GOTHA LIONS CLUB representatives contribute Rwanda project donation

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Pastor Gerhard Reuther, founder of the „Ecumenical One World Group“, had his first encounter with the Gotha Lions Club chapter at a benefit event held at the barock Eckhof Theater.
Lions International is engaged in identifying and supporting circumstances where a psychological and/or financial need exists, irrespective of race, greed or religious orientation.
The Lions Club was founded in Chicago shortly after WWI with an intent to meet humanity’s need for a unified public spirit of brotherly love.
Since then Lions International has grown to some 46,000 clubs with over 1.4 million members. Germany currently has 1,517 clubs with a membership totaling 51,030. The Gotha Chapter was founded in the 1990s and has 36 participants to date.

Since meeting Pastor Reuther, Lions Club Gotha has continued it’s interest in the educational fostering activities of the One World Group. This culminated with their recent donation of 2,000 Euro, which came at a particularily pressing time for the appreciative recipient.
Approximately 20,000 Euro is generated annually by the Gotha Lions through a variety of fund-raising activities. For example, as the holiday season is upon us, the Club will be selling it’s famous, original recipie „fire-punch“ to elevate spirits with hot spirits of the many Christmas market visitors. This is just the impending Christmas event.There are many other venues throughout the year where the Lions are present, and, all in the common good for the betterment of mankind.

Members of the 1World-Circle and the Lions Club Gotha on the day of the donation handover in the parsonage of the Protestant parish Ruhla.

Now, thanks to the Gotha Lions, the Ruhla based One World Group belongs to this priviledged circle of recipients and therefore proudly continues it’s educational support for it’s impoverished and disadvantaged Rwandan foster children.
Many children in Rwanda go many years without any exposure to an education. Since 2007, under the umbrella of the Ruhla Evangelical Church, the OWG has acted in active support of this project. OWG is an inter-denominational alliance. Several of the local citizens have stepped-up to be foster parents. On the simple prerequisite of volunteer support, these Rwandan children are afforded broadened horizons through an education…somethiing we take for granted.
When special circumstances arise, such as required medical attention or financial emergency, the OWG maintains a donor supported general fund. A project social worker is in country and manages the financial affairs and regular visitations.
In January 2020 Pastor Reuther, along with two foster parents, will once again travel to Rwanda to meet with local partners, foster-children and the on-location management.
Next year Pastor Reuther will be the guest speaker at the Gotha Lions Club meeting. He will share his findings and reflections since he will have just returned from Rwanda.

Text/Fotos: aki/rz

[ Translation: Randell K. Anderson ]

Künstler für Kinder – i.e. Artists4Kids

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Künstler für Kinder – ein Netzwerk tätiger Nächstenliebe

Der Ökumenische 1Welt-Kreis hat im Februar 2018 mit dem Reggae-Musiker Ras Erigz aus Ruanda die Künstler-Initiative „Künstler für Kinder“ gestartet.
Wir laden alle Künstler ein, sich uns anzuschließen!
Damit benachteiligte Kinder in Ruanda eine Lebensperspektive in ihrer Heimat bekommen!
Gemeinsam mit Ras Erigz habe ich ein Logo entwickelt, das er bei allen Veröffentlichungen, besonders im Internet, publiziert.
Ich bitte Sie, sich dieser Initiative anzuschließen und Ihr personalisiertes Logo ebenfalls einsetzen, wo immer sich die Möglichkeit ergibt!
Lesen Sie bitte weiter…

Und das sind einige Aktivitäten von Künstlern zugunsten unseres Projekts…

Künstler für Kinder (i.e. Artists for Kids) – a network of active charity

The Ecumenical 1World-Circle started the artists initiative „Künstler für Kinder“ (i.e. Artists for Kids) in February 2018 with Reggae musician Ras Erigz from Rwanda.
We invite all artists to join us!
So that disadvantaged children in Rwanda get a life perspective in their homeland!
Together with Ras Erigz, I have developed a logo that he publishes in all publications, especially on the Internet.
I ask you to join this initiative and use your personalized logo wherever the opportunity arises!
Please read more…

And these are some activities of artists for the benefit of our project…

Gerhard Reuther

Unsere Unterstützer – Our supporters

Gruß zum neuen Jahr – New Years Greeting

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Christusstatue auf dem „Berg der Kreuze“ in Litauen – Statue of Christ Jesus on the „Mountain of the Crosses“ in Lithuania

Wir danken allen, die unsere Projekte in den zurückliegenden Jahren begleitet und gefördert haben und wünschen ihnen und allen Besuchern unseres Blogs ein gesegnetes und behütetes Jahr 2017.
Angesichts unserer bisherigen Erfahrungen blicken wir mit Hoffnung in die Zukunft und wünschen uns, daß noch viele Menschen Kindern in Ruanda eine schulische Bildung durch unser Projekt ermöglichen, sowie unsere Arbeit als Ökumenischer 1Welt-Kreis unterstützen.

We thank all people who supported our projects in the previous years and wish them and all visitors of our blog a blessed and protected year 2017.
In the light of our hitherto experiences we hopefull look ahead and wish that still many people will grant Rwandan children the opportunity of school education with the help of our project.

US-Kirchgemeinde unterstützt Ruanda-Projekt – US Church Congregation supports Rwanda-project

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English below

Mit großer Freude und Dankbarkeit begrüßen wir die Evangelisch-Unierte Kirche aus Marysville, Kansas, USA, als aktiven Förderer unseres Bildungspatenschaftsprojekts in Ruanda!
Nach einer gründlichen Vorbereitung und ausführlichen Korrespondenz mit Mitgliedern des 1Welt-Kreises hat die Kirchgemeinde beschlossen, sich als Partner an unsere Seite zu stellen und unsere Arbeit zugunsten der benachteiligten Kinder in Ruanda in Wort und Tat zu unterstützen. Ab dem kommenden Jahr fördert die Gemeinde die Schulbidlung eines kleinen Mädchens.
Außerdem ist die Gemeinde unsere Anlaufstelle für alle Interessenten in Nordamerika, die das Projekt finanziell unterstützen möchten.
Wir freuen uns, in der Gemeinde einen zuverlässigen Partner zu haben und hoffen, daß dieses gute Beispiel christlicher Nächstenliebe dazu beiträgt, daß Menschen in den USA ihr Herz öffnen und die Kinder in Ruanda unterstützen, die so dringend unsere Hilfe brauchen.

English

We are very glad and grateful to welcome the Evangelical United Church of Christ in Marysville, Kansas, USA, as an active supporter of our educational project in Rwanda!
After a period of a thoroughly preparation and extensive correspondence with members of our 1World-Circle, the church congregation decided to partner with us and to support our work in favour of the vulnerable children of Rwanda. As of 2017 they finance the educatio of a little girl.
Besides, the church congregation is a contact point for all interested people in Northern America who are willing to support the project financially.
We are pleased to have a reliable partner with that congregation and we hope that more people in the US will follow this example of practised christian charity and open their heart and help the children in Rwanda, who are in urgent need.