camps
•1 new building added 2006
•Children’s Camp/Conference Centre
used by all protestant churches
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10. Camps
•10 weeks each summer
•Up to 180 children per week!
•Different weeks for different ages
•Mixture of Orphanages/Sunday
School/Street Children & Church hire
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11. Needs
•Authorities unhappy about tents
•Need to build small chalet type houses
•Even one per year would make a real
difference!
•Three already built – 2 by our first
team in 2008
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Dormitory Tent

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Original Tents on the site of the New Chalets

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Now Three Chalets Built!

15. Building Project
•Build two new chalets
•Romanians to lay foundations & build
walls to floor level + concrete floor
•Walls to be built from light concrete
blocks with concrete pillars
•Team of 10 workers for 2 weeks
•Mainly skilled workers
(+ helpers)
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Camp Project
•5 workers to help lead 2 camps
•English speaking (adults & children) week 1
•Romanian (Sunday School children) week 2
•Prepare lessons based on theme of
‘Champions for Jesus’
• Focusing on Gideon (Judges 6,7)
•Prepare theme based Crafts & Games
sessions also evening meeting
Congregational Mission Trip to Romania July 2013

17. Arrangements
•Departing Sun July 14th from Dublin
•Fundatia Emanuel will also provide
transport from & to Budapest
•Returning Sun July 28th
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18. Other Details
•Spiritual benefits to team &
congregation as well as Romanian
children!
•Prayer Cards are available from
the church building and from
www.annalongpc.org
•Follow us on Facebook too!
(facebook.com/APCRomania2013)
Congregational Mission Trip to Romania July 2013