Annual Report 2012 by Mission Without Borders International

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Adventure of Mission with Christ The Adventure of Mission with Christ is the theme that keeps coming back to me as I think and pray about the work of Mission Without Borders. As you read the story of our work, I hope you will also feel part of that amazing adventure.

all of whom understand the importance of reaching people for Christ.

Our Field countries are also very different in terms of needs and opportunities, and like the parable of the soils – some are very fertile ground in which to work, while others face much opposition to any Christian work. But even where the soil is fertile, there is still an Shortly after my appointment as President in June urgency to do the work while the opportunity exists, 2011, I visited each of the countries in Eastern Europe before conditions change and opposition grows. where we work: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, (for simplicity, So to pick up one example, our Jubilee Project to disI refer to them collectively here as the “Field”). It is tribute one million Bibles has had an immense impact, impossible to overstate the debt the Mission owes to and even more than expected has opened doors to the faith and dedication of our Field workers. many new church contacts. Amazingly we have now been able to reach 100% of our target for Albania, A common thread and complaint running through all Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Moldova, 74% the Field countries is the crippling effect of corrupfor Romania and 63% completed for Ukraine. We can tion. It emphasises how important and efficient the now realistically look forward to reaching our goal by Mission’s approach is in ensuring the impact of our 2013 while the door remains open. funds. We often see governments and other agencies pumping development funds into the highest levels of I firmly believe in our vision: Reaching People for a country’s infrastructure, but too often the reality is Christ. I also believe that the way in which we go that funds get syphoned off, so that very little trickles about achieving that vision is the best way of working: down to the people at the bottom. By contrast, our seeing our beneficiaries, the poor and oppressed, as way of working ensures that help is targeted effectively people made in the image of God, and that any help and efficiently through our dedicated workers directly offered to them should meet their spiritual, educatioto the people who need it most. nal, emotional and material needs, that they should be led to self-sustainability and self-sufficiency spiritually All the Field countries also suffer from very high and materially (not continually dependent on us), unemployment (much worse than official statistics of- all that we undertake should have a high impact, as ten imply) and high levels of deprivation. And in each good stewards of the funds we are entrusted with, country, I was very impressed with the way in which our help must be offered irrespective of anyone’s religimaterial and spiritual are interwoven by our workers, ous or ethnic background.

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OVE R VIE W/ C O N T E N T: A key element in our distinctive work of mission is “indigenisation” - investing in and building up local people to do the work of the Mission, and facilitating the development of the Local Church. In other words, our goal should not simply be to do the work for others and build up our own profile, but to ‘tread lightly on the Field’, to work in such a way as to build local capacity so that we are seen and needed less and less. So looking ahead, I hope we can commit ourselves again to the adventure of mission with Christ which our vision implies. That calls not only for courage, but a willingness to trust Christ and sometimes take risks as we follow and trust in Him (see Matthew 14:2233). The following pages give a picture of some of the tremendous work Mission Without Borders has been able to do over the past year. As you read it I hope you will be inspired, and I hope you will also remember it truly is a work where the contribution of everyone is important - supporters, volunteers, staff and trustees all play an essential part. I feel it a great privilege to be part of such an amazing team.

Harry Graham President May 2012

The President’s Message

• • • Child Rescue International* • • • • • • Family to Family* • • • • Bible Correspondence Course • • • • • • Bible Project • • • • • • Children’s Camps Christian 5 Days Club • • • • Christian Media • • • • • Christian Theatre/Puppet Ministry • • • Christian Training and Seminars Clubs for the Handicapped • DreamBus • • • • • Emergency Aid • • • • • • Evangelistic Campaigns • • • • • Families in Crisis • • • LifeSkills-Emotional Support Curriculum • • • LifeSkills-Practical/Excursions MicroEnterprise • • • • MotherCare • • • • • • Operation Christmas Love • • • • • • Operation Winter Rescue • • • • • Scholarships • • • • • • Seeds of Hope • • • • • • Soup Kitchens • • StreetMercy • • • • Vocational/Educational • • • • • • Gifts in Kind • • • • • • Special Projects 2011 Facts and Figures *The children and families that are enrolled/helped by Mission Without Borders’ CRI and F2F programs partake of various goods and services rendered them through its five projects: Health and Nutrition, Christian Input, Emotional Support, Bible Correspondence Course and Urgent Needs. Utilizing an holistic approach, MWB addresses and meets the beneficiaries’ most basic needs- among them spiritual, emotional, educational and material. These five projects are carried out by MWB colleagues, working in partnership with faithful volunteers and the local church body.

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Philosophy of Ministry Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Moldova Romania Ukraine Affiliate Country Information

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F2F CHILD RESCUE INTERNATIONAL

The discoveries of systematic abuses in the Romanian orphanages during the late 1980s under Ceaucescu’s Communistic regime resulted in the creation of Child Rescue International (CRI). Since that time, the CRI program-supported by sponsorships- has been replicated in other field countries such as Moldova and Ukraine. Since the program started more than 20 years ago, more than 1 million institutionalized children have benefited from the many activities implemented. The CRI program aims at meeting the children’s SEEM needs (spiritual, emotional, educational and material) through its five core sub-projects: Health and Nutrition, Emotional Support, Christian Input, Bible Correspondence Course and Urgent Needs. In addition to these, the children and the institutions in which they reside have benefited from timely assistance in the form of Gifts-in-Kind deliveries, purchases and visits by sponsors.

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Last year, Moldova underwent deep economic and political crises. People around the country are tired of political debates that end with no results and of the harsh life that they endure during these hard times. According to national statistics, the children in Moldova represent 33% of the extremely poor population, while they comprise 30% of the total population of a little over four million people. Eighty percent of these children live in the rural areas. Of the 44% of poor families having children up to age seven, there is no book, while 50% of them have no toy for their children.

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Even under these unpredictable situations, Mission Without Borders continue to provide assistance to children in Child Rescue International (CRI) Homes as they are the most-affected by all these circumstances.

MWB carries out the CRI program, aiming to support the children by providing spiritual, emotional, educational and material assistance. Through the CRI program, 5,786 Moldovan children are supported by MWB to cope with their daily needs and problems, while at the same time, offering hope for a better future. In Moldova, the summer camp project offered to 1104 children unique and unforgettable moments that will last for a lifetime in the children’s memories. 686 children benefited from Urgent Needs actions. 5413 children enjoyed participating in Emotional Support lessons. 1693 children corresponded through mailing with the Bible Correspondence Course staff. A number of 1109 children benefited from the Bible lessons and special activities especially organized for them.

As part of the CRI program, children in institutions are offered medical support and services as such things are very expensive. This year, MWB Moldova paid for the surgeries of eighteen children, which led to the overall improvements of their lives. In addition, one hundred and fifty-nine children received eye-glasses and as a result, now enjoy full sight and are able to see the beauty around them. MWB also provides these Children’s institutions with much-needed assistance in the form of gifts-in-kind that are delivered throughout the year. These useful items include blankets, clothes, shoes, hygiene items, furniture and the most-needed items that aid in improving the living conditions and contribute towards their spiritual, emotional and educational well-being.

Mrs. Ana Nimerenco, the director of the Children’s Homes in Popeasca, relates: “We are very grateful for our working partnership with Mission Without Borders’ for the sake of the children. I am so thankful to God for showing us His kindness through MWB. Sometimes I wonder how we would manage with all these daily challenges without Mission Without Borders’ support. Our children enjoy the activities that are especially arranged for them. There were days when I worry my brains out as to how to handle a situation or a challenge. As often is the case, it was enough just to call MWB and they arranged everything. Nowadays when our budget is drastically reduced because of the economic crisis that affects the whole country and world, we managed to offer our

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he Children’s Lives! children the necessary food, hygiene care, clothes, shoes, books and school supplies and everything else, only because of the support from Mission Without Borders. The children are eagerly waiting to meet their sponsors, when they visit us. They also ask MWB’s coordinator about their sponsors and are extremely happy when they receive personal presents from their friends. Through the help provided by MWB, we were also enabled to celebrate the children’s birthdays, Christmas and the Easter holidays together. They always come with good performances and presents for our charges. We highly appreciate MWB’s support to our children and the Home.”

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FAMILY TO FAMILY Utilizing a holistic approach, the Family to Family (F2F) program aims to meet the various needs of poverty-stricken families of Eastern Europe. Similar to the CRI program, F2F offers families both acute and long-term assistance through its five projects, which include: Health and Nutrition, Emotional Support, Christian Input, Bible Correspondence Course and Urgent Needs. MWBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinators in our field countries minister to the specific familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs and situation, walking together with them, so that

In February 2001, when Mission Without Borders enrolled the Jaupi family from Albania into the Family-to-Family (F2F) program, we noticed at first their unsuitable living environment: they lived on the ground floor; the apartment with two small bedrooms was too old and there was humidity everywhere. Soon after the enrollment, we noticed that the living conditions were the smallest problems this family struggled with. The social and emotional states of the family members were far worse. ALBANIA

The head of this family, Gezim, had alcoholic dependency problem; he used violence in the family and was characterized by parental neglect and apathy. The three children

they themselves may start the process towards selfsufficiency. This program is implemented with the multi-faceted support from our dedicated sponsors, affiliate and field staffs, the Local Churches and volunteers.

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were at risk of abandoning school altogether due to the difficult economic situation of both parents being unemployed. In addition, all three suffered from asthma. The mother, Flutura, had suffered from years of depression but she was the only one who carried the responsibility and burden of the household on her shoulders. Our ministry with this family was concentrated in three main directions: to enable Gezim to reduce his alcoholic dependency and to try to convince him to become more responsible and to look for a job; to support the children with their education and health issues and to encourage the family to attend one of the local churches. Sharing the Good News of the Lord

Jesus Christ with them was also a key motivation, as we endeavored to point them to the hope in which they could rise above their misery. During the five challenging and difficult years in working with this family, Gezim did manage to reduce his intake of alcohol, although he did not quit drinking. We helped Flutura to find a job as a housecleaner. She is a very responsible and trustworthy person. Getting out of the house, meeting other people, sharing with other women in the church and earning some money, has all contributed towards helping her gain selfesteem and significance in her role in the family. The children regularly attend school; the older daughter, Ermira, was a regular member of the local

church. She finished high school and is now married. She has since migrated to Italy, hoping to find a better life there. The second daughter, Silvi, received her training to be a professional hairdresser through our Scholarships project, but not only that, she is also studying psychology at the university. She is working on her own, using the professional tools that the Mission provided to her. Now, she is a hardworking girl, also contributing to the well-being of her family. The son, Roarb, goes to high school and has plans to go on to university to study as well. Although there are still challenges to tackle in the Jaupi family, they are on their way towards self-sufficiency. Their incremental improvements and overall development provide much hope for the future.

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BIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE Our popular Bible Correspondence Courses invite children and adults to learn about Jesus, Christian ethics and morals through the reading and answering of especially-tailored curricula through correspondence with MWB’s trained leaders and staff. As participants progress in the studies, the level of difficulty also increases. Children and adults appreciate the appealing illustrations and topics that are dealt with and that resonate with their lives. Upon completion of a curriculum, participants receive diplomas and graduation gifts. Whenever possible, graduation parties are held for all the graduates.

Reaching Children’ Mission Without Borders’ beneficiaries, including children and adults as well as other persons, often request to study God’s Word through our Bible Correspondence Course (BCC) project. The Bible Correspondence Course is a direct and efficient way of presenting Jesus Christ to MWB’s beneficiaries. By participating in these Bible courses, the beneficiaries have the possibility of learning and gaining knowledge about the Bible, Jesus Christ and God’s plan for salvation. Besides this, the participants enjoy the various contests for the best poem, the best drawing and others; the children find out many interesting things from the section called “Did You Know?” and most importantly, they take pleasure in receiving letters and the answers that are sent them through correspondence by MWB’s BCC staff and volunteers.

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From the beneficiaries’ letters we find out about their joy in corresponding with MWB, about their spiritual growth as a result of the Bible lessons they have studied, about their enthusiasm to also introduce their brothers, friends, colleagues in the BCC project. Simultaneously, MWB’s staff and volunteers provide friendship and a forum whereby the beneficiaries can share their worries, problems and joy with. Every correspondent enrolled in BCC receives birthday, Christmas and Easter cards. In Moldova, for example, once every two months, the “Children’s Joy” newspaper, which contains various stories and activities, poems created by the beneficiaries themselves, are sent out as a supplement. Upon graduating from the course, the children are awarded with a diploma and a prize. These small attentions mean a lot for the BCC participants as their emotional and spiritual states are greatly improved. The children’s testi-

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monies about the impact the Bible Correspondence Course has on their life encourage MWB’ staff and help us understand that this work is not in vain. From their letters, we find out about the changes that happen in their lives such as that concerning Alexandru Conev (11), a child from Chisinau 3 Home. When Alexandru was three years old, his father abandoned him and his family. Alexandru’s mother was ill for a long time and in 2010, she passed away. As part of the BCC project, Alexandru received his own, personal Bible. He has now graduated from the first course and is very happy that he has received the diploma and a prize. Here he shares about his experience with BCC:

“I enjoyed learning about Noah’s ark, David and Goliath and Daniel. All these lessons made me become more obedient to my teachers, more attentive during the lessons and wishful to know more about God. Due to the Bible Correspondence Course, I learnt to pray, to thank God for both good and difficult situations that I am experiencing. I miss my Mom’s compassion and I long for my father’s love, but I know that God will never leave me. I understood from the Bible lesson I recently studied that God is the orphans’ Father…so He is my Father, too. He loves me a lot. I am eager to receive the next letter with Bible lesson as I feel that these lessons help me to be strong and to rely on the Almighty God,” he expresses.

Coordinator Serghei Covalenco awards Alexandru his well-deserved BCC diploma.

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BIBLE PROJECT

Throughout 2011, Mission Without Borders in Bulgaria was able to continue its work under the Bible Jubilee Project. In partnership with local churches at over 300 locations, we were able to achieve national coverage and distribute an unprecedented quantity of free Bibles – 80 000 copies. The free Bibles were a significant material support to the local churches nationwide and served as “the seed” in their outreach ministry. They were also a valuable and appreciated resource for MWB’s ongoing programs and projects.

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Although Eastern Europeans are free to exercise their freedom of religion and no longer have to read the Bible in secrecy, thousands of people just do not have the means to purchase their very own Bible. This Bible Project is a continuation of the Bible Jubilee Project which Mission Without Borders started and executed in 2010 to celebrate its 50 th year jubilee. From the project’s inception till the current day, one million Bibles have now been provided and freely distributed to all recipients who desire to have their own, personal copy

Family-to-Family (F2F) coordinator and Krupnik Baptist Church pastor, Emil Metodiev, had the opportunity to give Bibles as a gift to the 51 families enrolled in the F2F program in Simitly region. “In my experience as a church leader and my work with the families enrolled, I have seen the negative effect of ignorance on people’s faith in God. Oppressed by poverty and desperation people naturally turn to religion. With the Bibles I received, I was able to offer them for free and thus encourage families to seek to know God by reading His Word. As our relationships deepened, people from F2F families were asking questions and were seeking advice from me. Praise the Lord for the transforming power of His Word!” Nayden Gitsov (33), Latinka Eftimova (28) and their two children Gitso (7) and Elizabeth (4) are from the town of Simitly. They were enrolled in the F2F program to benefit from the regular deliveries of material aid due to their difficult material circumstances.

of the Bible, translated into their own language. Through the Bible Project, we aim to promote the reading and accessibility

Nayden and Latinka’s family was born of a teenage love. Life went quite smooth for the young couple. Nayden worked in construction and also practiced as a tinsmith – a family trade he carried on. A foolish act brought irreversible consequences and turned Nayden’s world upside-down. After a party with friends, he got in a car driven by a person with no license. The car went off the road and fell from a bridge. One of the men died on the way to the hospital. Nayden was crippled for good. The four broken vertebrae left him paralyzed from the waist down.

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“With the damage compensation we were able to buy a home for us and our children. To me however, this home became the prison I was confined to for life. Latinka took up the whole burden of our family on her shoulders. For four years now I’ve been fully dependent on her care. I was given a handicap pension, she got a job as a seamstress, but then she was laid off due to staff reduction. We were struggling to make ends meet when you came offering light in our darkness,” Nayden shared.

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ess Before the accident, Nayden had attended meetings at the evangelical church but he wasn’t serious about his faith in God. He continued: “At first I couldn’t believe what turn my life had taken but then I got myself together and started seeking God. The Bible is always at my bedside. The reading of God’s Word saved me from the pit of misery and desperation now that my disability has robbed me of the chance to care and provide for my family. I often read aloud to Latinka and the children and

we discuss the passages together. The Word of God holds great wisdom. This is the way in which I want to raise my children and I really hope they would choose to surrender their lives in God’s hands as this is the safest place they could ever be. In this situation of ours, we couldn’t afford to buy the Bible even if we wanted to. Thank you for providing it for us. As I am unable to go to church or meet with Christians regularly, being able to fellowship with the Word every day at home means the world to me.”

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A Life Changed at S Anisa Korra (11) lives only a few kilometers from the sea, but she has never seen it till the summer of 2011. Her childhood was slipping away amidst the poverty of her small village where she lives with her family. It was a big dream for her to go to the sea, to listen to the waves break on the shore, to make sandcastles and to collect shells. Her honest and genuine dreams were very touching, as are her parents’ efforts to face the brutality of everyday life with dignity. Through Anisa’s words, we can better understand the condition her family is in: ALBANIA

Thousands of children in Eastern Europe do not have the opportunity go on vacation during the summertime. For most of them, summertime is just like any other time. Mission Without Borders has been providing opportunities for thousands of disadvantaged children to go to Christian camps, both in the summer and other time of the year. Here they make new friends, participate in various recreational activities, enjoy delicious meals and learn about Jesus. The lives of these children have been indelibly changed for the better as they return to their homes and share with others about the wonderful experiences they had

“I hardly ever see my Dad. He goes out early in the morning and gets back late in the evening. When I stay awake to wait, he is always tired and sad. He often gets angry because he can’t provide food or clothing for us. Mum often gets into debt in buying food from the village shops; I feel bad and at times ashamed when my parents are forced to cut from their own daily food to buy school bags, books and new clothing for us. I feel sorry when my youngest sister and my brother dress in the old clothes donated to us, like these worn-out socks. I want to change the life we have, but I can’t. I’m still very young, but I want to learn as much as I can. I want to continue high school and later, maybe go to the university. But until then, I have a lot of time. But for now, my biggest dream is to see the sea.” Anisa, together with her sister, Fabiola (10), went to the summer camp sponsored by Mission Without Borders for the first time and their dream came true. At the camp, she

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took the first steps in her personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. Anisa shared her experience with us: “It is a wonderful feeling to be here. I felt God’s loving hand from the first hours of the camp. It was a wonderful experience to feel loved and be considered important. I have made a lot of new friends, have been to the beach and finally-I learned to swim! I am having a really great time!” The greatest blessing for the children aside from the various

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activities is their spiritual growth. Anisa participated in the Bible studies, in the Bible Correspondence Course and in various camp games. At the beginning, she was a very introverted child and difficult to talk to. However, it only took a very short time before she got involved in the camp activities and made new friends. Now, she sings praises and knows many new songs such as “The Love of Jesus”, “With Jesus in the Boat” and many others. Camp experience has changed her life.

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CHRISTIAN 5 DAYS CLUBS

It is wonderful to notice how God works through this project. The Christian Input staff visits the children in the CRI Children’s Homes, the Child Recovery Homes as well as in the CRI in Community centers throughout the country. For five days in a row, the children are challenged to discover new horizons and to find answers to their questions. During 2011, Mission Without Borders in Moldova carried out seven “5 Days Clubs” with 488 children participating.

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Throughout the year in Moldova, the Christian 5 Days Clubs are arranged in various institutions for the benefit of the children residing there. The purpose of these club meetings is to meet the children’s spiritual and educational needs by introducing them to God and moral/ethical teaching that will help them to make good choices in their lives. The 5 Days Club comprises of Bible lessons, communicated through drama, as well as fun games, songs and other interesting activities for everyone. Special emphasis is also placed on the fostering of friendships between 5 Days Club team members, the children and the teachers/educators of the Homes. This week-long event is very popular among the children as it offers them fun and recreation and brings joy to their faces.

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Offering Hope for t As for Anastasia herself, she says, “I enjoyed participating in the 5 Days Club. It was amazing to find out so many interesting Bible and life stories. The most important thing for me

Each day of the Club is organized according to a specific program. During the club, the children get better-acquainted with Christian Input members; they have group and individual discussions, listen to Bible stories, watch drama and are introduced to ‘Nikita’ (the puppet). They listen to life stories (stories about heroes from Bible times as well as others), memorize Bible verses, play together, take part in various competitions and have fun. At the end of the 5 Days Club, each participant is surprised with gifts of sweets and Christian literature. During the 5 Days Club, the children experience that someone cares for and remember them, but most importantly, they feel God’s love towards them as they learn about Jesus Christ. The program is organized and specifically adapted to the children’s mental development. Anastasia Zemtova is a fourteen year old girl who studies at the Home 6 in the city of Chisinau. She is a big-hearted, peaceful and delicate girl. Her family lives under very difficult circumstances. After her mother passed away in January 2012, she was abandoned by her father. Now, Nastea, as she is affectionately called, her younger sister Vica (5) and brother, Bogdan (4), are cared for by their grandmother. “It is awful to lose a mother…Despite this, Nastea did not succumb emotionally, she didn’t withdraw into herself, but on the contrary, she strives to be full of life, to be a help to others around her and to take care of her sister and brother. Her younger siblings don’t yet know that their mom has died. They only know that she has left for someplace else. Thus, Nastea is their encouraging pillar. However, in the midst of

all of this, Nastea’s family is assisted by the Mission with deliveries of food items, clothing, shoes and hygienic articles,” Mrs. Larisa Ivanovna, the vice-director of the Chisinau 6 Home, explains.

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the Future! is that I have understood that God loves me. He is my comfort and my strong rock, in whom I find safety. I know He will give me enough strength to care for my siblings. I sense that He is with me every moment. He is faithful and will never leave me. The time I spent at the 5 Days Club was the time when I managed to strengthen my soul and find comfort for it, understanding that indeed I am not alone. I have a true Friend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jesus,â&#x20AC;? Nastea confesses. It is wonderful to notice that childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives are being renewed, that al-

though they come from dysfunctional families or shoulder many problems, they have the opportunity to understand that God loves them and that He wants to be their Father and Savior- that He offers them hope for the future.

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Radio Program Impa Some fifty years ago, the radio was a very popular form of entertainment in the Soviet Ukraine. People used to have huge radio sets and traditionally, the whole family gathered in the evenings to listen to their favourite broadcasts. Nowadays, we have TVs, computers and the internet. It seems that we have forgotten about the radio, although we still listen to it in cars and other means of transportation. Despite this fact, the radio is still very popular in the rural areas Ukraine. UKRAINE

Providing the general public accessibility to Christian radio, teaching and literature is one of the Mission’s ministry goals. Mission Without Borders offers and distributes Bibles, Christian literature and other educational material to individuals, organizations and institutions based on their needs, interests and requests. Hundreds of thousands of persons from all age categories have benefited from these deliveries. In our field country of Ukraine, millions of people daily listen to our radio programs that deal with relevant life issues as well as other interesting topics that are tailored to engage both young and older listeners alike.

The Children’s Christian radio programme, called “Seeds of Truth” receives so many letters from children who are among the many faithful listeners. Since 2005, when this project was started, its aim has been to evangelize the children living in the five Western Ukraine regions of Rivne, Volyn, Ternopil, Zhytomyr and Khmelnytsk. It is estimated that we have around four million listeners to our children’s radio program which is part of our Christian Media Project. Some time ago, Alla Slesareva, the editor responsible for the radio programmes, received a letter from a boy who wrote that he was a regular listener to the “Seeds of Truth” radio program. His name was Vadym and he wrote that he really enjoyed every program and mentioned that he tried not to miss any of it. He wrote to her that his parents encouraged him to write a letter and thank the producers for this program. Recently, we went to meet Vadym at the school where he is a student. He was very much willing to talk to us during the recess.

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Vadym Ivanyuk (8) is a second grader at school and he lives together with his parents and grandmother in nearby Rivne. He doesn’t have any sibling but dreams of having a brother one day. The boy mentions that his favourite subjects are drawing, maths and vocational training. He is also fond of sports. He especially likes to play soccer with his friends, to swim and occasionally play basketball. The child says he also encourages his friends to listen to the Christian radio In Albania we publish a Christian newspaper called ”Si Jeni”. MWB REPORT | 2012 |

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pacts Ukrainian Children program every Friday night, where he since has been recruited as an “actor”, to do character voices. Vadym was invited to audition for the radio programmes. He tried and liked the idea very much. Since then he has participated in the recordings of three of the radio programs. The subjects of these programs deal with respecting one’s parents, laziness and procrastination and the New Testament readings for children. Vadym says he enjoys being involved in Mission Without Borders’ radio programme. One can see his enthusiasm as he talks about his so-called “job.” “I’ve managed to be successful from the very first time! The radio programmes helped me to know more about God too, though I have heard about Him earlier. I believe God hears my prayers and answers them.” Alla Slesareva, the editor, shares that she noticed how the Holy Spirit is touching the boy during the recordings, as he was a bit nervous and anxious when he was reading his words. However, the recording went without a hitch.

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The Christian Media Project not only impacts children who listen to the radio programmes, it also impacts the children who help to make these programmes possible. Vadym Ivanyuk, an avid radio listener. 17

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As if economic and social difficulties, poverty and the social tensions throughout the country were not enough, Durres and its surroundings, also suffer educationally and culturally. There is neither cinema hall, nor professional theatre nor is there a Christian bookshop. There are neither public playing grounds nor parks where children can play; most of the kids spend their free time inside the four walls of the houses, in the monotony and the stale air. There are a few private sportshalls and places of entertainment but not everyone can afford them. In rural areas like Fllaka and Sukth, the life of the children passes by within the boundaries of their imagination. ALBANIA

Communicating God’s Word and love through the use of puppets and drama is the crux of our Christian Theatre/Puppet ministry. Puppet and drama teams made up of staff members and church volunteers come together to prepare, train and refine performances to benefit audiences of all ages. Children and adults alike enjoy these popular performances at various venues, such as at summer camps, at public schools and at children’s institutions, etc. Shows such as “The Prodigal Son” and “The Important Guest,” among others, are organized during Easter and Christmas and at other special occasions/celebrations throughout the year.

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Mission Without Borders’ Christian Theatre/Puppet Ministry Project is one of the most interesting ways of providing healthy entertain to children. The Bible stories presented through these plays present the children with a message, while at the same time, teaching them ethical and moral lessons. During 2011, twenty-eight puppet shows were performed for 1060 children. The performances took place at the summer camps, at Christian and non-Christian centers for poor children, at Family-to-Family communities, at the local kindergartens, the Handicap Children’s School as well as other venues. These shows are attended not only by the children, but also by the teachers and the parents. The puppet shows provide an interesting form of education. The children see and hear the truths we want to impart, but the impact is even greater when those truths are reinforced with Christian values. The emotions the children expressed surprised and motivated us as they ranged from shyness to confidence, from silence to giggling, to shouting, to laughter and to applauses.

Aleksandra Deda, a teacher says: “This is a wonderful way to teach moral values to the children. You found the right balance between entertainment, content, message, and affection. What we see is how much the puppets can help to promote communication with and amongst the children themselves. The puppets gain and hold even the attention of children who are usually hyperactive and inattentive. These puppet shows are so important because they tackle emotional literacy and resilience and help the children create and develop positive friendships.”

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i Suela Kurti, one of MWB’s Albanian volunteers in the Christian Theatre/Puppet Ministry project shares: “Puppet theatres are very entertaining activities during which the kids build a conversation with the characters from the play. The Biblical messages are simple and not too long. A show is a great event in these children’s lives and they bring about great change. What makes it a unique spiritual experience is our dedication and passion to teach the children about Christ.”

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The Bible encourages Christians to be salt and light to this world. As God showed His kindness towards us, we have the responsibility to make known His love to the generation of young children, adolescents and young adults. To contribute towards this goal, Mission Without Borders organizes various seminars and trainings, both for staff and for our volunteers.

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Training and seminars are arranged and provided to Mission Without Borders’ co-workers, whether they are staff, volunteers or Local Church/institutional partners. Based upon various ministry and operational needs, workshops and conferences are arranged in order to increase the knowledge and competence levels of all who bring to life MWB’s vision and projects to its beneficiaries. These gatherings occur both internally and externally.

Among the seminars that MWB arranges for the volunteers are the one-day seminars, the three-day seminars and the five-day seminars. The 5 Day Seminar is mostly a period of training for the new volunteers who desire to work with children. During the seminars, the volunteers are encouraged and receive visual aid and curricula that will be helpful in teaching the Bible to children in an efficient, interactive and captivating way. To teach a Bible lesson is not an easy task. Thus, the seminars organized by MWB aim to equip the leaders in how to work with children and teenagers in the most effective way possible. Eugen Patrasco is one such person who has undergone these trainings. Eugen Patrasco is a nineteen year old young man who participated in a 5 Day Seminar. Eugen has a heart for God. “The 5 Day Seminar helped me to grow spiritually, gave me strength and confidence that God needs me in His

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work. It is important to God what I do. I praise God for offering me the opportunity to work for Him and with Him. I love children and I always had the strong desire to do something good for these kids, especially to do something for God’s glory, to be at His disposal and to be used by Him. I had some ideas about how to work with and relate to children, but after attending the 5 Day Seminar, felt a strong desire in my heart to work in children’s ministry.

Through the 5 Day Seminar, I learned how to plan a Bible lesson and I acquired experience for doing such work. I understood that children are special and some of them have

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fficient Ministry! special needs and that it is very important to make God’s Word accessible to their age and intellectual level. I now know how to prepare the visual aids for the Bible lessons. MWB helped me to start a new activity. We learned to work with the flannelograph, practiced acting/theatre and learned puppetry. Now, my friends and I visit the children in the Children’s

Homes and through gatherings at our local church. With the materials offered by MWB, we managed to produce a sketch, write songs and Bible verses on paper and we are happy. I thank God for these possibilities and for touching our hearts with the desire for working in partnership with Him for Heaven,” Eugen shared.

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GIK Helping to Restore Weekly Bible lessons, Christian fellowship, lifelong learning opportunities and material aid to the neediest are provided to 400-450 elderly members of Sofia’s handicap clubs. The Clubs for the Handicapped Project has progressed steadily- reaching out to seniors whose life was molded by the atheistic era in Bulgarian history.

HANDICAPPED This project was started in Bulgaria in 2009 to respond to the needs of handicapped persons in the Sofia area. Caring Local Church volunteers and Mission Without Borders staff minister to this target group and offer them fellowship and support. In addition, MWB seeks to build competence and contribute towards fostering dignity by also offering Computer and English courses to the beneficiaries. These are also conducted on the

In the context of our local work and the annual Operation Christmas Love (OCL) campaign, the elderly members of the handicap clubs have become MWB Bulgaria’s main volunteer workforce. Despite their health problems, they worked tirelessly and gladly in the past three packing campaigns for the sake of all who were to benefit from the annual OCL action.

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“As the news about the OCL packing spread across the Handicap clubs this year, we had many willing to join. People left glad and satisfied: ‘You’ve given so much to us and you’ve taught us to also generously give from what is in our own strength,’ were the words of one of them. The chance to be engaged in a meaningful cause restored the elderly volunteers’ sense of purpose and worth” shared Marina Ovanesyan, reflecting on the effect the volunteer experience had on the handicapped.

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Tzvetanka Ederova (85) has participated in all three OCL packing actions. She used to work as a senior accountant at the national airline company. From all the writing and the daily wear and tear of her finger joints, she got arthritis. She was entitled to receive a handicap pension. This is how she became part of the Detelina Handicap Club. Since the start of the ministry, the club members were invited to gather at “Most of the beneficiaries’ worldviews and values were form- the 1st Baptist Church hall where it was much cozier and ed by the communist regime and belong to the spirituallywarmer compared to their usual place for meetings – the corcrippled generation deprived of its faith in God. We had the ridor of a municipal community centre. unique chance to minister to members of the local Handicap clubs and have been continually encouraged by the fruits Since the death of her husband, Tsvetanka has coped on her of our ministry. Among the many that have hardened their hearts and were reluctant to give up their atheistic worldview, are also those whose ears and hearts were open to the Good News and to let the Holy Spirit change their perceptions and values. Once and again, we have been moved by the great spiritual thirst of those who have lost all hope and seek to find a new purpose to their lives in the relationship with God and the fellowship that we share,” project coordinator Marina Ovanesyan shares.

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Dignity own. She has a son who has his own family. “I thank the Lord for giving me good health apart from the twisted fingers and the joint pains. I am managing quite well and I am fine on my own. I don’t want to be a burden to my son and my daughter-in-law. I’ve come to this church for quite some time now. I enjoy the sermons very much and I leave nurtured in the Word of God. I am so glad you started teaching Bible lessons to the members of my handicap club. People usually ignore the elderly, treating us like useless dotards. At our age, having the chance to gather and be instructed in the Word of God is so precious. It is impossible to live without faith just like one cannot survive without air, or water, or food. I believe the rest appreciate

this time of Christian fellowship as much as I do. And they ought to because people like you who come to bring us hope, to help us forget our loneliness and the nearing sunset of our lives have a noble mission. You take us out of isolation and embrace us with loving attention. This has restored our dignity and has shown us we are not rejected and worthless. The chance to participate in the food parcels packing action was such a privilege. I appreciate the opportunity to spend some extra time with you, young people, and to contribute by helping you in your charitable work. The time we spend working together rejuvenates my body and soul and encourages my spirit,” Tzvetanka shared.

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DREAMBUS PROJECT

A One Day “Dream” Mission Without Borders’ “Dreambus” Project is adored by all the kids from the Children’s Homes and from those in CRI in COM communities. This project provides a unique experience to break the monotony of their everyday life. It consists of an entire day’s trip to the capital of the small country in which they live. It is an attractive outing that sometimes starts early in the morning and ends with a day full of good and exciting impressions by eveningtime. IN MOLDOVA,

In Moldova, the DreamBus Project provides unforgettable experiences to institutionalized children and those from povertystricken families by arranging excursions and outings to their benefit. Thousands of children have had the opportunity to spend a memorable day of their young lives out by visiting museums, enjoying thrills at the amusement park and eating pizzas/hamburgers and drinking sodas. These excursions allow the children to have fun, play games and make friends in an informal setting, while at the same time teaching them about their own history and cultural heritage through visiting places of interest.

The Dreambus project aims to improve the children’s emotional state and show them the beauty of their country. These excursions are very good opportunities for MWB representatives to enhance their relationships with the children, to encourage them in their growth and to motivate the children to communicate and be themselves. Marina Socolov (16), a child from Chisinau 12 Home very much enjoys the DreamBus excursion. She shares that “This excursion increased my interest for studying more about the capital of our country. I finally understood how the geography of my country looks like. I had the opportunity to get to know other people. I learnt that we need to be always together and take care of each other. I enjoyed the DreamBus excursion a lot. I have never visited a museum before. It was so interesting to find out about the ancient life of the people in my country. I have a nice country. The whole day was filled with many nice moments and we had lots of fun! I will remember this wonderful trip for a long time to come!”

the Zoo, the Botanical Garden, Andy’s Pizza, McDonalds, Adventures Park as well as their own city center, Chisinau. The children are amazed at everything they see and experience on these excursions. The impact of the Dreambus excursions is great as they contribute towards shaping the children’s personality and help divert their attention from the difficulties and challenges in their lives. Viorica Zgircibaba (15), a girl from the community of Crihana Veche, enthusiastically shares about her Dreambus outing:

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The DreamBus project is also offered to schools and/or families that do not have the means to provide their children with such experiences. In 2011, MWB organized fifteen Dreambus excursions and 677 children enjoyed these trips. MWB contributed towards bringing smiles to the faces of many children and in the process, assisted in their cognitive and affective development- helping imprint happy and unforgettable memories of childhood.

“Each place we visited was a new experience which informed and transformed me personally; they opened a new door to the real world in which I live in. I really enjoyed the Adventures Park [amusement park] together with the other children. For the first time in my life, I was served [a meal]. It was the very first time that I ate in a place like Andy’s or McDonalds. I was excited to visit the Zoo, with its diverse, exotic animals and birds. Some of them I had only seen in pictures, but on this excursion, I was able to admire them at close range. For the first time in my life, I was able to walk down the streets of Chisinau City, get to know and admire the architectures and the beauties of my capital city.

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m” Excursion This excursion will dwell in my heart and mind forever. Being on the Dreambus excursion- I felt like I stepped out into a new and unknown world- one which is better and nicer than the one I live in…” Through the DreamBus project and its various excursions, the children become happy and for a little while, they are able to momentarily forget the difficulties and troubles from their

everyday life. Memories from the DreamBus trips follow them everywhere and they are cherished for years to come. Their emotional estate is built up and in the process, they are free to be children, to laugh, to play and to dream.

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Responding to Eme Besides our on-going projects, we have also been able to give our contribution to various emergencies, time after time, in cooperation with the local churches and authorities in various areas of Albania, becoming a testimony of Christian love in action. ALBANIA

As an organization, Mission Without Borders actively and immediately responds to and addresses the acute needs resulting from natural and man-made disasters and catastrophes such as floods and fires whenever we can and as we are able. Working hand-in-hand with the local governments and other partners, MWB has delivered tons of foodstuff, material and medication, among other necessary items, to sustain life and households. Emotional support and guidance is also provided in the aftermath of these critical situations as people seek to rescue, rebuild and restore their affected lives and properties.

We have provided material and spiritual support during the last winter and summer, in the cases of flood and fires. The requests for emergency assistance sent through the media and government, the needs for the hospitals, that from communities inundated by flood and fire emergencies and other calamities, reached to our office and made us respond quickly to address these realities. Last winter, thousands of houses and more than 7000 hectares of land were flooded in Shkodra, an area 120 km northwest of Tirana, the capital of Albania. The heavy deluge made the situation very critical. Several villages were

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evacuated; many other families were transferred to their relatives. There were many others who chose to stay in the flooded houses for fear of having their possessions burglarized. The affected villages and regions could only be accessed by boats while some national roads were blocked off. Durres, Kruja and other towns faced the same difficulties.

We responded to these emergencies, in cooperation with the local churches, the local governments and the emergency committee in accompanying the goods to their destinations. We are happy not only because we were able to provide assistance to these needy people, but also because the local governments showed a sincere appreciation for our help during those critical situations. One of the local government leaders, Zef Hila, wrote in a thank you letter:

“Through this letter, we could like to express our most heartfelt thanks to the organization Mission without Borders

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ergencies for the aid offered to Bushat for the families affected by the floods. The arrival of this aid is a witness of the spirit of humanism and solidarity and another testimony of the true character of this organization that is always present to the ones in difficulty.” Another action was the response in the aftermath of a massive fire in a Roma neighbourhood that had destroyed many houses. The people, besides losing their shelters, lost every little possession they had and were

literally left with nothing. The local church that ministers in the area wanted to respond to the emergency but lacked the means to do so. Mission Without Borders assisted in soothing the situation by sending clothing, shoes, blankets, linen, various food and hygiene articles. Through this and many other initiatives, Mission Without Borders will, in one way or another, continue to respond to emergencies and communicate God’s care and love to those affected by these catastrophes.

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Bringing Freshness Although we focus on working with the local churches and poor individuals and families, back in 2010, we came in contact with a hospital in one of Sofia’s industrial suburbs. Buhovo Specialized Hospital for Continuing Treatment and Rehabilitation was designated to admit people suffering from chronic or trauma conditions and provide aid towards their full recovery. When MWB’s country manager, Sarkis Ovanesyan, visited the hospital he was confronted with a contrasting reality. Buhovo Hospital has become a final destination for people who have fallen out of the healthcare system, people with unknown identity found in the streets, people who have nowhere or no one to go back to, and people whose full recovery is hardly achievable due to age or complications.

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CAMPAIGNS Through cooperation with the local churches and its members, Mission Without Borders seeks to attract, present and reach the generations with the credibility and Good News of

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“I’ve been reading the Bible every day since you gave it to me as a gift. This is the first thing for me to do in the morning. I underline interesting passages and together with the social worker, whose desk is just outside my office, we sit and discuss. The Old Testament is often quite difficult to understand, but there is so much wisdom in it. The Bible is God’s Word indeed and whoever seeks God would have the wisdom to understand it. It is the fear of the Lord and the sense of duty that help us fight against the odds and care for the people here who need our attention,” Dr. Dora Veleva summarizes.

Jesus Christ. We organize outreach events and special gatherings for all ages and provide access to Christian literature and material to those interested. Through this project, the groundwork for good relations-building among the churches, the Mission and the individuals is laid.

“I’ve worked here for 36 years. I just cannot leave because I love the place and the patients. However I have struggled so much to keep the work going. After paying the utility bills and salaries, I have mere leftovers to provide for the patients’ nutrition. With less than 1 lev per day, we are pressed to do miracles so that our 83 patients will not starve while here. What you offered us as a donation of food and hygiene articles, helped us diversify the menu and supplement the insufficient municipal budgeting,” hospital manager, Doctor Dora Veleva, shares.

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Bibles. This Christmas season Sarkis Ovanesyan planned to visit the hospital and reach its staff members with the message about Christ and the true meaning of the holiday. A heartwarming surprise to the people working tirelessly and selflessly on miserable wages were the OCL parcels delivered with the book, More Than a Carpenter.

58-year old Zaharinka is one of the patients we were able to meet and to reach with the love of Christ. The woman lost her two legs as a victim of a street accident. Zaharinka is all by herself and has nowhere to go. She has been in the hospital for almost 3 years and is now on the waiting list for placement in a Home for the Disabled where she could remain for the rest of her life. On one of their visits, Sarkis and Marina Ovanesyan visited the lady in her room. She was open and friendly, even surprised anyone would be interested in how she was, especially two strangers. In the conversations they shared the Gospel with her and gave her a Bible. They started bringing her Christian literature so she could read and be encouraged.

“I’ve lived in isolation for so long. My faith in God is my only consolation. Every time I grow weary with thoughts of desperation, I open the Bible and pray to the Lord. This fills my heart with peace as I trust in His goodness and grace. Your friendship brings freshness in the slow motion of my mundane life. The books you bring to me enrich my knowledge and experience with God,” Zaharinka shared.

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FAMILIES IN CRISIS

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The Families in Crisis Project responds to the urgent needs of at-risk and destitute families. Basic needs such as food, water and clothing are provided for to enable them to overcome and survive acute circumstances brought about by natural and man-made disasters. MWB coordinators offer Christian love and compassion and provide guidance that is specific to the families’ particular challenges. Thousands of children and their parents have had their lives restored and renewed through the tireless efforts of caring and engaging friends from Mission Without Borders.

Mission Without Borders Bosnia and Herzegovina has been working with families in crisis for many years now. Generally speaking, these are families who have had to leave their homes, either during the war of 19921995 or thereafter. All the families helped are extremely poor. Of the thousands of families in very difficult situations that have been helped by Mission Without Borders, in cooperation with the local churches, is the Berisa family.

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The father of the family, Fljurim, is from Kosovo but he had to flee from there in 1999 as a result of the conflict. He ended up in a refugee camp in Bosnia. While there, he met his wife Sofija, who grew up in Mostar. They got married about eight years ago. They lived together in the refugee camp until 2010, at which time they were told to leave and fend for themselves. They moved into a room (approx.10m2) in a shanty town on the outskirts of Mostar. Fljurim had to travel frequently to Serbia to obtain a passport so as to be able to apply for a residency permit in Mostar. This meant leaving Sofia alone, with no source of income, to look after their two young sons, one of whom was frequently ill. It was at this point that Mission Without Borders started helping the family, through its Families-in-Crisis Project, for which Sofija is extremely grateful. As she explains, they like to provide for themselves and not to be a burden to others, however at this stage in their lives that just wasn’t possible. Mission Without Borders has helped the family with many practical needs – food, hygiene items, clothes, furniture.... The regular visits from the local church and MWB volunteers and the MWB coordinator have also been a great source of emotional support to the family. It has meant a lot to them that they have someone to turn to, and they frequently invite volunteers to visit, without waiting for them to call or for there to be a specific need. As a family they will often attend outreach events in the Brankovac Evangelical Church and are very interested in what they hear and experience. Fljurim now has a passport and temporary residency papers, and

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no longer has to spend long periods of time away from home, which is much easier for the family. However as a foreigner, he is not able to find employment. He provides for his family as best he can by collecting scrap from rubbish bins around town and selling what he can. Looking at this family today, we cannot

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ne Step at a Time say that all their needs have been met, but the Berisas are aware that they have friends in this city, people who love them, people who may not be able to meet all their needs but who will listen to them, encourage them, and help them as much as they can when they are in a crisis.

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LIFESKILLS-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CURRICULUM (ESC)

Marin Stoica (24) comes from the “Casa Noastra” Placement Center in Zagujeni, Romania. As long as he can remember he exhibits all the “symptoms” of an abandoned child: communication problems, low self-esteem, behavioral disorders and unresolved conflicts. At school, he had learning problems, so he had to repeat a class twice. Nobody helped him with this problem. He also had health problems and was always a scorn to his classmates and the educators at the center. No one ever saw anything good in him. He was nicknamed “Rabbit” due to deformities of his teeth. When he graduated and had to live by himself, he encountered great challenges. Marin didn’t know what the elementary rules of hygiene were, but now he is very exigent with himself.

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In comparison to children who grow up in normal families, with loving and caring parents, the children from the boarding schools and orphanages lack love and attention. The LifeSkillsEmotional Support Curriculum provides institutionalized children with the life training and competency skills to live life in a healthy way. To name a few, there are lessons dealing with topics such as “Conflict Management and Resolution”, “Communication”, “Safety and Protection”, “Relationships” and “Growth and Development”, among other relevant issues. The teenagers from CRI and Child Recovery Homes have benefited and grown from these lessons as well as from group and individual counseling sessions that have been offered them. As a part of this project, participants receive gifts as part of their graduation party.

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He finished 8th grade when he was eighteen years old. Everyone around him didn’t think that he would ever go to high school but Marin was very ambitious and he knew his own potential. He enrolled himself into high school, took an examination and was admitted into the catering depart-

ment at the Economics College of Banatul Montan. It was at this time when he was transferred to “Speranta” Placement Center, where he now lives. Marin was then enrolled in Mission Without Borders’ LifeSkills-Emotional Support group, a project which aims to equip disadvantaged young persons with necessary life skills. He was very interested and responsive at every meeting. Marin shares his experiences from that time of his life: “I remember that I didn’t know the city and one day, I decided to explore it. I knew that I had to go out unaccompanied so it wasn’t hard to make this decision. I began my adventure in the morning and I walked for several hours. Around noon, when I thought it would be wise to go back, I asked some people how to get back to the placement center and I had arrived safely. I was a poor student in school, but not in high school. I wanted to have an occupation so that I can manage for myself. Therefore, the emotional support group I attended was of great help.

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When I went there, I felt that I could be myself. I was very surprised that nobody laughed at me and I was encouraged to ask many questions. The fellow students weren’t allowed to mock me. This was one of the group rules that I liked very much. I looked forward to every meeting- to talk and debate about subjects that interested us. I even had my first birthday party in this group. The gift was a pair of sport shoes and I have them even today. I was thrilled when they sang “Happy Birthday” to me and there was cake and juice for everybody. Because I attended this group, I was admitted into the ministry team. I attended several camps and now because I know the hygiene rules, I am able to volunteer in the kitchen. I was very glad when they accepted me and now it is three years since I started helping out at the camps. The camp experience, for me, is the

best part of the year. I feel very accepted there and I also have the chance to help other children. In addition, I also help out at the Children’s Home where I live.” Marin is now in the 12th grade and is very much appreciated at school. The Director and the teachers speak kindly of him. He has classes in the afternoons, but in the mornings, he accompanies the little children to school. The Emotional Support Curriculum classes which he attended have helped Marin to meet life and society with courage. The lessons he learned there enabled him to be open, to self-improve, to reach out to others and to put his trust in God. From a frail boy, he has now transformed into a fine young man, with life skills and a zest for life.

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LIFESKILLS-PRACTICAL/ EXCURSIONS

Putting Theory into The LifeSkills-Practical/Excursions portion of MWB’s LifeSkills Project are those special days that are organized to enable the children to put into practice what they’ve learned: these could be cooking demonstrations and practice, or excursions where the children go out in the nature, or outside their environment, to spend a relaxing time together, while at the same time implementing what they’ve learned in the LifeSkills’ course. Trips, hikes and picnics have all been organized towards this purpose. ROMANIA

The objective of the LifeSkills-Practical/Excursions project is to promote readiness for adult life by teaching teenagers and young adults basic, practical life skills that will enable them to live a life of independence once they leave the Children’s Homes and institutions and are on their own. Mission Without

Most institutionalized children have very low self-esteem. Building up positive attitudes can be the purpose of a practical lesson. For instance, some children can be given At the conclusion of a theme, opportunities are provided for a homework to prepare a skit in which different characters the students to put the lessons into practice. For example, appear, with their fears and various attitudes. Then the other after the study about communication, we planned a trip and children are encouraged to recognise and identify every chaduring the trip we wanted to see the children communicating racter. Finding ways to appreciate various persons assist and between themselves, exchanging opinions and relating with emphasize the persons’ value and significance.

Borders provides them firsthand learning opportunities through on-location training/teaching. This project aims to meet the children’s individual needs and challenges through pertinent topics and discussions taught. Trips

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to shopping centers, the bank, museums and other places are part of this project. It is through outings like these that we aim to build their confidence, encourage self-esteem and foster understanding of the world,

while at the same time, provide the training ground for the mastery of various life skills.

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each other for an entire day. We have the same objective in mind when we organize different sports competitions. This is a little more difficult for them because they tend to get angry and frustrated quickly- not knowing how to master their feelings. It is a wonderful thing to teach them about knowing how to win and lose in a sportsmanly manner.

However, no other event organized by Mission Without Borders helps the child better understand his value than the birthday parties organized in the Homes. Many of the children don’t have the privilege of being feted on his special day until they start participating in the LifeSkills Project. During these celebrations, they feel important and are very happy to be able to share the delicious cake and juices with their friends. In other words, the children send out this message: ”I am also important, I too exist in this world.” Among the other notable results fo this project is the many children who confessed that the lessons learned about safety and protection had a great impact on the choices they made later in their lives. To know how to choose your friends or even a spouse is very important. Quite often they remembered what the criteria are by which one should choose friends. Those who have followed this guidance have enjoyed longterm, meaningful friendships. Another satisfaction Mission Without Borders colleagues encounter with the children living in Home 8-9, is their inviting us to have a cup of tea or a pancake with them. Despite their handicaps and deficiencies, some have succeeded in

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learning about decorum and hospitality. They know the rules of hygiene, how to set the table and to serve their guests. Over the course of time that we have been teaching the children the â&#x20AC;?emotional ABCs,â&#x20AC;? we have realized that all the children- both the younger ones and the older ones- those who have attended our emotional support meetings have become more responsible, positive, popular and caring individuals; they are harmonious and better in solving conflicts. In the case

of the special needs children, we noticed their developing better tolerance to frustration, the improved performance in the manifestation of social skills, the ability to share, sociability and their exercise of self-control. In fact, the purpose is that through all of our actions and activities, we aim to equip the children with life skills and competence that will ready them for a smooth integration into society, regardless of the circumstances from which they hail.

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MICROENTERPRISE

All Hard Work Brin To start up any kind of business in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a special challenge. Disappointing statistics show how hard it is to produce and even harder to sell any product on the market that is already overloaded with cheap, imported products. Yet the book of Proverbs says: ”All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty” (verse 14:23). However, there are people who are brave and creative enough not to be worried about the risks entailed but who try to direct their mind towards a brighter future. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

One of Mission Without Borders overarching goals is to provide poor families with the means for economic self-sufficiency. After a certain period as beneficiaries of our Family to Family program, depending on the families’ own initiative, determination and stability, opportunities are provided to enable them to become self-sustaining. Financial and material resources

Adem Isakovic (52) is a competent and hardworking man. At first sight, one can see his hands are all ribbed and full of visible veins that are certain proof that this man works intensively and hard. He has been taught many skills by his father, but among them all, he gained a love for beekeeping and the production of honey. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, honey is an expensive and valued commodity and its production requires a certain expertise and attention.

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may be offered to promote the start-ups of their small enterprises such as farming, production of home-based initiatives and others. Working with the families, MWB provides training and expertise in order to promote initiative and productivity to the families under our care.

On one occasion, Adem came into the office of Mission Without Borders, visibly disappointed by the general circumstances within the country that were not promising. He said that thieves and liars have better status in society and added that he would probably be better off being like them. However, during the talk at MWB, he was encouraged to see life from a different perspecive. He came to the realization that God has a plan for his life. Our conversations with him led him in the direction of how Mission Without Borders could support him in starting up a small business- a microenterprise initiative.

Since that day, Adem started to develop his own small business. Every stage of his involvement was met with success. It was an encouragement to see that his beehives were full of bees but the most special encouragement was to see the hope in Adem’s eyes. The honey he produced will bring great joy to his family.

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It will also help them reach the platform of self-suficiency, which is an aspired goal and his initiative will serve as a good example to other families. Adem and his family has experienced that hard work and determind effort are never in vain. And, in the process, they are raising their own living conditions, thus improving their overall life quality.

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Caring for Both Mo Despite increased health spending by the Ukrainian state since 2000, the World Health Organization says the nation’s main health indicators have improved little except for the maternal and infant mortality indexes. The nation’s population has shrunken by more than 12 percent since independence in 1991 to less than 46 million today. This number continues to fall due the death rate exceeding that of the birth rate and because economic migration of its citizens.

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This project provides poor and economically disadvantaged women and mothers-to-be the assistance and supplies needed to undergo safe deliveries. Both pre- and post-natal MotherCare parcels, guidance and courses are also offered by our professional staff. Medical supplies and other assistance are also provided to the centers so that the staffs are able

Nadiya Bryk and her newborn twins.

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In the face of such grim numbers, maternal and children’s health have received much attention as authorities have tried to address the matter. The infant mortality rate fell by a third percent between 1995 and 2011, according to official statistics. And the numbers keep improving. The maternal mortality rate in Ukraine has been 25.4 per 100,000 live births, still three to four times higher than many other countries in Western Europe.

The MotherCare Project which was initiated by Mission

to cope with everyday workload and operation. As a result of this project, the

Mariya Teteruk showing some supplies from the MotherCare parcel.

number of birth complications has been reduced, along with the occurrences of child sicknesses and diseases.

Without Borders in the Sarny area aims at providing the necessary care for both mother and child, thus contributing to the government’s overall efforts to improve the situation. The project provides pre-natal MotherCare parcel with medications needed for mothers during the delivery process. The Baby Care parcel includes items needed for the baby for the first few days of life. Besides all of this, the mothers receive educational assistance and counseling in our MotherCare Center. Staff nurses and personnel conduct meetings and hold discussions on different topics that are relevant for expectant mothers and well as post-natal concerns. Mothers may also seek emotional support and spiritual help from Mission Without Borders Ukrainian staff upon their need or request. Recently, Mariya Teteruk, the mother of five children (now expecting her 6th child) from a village located sixty kilometers away, came to our MotherCare office. Hers is a poor family, with a husband that is handicapped. She came to our

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ther and Child office to apply for help in the form of prenatal and baby care parcels. Mariya said that she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford the $50 to buy the needed medications from the drugstore or the necessary baby items, as their family budget is very scarce. As a result, Mariya was provided with the parcels requested in order to ensure that she had all the items needed for the upcoming birth and for her expectant new bundle of joy. Nadiya Bryk, a needy mother with a large family was also happy to receive our baby care parcels. Her tenth delivery resulted in twins. Her newborns are the boy, Slavik, and his sister Nadya, both born in Decem-

ber 2011. Both children are healthy and are growing as expected. The support that the children have received through this project, has given them a good start. Not only that but the assistance and followup that the Mission provides have also contributed to their motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peace of mind. The MotherCare Project has gained great recognition among the poor in the districts around Sarny region. Since its start-up in 1999, more than 6000 poor mothers and their babies have received the care and support needed for the beginning of life.

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OPERATION CHRISTMAS LOVE

A Present that Make

Every year since 1994, 20,000 - 30,000 Operation Christmas Love parcels containing basic food items as well as some surprises for the children are distributed to poor families, needy individuals and the elderly during the Christmas season. These eagerly-anticipated parcels are purchased and packed by our caring staff and then distributed to the poverty-stricken, with the help of Local Church volunteers and the local authorities. Through this annual campaign, thousands of people have heard the timeless Christmas message of the greatest Gift of all given to mankind for over 2000 years ago.

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In mid-December, many areas of Durres are flooded, but MWB Albanian staff is working hard to distribute Operation Christmas Love parcels at Christmas Eve. We are on our way to the home of Merushe Demucaj (39), an unemployed widow with two daughters, ages 5 and 12. Alesia, the youngest daughter, is deaf. She stays at home with her mother. Debora is in the 6th grade. The only income the family has is the monthly benefit they receive from the state after their father died. Merushe suffers from damage to her pelvic bone. This physical handicap makes it difficult for her to find work. They inhabit a one-roomed house, which has an outside toilet. ALBANIA

“The festive season has arrived to my family. I want to do the best I can to provide for my children, but often it is impossible. And this hurts me and makes me feel useless. This parcel gives us the unique opportunity to celebrate Christmas. It is a present that makes a difference. Since my husband died, it will be the first time that I’ll be able to prepare a good dinner and cakes for Christmas and I feel really good about it. We spent last Christmas in absolute darkness. We had no electricity and I was feeling ill; our house was cold and there was nothing to remind us of Christmas: no food on the table, no sweets, no presents, and no love-just abandonment. I was trying to convince my children that the following year would be a better one. And it is, thanks to the Lord who provided us with this present and thanks to the people who cared enough to bring it to us. You [the Mission] came like a flash of light into the darkness of our lives,” Merushe shares.

She continues: “When I was a little girl, I dreamt of having a happy family. I believed that my life would be good and my children would have chances of a childhood and the possibilities that I myself never experienced. I thought that their lives would be better than the life I led in the family in which I grew up. However, life is life and although it is a big challenge, it is a precious gift from God. You brought peace into my life with this first OCL parcel; you made me understand that someone cares for us and especially, for my children. I

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do not feel alone and hopeless in my effort to look after my family and to create a better life for my children. As we are celebrating Christmas for the very first time in our lives, we praise the Lord for His precious gift that He gave to the world.”

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OPERATION WINTER RESCUE

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For many years now, the Operation Winter Rescue (OWR) project has been a blessing to many needy families in Western Ukraine. Its aim is to provide warmth to many impoverished families that cannot afford to buy winter shoes\clothing for their family members or firewood to heat the house. This project helps these families to withstand the winter period - the coldest time of the year. In Ukraine, as in many of our other field countries, Operation Winter Rescue starts at the end of November of the current year and lasts till the beginning of the New Year. UKRAINE

The harsh winter months, with its subzero temperatures and unaccommodating conditions, are challenging for most people of Eastern Europe, but this situation is particularly exacerbated for the poor as they struggle to survive during the season. Through MWB’s annual Operation Winter Rescue, life-giving and lifepreserving assistance such as blankets, winter clothes, winter shoes, medicines

According to the OWR statistics in Ukraine for 2011, twenty-four families, who are enrolled in our Family-to-Family program in Rivne and Sarny, have each received a truckload of firewood\peat\coal and can now boldly survive another cold winter. Sixty-one other families were supplied with two pairs (in average) of warm shoes each for their children. Half of the money budgeted for OWR had been spent to buy warm shoes while the other half went to supplying material

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(wood, peat, coal) to ensure heating for these families’ houses during the wintertime.

provided to the most vulnerable categories of the poor. In addition to this, and whenever possible, deliveries of firewood, coals and fuel are provided to families, Children’s Homes and the elderly to enable them to survive and thrive during the wintertime.

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One of the poor families that benefited from the Operation Winter Rescue project was the Simonchuks. They are a family with four children and live in a village thirty kilometers from Rivne. Valentyna, the mother, is unemployed and Sergiy, the father, works as a teacher at the local public school, earning $130 a month. The money is not enough to secure much-needed basics such as food and heating, let alone provide for warm boots or clothing for the children for an entire winter. However, through the OWR project, the Mission bought winter shoes for the two school children, David and Ulyana, and made possible for all the children to have warm clothing. In addition to the Simonchuks more than sixty other povertystricken families have been provided with similar winter necessities.

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The Vashuks has been enrolled in our Family-to-Family sponsorship program for the last six years. This large and poor family with eleven children lives in a village near Sarny. The mother, Nataliya, personally expressed much gratitude to me - to the entire Mission- for the support given them. She shares: “I’m so happy to see my children going to school, wearing warm shoes and clothing.” This mother and her smaller children, who also benefited from the Mission’s OWR project, were more than willing to pose for our photographer, to show how well-clothed they now are for the upcoming winter.

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SCHOLARSHIPS PROJECT Each year hundreds of youngsters from poor families as well as graduates from the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Homes are awarded financial assistance through our Scholarships project. Recipients are disadvantaged, young adults who show both the motivation and aptitude to pursue higher learning, whether it is through a vocational school/study or by application to a center of higher education. Students receive stipends that cover tuition, accommodation, books, taxes and other school-related expenses in pursuant of their chosen, future profession. Besides promoting academics, the Scholarships project aims to prepare young persons for independence and integration into adult life.

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My name is Ramona Enache and I am twenty-seven years old. I have been living in Sibiu, Romania for eight years and I am very happy to share with you some experiences and activities from my life.

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impossible. Every day, I spend seven to eight hours at the Clinic.

On a typical day, my daily program starts at eight A.M and ends around at 14.30-15:00 P.M. In my spare time, I mostly rest. I attend local medical conferences which are meant to inform young physiciMy family lives in Dambovita County and I came to Sibiu to atans of the latest news and studies in the medical world. Besides the tend Medicine School. Now, I work in the Emergency Room of the activities at the Clinic, I am a member of the Romanian Christian County’s Hospital as a resident doctor for infectious diseases. Doctors’ Association. We meet once a year at a national conference where we have sessions on how to provide care from a Christian’s We are a large family: one of my sisters lives with me and she is atperspective, how to approach dying patients, ethical dilemmas in tending medical school and is also supported by Mission Without medical practice, the holistic approach in medicine, crisis-manaBorders. Four of my siblings are in high school, the other four are in gement and many other relevant themes. Besides the professional elementary school and my youngest sister is in kindergarten. training organized during these conferences, the fact that we meet In 2006, my first year as a student, I received a scholarship from Mis- in a resort offers us the possibility to relax and rest. This year, the conference is scheduled for May at a resort with thermal waters. I am sion Without Borders and this was a crucial help that arrived at just the right moment. My parents couldn’t support me financially and the very excited about it! fact that I had a monthly amount to spend was like a miracle. Thanks I am very happy that I am alive and well and that I am living and exto MWB’s scholarship, the following was provided me while I was a periencing this time of my life. I am finally working in a field which medical student: expenses for accommodation and meals, participawill always be in demand, because people will always need doctors. I tion at medical conferences, purchases of necessary medical items (a feel special satisfaction in being a physician and in rejoicing over the sphygmomanometer, a stethoscope) and books for school. I myself was able to pay for visits and vacations at home, at my parents’ house. success when an ill person gets well. I feel fulfilled and I am grateful to the Lord because it was only through His and Mission Without I chose the medical faculty because I like working with people, helBorders’ help that I am where I am today. ping them, being present in their sickness and sharing in the joy when they get healed. Only God helped me as I went through all these and May God reward you for everything you have done for me and for gave me wisdom to study and to graduate. I am truly grateful to Mission the many other students in Romania. You can rest assured that your Without Borders because I was able to have a permanent sponsorship, investment is now bearing fruit. I appreciate your wonderful gesture, without which I wouldn’t have been able to cope during these six years. your kind heart and please know that you will always remain in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you! Now, two years after I graduated from medical school, I am happy to work in the profession that I always wanted to work in. During the four years as resident doctor, I am under the supervision of a primary physician who guides me. This is a very important period for me as I am shaped to be a good doctor, especially as I’ll be the one making decisions regarding the patients’ health condition in the future. Each day is a new challenge for me to study more, to chart the patients’ conditions and see the development, to inform my thinking and to know which treatment to prescribe. I enjoy what I’m doing and I do it with love, with passion, devotion and pleasure. Nothing seems too difficult or

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SEEDS OF HOPE provides impoverished families with packages of seeds in order to grow their own food, thus promoting self-sufficiency. The members of the family are engaged in a cooperative effort, learning and producing together, with the mutual aim of providing for their own livelihood. This time spent together also strengthens the family unity. As an added bonus, many families have earned extra income by selling from their overproduction.

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The Seeds of Hope project makes a big difference in the lives of those who are its beneficiaries. Together with other Mission projects, it contributes toward improving the living standards of people in need. This project is geared towards people with their own patches of land who wish to cultivate it and provide food for their families.

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Our Garden Full of Many are interested in acquiring these boxes of seeds in order to start sowing in their gardens. These Seeds of Hope boxes have been distributed to recipients at the Soup Kitchens, to those living in our Family to Family communities and to families registered in our Families in Crisis project. Those engaged in this project have been blessed with good yields and as a result, experience less stress regarding their families’ overall welfare. At the same time, they enjoy working together as a family in planting, harvesting and enjoying the fruit of their labor. Ana Condric is a mother of three and together with her husband, Mario, struggle to provide for their family’s needs. Both Ana (43) and Mario (43) are unemployed and their greatest concern is how to bring up their children as they are without much means. Through their enrollment in the Family to Family program (F2F), they have acquired most of what they needed from the Gift-inKind (GIK) items. However, their biggest concern was for food. Ana shares: “We don’t have much but we do have good soil around our house. In the previous years, we managed to buy a few kilos of potatoes, we simply didn’t have enough money to buy the other seed items. Every spring, we would till and work the soil, hoping that somehow we would eventually be able to afford the seeds. We would look at the soil and pray to God to pour out His mercy on us and provide us with a garden full of vegetables. And He did just that; we received a box full of assorted seeds! Finally- we are enabled to plant so many vegetables.

In addition, what a joy it was for all of us to work together- contributing towards a better quality of life. We noticed a big change in our life- we were all so much the happier! We just knew that better days are to come in our lives. Thank you so much!” The Seeds of Hope project has blessed so many in 2011. It is our hope that more people will experience such blessings in the years to come!

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SOUP KITCHENS the level of health and nutrition of MWB’s beneficiaries is the goal of this project. Warm, nutritious meals are prepared each day at the 25 Soup Kitchens across our field countries and served or delivered to the needy. For the many poor, these daily meals are lifesavers in the literal meaning of the word. Aside from the physical food, spiritual nourishment,

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Both ladies have suffered a lot. Both have been left with nothing, but together, they found faith in a better tomorrow. They come to the Soup Kitchen in Glamoc on a regular basis for their meals and this act has become a daily routine to them. They help each other out but they also assist two other elderly who aren’t able to come to receive their meals themselves. Instead, Stana and Djuka take the meals to their homes. Both Djuka and Stana are filled with acts of altruism and love for others. They often say: ”How could we not help others when other people have helped us in so many ways?” Stana added that her favorite quote from the Bible is from Matthew 7:12 which states, ”So in everything, do to others what the Prophets.” And they do indeed live according to this principle. They found their shelter and peace at the Soup Kitchen you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and where the meal daily is a small yet significant part of the support that is provided them. They are also grateful for the articles of clothing they received and they are regularly provided with much-needed medicines. At the Soup Kitchen’s premises, they enjoy fellowship with the other elderly, they knit, they talk and this is how they spend most of their days. However, they are neither sad nor melancholic. On a contrary, they are two joyful, vital and very enthusiastic seniors who do not let sorrow and apathy rule their lives.

Djuka Bodo (64) and Stana Ninković (70) have been friends for almost fifteen years. They share the same destiny; they have no family, they have no possessions but they have each other- which to them is all they need. They have been beneficiaries of the Soup Kitchen project in Glamoc, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, since its opening back in 2001. It was here that they deepened their friendship. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

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They are living their golden years as best as they can, while at the same time trying to help others out. This is what keeps them busy, vital and happy. Every success or progress experienced at the Soup Kitchen Glamoc- they see as a personal one. This is so because they identify themselves with the mission of the Soup Kitchen itself. The Soup Kitchen in Glamoc is more than just a place to them; its existence is priceless to these faithful friends- Djuka and Stana.

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aithful Friends Stana (left) and Djuka enjoy their warm meals and laughter at the Glamoc Soup Kitchen.

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STREETMERCY In response to the needs of the growing population of homeless and street persons in our field countries, Mission Without Borders chose to widen the scope of its out-

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reach ministry to the poor by establishing StreetMercy in 2011. This newly-started StreetMercy project aims to provide warm, hearty meals and exemplify Christian love to society’s “outcasts.” Two food stations are now operating in the city center

of Sofia in Bulgaria, and the third one was opened in Craiova, Romania. At these locations, those living on the streets may come and receive their daily meals as well as enjoy a chat and fellowship with one of our

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Those on the Streets Big cities have always attracted people by offering them better social and career chances. This is the case with Sofia as Bulgaria’s capital with over 1.5 million citizens. To a good many, however, the city is a place which offers the means to survive on- that of whatever leftovers are thrown in trash containers and bins. These “street people” are a diverse group – the lonely elderly, the mentally ill, drunkards, beggars, drug addicts- all left without a place to stay and united by their miserable existence and obscure love for freedom. Amidst the flurry of city life, they are barely noticeable. However, as figures indicate, since the three months of the opening of the Municipal Crisis shelter, approximately 1800 homeless have been offered dinner and a bed for the night.

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In the beginning of January 2012, Mission Without Borders opened the “StreetMercy” project in cooperation with the 1st Baptist Church and 2nd Pentecostal Church of Sofia. The joint-initiative was welcomed and supported by the Sofia Municipality. With all practical details arranged, the project was launched, serving warm soups and bread to one-hundred homeless persons at two locations in Sofia. The one-of-a-kind yearlong initiative, providing sustenance from Monday till Saturday to people living in the street, drew public attention and many journalists were sent to report on the StreetMercy opening. On the first day, hardly any people came for meals from the delivery car (as they were probably scared off by the plethora of cameras). By the fourth week of operation, we are already pressed to increase the number of meals served due to more homeless queuing for food.

taken shelter at the train station. “I had worked for the national railroad company for 25 years before they sacked me in 2004 due to personnel downsizing. The train depot was the only place I knew I could go back to and find shelter during the cold winters. I tried the municipal crisis shelter but I will never go back there again. In the fight for a bed, humans are brought down to the animal level. The staff ’s attitude and behavior is simply unbearable. I am only fifty years old, I am healthy and I can work. I can contribute with labor only if I were given the chance to.” Emil has no income, as is the fate of many other street persons like him. Mission Without Borders’ StreetMercy project of providing warm meals and bread means aid to their physical survival and balm to their souls.

A key role for the good reception was project coordinator, Yana Konova, and the two teams of church volunteers that took shifts serving on a weekly schedule. Their friendly attitude and kindness bridged the gap and facilitated the starting of relationships with many of the homeless. Meeting them in person, one is confronted with the stories of their lives’ twists and turns, which have taken them to this wretched state. While many are suffering from the inevitable effect from this way of existence, we meet others who are still hoping and striving to escape the vicious circle of homelessness.

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Emil Netkov (50) is one of the newest in the streets. After a long and tormenting divorce procedure, he decided to step out and leave the home to his ex-wife and his twin daughters. For the past four months, he had A beneficiary enjoying his meal at the Poduene train station. 51

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During Soviet times, all education in Ukraine was for free. With the collapse of the former system, the new market rules have come into place. Now, tuition fees must be paid by the student in most educational institutions. Finding the means to pay tuition fees represent a major problem for students who come from poor families. It is estimated that around 25% of the Ukrainian population, are those who live below the poverty line, the category of people which the authorities mean to “live under difficult life circumstances.” UKRAINE

Students of all ages participate in our Vocational/Educational training projects

and gain valuable skills in English, computers, tailoring, apiculture, carpentry and car mechanics, just to name a few. Certified

teachers and instructors provide practical and theoretical knowledge, and in other cases, offer apprenticeship where needed. Graduates of these courses receive state-approved diplomas or certificates of attestation. The knowledge and skills acquired through the various courses have helped hundreds to find jobs and thus, be able to support themselves.

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In its attempt to lessen the financial burdens for this category of people, Mssion Without Borders in Ukraine offer a number of free vocational-educational courses at its Sarny Training Centre. These courses, ranging from agriculture to English classes to tailoring-just to name a few, aim to provide young boys and girls from poor families the chance to acquire skills that could land them paying jobs in the future. The cooking course was launched at the Sarny Training Centre, in Western Ukraine, in 2006. Since then, twelve

groups of girls (each group consisting of nearly thirty girls) have completed their studies and many of them have found jobs. The Centre in Sarny closely cooperates with the local Agricultural College. The course lasts for six months, after which comes an exam that consists of two parts: a theoretical part and a practical part. The practical part requires students to prepare and present various dishes. The teachers from the College participate in evaluating the students’ skills and then awarding state-approved diplomas to those who successfully pass the exam. Twenty-six year old Tetyana Melnyk is an example of one who successfully graduated from the cooking course. She comes from a needy family and is thankful for the opportunity to enrol at the free vocational-educational course. The young lady, along with her mother and four younger siblings, live in a small apartment in Sarny. Tetyana’s father died in 2006 and left the family without any means of financial security. Since then, the Mission and the local church have provided various forms of assistance to this struggling family.

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alizes her Potential In 2007, Tetyana enrolled in our Vocational Educational project, in the cooking course, and was able to complete it with honours six months later. Soon after graduation, the young lady received an invitation from the local pizzeria to start working there. “I was so excited to get my first job. Making pizzas and then receiving the salary was the peak moment of my happiness. Of course, I’ve always shared my salary with my mom, sisters and brother,” she happily relates.

This year, a new and bigger pizza facility will be opening up in Sarny. Tetyana Melnyk’s job description will be that of chef and she can now make enough money for herself and provide for her loved ones. “I’m very grateful for the opportunity I had to receive my cooking diploma through Mission Without Borders’ free vocational course. Now, I have a secure, good job and I have steady hope for the future,” Tetyana shares.

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1: LIFE-SAVING STAPLES

Gifts-in-Kind donations, or GIK, from our corporate sponsors and partners have enabled Mission Without

For many of the families in our program, food represents the greatest challenge. They have many debts - to the state, the bank, for electricity and gas and this makes it even harder to provide food for their households, that most basic of staples. Their salaries are very small or for many, non-existent.

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the beneficiaries in our programs and projects: the CRI in COM children, the elderly, the children residing in the Children’s Homes and impoverished families, among others.

GIKs are large, material gift acquisitions and donations that strengthen the backbone of Mission Without Borders’ ministry and its material outreach to the poor. High quality and high grade items, as basic as clothing, shoes, hygiene articles and food, are carefully prepared by MWB’s co-workers and further shipped to the various field countries to those who need them most. Aside from these basic necessities, MWB also sends furniture, industrial equipment and school supplies that contribute towards improving the living standards and conditions of the people and institutions of Eastern Europe.

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For some of the families in the program, the regular deliveries of food and hygiene parcels, which are supplemented by GIK, are the only ones they have to survive on. GIK deliveries have prevented many children and parents from going to bed hungry. As the photos depict, the deliveries of dry goods, jars of jam and other canned items from generous corporate sponsors connected to our UK affiliate are very much appreciated by MWB’s beneficiaries of all ages.

2: JOY OVER A NEW ROOF

This is a photo of the orphanage in Rafalivka, a town north of Rivne, Ukraine, where Mission Without Borders’s head office is located. This orphanage is home to more than 200 boys and girls from 0-18 years of age. The Home has its own elementary school with a staff of thirty-nine persons. Since 2001, Mission Without Borders has been providing multi-faceted support to this orphanage to meet the mate-

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rial, emotional, spiritual and educational needs of the children and the staff there. Through its Gifts-inKind deliveries, the Rafalivka Home has received much-needed roofing material from our corporate donor, Isola, a company that makes insulation material. Thanks to Isolaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift, a new roof could be laid to the structure that is now used for a carpentry workshop and other woodworking activities. In addition to roof shingles, MWB also delivers food, hygiene articles, medicines and other material goods. Birthday and Christmas parties are also arranged for the benefit of all the children and at such times, many children also receive presents from their sponsors. Mission Without Bordersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support, both financially and otherwise, is muchappreciated by the administration of this Home as well as the children themselves.

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SPECIAL PROJECTS Donations earmarked as «Special Projects» enhance our overall ministry activities. Special projects can either be donor or Mission-initiated, and are generally purchases or services rendered that are implemented in reponse to specific and pressing needs that Mission Without Borders’ beneficiaries may have or request for. The overall aim of Special Projects is to promote and invest in individuals- in the lives of children, the elderly and families, so as to enable them to walk towards selfsufficiency and self-reliance, thereby no longer requiring the Mission’s assistance for the long haul. Some examples of Special Projects that have been implemented in the past have been the purchases of greenhouses and livestock, the financing of toilet renovations and repairs, surgeries as well as the much-needed procurement of industrial equipment and various supplies connected to the needs of the Children’s Homes and institutions. Special Projects have not only eased and improved the lives of the recipients, but have also contributed towards building their capacity for charting a better future for themselves.

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HELPING FAMILIES OUT OF ABJECT POVER TY THROUGH SPS

From the very beginning of the F2F program in Krupnik, Bulgaria, the F2F coordinator, Emil Metodiev, had Blagoy and Zvezditsa Krastev-Kamenova and their children, Stefan, Emilia and Yavor enrolled as a beneficiary family. The very first deliveries of food, hygiene articles and clothing made a visible difference. Emil Metodiev proposed a couple of urgent needs projects which found responses from sponsors. The family was provided with construction materials for the finishing of a bathroom inside the house and the building of a water supply and sewerage system. They were also offered firewood. Another sponsor sent presents – winter jackets for the children and household articles for the mother. The encounter with Mission Without Borders reversed the flow of circumstances in the Krastev-Kamenova’s life. Hardly have they ever imagined, even in their wildest dreams, there

would be someone to offer so much to help them without asking for anything in return. What we have accomplished through Special Project implementation is visibly and tangibly making a difference. Parents and children no longer need to boil water and wash outside. They have a toilet and bathroom indoors. They have a sewerage system so that waste water wouldn’t flow in the yard where the children play. Food, hygiene, clothing, shoes - whatever the family might need - is available to them. Stefan, Emilia and Yavor have a healthier and much neater look. Last autumn the family received two goats provided by an SP sponsor. In the spring three kids were born. The family’s joy and excitement was unspeakable. This was a good chance for them to care for the animals and to have milk and meat. The coordinator will also provide them with seeds to plant a small vegetable garden in the yard. This would secure a crop of fresh vegetables for the summer and some to conserve for the winter. Without Mission Without Borders’ deliveries, the KrastevKamenova family, like many other poverty-stricken families, would starve and struggle to meet their family’s needs. Through Special Projects, MWB has supported Blagoy and Zvezditsa and their children out of abject misery.

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Special Needs ENABLING FAMILIES TO WALK TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Hopeless, with small kids, one of whom has severe physical and mental disabilities, Gramoz Sulko knocked on the door of Mission Without Borders’ office in Albania. It was a rainy day in April, back in 2005. Wet to the bone, Gramoz was holding in his arms his paralyzed son, Paulin, covered in his coat. “I heard of an organization that helps families in need. I asked around and decided to knock on your door and ask for help although I feel so ashamed. A man has to secure his family’s needs himself but these are difficult times, some got very rich while others hit the bottom. When you have health issues, then everything is more difficult,” stammered Gramoz Sulko, with a trembling voice. The doors opened because his knock did not fall on deaf ears. This is only one of the hundreds of needy families. They lived under miserable conditions, with small kids and the need for intervention was eminent. An intervention plan was put into effect for the family and we noticed from the very beginning that Gramoz had a great desire to work and make a change for the better for his family and himself, but had no options (he had lost an eye during an incident many years ago) until he became part of Family to Family (F2F) program. He and his wife Florinda have four children. Through various forms of assistance, among them, Special Projects, the family’s living conditions and lives improved.

GIK SP

At the beginnig of 2011, after frequent contacts with Gramoz, we made an important step forward. Gramoz expressed his idea to work independently as a bricklayer. Now he had all the will he needed. Thanks to the financial contribution of the family‘s donors, we managed to supply him with the equipments needed (via Special Projects) and during the past year, he has managed to find occassional jobs and thus secure some additional income for his family, thanks to this SP. The coordinators are monitoring the progress of this family and the completion of the current SEEM goals, trusting that before long, they can make it on their own.

SP THIS PROJECT IS CARRIED OUT IN:

MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS OVERALL COMMITMENT REMAINS THAT OF “REACHING PEOPLE FOR CHRIST.”

PHILOSOPHY OF THE MINISTRY

Our primary focus is to respond to the spiritual, educational, emotional and material (S.E.E.M.) needs of children, families and elderly that live under difficult and challenging conditions. We seek to find ways that enable the child or adult to start the process towards a more sustainable life, hence being able to care sufficiently for oneself and the family. At Mission Without Borders, we believe that a genuine relationship is the key to true compassion and sustainable development! Our cooperation with the local churches and the hundreds of volunteers enables us to add a unique, personal relationship to the many material deliveries, educational opportunities and emotional and spiritual experiences that are the outcomes of our ministry. This unique, personal relationship encourages, motivates and strengthens the process towards a more sustainable life in a way that would not have been possible to obtain without the commitment from the many volunteers. Relationships that are anchored locally are also important for the development of long term sustainability. We have seen that aid given without commitment, often in well-meaning and sufficient form, fails over time simply because it was a “stranger passing by” that offered the help… The fact that the process is supported by local friends, both with a stronger degree of understanding, as well as expectations of accountability over time, increases the success rate significantly.

5: VOLUNTEERS – FIELD COUNTRIES: Through hundreds of volunteers in our field countries individual are met with the full gospel of Christ. The volunteers enable the ministry to have the personal “oneto-one” element that is so central in Mission Without Borders’ Philosophy of Ministry.

Even more important than the locally-anchored relationships is the individual’s relationship with the Creator, Savior and Helper/Transformer. Only through such a living relationship will there be an everlasting sufficiency and transformation of lives. Over and above all possible criteria and methods of measuring “our efficiency/success”, we recognize the power and perfection of the Holy Trinity as the Creator, Savior and Helper/Transformer in the lives of the beneficiaries. Therefore, we see our ministry as a supplementary part in the Transformation that He completes within the lives of the beneficiaries.

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6: BENEFICIARIES – FIELD COUNTRIES: The beneficiaries are people in difficult circumstances that need someone to walk together with – in a direction towards sustainability. The beneficiaries also serve as a true encouragement and inspiration to the supporters and sponsors – and give them a deeper understanding of life and God’s purposes for mankind.

CRI F2F 1: SPONSORS & SUPPORTERS: Through a variety of opportunities, people can be engaged in MWB’s ministry as sponsors, supporters, volunteers or dedicated prayer partners... The most powerful blessing is to bless others!

Being relationship-oriented, we value each role in Mission Without Borders’ relationship circle. Through God’s leading, we trust that all roles consist of an element of giving and an element of receiving- all working together in unity to bless those we serve.

2: VOLUNTEERS - AFFILIATES: Our dedicated volunteers on the affiliate side are active in recruiting new supporters, helping out in preparing material donations for transport to the field as well as partaking in a rich fellowship of meaningful ministry.

3: STAFF MEMBERS – AFFILIATES: Committed and dedicated affiliate staff members serve in various roles and ensure that the ministry upholds its focus and momentum in providing the resources needed for the program work to take place. The affiliate staff also serves as a blessing to the many sponsors, supporters and volunteers!

GIK SP

4: STAFF MEMBERS – FIELD COUNTRIES: Committed and dedicated field staff members serve in critical roles to ensure that the ministry upholds the quality and power in reaching people for Christ. The field staff works hand in hand with the local Church body and its many volunteers – enabling us to reach a larger territory with a conservative number of employees.

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isaiah 58:11).

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Leskovik

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Liqeni i Fierzes

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Ura e Shtrejtë

Zogaj

Breglumë Fierzë

Lotaj Koplik

Velipojë Shëngjin

Tropojë

Bajram Curri

Bogë

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CRI F2F

Dear Friends, Mission Without Borders’ ministry in Albania in 2011 was blessed with the Lord’s faithful guidance and provision. We can proudly say that the ministry’s goals were fulfilled in each program, project, activity and single action that was implemented. The challenges of our country have been numerous during the last year, starting with a deteriorated relation between the current government and the opposition, which generated social tensions. Besides the one million Albanians employed abroad, by reducing remittances, this act aggravated the economic situation that was already affected by the global financial crisis. We feel blessed, however, for being able to overcome some of these challenges in our ministry to the poor. We managed to touch the lives of more than 90,000 individuals in one way or another. 288 families, consisting of about 1500 members, 65% of them children and young people, received spiritual, emotional, material, educational and medical support and were enabled to live a more dignified existence. Several families became self-sustainable and are now able to walk on their own towards a better future; many others were helped to know the Lord. This overall tableau is completed by a wide range of other actions: 630 Christian Outreach meetings, 240 participants in BCC; 312 contacts for health issues; 98 Urgent Needs actions and Special Projects implemented; 22 participants in professional courses operated by MWB or have received professional equipment; 220 young people enrolled in English language and computer courses; 12 parties and celebrations for Christmas, Easter, Children’s Day and International Women’s Day; hundreds of children participated in summer camps and Christian puppet theater shows which enlivened and impacted the life of the whole town, were put on.

neficiaries with 6 tons of GIK in cooperation with the local churches; 3.5 tons of material goods to 830 Families in Crisis; 800 kg of goods, besides the 255 hot meals, to the 60 needy beneficiaries at our COM center in Berat. In addition, about 4400 families received at least one Operation Christmas Love parcel on Christmas Eve. The consolidation of the cooperation with the local church body was the gradual outcome of a sound relationship, understanding and joint mission which reached its peak with the finalization of the Bible Jubilee project. 41,000 free Bibles were distributed by MWB directly and through the Albanian Evangelical Association throughout the country, from north to south and from east to west. At we look to the future, new challenges lie ahead for our country regarding its future and acceptance into the EU as well as the many uncertainties on how society and the political classes will react. However, the needs of the poor are still present and our intervention on their behalf remains vital to them. We plan to intensify our partnership with the local churches and to complement each other’s ministry for the Lord’s Kingdom and glory in Albania. Sincerely Yours, Monika Qerimi National Manager, MWB Albania

GIK SP

Furthermore, our Christian paper “Si jeni” continued to be published with 6 issues during the year for a total of 90,000 copies distributed, reaching to the hands of 35,000 faithful readers in Albania and in other Albanian speaking regions outside the borders. Bigger challenges demand a greater degree of involvement and commitment. Despite our difficulties in receiving gifts-in-kind (GIKs) during 2011, we rationed and economized maximally what we had in stock and managed to distribute to Family to Family families and 1900 other be61

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Dear Friends;

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2011 was a year full of many new initiatives, a year of much work, a fruitful year, and, fortunately, a year without the alltoo-common fires or floods. Health-wise, we secured the free services of doctors for families in our Family to Family program and the beneficiaries in the Families in Crisis project, two times during the year. For several days running, the doctors performed a variety of tasks for the benefit of Mission Without Borders’ beneficiaries, everything from examinations and blood tests to the extraction of teeth and even some minor operations. We highlighted the importance of education among the children and adults through our Scholarships project and Vocational/Educational courses which were implemented; this also included our efforts to fight for the rights of the underprivileged Roma (Gypsy) population. Thanks in part to the huge quantities of imported food/goods that came through MWB’s GIK deliverances, and through good partnerships with other organizations and NGOs, we were able to increase the food provision to our beneficiaries throughout the year. The end of the year saw them receiving high quality goods and Operation Christmas Love parcels which also included an extra sack of potatoes. More than 100 children and teenagers participated in events arranged especially for them, both before and after the summer camps. These special times strengthened their friendships with each other and their knowledge of Christianity. Several of them chose to attend the Alpha Course as a result. Our ministry with the parents entailed us hosting three meetings with them that aimed at encouraging sustainability and self-sufficiency initiatives. As a result, two families have started their own small family businesses, and ten more have made plans to do so in the coming year. The Seeds of Hope project was also fruitful with 78 families involved in tilling and raising crops for harvest. Our spiritual work included events to two Christian concerts and Christmas shows which were arranged in cooperation with the local churches; at these events, we were also able to offer people free Bibles. The total number of Bibles given out was 14, 205. The Local Church in Bosnia-Herzegovina, although small, have been good partners in MWB’s evangelistic/outreach events and they provided excellent channels for the distribution of gifts-in-kind, far exceeding our expectations. In 2011, we were happy to see the opening of our third soup kitchen, in Prijedor, which, during its first year of work, doubled its number of beneficiaries from fifteen to thirty. However, we didn’t manage to take the group of elderly people from Glamoc on the outing we had planned, but we will make sure this happens in the coming year. In the future, we plan to have more constructive, targeted times with the different beneficiary groups. Our hope is to light the fire of God’s love in the hearts of our beneficiaries and to find a way for His Word to reach through. We want to continue to be a support and example of Christian love as was modelled to us by our Lord Jesus Christ.

CRI

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.

F2F

(Isaiah 43:19).

GIK SP

Dear Friends,

BULGARIA

The past year was marked by extensive changes taking place around the globe! We witnessed revolutions rage, unfortunately at the cost of massive bloodsheds. Dictators were overthrown, having ruled and tormented their own people for decades. Praise the Lord! Against everything happening around us, God keeps changing peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hearts in a gentle and peaceful way while delivering them from the bondage of sin. We thank the Lord for His guidance throughout the past year and for the grace He has so generously poured over our ministry. In 2011, we continued working towards the social integration of children abandoned by their parents (Bulgaria rates first in Europe by the number of abandoned children living in state institutions) and children from impoverished backgrounds. It was wonderful to see God opening doors for His Word to reach the hearts of many through the Jubilee Bible project. We experienced the joy in ministering to the older generation as we witnessed God and His Word encouraging them to withstand the adversities of life. We are grateful to the Lord for the opportunities to share Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s love and care in hospitals and prisons where the situation is especially harsh. During 2011, we were also able to advance the Family to Family (F2F) project with new initiatives and the implementation of various Special Projects. The Seeds of Hope project gave new hope to families from the F2F community, poor families from Churches, and orphans from institutions. Considering the growing unemployment rates and the ongoing personnel dismissal, we are focusing on job procurement projects in agriculture and animal breeding in order to provide beneficiaries with tangible means and ways to support the ministry of the Mission. Regarding the process of closings of state-run homes for children, we would like to offer an adequate response by designing projects to meet those childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs. Despite the many challenges we are facing and the hindrances we encounter, we are not weakened or discouraged but rather we are strengthened by the Lord to run the race set before us and to strive harder to advance the Kingdom of God. God bless you all! Sincerely, Sarkis Ovanesyan Country Manager, MWB Bulgaria

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Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the

youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

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Isaiah 40:28-31.

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Vladimirovo

Montana Chiprovtsi

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Krivodol

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Yarlovo

Dupnista

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Yazovir Batak

Melnik Marikostinovo Kulata

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LEGEND: F2F Communities Summer Camp sites Community Centres

Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. Galatians 6:10

Briceni

Ocnifia Mårcåufii

Lipcani

Lopatnic

Edinefi

Otaci

Corbu

Donduçeni

Moara Nouå

Bråtuçeni

Vårtejeni

Drochia

Rîçcani

Mårculeçti

Petruçeni

Rezina

Sîngerei

Tåura Veche

Fåleçti Scumpia Sculeni

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Bravicea

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Hînceçti Cårpineni

Leova

Cimiçlia

Tomai

Taraclia Mihailovca

LEGEND:

Baimaclia

Abaclia

F2F Communities Summer Camp sites Community Centres

Cahul

Each colored dot on the map represents where our various projects are implemented.

Congaz

Albota de Jos Budåi

Vocational Training Center CRI in Communities

Comrat

Ciadîr-Lunga

CRI and CRH Homes

Colibaç

Vulcåneçti Etulia

Tiraspol

Parcani

Cåuçeni

Opaci

Volintiri

Basarabeasca Cantemir

Anenii Noi Copanca

Gura Galbenei Mingir

Butor Målåieçti

Tighina

Iargara

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Molovata

Orhei

Corneçti

Ungheni

Butuceni

Chiperceni

Teleneçti

Cålåraçi

Crasnencoe

Rîbnita

Brinzenli Noi

Måråndeni Glinjeni

Beloci

Cotiujeni

Floreçti

Bålfii

Glodeni

MOLDOVA

Camenca

Gribova

Glodeni

Costeçti

Soroca

Zgurifia

Cupcini

Taraclia

Slobozia Crasna

Dnestrovsc Olåneçti

CRI F2F

Dear Friends, One more year has passed…2011 was a difficult year for Moldovans in the political, social and financial realms. The political crisis lasted 917 days with tension between politicians and in society. However, our Lord was faithful to us and carried us in His strong arm throughout the year. In the most desperate life situations, Mission Without Borders was present in the lives of close to 4642 CRI kids, 900 CRI in COM children, 422 CRH kids and 481 F2F families by encouraging them, offering them assistance and support and helping them to cope with their difficulties. 1100 kids enjoyed the wonderful time of MWB’s summer camp. 108 students were encouraged to continue in their studies and we offered them scholarships. One hundred and fifty F2F attendees enjoyed participating in agricultural trainings where they were informed about practical and efficient methods for growing vegetables and productive crops. During our Operation Christmas Love (OCL) campaign, 7000 OCL parcels, packed locally, were distributed during Christmastime and these brought joy to many that are forgotten by society. Alongside with these food parcels, the needy people were offered Christian literature for their spiritual growth. Both material and spiritual food brought a ray of hope into the lives of desperate and destitute people. Among other activities, the MotherCare project was a great blessing to many poor families. Thirty mothers and their newborn babes benefited from the care and hygiene parcels with items especially arranged for them.

We can joyfully say that in the end of 2011, we happily withdrew twenty-five families from our Family to Family program as they had become selfsufficient and no longer needed MWB’s support. We are really happy when we see hardworking families achieving self-sufficiency. Thus many withdrawn families successfully succeed in their day-to-day life. All of them heard about God’s great love towards their families. We pray to God to strengthen their faith and take care of them. In 2012, MWB Moldova will continue to support the children in the Homes and in CRI in COM. The children will receive assistance in order to cope with life’s hardships and to enjoy a more beautiful and happy childhood. MWB will continue to support F2F families, so that by the end of the year, they too can care for themselves. MWB will continue to offer scholarships to more talented children and help them to integrate successfully into society and assist them in finding jobs. It is not enough to just be alive. We should be determined to live for something greater. As Christians, our goal is to serve our Lord and our fellow man that is in need. May God help us to always be aiming to create joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of the needy, as well bringing hope to the lost and love to those who are alone. By so doing, they will know that we are God’s children and through this, they will know Him.

GIK SP

Respectfully John Groza Country Manager, MWB Moldova

…Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 25:40

LEGEND:

UKRAINE

ROMANIA

CRI and CRH Homes F2F Communities Summer Camp sites Community Centres Each colored dot on the map represents where our various projects are implemented.

MARAMURES

SATU MARE

BOTOÇANI

SUCEAVA

MOLDOVA BIHOR

BISTRIflA-NÅSÅUD

IAÇI

SÅLAJ

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HUNGARY MUREÇ

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HARGHITA

ALBA

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SIBIU BRAÇOV

TIMIÇ

BACÅU

COVASNA VRANCEA

HUNEDOARA

CARAÇ

VÎLCEA

GALAflI

ARGEÇ PRAHOVA

BUZÅU

GORJ

BRÅILA TULCEA

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SERBIA

VASLUI

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MEHEDINflI

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GIURGIU Ruse

BULGARIA

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Dear Friends, The time we have is a gift from God, and we thank Him for the gift of 2011: for the time and the resources He provided for this ministry. We serve such an amazing God! In the middle of this seemingly unending global economic crisis, we see God in control, we see lives changed! A major event that occurred in 2011 was the dramatic transformation of the CRI program, triggered by two determinant factors. The first factor was the continuously decreasing number of beneficiaries in the Homes and thus, the termination of a 20 years-long ministry. The second factor was the social phenomenon related to the (legal or not) labor force emigration that resulted in more than 85,000 children growing up with at least one parent absent. We were alarmed to see the great and numerous needs that these children were confronted with and we are so grateful that together, we were able to address their needs through the CRI program. Even if we closed a dear, important chapter involving institutionalized children, the nostalgia was overwhelmed by the excitement of the continuation of our children’s ministry. Over 1300 needy children from broken families started to attend our Christian Input meetings and benefited from our programs.

help. The international economy affected our budget to such an extent that we were unable to intervene in acute, disastrous situations that required a prompt response. We were frustrated to see our inability to help as much as was needed or desired. However, it is by far a greater joy to give than to receive, and we pray that we will be able to help our beneficiaries more so that our joy will grow and - above that - that God will be praised for prayers answered. In Mark 14:7, Jesus told his disciples: “…you have the poor with you always, and whenever you will you may do them good…” It is our will, our purpose and our blessing to aid those in need, because “…Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40). We will strive to do our part, and God will do His. He will provide. He always has. Yours truly, Eugen Macavei Country Manager, MWB Romania

Summer camp is not just an event of the summer, but the event of the entire year. We were blessed to enable 1000 children to attend camps, and provide nutritious meals, exciting activities and treasured memories to them. God is present and honored at every day of the camp, and we are always excited when a child tells us: “I gave my heart to God at camp.” Given the fact that the monthly meetings with the children take place in the facilities of a local church, we have to acknowledge the fantastic support of the local churches. We are blessed to have good relationships with pastors, Sunday school teachers and volunteers. The children and their families are always invited to attend Sunday services, so we are pleased to see that the local church became a reference point to our beneficiaries and this fact brings out the importance of belonging to a community.

GIK SP

The implementation of our programs and projects was steady. The Family to Family Program was enhanced: adding new beneficiaries was made with the concept of community in mind. The fifty-six new families were enrolled in locations that allow good access at a good cost. Also this year, continuous requests for help came at the same time with 75 truckloads of Gift in Kind (GIK) items that covered many needs throughout the year. However, it is realistic to say that there were necessities that remained unanswered and people that we were unable to 69

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

Dear Friends,

Psalm 33:21

In highlighting MWB’s ministry in Ukraine in 2011, I’d like to start by saying that with God helping us and generous contributions from sponsors, we were able to continue to offer much-needed support to the poor beneficiaries of our F2F and CRI programs.

UKRAINE

Under the F2F Program, 410 families appreciated our regular spiritual, emotional, educational and material help. Monthly food parcels, hygiene items, shoes, clothing, Operation Winter Rescue warmth, Mother Care packs and medical assistance have all been examples of the extensive assistance we provided to families in critical situations. I’m proud to announce that over the last year, fifty families have been withdrawn from the Program due to their becoming self-sufficient. All those families expressed deep gratitude for the Mission’s timely involvement into their tough circumstances. Now, new families in need have been found and enrolled- with the hope that they too will also be brought to self-sufficiency. Under the CRI sponsorship Program, over 8000 children living in 52 state-run Homes were impacted by our various efforts. Because of the ongoing crisis in the economy, children in the institutions suffer as a result of them being under-budgeted. The Mission’s assistance in providing hygiene, clothing, shoes, medication, furniture and other items was very much appreciated by both the children and Homes staff. 6700 CRI children benefited from our Urgent Needs fund. In fact, 650 children received eyeglasses and 4010 children received free medical assistance. The Bible Correspondence Course involved 2046 children from practically all MWB Ukraine-supported Homes. Our Summer Camp project welcomed 738 girls and boys from the CRI Program and 307 from Family to Family (F2F) to camps. They all had a chance to attend one of our three rented camps and enjoy the Christian Program as well as wonderful physical and emotional refreshment. Under the wonderful Bible Project, in partnership with many local churches, we were able to distribute 172, 412 Standard and Children’s Bibles throughout Ukraine. We believe the seed of God’s Word will bring abundant fruits of faith, in due time! As it’s been all these years, the 2011 Programs\Projects had been greatly facilitated by our large GIK deliveries to the CRI Homes, F2F families and Community Centers. In terms of numbers, there were 52 truckloads (over 430 tons) of diverse material and goods received in 2011 and all this has been directed to meet the dire needs of the poor. However, in our ministry, we’ve noticed that some Home administrations want to avoid our Christian Program offering, while welcoming our other types of help. Some directors have not been willing to allow us to take pictures of the children or to gather information for MWB’s communications purposes. The newly-adopted Law on the Protection of Personal Data in Ukraine complicates our problems with the annual updates process. Many predict that 2012 will be a difficult year for Ukrainians, in terms of the economy and the political situation, yet Mission Without Borders Ukraine trusts God and is determined to do all it can to fulfill the budgeted Programs\Projects aims. We have plans to introduce a longer camp sessions in the summer 2012 and to organize camps also on the Homes’ premises (for those who were not privileged to go off to summer camp). We also hope to implement some sport-based evangelistic events in the CRI Homes in order to reach the children and staff there. In family ministry, we’ll endeavor to launch the “Emmaus” Bible study course for parents, hoping to foster relations and connect them to the local church and the community. Respectfully, Mykola Bohdanets National Manager, MWB Ukraine MWB REPORT | 2012 |

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FACTS AND FIGURES Albania Bosnia Bulgaria and Herzegovina

Moldova

Romania

Ukraine

HEALTH & NUTRITION # of Children being helped in CRI in the beginning of the period # of Children receiving Eye-glasses during period

7206 6855 8200 22261 159 62 650 871

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY # of Children attending Christian Input meetings # of Volunteers helping (this project) # of Bibles distributed during this period # of other Christian literature distributed

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT # of Children attending Emotional Support gatherings

Total

4471 6000 8500 18971 175 173 75 423 568 11 76 655 5763 44 167 5974 5413 6000 3000 14413

BIBLE CORR. COURSE # of Children graduated during this period # of Children enrolled at the end of this period

500 553 547 1600 1693 2174 1932 5799

HEALTH & NUTRITION # of Families enrolled in F2F in the beginning of the period # of Families receiving Eye-glasses during period

288 112 51 430 317 414

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22 8 1 37 50

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630 271 130 90 4032 532 14 76 4 4 109 10 12 75 18 292 524 166 550 2146 30 544

5685 217 397 3960

12 14 19 23 230 46 288 309 51 471 342 15

344 1476

FAMILY TO FAMILY

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY # of Christian Input visits during this period # of Volunteers helping (this project) # of Bibles distributed during this period # of other Christian literature distributed

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT # of Emotional Support gatherings this period # of Families attending Emotional Support gatherings

BIBLE CORR. COURSE # of Beneficiaries graduated during this period # of Beneficiaries enrolled at the end of this period # of Volunteers helping # of Christian Books distributed during this period # of Bibles distributed during this period

240 8 53 157 172 630 51 292 1040 341 1724 6 1 2 3 2 14 28 8 481 93 610 1 67 51 119

URGENT NEEDS # of Families benefiting from the Urgent needs actions

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288 25 53 29 2 39

436

CRI F2F

Friends of SummerCamp 2011

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SP FACTS AND FIGURES Albania Bosnia Bulgaria and Herzegovina

Moldova

Romania

Ukraine

BIBLE CORR. COURSE # of Children graduated during the period # of Children enrolled at the end of this period

102 189 280

369 530 847

27700

14202 8100

16251 139580 172412

BIBLE JUBILEE PROJECT # of Bibles we distributed during this period # of Churches we cooperated with during this period

127 48 105 234 315 601

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572

1747

451145

1430

PROJECTS

CHILDRENÂ´S CAMPS # of Children attending a MWB Camp # of MWB Camps held # of Volunteers (national) helping

375 105 96 1104 968 1045 3693 1 2 1 7 12 12 35 24 55 61 50 111 30

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488

CHRISTIAN 5-DAYS CLUB # of Children having experienced the presence of the 5-day club # of 5-days club visits

CHRISTIAN RADIO # of people having access to the programs # of volunteers involved # of programs aired

Over 10000 3min. 3min. 15 15 52 260 312

CHRISTIAN NEWSPAPER (Si Jeni) # of Families having access to the newspaper # of newspapers during this period (this project)

35000

90000

1060 257

5670 1241 4510

12738

157

277

CHRISTIAN THEATRE/PUPPET MINISTRY # of Children (beneficiaries) having viewed a performance # of performances held

CHRISTIAN TRAINING AND SEMINARS # of Participants to the Training/Seminar(s) this period # of Training and Seminars held

50 601 248 899 10 13 10 33

CLUBS FOR THE HANDICAPPED # of Beneficiaries reached during this period # of Clubs operating this period

450

677

1900 1559

5108

5900

12567

18 6

DREAMBUS # of Children (beneficiaries) taken on a dream bus trip (total) # of trips performed

EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGNS # of Beneficiaries reached during this period # of Churches engaged in outreach

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CRI F2F

Albania Bosnia Bulgaria and Herzegovina

Moldova

Romania

Ukraine

Total

FAMILIES IN CRISIS # of Families helped

LIFE SKILLS -

830

1500

10000 56

680

13066

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CURRICULUM

# of Children enrolled in the ESC project

1297 711 40 2048

LIFE SKILLS - EXCURSIONS/PRACTICAL # of Children participating in ESC Excursions # of ESC Excursions

96 778

874

25 16

MOTHER CARE # of mothers assisted # of parcels distributed

208 35 736 979 205 405 736 1346

OPERATION CHRISTMAS LOVE # of Families helped # of parcels distributed # of Volunteers helping

4400 2188 2151 3950 7000 6686

26375

4500 2689 2151 4000 7000 8046

28386

OPERATION WINTER RESCUE

# of Beneficiaries helped

many 11 150 15 10 many many

3300 500 1350 7300 40

12490

SCHOLARSHIPS # of Students graduating during the period # of Students enrolled at the end of the period

40 62 3 105 50 238

288

48 128 100 13 1000 437

1726

SEEDS OF HOPE # of Families assisted by this project # of Seeds of Hope Parcels distributed # of total Beneficiaries impacted by this project

128 135 41 1000 437

245 415 250

2000 2910

SOUP KITCHENS # of Beneficiaries being enrolled in the beginning of the period # of Soup Kitchens in operation # of Meals served during this period # of Volunteers helping (this project)

60 134 108 160 185 230

877

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6 21 23 18 40 30

138

220 16

229

312

777

220 14

165

178

577

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VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL # of beneficiaries graduating during the period # of beneficiaries enrolled at the beginning of the period

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Street address: Moen 9, 3948 Porsgrunn Norway Tel: +47 35 569 110 Fax: +47 35 569 111 www.misjonutengrenser.no

Street adress: Stiftung Pro Adelphos Palmstrasse 16 CH-8400 Winterthur Switzerland Tel: +41 52 233 59 00 Fax: +41 52 233 59 07

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Postal address: Postfach 1304, D-35203 Biedenkopf, Germany Street address: Marburger Str. 30, D-35216 BiedenkopfEckelshausen, Germany

www.missieovergrenzen.be

Tel: +49 6461 9546 0 Fax: +49 6461 9546 11

www.proadelphos.ch

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Postal address: Mission Without Borders NZ P.O. Box 56264 Dominion Road Auckland 1446 NEW ZEALAND Street address: First Floor Unit 7, Ambury Court 1 Porters Avenue Eden Terrace Auckland New Zealand

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www.mog-biedenkopf.de

Tel: +64 9 309 6969 Fax: +64 9 309 6968 www.mwb.org.nz

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Fax: +27 11 485 3528 www.mwb-sa.org

MISSION WITHOUT BORDERS INC.

www.mwbuk.org

CRI F2F

Without Borders Family

UNITED KINGDOM

NORWAY

THE NETHERLANDS

GERMANY

BELGIUM SWITZERLAND UKRAINE MOLDOVA ROMANIA

CANADA USA

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ALBANIA BULGARIA

AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND

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SOUTH AFRICA

MWB International Board Members

Rudolf Luthi

Reverend W.A. Temlett

Management Consultant Winterthur, SWITZERLAND

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President Emeritus MWBI Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA

Philip Schmidt

Retired Auditor Benoni, SOUTH AFRICA

Clarey Rudd

Director/Owner, Bank of Books Ventura, California, USA

CRI F2F

Reverend Harry Graham CEO and President MWBI London, UNITED KINGDOM

GIK SP

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