Inainte de a incepe o lucrare in randul romilor trebuie sa ai in minte ca acestia sunt creati de Dumnezeu, dupa chipul si asemanarea Lui, ca sunt iubiti de Dumnezeu cu aceeasi dragoste cu care suntem iubiti fiecare dintre noi si ca orice om crescut intr-un „mediu nesanatos” 1dezvolta obiceiuri si deprinderi condamnate de societatea in care traim.
Prin urmare copiii romi trebuiesc priviti ca fiind un dar al lui Dumnezeu pentru fiecare din noi, un dar care ne ajuta in primul rand sa ne cunoastem limitele si sa putem sa le depasim, fara a uita ca acest lucru e posibil doar in Numele lui Isus Cristos si prin Duhul Lui cel Sfant.
In acelasi timp trebuie sa stim care sunt particularitatile de varsta ale copiilor.
De exemplu pentru copiii mici 0-7 ani copiii invata totul prin imitatie, vin cu o deschidere si incredere orbeasca spre noi adultii si spre lumea inconjuratoare. Ei nu vor face decat ceea ce au vazut in jurul lor sau la televizor( daca acesta li “se serveste pe paine”).
Este foarte important pentru cei ce vor sa lucreze cu copiii romi sa fie oameni vrednici de imitat de catre acesti copii, astfel sa fie oameni care-si cunosc, cel putin in mica masura, limitele, care admit ca gresesc si daca o fac in fata copiilor sa aibe bunul simt sa-si ceara iertare, oameni care se bizuiesc pe Dumnezeul lui Avraam, Isaac si Iacov in tot ceea ce fac si nu doar pe abilitatile lor, oameni care sa ceara ajutor in rugaciune, oameni smeriti si intelepti in acelasi timp, oameni harnici si dornici de o dezvoltare proprie continuua ( nu oameni care se plafoneaza).
Voi incheia cu un verset biblic din cartea Proverbe 27:17
“ Dupa cum fierul ascute fierul, tot asa un om modeleaza, ascute alt om”.
Fie ca noi toti lucratorii lui Dumnezeu cu romii sa-i putem privi pe romi ca “pile” ce sunt menite sa ne ascuta taisurile noastre , pentru a deveni astfel o unealta mai delicata in mana Lui Adonai. Sa nu uitam ca in orice operatii este utilizat bisturiul.Daca vrem sa fim folositi de Adonai in situatii delicate, foarte critice pentru cei in nevoi, avem nevoie sa devenim unelte ale carui tais este foarte bine ascutit.
Monday, October 31, 2011
Working With Romany Children--What Does it Take?
What does it take to work with Romany children? Before starting any kind of work, whether you are Romany or not, you have to remember that all children are created by God in His own image, that all are loved by God with the same love that any of us are loved by Him. If the children you work with have bad habits, remember that any kind of person raised in an unhealthy environment will be affected by it.
Therefore the Roma children have to be seen as a gift from God for each of us who want to work with them, a gift which enables us to know our limits and a gift which gives us the possibility to overcome this limits, without forgetting that these are possible just through the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ.
In the same time it is very important to know the specific feature of different ages of children.
Children 0-7 years old learn from us adults by imitation. They come with “blind” confidence and very open to learning from us and from their own environment. They will act in accordance with everything they have seen us doing or they have seen in their own environment, or they have seen TV. It is very important for those working with Roma children to be worthy people of being imitable by those children.
Then it is good for this people to know at least in a very small measure their own limits, to admit that they can be wrong, and if it happens to be wrong in front of the children to have the courage to ask forgiveness, to be people which relay on God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in everything they are doing, people who are asking support in prayer, humble people and wise in the same time, diligent people and keen to increase/develop themselves continually (not people which limit themselves).
I will close with the Bible verse from Proverbs 27: 17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." May all the workers of God among Gypsies see their fellow workers as sharpeners and accept being sharpened by them to be a more delicate tool in God's hands. Do not forget that in the surgery is used a very sharp scalpel.
Therefore the Roma children have to be seen as a gift from God for each of us who want to work with them, a gift which enables us to know our limits and a gift which gives us the possibility to overcome this limits, without forgetting that these are possible just through the Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ.
In the same time it is very important to know the specific feature of different ages of children.
Children 0-7 years old learn from us adults by imitation. They come with “blind” confidence and very open to learning from us and from their own environment. They will act in accordance with everything they have seen us doing or they have seen in their own environment, or they have seen TV. It is very important for those working with Roma children to be worthy people of being imitable by those children.
Then it is good for this people to know at least in a very small measure their own limits, to admit that they can be wrong, and if it happens to be wrong in front of the children to have the courage to ask forgiveness, to be people which relay on God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in everything they are doing, people who are asking support in prayer, humble people and wise in the same time, diligent people and keen to increase/develop themselves continually (not people which limit themselves).
I will close with the Bible verse from Proverbs 27: 17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." May all the workers of God among Gypsies see their fellow workers as sharpeners and accept being sharpened by them to be a more delicate tool in God's hands. Do not forget that in the surgery is used a very sharp scalpel.
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