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Christian Life
Column from Bulgaria: Christians pray for peace in Israel
Bulgaria and Israel share a strong bond. It is not only political, but also spiritual, columnist Vlady Raichinov writes. It was Saturday, Israel's day of holy rest. A group of 150 Bulgarians had just spent a week in the Holy Land and was getting ready to fly home. After some…
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Column from Bulgaria: Wanted: new authors for the coming generation
His friends called him “the boy with the shining eyes.” When he was only 14 years old, Ivo Hristov published his first book. By this time, he had written five collections of short stories and was working on a sixth one. But Ivo was suffering from a tumour as well.…
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Column from Bulgaria: The Gypsy Project: saving children from oblivion
“We are not sending you to school anymore.” This is what 14-year-old Ginka heard from her grandparents. She had just finished 8th grade in primary school, and she dreamed of becoming a doctor. Ginka’s mom had bipolar disorder, so she wanted to learn how to help her, and others like…
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Weekly column from Bulgaria: finding ultimate home for the homeless
Metodi lost everything: his family, his home, his sense of security. Heavy drinking took its toll and left him alone on the street with nothing but a set of clothes on his back. Years ago, his neighbours in “Banishora”, a district of Sofia, used to call him “Mr. Mayor”. They…
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Weekly column from Bulgaria: Investing in youth
Voices shouted in the dark. The team of half a dozen young men, prime in their teenage strength, was making its way through an entangled web of ropes. This was only the beginning of their obstacle course, but their leader, Mirko, was already under attack.Flashlights blinded the team members from…
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Opinion
A faith festival builds bridges in city full of tensions
It was a pleasant August evening. Under the cover of midnight darkness, a young couple approached the Sofia Central Synagogue and sprayed the numbers “14/88” on its wall. Right under these digits, with a much thicker pink paint, they attempted to draw a flipped swastika. Afterwards, the boy and the…
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Christian Life
Weekly column: Bulgaria welcomes refugees on Liberty Day
Mykhailo took his first breath on Thursday last week, March 3. Three days later, Mykhailo’s mom Olena celebrated her birthday: she turned 40. In a different year, the week would have been one of festivity and joy.However, Olena is having a really hard time celebrating. She is currently a refugee.…
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Christian Life
Weekly Column: How a Bible Competition may start a revival in Bulgaria
Dozens of teenagers were flipping the ancient pages right before my eyes. I watched with fascination how boys and girls were busy working with the Bible. Some were as young as nine years old; others just turned twenty. The air was filled with tension as 114 youth, grouped in teams…
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