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| Precious Lives in Albania |
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Besa Shapllo, one of our partners in Albania, recently sent us a collection of stories
about several of the people the Mission Possible team help on a daily basis in the shanty town of Bathore. Here are
two of these people's stories, as told by Besa:
Oneda (24, pictured left in red), orphaned as a
teenager, lives with her brother, his wife and her sick sister in a tiny two roomed house.
The four of them sleep under the tin roof with few comforts, on makeshift beds erected on the rough concrete floor.
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Oneda and her family moved from northern Albania with the hope of a better life nearer the capital city of Tirana.
Oneda has never been to school because it was too far and dangerous to walk there when they were living in the North. She has now been able to attend Mission Possible's literacy classes at the 'Hope' Centre (supported by Eurovangelism). Not only can she now read and write, but she says
"she knows more about Jesus and how He came into the world for us" because she is able to read Christian magazines produced in Albanian. |
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The next story is about Emanuela (the oldest child pictured left, next to her mother) who left school when she was only in the first grade because her father was sick with mental problems and her parents
didn't have money to raise the kids. Her father is still not able to buy the medicines the doctor prescribed for him.
Her mother sews shoes to sell and she doesn't get any other help to raise her four kids. Emanuela's father can't work as no
one will give him a job, not even for a day.
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During the last distribution of humanitarian aid, Emanuela's mother had been really glad because when she opened the
sack she found clothes for her little baby. "The baby is dressed up with these clothes and I am very thankful for them."
Emanuela sews shoes all day to help her mother. The more shoes they sew, the more money they get, even though it is such a small payment for such hard work.
Her house is really primitive. All the things she has in it are given to them from relatives or friends. In the last
distribution she received from us, amongst other things, there were kitchen items and curtains, for which they were
very thankful. They use the curtains to hide the corner that serves as a bedroom.
But Emanuela is not an illiterate anymore. She has taken part in our literacy program
and now she can read and write. She is so happy to be able to read the Miracle magazine she receives every month,
where she finds good stories and where she learns new things.
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Emanuela is such a precious girl for us. She is still too small for all these problems. But we pray that God will take
care of her, just like he has promised.
These stories do not end here though. The future of these girls is not only full of hope because they are more likely to get a job when they are old enough,
but also more confidence and a boost in their self-esteem.
Thank you to all those people who have helped and continue to help us run the literacy courses at The Hope Centre, seeing the fruits of your generosity is an incredible privelege - Besa Shapllo |
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| How you can help |
• A gift £5 or more will help pay for the relatively expensive printing and production costs for the Miracle Magazine, one of the only Albanian Christian youth magazines available to these children.
• A gift of £20 will help support ongoing running costs of the Hope Centre's vital literacy program.
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