It was Brother Ljubo who introduced us to the Roma community in Mojdež, in the neighbouring municipality of Herceg Novi. Ljubo is from a Roma background, born in Serbia. He has been a born-again believer for over 25 years. Ljubo has a souvenir shop in Herceg Novi’s old town, and that is how he got to know the people of Mojdež.
Our service began at the beginning of last year when we had the Christmas shoebox programme. Several months ago, the main contact person in the community told Ljubo that we were welcome to have Bible lessons with the children, so our service continued.
This year, we had our shoebox programme again. Though the turnout was a bit discouraging, God encouraged us when the lesson started. The atmosphere immediately changed and it was as if there were fifty children. The children who attended could still remember the lessons from the previous shoebox distribution, and from the Bible lessons that we had with them. God reminded and encouraged us that His work among these children was not being done in vain.
We are quite limited in our work with these children, because we hold the clubs outdoors, depending on the weather. Also, there are no chairs or tables where the children can have some games or crafts. They have to stand. The table that we once used had been broken by our next visit. Please pray with us for our ministry among the six families that make up this community; that the children will continue to learn, and for the adults to have a desire to hear more about Jesus Christ.
By Srdjan Vorotović, Word of God Evangelical Church, Kotor, Montenegro
