Hey guys J 

     So the transit team met at the conference which started on the July 15. We stayed at Hotel Selene in Pomezia and there were about 300 people on the conference, so we got the chance to meet a lot of Christian people. The whole conference was built up by worship, preaching and seminars every day. The seminars were really good for us to get ready and trained for our outreaches further on.

     On our free times we could go swimming outside, play cards or just talk to people.
On the conference we had an outreach day which was in Rome. Everybody would go together on a bus and the first thing we did when we got there was to eat, we all need food in our lives hehe J Then we just walked around in Rome, talking to people, praying for them and just showing our love and interest in their lives. We also did some sightseeing and saw the amazing Coliseum and the beautiful Vatican. It took us about 25 minutes to walk to the Vatican, so we got pretty tired after that. There was this girl working at an ice cream store and she was a Christian, but she needed a place to go and meet other Christians, because she had only been living in Italy for 2-3 months, so we got the chance to give her a card, which showed her a church close to where she was. So just things like that can make a total difference in people’s lives.

Blessings from MJ <3

                      Hello!! Welcome to Transit Team 7 

                                       (God’s favorite number)

First off, I’d like to introduce you to our team.

Our team leader is Mpumi M. 24, from South Africa.  English is his 5^th language - Holy buckets!! This is second time touring Europe with a Transit team from OM.  Last year he was with team 5 http://www.transitteam5.blogspot.co.uk/ but he has been serving with Operation Mobilization for 5 years now.  He is very enthusiastic about life and God and likes to keep us in check. 

My name is Caitie, 23, and I’m from Wisconsin in the US.  Photography is one of my passions and thus will be the photographer of our team.  I have been chosen to be the assistant team leader and will be helping Mpumi lead the team on our journey together. 

MJ comes from the small country of Faroe Islands (it’s between Iceland and Norway if you didn’t know) and speaks 3 languages (Faroenese, Danish, and English).   MJ is the classy, outgoing one of the group.  She loves to sing (which will be an absolute asset to our team on various missions) and is always smiling having a good time. 

JungEun, 39, is the oldest in our group, but we love the knowledge and experience she brings to our group.  English is her second language and just learned it at the end of last year, so she is still learning (but aren't we all in some respect).  She was one of the assistant pastors at her local church in South Korea until last September when she started working with OM. 

Rory is 19, but will soon turn 20 in a few weeks. He comes from Northern Ireland (not Ireland…NORTHERN Ireland – big difference according to him).   He has been searching for God’s leading in his life the past few years and this 5 month mission throughout Europe is definitely a great stepping stone to find his calling (I think we are all hoping this trip will bring clarity to God’s calling in our lives).   Rory brings tons of energy and fun into our team. 

Last but not least is Grace, the youngest in our small group at 18.  She comes from Washington (not DC) in the United States.  The world is her oyster.  Even though none of us have ever really done this before (Mpumi aside) she brings a new, fresh, and excited take on everything we do and experience that is different that is different than anyone else on the team.  But being in a large group (we have 11 people total with both transit teams) is nothing new to her as she has 10 siblings back home!

That’s our team!  We just recently went to Rome (well actually a small town near it) for an OM conference “Transform” with hundreds of other people, most of whom were also going on a mission somewhere.  The entire conference had a mission minded emphasis.  It was a great experience and such a great way to build us up and get us pumped up to go on these missions and bring God’s name everywhere! Yesterday (Saturday, the 20^th) we all split into our respective groups and headed out to our next destination, which for us is Kirkoswald, England. 

As it is right now, our mission journey is as follows (if you are curious where we will be headed):

July 20^th – August 4^th: Kirkoswald, England

August 4^th – August 15^th: Quinta at the OM Lifehope center for training as a large group (teams 6 &7)

August 15^th – August 27^th: Sweden

September 1^st – September 29^th: Croatia

September 30^th – October 6^th: Italy for more training and debriefing as a large group.

October 6^th – October 19^th: Romania

October 19^th – November 1^st: Poland

November 1^st  – November 15^th:  Denmark

November 15^th – December 6^th: Switzerland

December 6^th – December 13^th: Germany

December 13^th – December 18^th: England for our final debrief as a team.

We hope you continue to follow us on our journey and support us along the way through prayer.