Community Outreach Program
Our new program purposes to educate children and prevent poverty while "creating a culture of life" in Bulgaria.
IYC has partnered with 12 teachers from the American English Academy (www-aea-bg.com) to impact this community. We open a door to show love to these children each week as we teach English and Dance classes.
"I am so happy to be here and to be involved in these children's lives. As
soon as we arrive, the children just grab us and hug us and won't let go.
It is such an incredible experience for me, as my heart generally belongs
to children, and these kids -- well, they especially have my heart." -Ms Tina, CA
The Orphanage Team
Psalms 147:3 He heals the broken hearted and binds up their wounds... He counts the stars and assigns each a name.
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I would like to thank you for investing into Bulgaria with your finances and prayers!
Within the last few months you have helped feed 150 hungry children, educate students from over 30 nations, sponsor five orphanes to attend a 5 day Snowboarding Course, sponsor five orphans to attend a 5 day English Camp, and this summer five children will receive FULL summer school scholarships to attend the American English Academy's intensive ESL program.
We appreciate your sowing seed into our ministry and want you to know that every dollar is making a difference.
Here is what we have been able to do with your help in the last few months.
*Your giving helped donate 350 eating utensils to the Lulin Orphanage
*Your giving sent 16 teachers to volunteer over 30 hours of education and ministry to children in need
*You helped us reach over 30 nations with Christian Education
*Your finances Sponsored 5 orphans to attend a 5 day course in Snowboarding this week. Each child was given: equipment rentals for 5 days (snowboard, bindings & boots), snowboard Pants & Jacket, breakfast, lunch & snack, transportation to and from the mountain, professional instruction from a positive role model & teacher.
*Your donations sent five young people from a local orphanage to a 5 day English Camp.
*You support gave over 300 personal items, such as: toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss & deodorant to children in need.
*You are also helping to provide 5 FULL SCHOLARSHIPS for the Amerian English Academy's summer school program.
We believe that these events are LIFE CHANGING...You are helping us provide these incredible young leaders with essential life building qualities & skills such as; education, passion, enthusiasm, respect, discipline, inner & physical strength, and a desire to dream.
Your encouragement in prayer and finances keeps us doing what we are doing.
Current and upcoming projects...
Orphanage Ministry
-AEA SUMMER SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships ($400 each)
-Teaching Weekly Classes
-Summer Camp
-Facility Renovations
IYC program
-May Youth Events
-Leadership Training
-Team Building Activities
AEA ministry
-Teaching Classes
-Building Relationships and Mentoring Students
-Staff Development
OTHER
-Giving three Team Church/U252 Youth Conference Scholarships ($2,000 each)
-Hosting a three different groups of young missionaries from USA
If you would consider investing into one of these projects...please feel free to visit us at www.iyc-bg.com to make donations online or via snail mail at 17015 6th Ave E, Spanaway, WA 98387
Thank for your kind hearts and generosity.
With Love from Bulgaria
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"I wanted to let you know that that video gave us an idea for our first "third world country meal". Mark and I came up with the idea that we need to give our kids an idea of how much they have ... and to be thankful for all we have here. One night we want to give them what a typical poor family in a third world country would eat... for dinner. And have that be all we eat. i know it wont be true to life... because they will have had breakfast and lunch, however, I want to do it as often as needed to give them a taste for the little that other people have. Our first dinner will be a boiled egg and a piece of bread." -Cami, WA
