A letter from Nadia Ayoub in Ukraine
July 2011
“And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me” Matthew 18:5.
Dear Friends and family,
Peace and grace to you all from our God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ the Savior. I continue to give thanks for all that the Lord has been doing here in Carpathian-Ukraine among and for the Roma people. Since the month of May the Lord has put it on my heart to start working with two Roma camps in Peterfalva. This is about 35 km. away from Beregszasz, where I live, and thanks to God there is a bus that goes there four times a day. I had the help of the two local pastors and Roma people who offered their homes in order to start preparing their children so they will be able to go to school later. Their two rooms needed a lot of work to be able to start.
By God's grace last Thursday was the first day in the two preschools in Peterfalva, which is south of Carpathian near the Ukraine-Romania border. The two Roma camps are separated by only one km, but they do not like each other, so by God's help we were able to do two preschools, each in a room of the camp leader's home. At 10:00 am I went to the first with the teacher, but the kids were not there yet and we start calling them from their homes. Within 15 minutes we started, and it went well for an hour and a half. Then again the same in the second camp—we waited until 10 of the 13 kids came. A few were missing because the parents had an argument with each other. Anyhow, we did work with the children and it was great to see that the children are eager to be in a classroom setting. I gave them some cookies for a snack, but some of the kids did not eat. Next time I need to give them bread with pork fat—that is what they like most. Tuesday, Lord willing, the pastor of the city will have an evangelizing meeting with all the families, but again in each camp separately. I am praying that during July and August the 6-, 7-, and 8-year olds will be ready to go to school, and then we will start with the 4-, 5-, and 6-year olds for the year, as the Lord permits. Trust God's blessings and success for the kids and this ministry.
Thank you again for your interest in what God is doing among the Roma people. Joy and blessings for all.
In Him,
Nadia
The 2011 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 212
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