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ARMENIA – I love being present in these updates!
ARMENIA – (Spitak) House of Esther Refugee Center
I love being present and on-the-ground in an update such as this! These people are absolutely wonderful … these refugees who have been through so much pain, are life-giving yet again!
Great pleasure is mine in being here in Spitak, ARMENIA, House of Esther(HoE) … and in relating to you these refugees from war-torn Syria. It’s difficult to communicate their gratefulness in our presence and our meager gifts of time, teaching and relationships deepened. A warmer audience one will not find.
Each has a story of great loss of homes, family members, friends, neighbors.
Since my time here last year, chicken coops have been expanded, a fish farm started, gardens enlarged, fruit trees planted, volunteers recruited, furniture and appliances delivered, buildings insulated, and many other living conditions improved. Deeper yet is the foundation of “HOPE” they now have, in a secure location free from war-tensions and greater losses.
A primary focus has been in the teaching of TCD-Transformational Community Development. While I usually teach such courses in villager-settings, this material is adaptable to HoE and refugees starting lives over. Our aim in HoE is for it to become as self-sustaining as is possible.
Local entrepreneur Gayane was very gracious in showing us her business as well as translating for us in the TCD sessions.
Thanks for being such an integral part of such Help and Hope to others!
Daniel
GHNI Lead Assist – C./S. Asia and E. Europe
Bangladesh TCD … and FLOODING
Transformational Community Development (TCD) in Bangladesh with GHNI is still quite in the early stages. Yet so much good has happened in our time there. With excellent partnerships in place from the start, it has made all the difference in how quickly and quality went hand-in-hand.
Education has been at the forefront since day-1. It’s been amazing to watch how:
- many more children are attending school
- many more children are experiencing the value and future in education
- many more parents are now being “pulled-into” the education process, embracing how their children need to continue furthering their education, even at the expense of needs at home
- many parents are being ushered into the reality of facing old ideas of marrying off their very young daughters … and instead, allowing them to finish school and potentially into higher quality lives married or single
With better educations, comes organically, better methods of micro-enterprise, food cleanliness and harvesting methods. So much of life goes hand-in-hand, regardless of living in Bangladesh, Serbia, Armenia or West Chicago, Illinois. Life is extremely interconnected.
Catastrophic flooding in Houston, Texas USA and Bangladesh were only days apart. All of us in the USA are helping the Texas victims in whatever capacity we can. If you are so inclined, please consider helping the flood victims of Bangladesh.
Giving to this is via our regular Bangladesh site at:
http://www.globalhopenetwork.org/us/village-transformation/bangladesh/champion-village
Always huge “Thank you”(s) to each of you who undergird our work in GHNI to villages we vest in … YOU vest in !
Daniel
Daniel & Nora Emig's Journeys 