gifts with a value, not just a price

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Transform Europe Now (TEN) is a dynamic and pioneering mission agency working across Europe. We serve Christians of all denominations by working through trusted national partners working in their own countries, providing funding, encouragement and practical support.

We are currently working in 15 countries, (mainly in Eastern Europe) supporting pastors, church planting, mission, evangelism and social action and care projects—often in areas with high level of poverty and unemployment. Our vision is to transform Europe for Christ through holistic mission, helping our partners build Kingdom Communities through the transforming love of Jesus.

Celebrating fifty years of service in Europe, we continue to be responsive to the Holy Spirit. We are flexible, adapting to the ever-changing needs and circumstances in our continent.

WelcomeWho We are and What We do

1. Choose your Gift or Essential

Bundle.

2. Place your order online, by post or

by phone, (see page 15).

3. Receive agreetings card with

a photo to give to your friend or

family member.

Our new Essential Gifts catalogue has been created in consultation with our partners. Gifts have been chosen based upon the most needed items and cover a range of prices to provide something for everyone. This year a new gift has been added: Bee Keeping projects (see page 10 for details).

Please help those in need by buying a gift on behalf of someone special to you. We will then send you a greetings and gift card which you can send on to them with your love. Every gift purchased will not only be a blessing to your friend it will also help someone in need.

Please follow the instructions below to help transform lives in Europe.

Thank you.

help transform lives

hoW it WorKs:

Hygiene packsgiven to a church

in Pristina.Summer Dreams.

Funds sent forchildren to attenda week of camp.

School suppliesgiven to a church

in Zenica.

Bibles and children’sgifts given to those

who can’t affordtheir own.

Church planterfunded for a year.

Church plantersfunded for a year.

From introducing Billy Graham to Eastern Europe, to pioneering the Alpha course in the Balkans, TEN has sought to share the love of God in every way possible. Today TEN operates in 15 countries and across 70 projects including medical centres, anti-trafficking initiatives, evangelism and church planting.

This map shows how funds from the 2015–16 Essential Gifts catalogue have been distributed.

Transform Europe Now (TEN) has been working for 50 years across Europe alongside local Christians.

essential BUndlesHelp meet the needs of someone living in poverty by buying an Essential Bundle to make a lasting difference. Look out for our bundles throughout the catalogue!

essential Gifts—Where yoUr money GoesAt least 85p in every £1 spent will be sent to our partners to use on that exact gift. The small amount TEN takes for our running costs ensures the Essential Gifts project is sustainable in the long term.

Gifts Up to £10

Children’s BUndle

Snacks for school: £5+ School supplies: £6+ Socks and shoes: £9

= £20Add a child’s gift for £7

= £27

SoCKS ANd ShoES £9“The boy on the left is seven years old. He came to church wearing his mum’s shoes without socks. His feet were frozen. When we put the knitted socks and new shoes on his small feet he began joyfully jumping and dancing. During the cold winter many children do not have shoes, which actually stops them from going to school.” Mission Possible, Bulgaria

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Gifts Up to £10SNACKS foR SChool£5 for five days of lunch or after school club for one child

This gift will provide a child living in poverty with a week’s worth of school lunches, or enable them to go to an after school club where they’ll receive a healthy snack and help with their homework.

ChildREN’S GifT£7 for one gift

Bring some sunshine into a child’s life by enabling our partners to buy toys to give to children who may otherwise go without, or crafts to be used at camps and kids’ clubs.

SChool SuPPliES£6 for school supplies for one child

in many countries children cannot go to school if they don’t have exercise books and pens. This gift will help give a child an education, and a chance to break out of the cycle of poverty.

BiBlES£8 for one Bible

A vital tool for our partners as they work to transform their communities with God’s love and power; a gift of a Bible for someone who could not otherwise afford one.

“The distribution of Bibles and other Christian books is a very important part of our ministry. We gave Bibles and Childrens’

Bibles to refugees from Ukraine and to veterans of the Second World War. And all people are thankful for Bibles.”

Galina Dzhuzenova, Compassion Ministry, Russia

SoCKS ANd ShoES£9 for a new pair of socks and shoes

It’s a shocking sight to see children playing in the snow in flip flops or bare feet. Help young children step out confidently with a new pair of shoes, giving protection from rubbish, mud and snow.

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home BUndlefood hamper: £10

+ Blanket: £10+ hygiene Pack: £15

= £35

Gifts £10 – £20

homE BuNdlE £35Shape a family’s support today by purchasing gifts that give dignity to the lost and vulnerable. For example, The Rostas family is a Roma family of three generations living in extreme poverty. With a monthly income of only £27 per person, a mum with a brain tumour, a son with leukaemia, a pregnant niece and a paralysed Grandma, life is beyond challenging! CASA Grace has begun visiting the Rostas family with monthly food parcels, hygiene products, clothes and financial support for medical needs. “We put our faith in our God, who can change lives, and we want to show the way to meet Him.” CASA Grace, Romania

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BlANKET£10 for one blanket

In Eastern Europe winter temperatures can drop to below -20°C. Help a family keep warm and get a good night’s sleep with a cosy blanket.

hyGiENE PACK£15 for one pack of hygiene items

For many people, basic hygiene items are a luxury they simply can’t afford. This gift of a hygiene pack containing soap, shampoo, toothbrush and other essential items can make a world of difference and bring a real sense of dignity.

food hAmPER£10 for a food hamper

It’s always great to receive a hamper full of food, but when you are struggling to feed your family can you imagine the joy of receiving this gift? A great gift for food lovers!

SouP KiTChEN£18 for one month’s food supply

For many children living in poverty, a soup kitchen will be their only source of a hot meal and literary classes are also provided. Help us make sure they don’t go without.

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“In Eastern Europe winter can be very cold, -20°C can be the norm. For a woman who sleeps outside with her children, for an old person who has no money for

heating, a blanket can offer the comfort of a warmer night and the hope for better.”Open Heart, Romania

Gifts £10 – £20

Gifts £20 – £40

fiREwood £35“Thanks to TEN’s faithful support we are able to give a major boost to many people who have so little. Most families who look after a terminally ill person spend most of their money on medicine, with little to no resources remaining for everyday needs. We have patients who fear the winter because they wonder how they will heat their homes. This amazing winter gift can literally be the difference between life and death for patients” Damaris Szisz, Emanuel Hospice, Romania

hearts and homes!bringing warmth into

save a life this Winter

Firewood

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hEAlThCARE£20 for a nurse visit

For someone struggling with illness and living in terrible poverty, this gift will help provide healthcare and emotional support.

SmAllholdER SEEdS£30 to provide a family with food to grow

This gift will provide a family with potato, tomato, corn and soya for planting; rejuvenating flooded land and ensuring food for the future.

fiREwood £35 for one month’s supply

The ultimate winter gift! This gift will provide a means of heat to combat the freezing winter temperatures in Eastern Europe. It can literally be the difference between life and death.

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Gifts £20 – £40

In Bosnia, many still use traditional methods of agriculture. Giving someone seeds as a gift allows them to become self-sufficient: “Seeds are a great help to my family. We

hope this year will be much better for us who live in the countryside. In my family no one is employed, so the only

income earned is in cultivating the land. Thanks for all the good people who helped me and my family.”

Peter Simic, Bosnia

wiNTER CloThiNG£20 for a winter coat

Temperatures plummet terribly in the winter months, sometimes reaching below -20°C. Winter clothing is not just the difference between comfort and discomfort, it can be a matter of survival, especially for the young and elderly.

fARmyARd£40 for livestock

This gift will enable our partners to choose the most appropriate livestock for the rural family they are helping, whether it be a bundle of chicks, a pig, goat or even bees!

Gifts £50 – £150

Bee-Keeping £100 / £150Several partners are now involved in bee-keeping. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the Biblical Protestant Church in Zenica has started a bee-keeping and honey collection project to employ four men from the church, where previously all the church members had been unemployed. The hives are four hours drive away at a farm which is letting them use the land. There is capacity to increase the number of hives from 15 to 50, which would allow church members to have a stake in the honey business. Orders are already coming in for the high quality honey. Projects like this are helping employ people, provide a sustainable income and act as a tool for sharing the gospel.

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Bee-keeping projects to help the environment and the local economy.

hive and frames

= £100Starter Kit

= £150

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lovE youR NEiGhBouR£50 gift to where most needed

This gift will enable our partners to continue their essential work—whether providing practical help, spiritual input, or responding to an emergency. Help us equip our partners as they reach out in their local communities.

Bee-Keeping£100 for a hive and frames

This gift will enable our partners to purchase a bee hive to start a small business producing honey.

Bee-Keeping Starter Kit£150 for a hive, frames and protective clothing

This gift will buy the protective clothing and equipment needed for safe bee-keeping.

womEN AT RiSK£120 for a woman at risk to attend a support programme

TEN’s partners run numerous programmes to help women at risk from drugs, abuse, domestic violence and human trafficking.

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Gifts £50 – £150

“By running a Christian summer camp, where spiritual development and entertainment will be combined,

we can help children and youth in Bathore to learn to stand strong in their faith, to go deeper into God’s

Word, and do everything according to God’s will.”Mission Possible Albania

SummER dREAmS£90 for a child to attend a week of camp

Whatever the season, bring a ray of sunshine into a child’s life with this fantastic gift! Provide the opportunity for one child to go on a week’s camp, quite literally a holiday of a lifetime!

Gifts over £150

SuPPoRT A ChuRCh PlANTERThere are many church planters in Europe demonstrating God’s love in their communities but they need support to continue their work. One such church planter is Erion Cuni in Albania. This young and passionate leader, who graduated with a Theology degree, has now planted two churches in the outskirts of Tirana and has plans to plant 150 small groups and 13 churches in the next five years. Erion’s dream is that “the church will become a place of hope, love and care, a door that is always open for those that are lost and seek God”.

To find out about how to support a church planter in Europe, please contact the TEN office on 0117 961 5161.

ChUrCh BUndleChurch planter salary for one month: £350

+ leadership training: £100+ Bible: £8

= £458

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ChuRCh PlANTER£150* part salary; £350* for one month’s salary £4,200* for one year’s salary (*amounts vary in different countries)

High unemployment often means that church planters and leaders in Eastern Europe, where there is often no other witness, have no regular income.

ChuRCh BuildiNG To lAST ThRouGh ThE AGES£40,000 to build a church

An actual building not only legitimises a church plant, often turbo-charging growth, but also leaves a lasting legacy for future generations. If you are considering buying this gift, please contact us on 0117 961 5161.

holidAy CluB£950 for a holiday club in a church for 70-100 young people

Help our partners run a church holiday club. These gifts can be a real blessing to parents in the school holidays and to children who have fun together and learn about Jesus.

HoSpice in-patient unit£1,000 for materials for one room in the new building

The Emanuel Hospice in Romania, has doctors, nurses and social workers who visit patients in poverty across the Bihor County. The team are raising funds for an in-patient unit, which will provide hygienic, constant and loving care for those facing their last days.

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Gifts over £150

“Disadvantaged people suffer a sense of hopelessness through lack of money, education, vocational skills and

unemployment. People must have professional training if they want to be hired. A mere £280 is the cost of a qualification for professions like: sales consultant, accountant, office secretary,

baker, tailor, gardener, maid, cook and hairdresser. A worthy profession can be a real chance for dignified life.”

Mission Possible Bulgaria

PRofESSioNAl diPlomA£280 for a professional diploma £2,800 for ten girls to complete a training programme

Young Roma girls often grow up without an education. These gifts will enable girls to attend a government accredited vocational course, with the opportunity to earn a living and break out of the cycle of poverty.

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With the prayers and gifts of our faithful supporters over many years, we have able to ensure that the Gospel message continues to be spread across Europe, transforming lives of individuals and communities through trusted TEN’s trusted partners across Europe. Children and young people are growing in their knowledge and love of Jesus and many will become leaders of the future, through church planting initiatives, education and social action projects.

By leaving a gift to Transform Europe Now in your Will, you can ensure that this vital work continues across

this most needy and often overlooked continent, furthering the work you dedicated your life to

support through your gifts and prayers.

Join with us to ensure that God’s kingdom communities continue to grow.

A future And A hope for europeLeaving a final gift in your Will can make a lasting difference.

Tenacious makes a perfect present to encourage you, your friends and family.

Only £5.95 or two for £10 (plus P&P)

Receive a complimentary copy when you spend £30 or more on Essential Gifts!

Visit the website for more information: www.transformeuropenow.org/tenacious

You’ve chosen some Essential Gifts, now how about some essential reading?Tenacious contains 100 true life stories written by the people you have chosen to support across the continent.

To receive our free information pack about leaving a gift in your Will to TEN, please contact Melanie Griffiths, our Supporter Relations & Funding Development Officer: email: melanie.griffiths@ten-uk.org tel: 0117 961 5161

ThREE EASy wAyS To PlACE youR oRdER!

1. Visit www.transformeuropenow.org

2. Call +44 (0)117 961 5161

3. Complete both sides of this form and post to: Transform Europe Now 1 holdenhurst Road Kingswood Bristol BS15 1hl

When you have placed your order* you will receive a photo of your gift, along with a greetings card (shown below) to give to your friend/relative. Please indicate your preferred card on the order form opposite.

Greetings card 1:

Greetings card 2:

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* If the gift you are buying is oversubscribed, we reserve the right to transfer the funds to a different gift where demand from our partners exceeds gifts received.

PAGE iTEm dESCRiPTioN PRiCE QTy ToTAl (£)

4 Children’s Bundle £20 (Add a child’s gift for £7 =£27)

5 Snacks for School £5

5 School Supplies £6

5 Children’s Gift £7

5 Bibles £8

5 Socks and Shoes £9

6 Home Bundle £35

7 Blanket £10

7 Food Hamper £10

7 Hygiene Pack £15

7 Soup Kitchen £18

9 Healthcare £20

9 Winter Clothing £20

9 Smallholder Seeds £30

9 Firewood £35

9 Farmyard £40

11 Love Your Neighbour £50

11 Summer Dreams £90

11 Bee-Keeping £100

11 Women at Risk £120

11 Bee-Keeping Starter Kit £150

12 Church Bundle £458

13 Church Planter (part/one month salary) £150/£350

13 Church Planter (one year’s salary) £4,200

13 Professional Diploma (one person) £280

13 Professional Diploma (ten people) £2,800

13 Holiday Club £950

13 Hospice In-Patient Unit £1,000

13 Church Building £40,000

14 TENACIOUS Book £5.95/two for £10 (plus £3 P&P)

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if you would like the greeting cards to be sent to you before Christmas 2016, we need to receive your order by Monday 12th December.

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Transform Europe Now (TEN) is the operating name for Eurovangelism. Registered in England and Wales as a charity (No. 1140592) and company limited by guarantee (No. 7507682).