The Kurdish summer. Several months from June to September, with maximum temperatures of up to 46 \u00b0C, and no rain for five months. The Kurdish media reported that it was the driest summer in 90 years. The best time for a children's week! At least that's what I (Tinu) thought, and so did my team. Until now, we had never attempted a project of this size, and the Kurds had never experienced anything like it either. But to open new doors, you have to dare to try new things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So we set up tables, chairs and tents on a nearby sports field and gathered a group of over 70 children (girls and boys separately, of course). For a week, we got together every day to do crafts, play games and tell stories. The joy was immense \u2013 not only because the children had something to do during their summer holidays, but also because adults were looking after them. (A rather rare sight here.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the sun was low in the sky, we sent the gang home to fetch their parents and neighbours for dinner. To our surprise, the parents actually came. More and more arrived every day, until we were finally cooking for over 180 people. A kind of neighbourhood party, you might say, which people still talk about today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, my personal highlight was seeing how our local helpers experienced Children's Week. Every day, we prayed with them in the name of Jesus and explained the values of our story to them in more detail. They told us that there was a palpable sense of peace in our group. They said that working together had been so great that they would have loved to work with us every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pray with us that your hunger will continue to grow and that doors will continue to open in our poor neighbourhoods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warm regards, Tinu<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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