ana treuil

Castillo Del Rey XA Summer 2011

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I think I'll do it again one day!

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SAN BLAS ISLANDS PANAMA CENTRAL AMERICA

My last week in El Salvador

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picture courtesy of Missionary Kristal Holtzclaw

picture courtesy of Missionary Kristal Holtzclaw

We had an awesome week with staff, interns and the World Warriors doing programs in the town and a "Vigilia" all night prayer meeting with hundreds of Salvadorians. We also did ministry in the mountains in the clouds.

Sonsonate, El Salvador

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Today, Tuesday, the World Warrior's are joining up with the interns to work in Sonsonate, El Salvador, on the western side of the country to help train local castle teams and we will be doing street ministry till Sunday the 27th. On Tuesday June 29th, I will be heading to Lafayette, La.

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Photo by Kristal Holtzclaw of woman's conference

My sister

The Crossroad's team!

Up the mountain

The Crossroads team has left and ...

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... this next week i will be going out visiting the incoming teams and helping train them. Most of the interns here are assigned to incoming teams except for a couple of us because they have teams coming later. The next week we do this thing called an 'intern bus' and we will go to churches and train some of the leaders to do programs and then go out and do them with them.
Having our Crossroads team here was fun. The best part was this womens service we had for some of the women from the church it was so cool.
i just moved into the intern dorm last night in the rain haha. Today was good. We trained then went swimming in the pool and ate mangos from the tree on the grounds. That was the first bit of fruit i've gotten so far. I want more!

Nueva Esperanza, El Salvador

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Pictures taken by Missionary Lisa Sears http://www.recklessfaith.org

Made it!

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Made it to El Salvador & where's the first place we eat? Wendy's ... Frosty & fries, yummm!

El Salvador here we come!

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GOING TO EL SALVADOR FOR 24 DAYS!

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Im blessed to be able to go with Crossroads on a Missions trip to Kings Castle in San Salvador, El Salvador. I will be extending my stay a few weeks to participate in an internship there. I will be working on a team which will be doing evangelism and training other Castle teams at local church. This has been an unexpected opportunity for me. God is full of surprises!

This is the campground where Ill be staying

The campground is on a crater lake called Lake Ilopango

These are the awesome leaders that we will be working with (NOT including my mom ;-))

Kings Castle logo
http://www.kingscastle.org/

East Coast Tour

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Our team of 7 flew from Romania into Indy to meet up with the rest of the East Coast Tour group that came from Lafayette. Our next stops are Baltimore and Bensalem, Pa. were will will be doing Sidewalk Sunday Schools, community outreaches and youth services. We will be starting our way back home on Saturday May the 6 and arriving on the 8. Pray for us! You can find more info on the East Coast Tour on facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=100000872870068&ref=ts

Each picture say a 1,000 words

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1/2

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Pastor Shawn Marcell reported today
"We were able to get 8 people home today... well they are in transit. The other half leave on Tuesday and i leave on Wednesday. Today the team hit the streets to pick up trash in the city in honor of earth day. The students had the opportunity to meet the major of the city we are in and team member, Erin Thompson, was interviewed by the media."

Not leaving till Tues April 27 but until then.....

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"We got to see God in action today. We held a get together at the house we are staying and invited as many English speaking Romanians as we could. We had a great turn out. We made connections with some people and had great conversations. You're so right God is not surprised. he has us where he wants us we are only to listen to Him. The people here are all craving something and we can be that light..... its been amazing." Erin Thompson

We made it on the news..... we are practically famous!

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http://fwix.com/lafayette/share/a1adc84d55/local_missionaries_stranded_in_europe

Watch the video!

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100418/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_iceland_volcano_136

and

http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/03/21/volcano-erupts-iceland/?slide=4

Not coming home!

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I would have been home tomorrow, then quickly washed clothes and then left on the MC East Coast Tour on Monday but because of the delays in Romania I will be coming home later than expected. Instead, I will be flying straight from Romania to Detroit, Michigan where I will meet up with the MC East Coast Team. This makes my arrival back to Lafayette some time early May. Fun times!

Lufthansa says....

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No Lufthansa flights worldwide on Saturday, April 17th

Please read the latest updates on the flight status here on this page.

Like all other airlines, Lufthansa must comply with directives issued by ministries and air traffic control. Many European airports have closed. In Germany, the airports in Berlin, Bremen, Cologne, Dortmund, Dresden, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Hof, Leipzig, Munich, Muenster/Osnabrueck, Nuremberg and Stuttgart have shut down. All arrivals at and departures from these airports have been cancelled until further notice.

As the German aviation authority (DFS) has closed German airspace until Sunday, April 18, 2am local time, Lufthansa has cancelled all flights worldwide scheduled for Saturday, April 17th. Passengers whose flights have been cancelled are kindly asked not to travel to the airport.

Passengers can keep up-to-date with the status of their flights via:

Arrival & Departure

For code share flights operated by a partner airline, please check with your operating carrier. These flights have the following flight numbers: LH1400 - LH1729, LH1910 - LH2629 or LH5050 - LH9999. If you are not sure if your flight is operated by a partner airline, please refer to your booking confirmation.

Passengers travelling within Germany can switch to a journey by rail with Deutsche Bahn, if their flights have to be cancelled. For that purpose, they must exchange their electronic ticket (etix) for a travel voucher at a Lufthansa check-in machine at the airport. Alternatively passenger can buy a Deutschen Bahn AG rail ticket. In this case the flight ticket price can later be refunded*.

Passengers whose flights have been cancelled will be rebooked in the same booking class free of charge on other flights (which must be flown by 31 May) subject to availability. Alternatively, if they wish to cancel their ticket, they will receive a refund. The change in booking must take place no later than three weeks after the original flight.
Further information is available from the Lufthansa Service Center or out of Germany toll free under 0800 8 50 60 70. Due to the exceptional circumstances, customers may face longer than normal waiting times.

At present it is not possible to predict how the air traffic situation in Europe will progress. Lufthansa is keeping a close eye on developments and is in constant contact with the relevant ministries, aviation authorities, meteorological services and airports.

* non-flown tickets will be fully refunded. Partly flown tickets will be refunded pro-rata

Flights Canceled due to Iceland Volcanic Eruption and Its Ash

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It seems like our flight will be canceled due to the massive ash cloud that is slowly moving across Europe due to the volcano that erupted this week in Iceland.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE63F1UQ.htm

Posted by Nichole on Tuesday, April 13, 2010

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Mission-Romania II

The last few days have been very full with ministry!

Micro Kids went very well. It was so good to be ministering to the children. They were so excited.

We have continued to do work on the home for abused women that we are opening. The house looks amazing.
We ministered in two church services (Pastor Gigi's and Pastor Mihaj's church). God truly moved during the services. There were deep times of worship and prayer. The church is alive and well, but struggling here. So we encouraged them and saw many people set free and delivered. We also met with each Pastor and their families for many hours speaking encouragement to them.
Today we are going to some of the poorest homes in this area and delivering food and preaching the Gospel and praying for the families.

Tonight we will be doing training with the leadership team of the church here.

And tomorrow we head to another city to do evangelism and preach in the church there.

The Romanian team has been wonderful organizing things for us and also in ministering right along side of us.
But this morning one of our team members was hit by a car (a hit and run). She appears o.k.....but we are awaiting her x-rays to see if her legs are broken. So please pray for her. The man who hit her has been caught.

Sunday

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Today was really good. We went to a service this morning and Pastor Shawn spoke and tonight we did a service at another church. They were both really good. Tonight we did two dramas and Pastor Shawn had Erin, Stephanie, Gammon and me speak. Sarah did the song she wrote too.
I also did Liz's engagement pictures today. i think they came out cute. It was so fun! They are soo cute together!

Crosstown meets Romania

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Today we did Crosstown (Micro Kids Programs) in at 3 different locations in the cities of Targoviste and Doicesti. It was crazy! We went to some of the poorest parts of town. It was so good though and so much fun. I got some really good pictures!

during the last 2 days...

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... was spent in a home filled with girls that have been rescued from sex trafficking.
The stories are tragic. The scars, both physical and emotional, are quite evident.

Tomorrow will be spent doing construction on the home we are opening for women and children who have been abused or abandoned by their husband.

Details

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- helping opening a home for women and children who are victims of domestic violence or abandonment. this is needed b/c lots of abuse exists and there no place to leave the situation behind and start over in safety. In other words, no place for them to heal. A missions organization Crosstraining International started by Pastors Sahwn & Nichol Marcell a non-profit missions organization which they started back in 2002 heads up this home. We will be working along side a Romaninian woman of God, Nici, who is the hands, feet, and heart of that ministry home.

-visiting girls coming out of sex trafficking that our being housed in a transitional home. And we look forward to seeing what God will have us do in this great need.

-encouraging the members of the church Pastors Shawn and Nichol started in Romania

-working in Gypsy villages

-street evangelism

-preaching the Gospel

-being the Gospel

One more sleep until Romania!

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Driving to New Orleans tomorrow at 7:30 am to take our plane to D.C., Munich and finally arriving to Bucharest, Romania on Tuesday. Once we land in Romania we will be picked up by a local pastor and his team to drive approx 2 1/2 hours Northeast of capital, Bucharest, towards the mountains to the city of Targoviste. There we will be ministering in churches, the city, villages and doing some construction work. Im very excited about the opportunity to helping in the beginning stages of launching a girls home in that area and also working with an new women's shelter.

Africa was too wonderful for words.....

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Just a few

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On the plane headed home

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Pastor Shawn Marcell wrote on his blog.......

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First time to Internet, We are in Nairobi and had one of the most amazing trips of our lives. We look forward to seeing everyone soon! We will be in the slums today and it is one of the more dangerous areas around. Please continue to keep us in prayer. God bless

LAST DAY

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Mrs Nichole Marcell updates:
The team will be starting their journey back to Lafayette tomorrow, Tuesday, at about 2pm our time. They have had the time of their lives. Last night which was 3am their time, I text them the Saints game updates. They stayed up and celebrated with the Masai as the Saints WON!!!! WHO DAT!!!
But they still have another day of powerful ministry ahead. And they need our prayers:
Text from Mike (my brother-in-law): Made it to Nairobi safe, sleeping under mosquito nets, going to orphanages tomorrow....has been demon possession there.

African Safari Breakdown!

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...............possible scenario.......

Update from Africa Team at 12am Sunday their time: "Long day of safari. We
broke down. Had to work on truck with lions 100 yards away. Made it
back safe. ......" Then he proceeded to tell me to text them with
SAINTS game points every quarter even though it will be in the early
morning hours over there.....he said "If ...we are gonna be awakened by hyenas anyway we can be awakened for SAINT updates".

Day 10

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Update
Another day filled with reaching the unreached. Went souvenir shopping. Safari tomorrow......
Mrs. Marigold, the missionary we are working with there, our team is like the "pioneer" team. We are going into unreached territory to bring the Good News of the Gospel and see people come to Jesus. There is another team following us that will be going to these places to pray and appoint pastors in the villages we have gone to so that discipleship continues and works for the Lord like churches or outreaches are established. Let's continue to pray that our team will bring light into dark areas.
The picture on this post is Mike and Marigold Cheshier, the couple hosting our team. Let's continue to pray for them as well.

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Text from Africa: Today we went way out into the bush about 2 hrs deeper than ever before, some never seeing white people, 130+ salvations...One medical team arrived at a village where we were and the chief turned them away saying "no need to come here, Jesus just came to our village and we have been healed" (From Pastor Shawn Marcell)

Pastor Shawn Marcell wrote on his blog.......

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Posting from Pastor Shawn Marcell:

Africa is amazing. Words cannot express it. Everyone is healthy and doing great. Last night we hunted wilder beast and zebra. And a lion killed a wilder beast right outside of camp last night. Monkies run around us on the fence. And today we went to a school and ministered to over 600 people. Almost all responded to Christ. We also went to Masai villages. Their houses are made of manure and hay and sticks. The children were very skinny (like you see on t.v.). We ministered and prayed with them as well. We also prayed for healing for many many. Tomorrow, myself, and a few of the guys will be walking 3-4 miles cutting through the Bush to minister. Please keep us all in prayer. It's incredible. You can feel the Spirit of God here tremendously. All you have to depend on here is God.

The Team!

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Sunday 1/17

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Word from Africa team: First day complete, was amazing. Camp set up and all is well. We are in our tent for the night, can hear animals and insects everywhere...hope the fires hold...LOL (NM)

Masai Tribe

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"Africa team made it through customs at about 11pm our time last night----8am their time and were getting ready to take a 5 hour ride to the Masai Mara Bush to begin their day. Pray for them to get over "jet-lag" quickly" NM

In Kenya!

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First text as the plane landed...."we touched down----who won the game?"

Kenya

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"We are at the airport in London right now. We spent the day touring downtown London, now we are all tired and ready for the next flight to Nairobi Kenya!!!" SM

On My Way to London!

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The plane is legit! Has over 300 movies, 200 tv shows, your own remote and electrical plugs.

In the air!

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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AND THE DREAM BEGINS....

Lafayette/Houston/London/Nairobi

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LIFT OFF

Tommorrow!

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Doing my last minute shopping and packing. CRAZY!

http://firewind.org/water/default.asp?T=503705&DID=1200

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This is the newsletter of the missionaries we will be working with.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7pu3q4RVPE

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Leaving Friday for Kenya

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Thanks for making this trip possible for me! Im so excited! 16 us will be leaving this Friday Jan. 15 and will have a layover in London. We get to go around town before taking our connecting flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Ill keep you posted on my adventures for Jesus!

Our latest family picutre

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Well it has been crazy busy since Guatemala so I'm just now getting to sit down and write a little. It was such and eye opening experience. At first it was a bit overwhelming. I just started thinking how is me being here going to even make a drop in the bucket and not just here but all the children all over the world who are abandoned, abused, left alone. So I was determined to pour everything I had for the week into some of these kids lives. Because if one life was changed, encouraged, impacted then it was worth it. I tried to love on as many kids as i could but I mainly spent a lot of time with a group of teenage girls. I was able to talk to them a lot because of the Spanish i know. It was a little rough but they spoke a lot of English and helped me out. One night we went to the teenage girls house and had make over time so we cut their hair and did their makeup. Then another night it was one of the girls birthday so we surprised her with brownies, balloons, and a present. We were able to have fun with them goof around and they became comfortable enough with us to open up about their lives. So we were able to challenge them to draw close God and give them Godly advice about different things. It was so much fun being there with those kids. I can't wait to go back one day. I pray that the seed that was sown will reap a good harvest.
One night we got to sit at Mr. Mike Clarks house and have him speak to us. He told us the story of how him and Mrs. Dottie got to Guatemala. They are some of the greatest people i have ever met. I sat there in tears the whole time he was talking to us. He brought in some of the girls that lived there and they told us their testimonies. These girls had some of the worst things you could ever imagine happen to them. I was trying so hard to keep myself from just weeping from the stories of the pure horror of things that happened to them. Then they would tell us how coming to Casa Alleluya changed their lives. Now they are women of God helping these other children see Gods love for them. What Mr. Mike and Mr. Dottie are doing there in Guatemala is so amazing. I am just honored and privileged that i got to be a part of the great work God is doing there with the Clarks.

HELLO Guatemala!

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Around Antigua, Guatemala

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kids and more kids

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I thought i'd spend most of my time with the babies but instead i spent it with the teenagers and middle age kids

At Casa Aleluya

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The kids at Casa Aleluya live, eat and go to school on the premisses.

Just landed on US soil!

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Many stories to tell and pictures to share! soon to come!

Casa Aleluya says.......

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The Latest Entry
17 Nov 09 « previous |
view journal entry calendar
The team from Crossroads innLafayette, La arrived and will be helping Dottie in the Christmas and clothing areas. Also Duke & Tommy came in and will finish the parking area for David. I cannot remember a time where we have had so many visitors so late in the year but it is nice.........

http://www.casaontherock.org/newsandevents/mikesjournal/index.asp?JD=11/17/2009

Team Guat is headed south!

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We left my apartment at 3:30 AM headed to Houston to catch the plane to Guatemala with this group of students. Only God knows what He has in store for me! Thanks for keeping me in your prayers!

Spending time with my favorite kids in Lafayette....Crosstown kids!

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The BEST hair salon in town! I definitely recommend it!

Almost there!

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GUATEMALA HERE I COME!

Today I got the news that I only have $700.00 more dollars to be able to go to Guatemala and Africa! I cant believe it! God is good and faithful!
I leave tomorrow to Dallas for a 4 day trip with the Worship Team. It's been crazy busy. Sometimes I feel I just cant keep up. Im learning so much about people, God and life. Its all good!

Singing a 'New Song unto the Lord'

In the Meanwhile....

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Thanks you guys for viewing my blog.
I've been busy doing photo shoots and tending to my responsibilities of the discipleship program I am in this year. So you can imagine how busy I've been!
This week we are in Mobile, Alabama helping with a House of Horrors. It's been great fun. I have great pics! I'll post them here soon. God is doing great things!
Wanted to let you guys know that my trip to Guatemala is right around the corner. It's going to be great! As of today $1300.00 has come in for my missions trips. Africa is in January! Thanks you guys for helping me make it there. I am blessed knowing that you believe in me and that God can and will use me. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

In the beginning

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Dear friends,
I can remember how i would sit in my 1st grade class as my teacher, Sister Juanita Green, would tell us vivid stories of her mission journeys to the Massai tribe in Africa. I distinctly remember saying “I want to go there one day.” I did not think that 16 yrs later and I finally have the opportunity to do so!
This year I have committed myself to the discipleship-training program at Crossroads Church in Lafayette La. As part of my training I get the opportunity to fulfill my childhood dream of going and ministering to the Massai tribes of Kenya and an additional opportunity to go to work at an orphanage in Guatemala called Casa de Ninos Alellua. As you know, I have always had a passion for ministering to children,so this will be a wonderful experience for me!
The combined trips are $3,300. Departure dates are November 16, 2009 to Guatemala and January 18, 2010 to Kenya.
Would you please consider partnering with me in these endeavors?
Your tax-deductable contribution should be made out to Crossroads Church
150 Verona Dr Lafayette, LA 70507-6402 with Ana Treuil/Missions in the memo line.
Check this blog often to see how my trips are going and ,of course, many pictures
Thanks so much for your concern and consideration!
Ana Cristina Treuil