CARMEL CHRISTIAN CHURCH

After September 15 - 24, 2005


In September, 2005, a group from Carmel Christian Church, along with four members from Cleveland's Euclid Avenue Christian Church, went to Bosnia-Herzegovina.  The trip was arranged through Church World Service and our denomination's Week of Compassion.  At the conclusion of the trip, after seeing "outreach dollars in action," some new projects were identified and funded.

While visiting roto-tiller recipients, Zulfo and Halima, (roto-tiller picture on trip page), we learned that Zulfo's mother was no longer knitting because she lacked yarn.  Upon learning this, we immediately funded "the yarn project."

Left:  Zulfo's mother,second from right, with daughter-in-law, Halima, right.  She was away visiting another son when the yarn was delivered.
Right:  Halima with 4 kilos of wool

Postscript, 01/20/06 - Grandmother (Zejna Rahic, age 81) has returned home and is busy knitting!

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The Zenica soup kitchen was in need of a washing machine.  When our Bosnian friends "went shopping," the store was having a sale - so with the allotted washing machine money they purchased  a washer, vacuum cleaner, mixer, and set of metal pots!

Left picture - "Power shoppers" Djevad Avdagic, CWS Project Manager, and Hajrudin Sahic, President of the Muslim Charitable Association, Merhamet.
Right picture - At the soup kitchen, the happy recipients of the washing machine and "bonuses."

When visiting Pasha and his family in September, we were entertained in his (incompleted) new house.  With winter coming, the roof needed to be finished.  Another project - a gift of tiles.

Pasha and his extended family, entertaining the Carmel/Cleveland group in September.

Left:  Djevad has just informed Pasha of "a surprise" - money for roof tiles.
Right:  Pasha calculates that the gift of money will purchase 1600 tiles! 

Last Updated on: January 21, 2006