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(narrator) There were no kids [br]in the Sofia West church in Bulgaria.
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Fast forward five years
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and children enter a whole new world [br]with arts and crafts.
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Sofia is Bulgaria’s capital [br]and largest city.
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It’s a modern and dynamic place [br]with more than a million people.
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Here you find relaxing parks,
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convenient trams, [br]and exquisite architecture.
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Unlike most of the buildings in Sofia,
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this structure looks plain [br]on the outside.
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But in a small rented place inside, [br]it looks completely different.
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Lyubka, a member of Sofia West church,
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has dedicated her time [br]to reaching out to these kids.
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Together with volunteers [br]from the church,
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she meets the children [br]at least twice a month.
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Aside from the crafts,
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they also teach the children [br]about life, family, education and health.
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(Lyubka Dimitrova)[br]We teach them good values,
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and they enjoy a lot in our activities.
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I think that in order to introduce Jesus, [br]we should also have hearts like children.
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(Georgi Angelov) [br]The main idea is to be able
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to reach people, [br]especially to their social needs.
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Not directly in terms of faith [br]and religious ideas,
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but rather, interacting with children, [br]solving family problems,
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teaching them [br]about the importance of health,
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building connections [br]and establishing relationships.
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(narrator) The project [br]was aptly named Create Future.
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A place where the church[br]can foster children and young adults
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to be future leaders,
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but that doesn’t mean that the activities[br]are only for young boys and girls.
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(Georgi Angelov) Create Future[br]aims to attract kids
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and form a Bible group.
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But the kids are so happy
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that they get their parents interested [br]in what we are doing.
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We can’t turn the parents away [br]and say that this is just for kids,
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so we work with the parents as well.
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(narrator) Everyone works together [br]to do something meaningful
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and the masterpieces are sold [br]to raise funds to help those in need.
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Create Future is [br]teaching people to be selfless
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and to serve their neighbours.
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(Georgi Angelov) Through Create Future, [br]we can show the society,
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our neighbours, the people around us,[br]that we care for them,
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that our faith in Jesus [br]is inspiring us to love everyone.
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Through actions, rather than empty words,[br]we can bring people to Jesus.
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(narrator) Through the activities,
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Create Future participants [br]grow closer to each other.
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Lyubka feels like a mother [br]to the children,
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they are like her family.
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I sincerely ask God to be with us [br]because I am convinced
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that what God can do is a lot more [br]than what merely humans can do.
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(narrator) The church [br]that started without kids[br]
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now has 20 attending regularly.
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And through them more people, [br]both young and old are invited.
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Your 13th Sabbath offering
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will help build a children’s center [br]and worship hall in Sofia.
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The new facility will allow this church [br]to reach out to more people.
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Let’s pray for our friends in Sofia
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as they establish meaningful [br]relationships with their community.
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And thanks for your support [br]of the 13th Sabbath Offering.