News from Bulgaria

Last year, the ADRA director in Bulgaria told me that they wanted to build a house for a woman with two children who had lost their home in a fire. We became involved in the project. The House has now been completed. The ADRA director was interviewed on national TV and I was contacted by another business owner with a furniture factory who wanted to donate furniture for this family and other needy people.Our community center "Trapezata" started collecting tablets and other electronic devices. They wanted to give these to people in need who don't have any, especially children. As school is currently mainly done online in Bulgaria, children need a laptop, computer, tablet or cell phone. The leader of the Women's Ministries department in one of the churches in Sofia heard about this project. She decided to donate a tablet. She packed it nicely and sent it to me.
Through a facebook group I heard about a woman who needed a tablet for her child. I sent the donated tablet to the local pastor and he and his wife took it to the family – a mother and daughter. Because of the lockdown, the mother had lost her job and they are really in great need. The pastor‘s family now takes care of them, brings food and clothes, and buys them firewood. It turned out that they also needed bedroom furniture and other things, which we were able provide, thanks to the business that donated us furniture. As Women’s Ministries, we will additionally buy other things that they urgently need. I believe that God is now opening many doors in this way. What amazes me is that He is at work through many people. And we are all part of a little chain reaction - serving God and helping people in need. Women’s Ministries and ADRA Bulgaria are cooperating very successfully, helping people in need. Before Christmas we revisited a house for the sick and donated bed sheets and household items as well as food. I believe these things will make the people a little happier. That's the way we can serve here right now.
In Bulgaria some churches have been closed since March. One lady has been conducting an online Bible course for more than four years and some women have been baptized. The course is very popular and is being shared. This course is just what people need at such a time as this.
Reported by Gabriela Kudinova, Bulgarian Union Women’s Ministries Director