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NEHEMIA ALBANIA 19A N N U9 A L R E P O 8 R T C D qendra nehemia pogradec albania tel: +355 832 2361 e-mail: [email protected] NEHEMIA FOUNDATION Pogradec Durres Gjirokaster about NEHEMIA I. CHURCH II. EDUCATION III. MEDICAL SERVICE IV. SOCIAL WORK V. NEHEMIA CENTER - POGRADEC - VI. STAFF VII. FINANCIAL REPORT VIII. about NEHEMIA NEHEMIA FOUNDATION Pogradec Durres Gjirokaster NEHEMIA ALBANIA FACTS GOALS OF NEHEMIA is a branch of > We took our name from the Our goal is to care for and support Nehemia Christian biblical prophet Nehemia, who the spiritual, mental and physical Aid Ministries/AVC helped to build up his country by needs of the people of Albania. in Nidda (Germany) working in spiritual and practical Address: realm. This is done by two branches of work Nehemia Christenhilfsdienst Ranstädter Straße > We are a branch of the German 1. CHURCH D-63667 Nidda Pentecostal Assemblies (BFP). In the towns of Pogradec, Tel: +49 (0) 6043 3038 NEHEMA has activities in more than Gjirokast er and Durres we Fax: +49 (0) 6043 8136 E-mail: 50 countries around the world. hav e fou nde d Chu rch es, [email protected] which have also assemblies in > Our first visit to Albania with relief m a n y v i l l a g e s. A s a n in Switzerland: trucks was in May 1991. We were Evangelical Church we base NEHEMIA/AVC Switzerland wel com ed per son all y by the our doctrine on the teachings in Safnern/Biel Address: AVC-Hilfswerk Minister of Health; it was the first of the Bible, and are a Postfach 174 relief transport to Albania. membe r of the Alban ian CH-2553 Safnern / Biel Evangelical Alliance (VUSh). Tel: +32 (0) 355 4242 > We have been present in Albania Fax: + 32 (0) 355 4248 since January 1992, our center is in 2. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES E-mail: [email protected] Pogradec. By various social activities we Nehemia Albania was registered on try to meet the needs of the 20.02.1992 as association > Nehemia Albania has started people of Albania and give “NEHEMIA - SHERBESA E NDIHMESES branches in Durres and Gjirokaster. h e l p a n d s u p p o r t a s KRISTIANE” by the Albanian effectively as possible. Ministry of Culture. > Associate organizations On 01.08.1995 the legal status, (accepted as full members Main branches: in February 1998): according to Albanian law, has MNA - MEDICAL SERVICE (Medizinische Nothilfe Albanien) been changed to HUMANITARIAN CHW - SOCIAL and RELIEF WORK (Christlicher Hilfsverein Wismar) FOUNDATION “NEHEMIA”. - EDUCATION I.- I. FUNDS about NEHEMIA The work of Nehemia is almost exclusively financed by voluntary donations, mainly from Christians in Germany and Switzerland. Nehemia is acknowledged as non-profit-making organization by the governments of Germany, Switzerland, Albania and many more. The following chart gives a survey about the origin of funds made available for the work of NEHEMIA Foundation in 1998 (incl. expenses for construction work, salaries for foreign missionaries and costs of relief transports). Not included in this chart are gifts in kind. general donations restricted donations church offering school fees average exchange rate: 1DM / 82 Lek ca. 37.000.000 Lek ca. 4.000.000 Lek ca. 10.500.000 Lek ca. 11.500.000 Lek ca. 3.500.000 Lek NEHEMIA/AVC NEHEMIA/AVC MNA CHW NEHEMIA Germany Switzerland Albania I. - II. NEHEMIA CHURCH CHURCH > is a member of the International Pentecostal Movement > is a member of the Evangelical Alliance in Albania (VUSH) > bases its doctrine on the teachings of the Bible > accepts the Lausanne Covenant (1974) as a summary of its teachings and goals ACTIVITIES 1998 POGRADEC address: QENDRA NEHEMIA POGRADEC Pastor: Gian Paul Ardüser Tel: +355 832 2361 e-mail: [email protected] August/Sept. 98: Regular weekly meetings: Youth Camps in the premises of NEHEMIA CENTER > Sunday services (about 110 adult visitors) in cooperation with YWAM Altensteig > Sunday services for children (Germany) and YWAM Tirana (about 80 children taking part) (Discipleship Training School) > Bible studies in Pogradec > Bible studies in the village of Malin September 98: Baptism (17 people ) October 98: A Christian library has been opened February 98: Gian Paul Ardüser took over the December 98: leadership of Nehemia Church in Christmas programme for Church Pogradec, assisted by his wife members, students of Shkolla Andrea (leader of children's ministry) Nehemia & their families, children March/April 98: Evangelistic concert in the Cultural Home-study bible school for House Pogradec church members (six weeks) (organized in cooperation with "Bible Way Church", Pogradec) July 98: Inauguration of the new PLANS & VISION NEHEMIA CENTER in Pogradec + evangelistic week together with an outreach team from NEHEMIA Germany > Extension of village work & Switzerland > Work with cell groups > Street evangelism > Discipleship Training School in summer with YWAM Albania II. - I. GJIROKASTER CHURCH address: NEHEMIA GJIROKASTER Dunavat 1 Leader: Brigitte Weber Tel: +355 72 63657 e-mail: [email protected] August 98: Discipleship Training School (four weeks) in Regular weekly meetings: cooperation with other local churches. 24 people took part. > in Gjirokaster > in four villages September 98: > in the local Old People's Home Medical outreaches of MNA teams were supported by church members and About 50 adults and 100 children attend the coworkers. weekly meetings, as do about 40 occupants and coworkers of the Old People's Home in Gjirokaster. December 98: Christmas programme in the villages. April-May 98: PLANS & VISION Evangelistic meetings in Gijrokaster and villages. > Regular meetings in two more villages May 98: > Intensification of work in Old People’s Nehemia moved into new premises Home (rented) in the Dunavat quarter in > Discipleship Training School in Summer Gjirokaster. > Radio broadcasting > A family from Switzerland will come as long-term coworkers DURRES address: NEHEMIA DURRES Rr. Milto Kule Durres Leader: Hartmut Kämmer Tel: +355 52 24404 e-mail: [email protected] Regular weekly meetings: July 98: Evangelistic outreaches in villages > in nine villages around Durres together with a team from NEHEMIA > about 140 adults attend the meetings Germany & Switzerland > children's work is done in 11 villages with about 450 visitors per week November 98: > an outreach team (3 coworkers) does Concert in the High School in Manz home-visits in the villages NEHEMIA owns two small church buildings in PLANS & VISION villages ( Durres District) > Evangelistic outreaches in villages May 98: and towns Medical outreaches of MNA team got > Concerts in villages support by prayer teams and counsellors > Youth Camps II. - II. CHW BISHNICA CHURCH In Germany: Christlicher Hilfsverein Wismar Turnplatz 4a D-23970 Wismar Tel/Fax: +49 3841 283547 Leader: Frieder Weinhold In Bishnica:. +873 682 622 291 (Satellite phone) NEHEMIA's associate organization CHW February 98: (Christlicher Hilfsverein Wismar) Two weeks Bible school for Christians has a team of German and Albanian coworkers in Bishnica and Jolle. permanently stationed in the village of Bishnica (Pogradec District), where they have constructed May 98: their own church building. Christians from Bishnica and Jolle took part in the "March for Jesus" in Tirana. Regular weekly meetings: July 98: > Sunday services in three villages Official inauguration of the Bishnica > Special meetings for men, women and Church and the baptism of 25 people. young people > Children's ministry in Bishnica (5 meetings per week) PLANS & VISION > Children’s ministry in Jolle (once a week) > Camps for young people and Church members > Intensification of work in Holtas > Rooms for a youth club will be built FURTHER PLANS Intensive cooperation with the “Apostolic Church” of Italy, who applied for membership in the Nehemia Foundation and have been accepted as full members in February 99. They have three Italian coworkers living in Pogradec, their main area of work being the villages Stropcke and Bratomire (Pogradec District). II.- III. NEHEMIA SCHOOL at Qendra Nehemia Pogradec EDUCATION leader: Artan Shkembi Tel.: +355 832 2361 Private School e-mail: [email protected] Computer Studio Language Courses in process: Kindergarten, SHKOLLLALA Information- and Publishing Center NEHEMIA PRIVATE SCHOOL > September 13, 1998: INAUGURATION of Shkolla Nehemia > Shkolla Nehemia was registered by the Albanian Ministry of Education on 30.10.98 (Nr. 5342 prot). > Shkolla Nehemia is a private Albanian school, following the curriculum of the Albanian Public Schools. > Shkolla Nehemia started with 81 pupils in 4 classes, grades 1 - 3 Staff: > Artan Shkembi (director) > four teachers (full time) > two part-time teachers for music and foreign languages Mensa: Every student gets a small breakfast. For a small extra charge supper and a voluntary afternoon programme, in which now all of the pupils take part, are offered. Schoolbus: The NEHEMIA Schoolbus offers safe transport of the students to and from school. Clinic: The nurse and doctor of the NEHEMIA Clinic are present for First Aid in emergency cases, but also for the treatment of minor wounds and sicknesses. Medical Examination: Each child regularly receives a thorough medical examination and medical check-ups. Special Donations: > Complete sports uniform for every child (sponsored by adidas). > High quality writing material (pencil cases) for every student. PLANS & VISION > At least one more class for the next school year. > A sports field and a playground will be built. III. - I. COMPUTER STUDIO EDUCATION After the inauguration of the NEHEMIA Center in Pogradec Private School our computer studio was transferred from a local High School Computer Studio (where it had been operating for several years) to the Center. Language Courses in process: 7 computers are in use Kindergarten, (10 more will be installed in 1999) Information- and Publishing Center Courses are offered for: > Pupils of a local High School > Officials > Private students In 1998 86 private students received training and a diploma.