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Located in the northwestern part of Bulgaria,
on the Danube river,
'Christian Missionary Center Vidin' is a church community in the poorest region
of the European Union,
yet this is a community of faith, hope, and life.
We gather for the study of the Bible
God's word
for worship with song and dance, and for mission by outreach and arts.
Our Church is
orientated towards mission among youth.
This has been on our hearts for many years
and we are very pleased we see its realization as of now.
Our desire is God's Word, and with it we want to shake
the new generation because that is something that they desperately need.
The church has a vibrant youth club ministry.
Young people from across churches in Vidin come together for fellowship and witness.
They do a number of activities together, which is having a positive
effect
both on their own faith
and on the community in which they live. -I play rhythm guitar for Revelation Band BG, which is the worship team (group) at this church
Besides playing at our own church every Sunday,
we also play across the country in several churches.
I feel so blessed to be able to go to so many churches out there and to play guitar,
which is one of my passions,
and to just play in a Christian band
which is
my strongest belief (Christianity). -On of the ways we reach out to youth in the community
is by offering arts and crafts courses.
Here in the youth center,
'Vertical Reality,' today we've been doing 'candy holders' or "nests"
for Easter
and we will be selling them in the Mall.
The money we raise from selling the souvenirs will
go towards the costs of the youth center.
- As a response to a prophetic word that was given to our church
and specifically to the youth of our church, we wanted to come to some of the places that
have a reputation or a history of being places of darkness and of tragedy,
and to pray over those places
and bless them and reclaim them for Christ. -I used to be an orphan,
people from this church came to where I lived
they told me about Jesus,
and I accepted Jesus,
and now I work in the church and help youth to get to know Christ,
and I want more youths to understand who Jesus is.
- That which God is doing
in my life is amazing.
No one can perform such miracles as the ones I have seen. Only God can,
and one of them is to be a part of this group which changes lives."
- I grew up in a Christian family and as a member of the church
and
last year I recieved a prophecy from the Lord that I would serve Him more,
and now I'm in the process of serving Him with my peers.
- For many young people its hard to share their faith
because of their fear of rejection and being disliked,
but for me it is an honor to be
a part of this group of young people
and to be able to share my faith
because that is what matters and that way anyone can be a
part of our group.
- As youth,
one way we to grow deeper and stronger in
our relationships is by getting
away from the town
and go to this youth camp and study the scripture
and talk to each other and get know each other
and just share about each others lives and we also play games and all these other sorts of things.
If you would like to support the work of our young people
and in particular that youth 'Summer Bible Camp'
please visit our website. Please, when you give make a note to use that your gift
is to be used for the 'Summer Bible Camp.'
Thank you, and God bless you.