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Wishing you and your loved ones near and far,♥️
a very Blessed Christmas🎄
and new start in the New Year ⭐️ 2021!

It's beginning to look alot like Christmas here!

Thankfully we have been able to continue meeting in person, with social distancing.  Especially important for the Christmas celebrations.  Over 50% of our staff have had and recovered from COVID19, and praise the Lord are healthy and on the other side and immune for now.  It has only invigorated us more of the importance of spreading the good news of our Saviour! 
Sadly, in Albania, the health system has been corrupted in the care of patients with COVID, there are fake nurses claiming to help treat patients in their home for a fee of $1500, and many of these patients did not even have covid nor were they given claimed meds they were charged for.  Most confirmed and serious patients are sent to Tirana where they can't even be admitted without a $500 consultation! Then $1000/day bed fee in addition to all the other extras, for an Albanian with an average monthly wage of $250/mos, if they are employed, but most on a pension of less than $200/mos, this is scandalous! When there is supposed to be national health care that they have paid into. Businesses are closing down because they can't pay the rent. Assistance is being cut to people who legitimately need help.  The number of families who can't afford food for their family is rising drastically. Our Food Bank can hardly keep up with the increasing demands. There have been many deaths due to COVID, in my BS last night there were 4 deaths that were personally known by my women.  So the fear of poverty, a lonely death and sickness are occupying the minds of people here, but we as believers are not like the world: Do not be anxious about ANYTHING, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. (Ph 4:6,7)

Help Bring Christmas Hope to Korca

Vila Kenedi has been under quarantine since March, with two months in summer open for visits with distancing, it closed again in August-October but is now open again for the Christmas season.  The Bible Studies on Saturday morning have been well attended, and they are growing in faith.  Depression has been a battle for some, but we PTL that not one resident has been infected with COVID, even though several staff have gone through it.  Truly an answer to prayer.  They are enjoying decorating the tree and living area this week together.

Please pray for a very special Christmas at the Girls Home, for three of the new girls, it will be their first Christmas ever.  We hope that their experience of understanding the arrival of our Savior, will become personal for them.  Since the departure of the Director of the home this last summer, we have a greater burden of raising the funds to keep this home going, and have a special fund set up, to help make Christmas special this year! Thank you for your support!

 
With much love,
Ian, Caralee, Ashlie, Isaac and David 
Korça has been called the City of Lights, this last week the lights were turned on, but there were very few people out to enjoy them due to the 8:00 curfew.  But they are beautiful and truly remind us that Jesus is the Light that lights up Christmas and lights the hope in our hearts.  Whether we are alone or with people this Season, He is with us.
PS. Sadly, this last week, there was an incident where a police, shot a 25 year old man who was out after curfew and resisted arrest by running.  We have had demonstrations and riots in many big cities, holding signs "Albanian Lives Matter" and destroying Christmas decorations and burning down Christmas trees!  Americans don't realize that what they do, is observed and copied around the world! Obviously we are saddened at these events and are praying for a peaceful resolution. Prince of Peace we ask for your intervention...

SUPPORT INFO
In USA send to:
Open Air Campaigners, Albania,
P.O. Box D, Nazareth, PA 18064-0520
Make checks out to OACA, note in memo “Ian & Caralee Loring”

In UK send to:
 
The George Miller Charitable Trust
Mullers 45-47 Loft House
College Road
Bristol  BS7 9FG  tele: 0117 9245001


Make cheques payable to SKI, note in memo: Please use this gift to support the ministry of I & C Loring
(Gift Aid also is possible)

To Give Online:
visit:  www.oacgive.org
 As you make your donation, you can choose from the drop-down menu: either to our personal account, ministry account, or to one of the specific ministries....if you want to help with Christmas, write in memo: "Christmas" 

CONTACT INFO


iancaralee@aol.com
Iancaralee@gmail.com

 



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Kastoria TK 52100
Greece
or
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L.2  Korca 07001
Albania


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