Christmas campaign has begun

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This week we have started our annual christmas campaign. Until the end of the year 2018 we ask for donations in favour of our educational sponsorship project in Rwanda. The donations will help to maintain the project as a whole so that its continuance will be secured. And thus your donation will benefit to ALL children of the project. We thank you for your support and wish you a blessed christmas!

For your donation please use the banking information of this blog or the special christmas link with PayPal.
The PayPal-link works with the qr-code, too.

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Weihnachtsgruß – Christmas Greeting

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Wir schauen dankbar auf ein ereignisreiches und erfolgreiches Jahr zurück. Wieder konnten wir mit der Hilfe vieler warmherziger Menschen kleinen und großen Menschen in unseren Projekten helfen. Dafür bedanken wir uns herzlich bei allen, die uns in unserer Arbeit unterstützt haben – und natürlich im Namen derer, die uns anvertraut sind!
Wir hoffen, daß Sie auch im neuen Jahr an unserer Seite sind getreu dem Motto „Weihnachten, mein Kind, ist tätige Liebe“ (Dale Evans Rogers), und wünschen Ihnen ein frohes und gesegnetes Weihnachtsfest und Gottes Schutz im neuen Jahr 2018



We thankfully look back on an eventful and successful year. Once again we were able to help young and adult people in our projects with the help of many warm-hearted people. We would like to thank all those who supported us in our work – and of course on behalf of those who are entrusted to us!
We hope that you will continue to support us in the new year, too, following the motto „Christmas, my child, is love in action“ (Dale Evans Rogers) and we wish you a Merry Christmas and God’s protection in the New Year 2018.

Christmas 2017: Give the gift of Hope!

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„Operation Christmas Child“? Well, what we do makes children happy not only at christmas. So, we recommend to make childrens eyes shine every day! Therefore, christmas may be a good occasion to get to know on our project.
It is most supportive and longlasting to help kids to live a self-determined and -sustaining life in their homecountry by giving them access to education!
„Education is the doorway to freedom, democracy and development.“ (Nelson Mandela)
Please take over an educational sponsorship or support our project with donations. What we use these for example, read in a very descriptive report.
Education is one of the prerequisites for a good life perspective. Therefore, such help can not be limited to a certain festive season in the year like Christmas, but it includes it. We thank you for your donations and wish you a Merry Christmas!
Please indicate „PatRuanda“ as purpose of use (MEMO) along with your donation. Thank you very much!

What does a historical walking tour through Eisenach, Germany have in common with disadvantaged children in Rwanda?

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Here’s the answer:
One of our OWG members had a creative idea as to how he could support our Rwandan educational program.
On November 1, 2016 he received his historical city guide certification in both German and English.
The latter of the two languages is certainly easier for him, as he is a US citizen who has chosen to live in Germany.
Randell Anderson’s first walking tour on 11.11.16 was in his native language.
However, his first guided tour in German, he reserved this for a special cause.
Mr. Anderson celebrated his birthday on December 9 and on that Friday evening he invited friends with a purpose in mind.
He made the special request of his guests that they bring no gifts or flowers, but rather a financial donation for our children’s project in Rwanda.
For approximately an hour he and his guests strolled the illuminated streets of medieval Eisenach.
The tour’s start and end location was city hall in city center, where all was abuzz with Christmas Market activities.
Mr. Anderson lead the group to the significant places where Eisenach’s musical, cultural, political and business development took root.
He brought the personalities of Saint Elizabeth and Martin Luther colorfully alive.
The last point-of-interest was the Saint George Church where J.S.Bach was baptized two days after his birth.
Even though the night was not a really cold one, the birthday boy invited his guests to a glass of traditional hot wein at one of the Christmas Market stands.
The One World Group was happy to learn of this original idea, which supported the project’s disadvantaged children in Rwanda.
Through Mr. Anderson’s unique manner of creating project financial support, he also made another circle of friends aware of the OWG’s work and mission.
Every exposure leads the way to those who may have interest in becoming a foster parent.
Each foster child/parent partnership completely changes the life of one child.
Fostering support not only offers a child new hope, but a direction which can lead them out of poverty.

Rühler Lichter-Weihnacht – Ruhla Christmas Market

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English below

In diesem Jahr war alles etwas anders. Die Stadt Ruhla lud am 3.12. erstmalig zur Rühler Lichterweihnacht an, eine sehr schöne Idee, die dem alljährlichen Weihnachtsmarkt der Stadt nicht nur einen sehr stimmungsvollen, sondern auch spirituellen Charakter verlieh.

Selbstverständlich war auch wieder unser Ökumenischer 1Welt-Kreis mit seinem Angebots- und Info-Stand vertreten, der rege besucht wurde. Wir danken allen, die für einen Moment an unserem Stand verweilt und unser Bildungs-Projekt in Ruanda unterstützt haben. Sie haben wieder benachteiligten Kindern in Ruanda ein Stück Hoffnung und Licht gegeben.

Licht: ja, das war das Thema des heurigen Weihnachtsmarktes. Nicht nur das Farbwechselspiel der LED-Scheinwerfer von Fa. Ittermann gab dem Markt eine besondere Note, sondern vor allem die zahlreichen Kerzen und Teelichter, die unter der Linde am Markt im Laufe des Nachmittags und Abends von den Besuchern abgestellt wurden. Ihr Licht strahlte in die Dunkelheit und symbolisierte damit den Willen der Einheimischen, das Licht der Freude und des Friedens in die Welt zu tragen – zumindest aber doch erst einmal in unsere kleine Welt des Alltags.

Da menschliche Kräfte allerdings begrenzt sind, versicherten wir uns der Hilfe dessen, der das Licht der Welt ist: Jesus Christus. Darum schloß die Lichterweihnacht mit einer kurzen Andacht unter der Linde, zu der noch viele Ruhlaer zusammenkamen, obwohl es schon zu vorgerückter Stunde war. Die Andacht klang mit dem „Sanctus“ aus der Deutschen Messe von Franz Schubert aus, gespielt von den Original Erbstromtal Musikanten.
Zuguterletzt rief der Ruhlaer Nachtwächter die Nachtruhe aus und die Menschen verließen den Platz, um ihren Häusern zuzustreben.

English

The traditional christmas market of our town took place on December 3 in a new shape. It was the first time that the focus was on the Light of Christmas. And to say it in advance: this was a good decision. The market started later than in former years at 4 p.m. with less sales stalls. So, the character of community and conviviality of the event was strengthened.
Of course, there was a variety of offers for children and, as usual, our 1World-Circle was present with its information- and sales booth.
We thank all visitors who stopped by and made a contribution to the educational project of our group and thus, lit a light of hope for vulnerable children in Rwanda!

Light: well, this was the topic of the this years christmas market. Many visitors had put candles under the lime tree on the market place. They were supposed to be a sign of the will of the people to carry the light of peace and joy into our world – at least in our town and homes.

Bearing in mind that the power of humans is limited we assured us of the assistance of the one who is the light of the world: Jesus Christ.

So the christmas market endet with a prayer and a piece of music by Franz Schubert, the „Sanctus“. Finally, the night watchman of Ruhla called the visitors to go home for sleep.