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Welcome Nowhere Case Study (Humility (equipping and resourcing (Pastors…
Welcome Nowhere
Case Study
Humility
Coming alongside
Pastors
engaging in the Roma community to understand their needs and desires
Professors
understanding the nature of poverty and consequences of placing any group of people in those kind of conditions
equipping and resourcing
Pastors providing support for Roma to make the changes they desire
Partnership Foundation - gypsies need to be part of the solution and co-work towards it
NPO's - understanding of health issues
Attitudes
Bulgarian citizens
fearful of Roma
distrustful
racist
Government
not their legal responsibility
responsible for ALL citizens nut just Roma
Roma
want to be treated like humans, same as everyone else
Justice
Fairness
Bulgarian citizens
unfair that Roma are given perceived special treatment such as free rent and utilities
educated Roma live like normal citizens and the rest live in filth
Roma
Homes taken from them
unable to take anything with them
placed in box cars with inadequate sanitation
Loan Sharks feeding on their vulnerability
desire same education and
employment opportunities as others
Historical Issues
Roma
segregation
displaced
nomadic
disconnection from history and culture
marginalisation
slavery
Prejudice
deiscrimination
uneducated
Safety
Roma
physical
children playing
inadequate housing
no septic facilitites
poor sanitation - disease, poor health
overcrowding
emotional/mental health
unable to flourish
Bulgarian CItizens
theft
violence
Mercy
Practical provisions
Government
moving the Roma into apartments
Pastors
supplying food
engaging in the Roma community
taking Roma to hospital
advocating for better conditions for the Roma
Empathy
Roma
want understanding of their plight
care for one another
Provision of Opportunities
leadership roles in the Church
place in community to learn to cook
Myers: 2011 Ch 1, p29
Myers: 2011 Ch 1, p30
Meyers: 2011 Ch 2, p52
Meyers: 2011 Ch 3, p65
Meyers; Ch 4, p103