Luton Roma Trust

Our goal is to lift the eyes of the Roma to glimpse a future they may not even have dreamt of - a future beyond persecution, beyond mere survival, and towards a life in which the lowly are lifted up and given the place of honour in the wider community. But dreams without realisable goals remain just dreams. The offer of 'a pie in the sky when you die' is an insult to human dignity. Giving a man a

fish is of little use when what he really needs is a fishing rod. The long term focus of our work is therefore on empowering the next generation - many who were born in the UK - to embrace Education, understand it as an opportunity their parents were denied, and begin to see it as the gateway into a new life. Here they will retain the best of their Roma traditions, and at the same time want make a real contribution to the community which has blessed them. But noble goals remain just ideas if they are not resourced. Creating posts for a Roma Community Champion and an Roma Education Champion were huge steps forward for us. But now we need the resources to sustain the work in hand. If you feel inspired to play a part in this, with your prayers, your time and even your money, then do please drop us an email. We would love to hear from you - whoever you are, wherever you are! Have a look at our logo. It began its life 20 years ago in the shed of an English Romany in Kent. One day as he was repairing an old wagon, powerful beams of bright coloured lights broke through the shed window "pinning" him to the wagon, a spinning rainbow of light breaking into his heart. "What does this mean?" he asked. "Each ribbon of light stands for each of the tribes of the Gypsy people. Right at the heart a cross draws them together with all the people of earth into one single new humanity."