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Centre Managers /
Forthcoming events at the Smile Centre
/ Volunteers
needed
In Spring 2003, Smile was invited by the then
Mayor of Gjakove to build a centre in the town. A large plot of
land (565 sq metres) was purchased in May 2003 on the edge of
Gjakove, on a hill overlooking the town (which is only a
10-minute walk away). Construction began in September 2003 and
the final fitting out and furnishing was completed in May 2005.
The building has an exterior layer of thermal cladding to improve heat retention. Local builders and craftsmen were employed for
the construction, providing jobs for approximately 40 workers,
and many Smile team members went out for extended periods to
help with the internal decoration.
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If you would like to
book a stay at the Smile Centre, our leaflet gives details of
facilities, prices and Centre Manager contact details. Please
contact the Smile office if you wish to discuss in detail your
particular requirements.
Smile Centre Kosova
Leaflet PDF (1 MB)
The Centre has been funded entirely
by voluntary donations to our Smile Kosova & Balkans Fund. It is helping
to facilitate our humanitarian activities much more efficiently and economically
but our desire is to provide additional services for the local people and
especially medical and training services.
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We are using the Centre for:
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Aid storage and distribution by Smile
volunteers |
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Teams Smile
Step Out teams (short,
medium & long term) and Gap Years |
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Conference centre Christian
conferences and retreats; sabbaticals |
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Theological library
A Christian library |
We
are working towards using the Centre for:
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Education
Base for full-time
Christian schools workers |
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Evangelism Training for pastors and
church leaders; prayer and healing;
Christian radio station |
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Medical Palliative care; base
for mobile village clinic; counselling for those still
suffering with trauma or bereavement after the war |
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CENTRE MANAGERS
Since 2008, Smile has employed 4 staff
members at our Smile Centre in Gjakove, Kosova – a Project Coordinator, 2 Centre
Managers and a cleaner. In line with our worldwide strategic development of
employing national Christians to run our Centres, we are delighted to announce
the appointment of Shkelzen and Klodiana Halilaj as our Centre Managers, and
also the appointment of Project Coordinator, Albert (Berti) Frroku. In January
2010, we appointed to our staff, Pastor Astrit Morina, as Country Director, who
will oversee Smile’s work in Kosova.
We would like to thank everyone who has helped us run Centre and enabled us to
put many of our planned projects into action during that time. We greatly
appreciate their commitment of time and energy for the Lord's work in the
Balkans through the ministry of Smile. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank Paul and Angela Maxfield, who commenced their 18-month contact as Centre
Managers in June 2008, for maintaining, managing and marketing the Smile Centre
during this time. We have appreciated all the hard work they have put into the
role and wish them God’s blessing for their future.
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Pastor Astrit Morina,
Country Director – Klodiana and Shkelzen
Halilaj, Centre Managers – Berti Frroku, Project Coordinator
FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE CENTRE
18 September 2010
& 20 November 2010 |
Women's Conference "Many Women And A Baby"
at the Smile Centre, Gjakove, Kosova
Speaker: Mary Knight
Mary is a retired nurse who ran her own Christian
nursing home for many years. She is a woman of the Word and has led Women’s
Conferences in Australia, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Israel, Kenya, Kosova, Malaysia,
Peru, Rwanda, Singapore and Uganda. Mary has produced a number of Bible Studies
which have been a great blessing to many pastors and churches around the world.
To book your place, please contact the Smile
Centre Managers in Kosova, details in the PDF:
Smile
Centre Kosova Women's Conference Sep/Nov 2010 flyer PDF 180 KB |
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MEETINGS AT THE CENTRE:
LUK Churches Together Kosova – Clive with team on terrace –
Evening worship
IT Training –
Peter Ball holding an agricultural seminar for widows
The Smile Centre being used for a ladies meeting
VOLUNTEERS
Christian volunteers are needed in the following
areas. We would appreciate any length of time you can offer, from 1 week
to 3 months or even a year. If you have any other skills that may be
helpful to our work, we would be delighted to hear from you.
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IT teachers
to teach basic computer skills, Pentium 3 & 4 (1-3 months or longer)
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English teachers
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Youth workers
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Medical workers &
nurses
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Maintenance
person/driver to help maintain the building and drive our
minibuses. A knowledge of plumbing, electrics and building work
would be advantageous.
Children's meeting – Team
with widows and children – Children receiving shoeboxes
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