Give a man a fishing rod...

"Give a man a fishing rod..."

Give a man a fish and you disempower him.  Give him a fishing rod, teach him to fish, and you've given him a job for life.  One of our team provided some of the Roma women with sewing machines which our church folk were pleased to pass on.  Dresses have been made and sold.  But the latest marketing opportunity is a Zimmer Frame Bag.  We are not aware of anyone else having created such a bag. Over the last few days 3 have been sold at £10 each. We're praying this may be an idea from Heaven.

Meanwhile, the two bikes which we had in our shed were passed on to two Roma lads who are now cycling to school. This could save potentially £300 a year in bus fares. The lads were in their element setting the bikes up... who knows, maybe this'll lead to something.

The same day, the school called a crisis meeting. The Roma kids attendance is around 80%.  This is nothing short of a miracle.  But it's below the legal requirement.  The riot act was read, and we hope attendance will pick up.