05.07.06. Dear pastors and ministers,
You and your families are cordially invited to visit the Nehemiah Training Center (Guest House hotel) for a time of rest and spiritual renewal. During the rest time you will be ministered by Giancarlo Eliah and his wife Catherine (Great Britain, Vinyard church, Light to the Nations Ministries). As a couple with a prophetic annointing they minister in congregations of different countries all over the world. At their ministering the Lord heals people’s hearts and relations also delivering them from all kinds of deceases.
The main topic of the rest time is “the Loving heart of the Father God”.
The purpose : Rest and renewing of spirit, soul and body.
http://www.lttnm.org/ - Giancarlo & Catherine Eliah, “Light to the Nations Ministries”
Schedule of the day:
9:00 - brealfast
13:00 - lunch
from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – rest & recreation (going for a walk, playing sports, communication, watching Christian films, reading Christian literature at the library)
6:00p.m. - 9:00p.m. - Giancarlo & Catherine Eliah will be ministering with word and prayer.
Date of the rest:
August 1-8, 2006
Address:
Ukraine, 88017, Uzhhorod,
Verchovynska str., 36
Tel. / fax: (0312) 64 44 28, 64 44 70
E-mail: nehemiah@nehemiah-ua.org
Contact person: Natalia Karuk
Please, get registered till July 26,2006
Cost of the rest per 1 person is 150 UAH.
The cost includes 3 meals, accomodation in the Guest House Hotelання, using gym, tennis courts, video, library.

13.06.06. The school of Pastoral ministry was temporarily closed. Currently NGO “Nehemiah” is doing retreats for pastors, leaders and their families. We apologize for delay in delivering this information.

On the 8th of June 2006 NGO “Nehemiah” held another seminar for ministers, volunteers and social workers, who work with people having different addictions.
The seminar was conducted by Michael See, the director of the program “Let’s Celebrate Recovery” from Corvallis, Oregon.
Those who really desire to start working with addicted people in Uzhhorod attended the teaching. Interesting is the fact that most people who came to the seminar were people from local governmental and non – governmental organizations. This rehabilitation program is built on developing personal relationships with Jesus Christ and mutual support in small groups. Though this program people will be able to find truth, freedom from any addiction and become healthy personalities.

20-28.05.06.

And whoever wishes to be first among you must become the slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.
Mark 10:44-45

Since 2004, Pastors Tom Bloom, Jerry Smith and the people of Community of Believers Church of Ohio, USA have had a vision and a heart to serve the Roma people of Transcarpathia. This spring it has been our privilege at Nehemiah to join them in their service. On May 20th, a team was sent from Community of Believers Church to begin work on a water system for the Roma village of Zarichevo.
Until this time, the people of Zarichevo have been taking water directly from a small stream, which runs through the middle of the village, the result of which has been chronic health problems in the village. Nehemiah has been working with Community of Believers to use this opportunity to show Zarichevo the love of Christ by serving them in a practical way and to tell them about the Living Water that God offers, which will make them never thirst again.
The project has been substantial in terms of size, calling for the building of a dam at the head of the stream, a filtration system, reservoir, and the laying of over 300 meters of pipe through the village. The role of Nehemiah has been to provide in-country oversight and coordination for the task, which includes drawing the plans and completing the work once the team had to leave.

As a result of what the Lord is doing through this project we have already seen people coming to Christ and a new wave of hope come into the village. It is the desire and prayer of Nehemiah and Community of Believers that this will be one of many such opportunities to reach out and help Zarichevo and the Roma people.

12.05.06. In the end of April we were honored to receive a group of young people, senior students from a Christian school which is in Nashua, state New Hampshire, USA.
The week started with immersion into spiritual traditions of Transcarpathia connected with Easter celebration. Young people visited church services in various Christian fellowships, and also had opportunity to try various dishes from Easter table which Ukrainian friends generously shared.
On Monday 12 children from Domboki orphanage came to stay at Nehemiah center. In 4 days foreign and local kids became real friends. They ate together, played, went to museums and studied the Word of God. Someone would think that language barrier would be an obstacle, but universal language of love and friendliness can bring together even very different people.
This even opened a whole new world for the kids from the orphanage in the contrast with closed environment in which they usually abide. It seemed like in these four days they learnt more about the world than they would have done it in other circumstances. But, probably, what was the most important – these kids realized that they are not alone and there are people who love them.

05.04.06. The month of March was rich in various interesting events.
In the end of Febuary in the beginning of March we had visitors, our old friends from Nashua, New Hampshire. This time they decided to surprise us and brought along a team of very talented girls - dancers. The girls gave concerts in the boarding schools of Perechyn, Domboky and many other places. For a few evenings American dancers shared their art with representatives of local youth. By the end of the week they were all dancing together as one team. Children in the orphanages and local youth were very excited by this dancing practise and expressed their desire to see this dancing team again in the future.
A few children from Domboky boarding school were especially happy and blessed, because they were invited to spend a few days at Nehemiah Training Center, in Uzhgorod with their American peers. All the kids from both countries made good friends during this period of time. Kids from the orphanage were happy because they experienced love and care from people they have never seen before. Time went fast and our new friends brought back to the US a piece of Ukraine and many interesting impressions, thoughts and plans for future; almost each one of them said that wants to come back to Ukraine.

06.04.06. Next very important event was visit of Mr. Christian Overman from the USA. Chis Overman works in the area of education. He does seminars for teachers, university professors and anyone else involved in the area of education. These seminars are devoted to the theme of Christian worldview and its integration with various academic subjects.
On the 14th of March Mr. Overman had a meeting with Mr. Y.V. Hrtsog – superintendant of Transcarpathian region. They discussed moral and spiritual state of Ukrainian youth. Mr. Hertsog shared his concern about the processes going on in the life of young people today. They also talked about the role of Christain principles in bringing up children. Superintendant of the region invited Mr. Overman to do the seminar about “Biblical Worldview Integration” for teachers, who are taking special classes at the Teachers Training Institute.
Mr. Overman also did the same seminar for highschool students in one of the local schools. He was invited there by the principal of that school Mr. O.I. Mateleshko. Children expressed a great interest in the things Mr. Overman was sharing. It’s evident, that Ukrainian teenagers think about deep issues of life.
Teachers from Irshava secondary school were also very satisfied by the lecture on “Biblical Worldview Integration”. They were impressed by an unusual approach in presenting this issue, and by a number of illustrations form life.Teachers said that Mr. Overman is always welcome in their school. So we do hope to have a bigger number of such events in the future.