LUCAS BURTON

To my family and friends, my brothers and sisters in Christ, Whenever I return home from a mission trip, I can't help but think of the opening lines of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. Allow me to begin by borrowing his words. "Lucas, a servant of Christ Jesus. To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are across Canada and beyond. Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for

Believe it or not, I just finished my seventh week in Romania and am eager to update you on everything the Lord is doing. Those of you who have been following my blog know that we just we’ve been in a marathon of summer camps, but there’s more to share. So let’s get to it. After settling into my new home at the Home of Hope, week two gave the me chance to spend time with the kids here and get my bearings by traveling around the city. After my first attempt to call a taxi ende

We stand in awe of all the Lord accomplished over the past week. Praise him for his faithfulness to answer prayer and draw the lives of many youth to himself! Please join us in praying that these youth would continue to To God be the glory! For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory,may

We continue to be astounded by the overwhelming faithfulness of the Lord in calling the youth in this camp to the salvation and life found in him! The video below will give you a glimpse of our third and fourth day of camp. Please join us in continuing to ask the Lord for more as we step into our final day of camp tomorrow. Also pray for those youth who have already surrendered their life to Christ this week. May that be filled with a growing hunger for God's Word and the min

We rejoice in all that the Lord has done so far in the youth camp! Here's a glimpse of day 2. #romania #missions

Having barely caught my breath after a week outreach in one of Braila's gypsy communities, I find myself a few hours outside of the city for another week of camp. This time I'm joined by a fresh group of Canadians and some fifty Romanian youth. The focus of our week is our battle against sin in teaching series we've called "The Fight of Your Life." After arriving to the camp grounds this afternoon we enjoyed some outdoor games before beginning our first session in Psalm 51. P

On our final day of this week's outreach we had an unexpected opportunity to return to the gypsy community. Here's a look at what God did today! #romania #missions

Here's to all the Lord is continuing to do in Romania! #romania #missions

There's a good reason I've gone radio-silent for the past several days! Last week, things became far busier here as we prepared to launch a summer youth group and welcome 12 more Canadians for a short-term mission trip. We've spent the past two mornings on serving projects and home evangelism in Macin, and our evenings are devoted to supporting the church in Braila as they reach out to a nearby gypsy community. I plan to post a detailed update early next week when I have a ch

It’s been just over one week since two planes and long car ride brought me to Braila, Romania—my new home for the summer. Here’s a look of how God has been at work thus far. Settling In After moving into the Home of Hope and getting my head around local transportation and grocery shopping in a foreign language (thank God for Google translate), I’m starting to feel settled in Brăila. With daily temperatures climbing to 36 degrees celsius, it’s taken some time to adjust to the

I'm learning that there is great power in praying God's Word over our lives and all that we do. For that reason, I would love if you would join me in praying these things for the church in Braila. That the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, would equip us with everything good that we may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ to whom

In just a few short hours I'm boarding a plane (actually a series of planes and then a long car ride) bound for Braila, Romania. For the next 8 weeks, I'll be living in an orphanage and working with youth at a local church in this city. In a word, the focus of this mission trip is discipleship--to help establish a regular pattern of spiritual multiplication in which people are being raised up as disciples of Jesus Christ who makes disciples of Jesus Christ. “I have received