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European Partners In Christ |
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EPIC's main goal is to forge links between British and Eastern European churches, but over the years there have been opportunities to do other things, especially as it can take a long while for an English church to decide to be involved in a partnership.
These are the most recent cars purchased with money given to the pastors from EPIC funds.
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Gheorghe's Golf |
Virgil's Passat |
 John's Logan |
Mitsubishi driven out to Bulgaria by an EPIC trustee |
This year has seen the equipping of two First Aid centres based in churches in Bulgaria. The medical equipment was sent out from England, and in one of the clinics the nurse's wages are paid by a member of the partner church.
 Russe Church |
Medical room |
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 Pervomai Medical Centre being built |
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The pastor here has a vision to reach all 27 villages in his area with the good news of the Gospel, and it is necessary to plant a church in each one as people are too poor to have cars, or other means of transport, to travel from one village to another.
A few years ago, a group of people from England spent two weeks renovating his main church building and running a children's club.
Church before renovation |
Children outside church |
Renovating the floor |
Renovating the outside |
Outdoor activities with children |
Children's club |
Erecting a gazebo |
The English team |
The church is now linked with one in Suffolk, and in 2007 14 members went out to help build a dining room and repaint the church.
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In June 2011 members of the link church again went out to build a children’s playground.
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Money has been donated to enable Sam to buy a piece of land and to build his own house, thus enabling him and his family to stay in the area where he is desperately needed as a lay preacher.
 Sam's family when the work began |
 The house being built |
 Another view of the building |
 Kitchen |
Sam's family in June 2011 |
