Our journey of visitation

What a blessed visit of boys we had today!I`m so excited to share with you incredible our journey.

We are very happy come back to our regular visits of orphans after rest a while and vacation in several orphanages.I`m excited to see what God will do during our future visits of kids, what warm and sweet visits we will have, many hugs, happy faces, shining eyes of kiddies etc.

Before share with you of our visit I would like to tell a little information for those who do not know about these kids.

In this orphanage are only boys with autism, Down syndrome, mental retardation and other special needs.

We believe and see that many of the children are high functioning. But they are denied, non-verbal, does not know how to play, has food insecurity issues, multiple signs of institutional autism and is very poor developmentally. They have no toys or stimulation of any kind.With heaviest boys no one speak with them, only push them to go somewhere. They hear only commands. When they outside they are not allowed to play.Older boys told us today, they were not outside since as winter began.Even outside is very warm now and it`s unusual winter for Ukraine.Some boys can eat grass, dirt taken from floor.They are neglected. I should clarify that they are neglected intellectually.It`s very heartbreaking and sadly...We do as much as we can to bring them hope and our love.

We pray hard that God will change hearts and vision of caretakers and administration of orphanage about these kids.Will you join to our prayers?Will you plead Jesus to protect these boys from evil and from all negative things they receive in orphanage?Thank you!

God is good to us!We had such wonderful journey to boys! You have to see their eyes when they saw us!Wow!They began to run to us and hug so much! They were excited so much to see us again!It was something and so warmly!They asked why you did not come so long time, what happened etc? The last time we have been here with generally our program to all orphanages which had recently, about Jonah. Many of you I think remember how God blessed us by these visits to every orphanage where we serve.We were so blessed and thrilled!

Last time we have spoken with director and asked him to give us a bigger room to have Bible lessons if it is possible.Because in room where we had lessons with them before was very small and was real heavy physically.But we were ready to be in small room, even they would not give us a bigger room. We happy to have meeting with boys anywhere.So, director allowed us to have lessons in their dining room and it`s perfect place!What a blessing!We have plenty place and tables where they can make crafts etc.And more boys can to come there! We were so happy to have meeting here again!

We saw God`s hand and had several blessings at this time.Not just wonderful meeting but we had soooo many boys!And even caretakers could to be with us, hear Gospel and even help boys with crafts!We were so excited and rejoiced!

It was amusing, when small children have come to a room, they have sat down at the tables and have started to ask us, showing will they paint, or do something by their hands?How they were excited when we told them that we will do craft. :)

Here are pictures.Oh, we told to them Bible story about Tower of Babel at this time.

In the beginning we remembered Bible story about Noah and flood.And we sang a song about Noah.They so enjoyed this song!

 Aren`t they sweet?

                               

 Nadya is telling the Bible story

 Boys helped to build tower from cardborad boxes.

After story we learn a new song, that name of the Lord is a strong tower. "The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." (Proverbs 18:10) And they loved this song!

Here is video and next several pictures of game we played with them.We called it "to Build a tower". They needed to build a tower from paper bricks.I think,it was good game for them to find a difference size between bricks, because they were different.Boys should to find and start with biggest brick and finalize with smallest.They liked to build tower and did very good job! :)

Bricks of tower have Bible verse.(Jacob 4:6) "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble."  But we learned it with them with bigger sheet.They did it very well!

The song again. :)

 The next game, we made stickers.They needed to find empty place and stick correct picture.Boys did perfect job! They were so excited!

Well this cute boy is so small that needed our help to lift him up. Can you believe he is 13 years old!?

 

And in finale of our meeting we made a craft, a tower of Babel with Bible verse.Children liked their towers very much!We were so glad to see their happy faces and hear their positive emotions.

They were really excited to work on this project!Everyone was busy. :)

 And even boys age of about 25-27 made crafts too!

 Look at him how he is working hard.Is not he cute?

Boys wanted to make picture with their towers.

So, we decided to make a photo all of them.

How many towers! :)

 With hearts FULL of joy and perfect feelings we came back to homes! We were happy and excited to see boys again! And as every time they ask, when you come back?..

Tomorrow(Friday) and after tomorrow we are going to have Bible lessons in 2 more orphanages.We would be happy if you will pray for our journeys.Thank you!

Fun facts about Down syndrome.

 I searched on the Internet for some information recently which I was necessary and accidentally got on this blog where has found the interesting facts about Down syndrome. I have been surprised and amazed!Wow! I would like to share with you. I hope it will be for you informative and useful too.Blessings! :)

Did you know that?!

•  That 1 in 5 children with DS play a musical instrument? For children older than ten, that number doubles. One of five children with DS sing in a choir or vocal group, for children older than ten, it is every one in three...

•  Two out of every three children with DS like to draw and/or paint pictures

•  Approx. 9 out of every 10 individuals with DS listened to someone read a book more than three times a week between the ages 2-5

•  Approx. 7 out of 10 children w/ DS use total communication (signs, etc) between the ages of 2-5

•  Approx. 7 out of 10 kids with DS saw a speech therapist two or more times a week between the ages of 2 and 5

• Approx. 1 of every 3 children with DS older than ten rides a bike without training wheels

•  Seven of every ten individuals with DS older than ten participates on an athletic team through Special Olympics

• Two out of every five individuals with DS participates on an integrated athletic team.

•  According to their families, 3 out of 5 individuals with DS know how to operate a computer.

•  One of every three individuals with DS older than ten w/ DS reads the daily newspaper on his or her own

•  Seven of ten individuals with DS older than 10 read books on their own for personal enjoyment

•  One of two children with DS go to school in a mainstreamed class.

•  3 of 5 children with DS participate in school activities that are open to all students.

•  According to their families, 1 of 5 children with DS talk on the phone with friends more than three times a week. For children older than ten, that number doubles.

• One of three children with DS write email regularly

•  Two of three children with DS over age ten have a boyfriend or girlfriend!

•  Approx. 7 of ten children with DS pray on a regular basis.

•  According to their families, approx. 7 of 10 individuals with DS imitate characters from a television program or movie

• Approx. 2 of 3 individuals with DS older than 10 prepare their own breakfast each morning.

• Three of four individuals with DS older than 10 make their own bed in the morning.

• One of two individuals with DS (older than 18) work in a non sheltered workplace

• One of five individuals with DS (18 or older) lives on his or her own 

BOM on WHAS11.com

 How about that? Bible Orphan Ministry is on WHAS11! Really I do not know what is that, but excited. :)

It`s excited and in same time so heartbreaking...So happy for a small girl who found forever her loving family! 

And I read it again and again about condition of kids in mental institutions and orphanages.It seem that I`m first time there...I see, I know. But it is need to be unconcerned that to get accustomed to it...

 Here are some parts of this article:

"Behind the Institution Gates
It's hard to estimate exactly how many special needs children are institutionalized across Ukraine. Some human rights workers estimate it could be in the tens of thousands. But not all come with proper documentation. And others are simply dropped off and abandoned.
Volunteers Misha Glazov and Alla Vasilieva have been visiting orphans -- special needs and typical children -- for years as part of their charity organization, Bible Orphan Ministry. For the special needs children, they are the only visitors most of them get.
Both Glazov and Vasilieva were sent to orphanages as young children and know exactly how these children feel. (It`s from me.I would add here my sister Oksana.She was in orphanage too.)  :)

When they drive up to a girls' institution for ages 5 to 35, the girls surround their van, pulling at them and their visitors for hugs, pictures. It is obvious both how much they crave attention and how little of it they get outside of these visits. 

 "All the time when we come them they say 'Mommy or Papa,'" Vasilieva said. "And I think that they understand and want to be in family."
At the girls' institutions, most of the girls and women have shorn hair. Their teeth are decaying or have fallen out. Most are covered in bug bites and scratches. Vasilieva explains that they often see the girls in the same outfit visit after visit.
They bathe about once a week.
One little girl with Down syndrome, named Masha, clings to her visitors. She looks to be about 3 years old, but is actually 7. Experts say this is a type of emotional dwarfism when a child neglected at a young age fails to thrive physically as well as emotionally.
But the conditions at the girls' orphanage were better than the boys' facilities ABC News visited.
There, the conditions ranged from bad to heartbreaking.
At one institution, where the smell of mold permeated some of the rooms and hallways, the boys sat and listened to Glazov and his ministry volunteers sing and tell Bible stories...

 The caretakers told ABC News they were overworked and often overwhelmed. There are just two nurses for the boys during the day and just one at night. They admitted to giving the boys injections to make them sleep. At times the boys have been restrained with shirts and sheets.
Glazov and Vasilieva know exactly how bad these children have it. But even Vasilieva was stunned when she first saw the conditions.

At a third institution, again for boys and men ages 5 to 35, the reason so many Americans were rushing to file adoptions papers for children with Down syndrome became shockingly apparent.
One step into the main institution was met with a wall of sickening odor, the smell of urine and feces. Several boys were left to sit in a sparse room that consisted only of wooden benches lining the walls and thin blankets spread across the floor.

"First time I came to mental institution and I saw the children I was shocked," she said. "Because I live in Ukraine and I did not know about these children."
Though Vasilieva had been visiting children with Down syndrome for years, it was only recently that she realized they were capable of being educated.
"We thought they cannot study, they cannot have education and we knew that they're life is real hard, but we did not know we could help them," she said. "We thought they understand nothing."
The myth that Down syndrome is a severe mental illness and a scourge on society is an overwhelmingly common one."

If you want to read and know more.There story about family who adopted a small girl Mia and condition of kids in mental institutions.


Please, follow to this link  http://www.whas11.com/news/health/Hidden-Angels-American-families-saving-children-with-Down-Syndrome-136227498.html

We have $500 for gifts!

I`m soooo thrilling what God is doing! I`m so happy God answers to prayers so fast!Oh, my goodness!We have $500 for gifts to orphans, such HUGE donation!And it is first donation! Can you believe that? Really! I`m in shock and can not believe my eyes! What a great blessing! Thank you!Thank you for your love and care!

I want to sing, I want to praise and glorify Lord! What an amazing God we serve!I`m in awe from the Lord!

Friends, thank you for your prayers! God is awesome!He hears your prayers!Please, keep to pray!!!Thank you sooooo much!God bless you!Love to you all! :)


"I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. 
I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High". (Psalm 9:1-2)

"O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise ye the LORD." (Psalm 117:1-2)

New project-Gifts to Orphans

Many of us received special gifts during this season of holidays what celebrate whole world. Many of us were excited and were very happy to receive a gift or even several gifts, special cards and it brought so much joy, warm words or moments from our sweetheart ones, dear friends, family, relatives etc.

So much joy, such much happy and thrilled moments with dear friends and families and so much more and more and more...That it`s wonderful!We have those who love us and do not forget and show their special love to us.That is even more than wonderful!!!

But how about orphans?How about those who did not get their special gift?How about those who did not get special cards with warm and nice words?How about those who do not feel love and feel lonely, forgotten and unloved? How about those who need our love, attention and sweet hugs?How about those who want to see Christ love?How about those who want to feel happy and receive joy too and take their special gift and say thanks to Jesus?

Someone will think and ask probably it `s too late?Well.First. I think for orphans it`s never late to receive a special gift.We even delivered it in the end of February and March before.It was ok and children were VERY happy to get their gifts.Second.We could not begin this project till we finished with school supplies.It took us very long time.We are very happy as we did not hope to help orphans with it.And we thankful to all of you! :)

Now we ask you to help with special gifts to orphans.We have 1055 kids who we would love to bring gifts.We need to raise $6347.Yes, it`s a lot! For each child necessary $6 . So, that is $6330 for all 1055 orphans.And all sum include all paypal fee. It`s biggest our project.I even was afraid to tell you how much we need and ask you to help.

We think to buy to small kids: coloring books, colorful pencils, pens, writing pads (kids love it much), gloves, dolls, toys, small cars, yo-yo, rainbow-toy, puzzles,socks, undershirts. For older kids: shampoo, shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, candies, socks too.It`s real need, etc.

We think take plastic bag and put there 2-3 things and some candies for each child.I`m sure they will be very happy to receive this gift! Some of you probably can send something that we will not buy. What do you think?Can we do it together?
 

Please, can you help us in this project?Can you help us to show Christ love?
Your $6 can bring so much joy for an orphan and bless forever!!!Thank you!

Thank you to be involved in this project and bless those who want to feel and see Christ love and  who are waiting for something special.God bless you!

Isn`t a lot whether that?

Recently I looked for something I needed in our blog and was amazed.What ?! I can not believe! That is amazing how God works and blesses! I was so excited and decided to share with you about great blessings!Hope it will bring you joy and blessing too! :)

God was so good to us in 2011 that even I can not find words to describe How He is good, merciful, amazing and wonderful Lord Jesus!

If turning back a year ago, it was such interesting year as in personal our lives and  in ministry also.It was the year of many full different things happened with us.It was the year of trials and sorrows, disappointments, tears of heartbreaking moments, weakness, sicknesses, worries,lack of money,  grief, death of beloved ones who we will meet in the Heaven some day and much more...

But in same time it was year such blessed, multifarious and wonderful!It was year full of amazing and huge blessings,many  tears of happiness, praises of Lord Jesus, many hot prayers of glorify our Lord, so many wonderful and blessed moments, many speechless moments because of amazing God`s love!

The year brought to us new wonderful and such dear our forever friends, such warm and excited visits of our precious kids and so many such wonderful blessings!God`s love is astonish, goodness and graceful!
I`m amazed and praise the Lord!How our Lord generous and rich! This year was awesome!

So a lot of nice and astonished blessings happened that I can write here a looooong list.But I would love to share with several of them, to encourage you.Hope it will bring you joy, inflame your heart and bring blessing:)

• Delivered clothes to orphans a little and many too, by  sent packages, donations and purchase too.
• Helped with medical care.Bought a new wheelchair to orphan Annah and medical pills to little orphaned girl too.
• Gifts to graduates of orphanages were bought to 81 orphans.
• Bought a paint to all orphanage and helped to improving a playground and orphanage.And helped to improve sport stadium by our physical help.
• Bought sport games to orphans in camp.
• Delivered toys to smallest kids.And presented gifts to orphans who had Birthdays. 
• Helped 670 orphans to get school supplies.
• Gave to kids sweets, chocolate candies, bananas, ice cream, oranges, marsh-mallow.On Bible lessons fed kids by honey and ukrainian borsch, probably something else, I do not remember exactly.
• Helped by different chemical stuff, soap, washing powder, cleanse things, diapers etc.
• Visited orphans at hospital and brought food to them.
• More than 100 times visited orphans with special programs, Bible lessons and meeting with teens.
• A little girl found a home in loving family a year ago.It brings tears each time when I watch this video.

  May be something else, honestly can not remember exactly.

Wow! Is not a lot whether that?How it can be with so little support?How it could happened? Isn`t God`s love astonishing and generous?
It remind me a very famous Bible story with five barley loaves and two fishes.(John 6:9-14)
"There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?
And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as they would. 
Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world."
 Yes, we were concerned and worried where and how will find finances to help many orphans here? How help many kids in their needs? But what we could do?We could only beg and plead Jesus Christ to bless and provide needs of poor and forgotten orphans.

Oh, yes!We had so many times when we did not have finances to visit our beloved kids.Oh, how many times we could not help them in their needs.We prayed, our faith was so small and weak but God blessed by His mercy!What a surprise was for us so many times to see how our Saviour provided and sent what we needed.We were sooo happy and blessed!

And so many times we could see hand of Jesus in personal lives too!
Honestly, I do not like to speak about it.Lord knows everything.I can not account how many times we hungry went to our beds for rest at nights, how many times we did not have breakfast.How many times days or even weeks we had only potatoes on our tables, that was all.Some members of team ate only eggs, cucumbers every day and nothing more.Because could not buy.How many times we worried how to pay utilities for places where we live.How many times we thought where take finances for medicine when we were sick, how many times we worried where take finances and buy a clothes or shoes what were need for a member of team.And much more and more and more...I believe many of you came through the same trials and even more heavier.

We are not sorry about it.Did it was heavy?Of, course.But that is our choice to minister Lord Jesus and bring hope and joy to those who have more trials and worries, fell lonely and unwanted.That is our choice to visit orphans in their afflictions.It`s our choice to go to them what would not happen in our lives or families.

With beats of heart and joy and tears in eyes I`m typing and crying.Crying because of Love of Jesus.Some one will think Isn`t crazy?Hmmm!Probably. But Apostol Paul says:"We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised". (1Corinthians 4:10)

One of my favourite verses:"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."(Romans 8:35-39)

We absolutely are not sorry not little bit! No!Instead of that we are very happy! Really! It`s even fun and interesting to have adventures! Because God provided and cared sooo many times.Oh, how many times God sent just in time and huge blessings!We were shocked and amazed!!!We are not sorry because God taught us, He is faithful to His words even we are not faithful, He cares about His children and servants, even no one know but He knows.He bless, He cares, He is our strength, our glory, He is our tower where we can hide in heavy times, He is Heavenly Father, Saviour, Friend, good Shepherd, He is our breath, life.He is everything!!!

 When God blessed so fast and huge that we could speak nothing. Only praise the Lord and lift up our hands in prayer and glorify our Heavenly Father!!!It overwhelmed our hearts and we did stand on knees in prayer of glory.

With tears of happiness, grateful, joy, thrilled and overwhelmed heart I`m typing.It`s tears of happiness because of your love, dear friends!Yes!The reason why I decided to update this blog to tell you thanks!Big thanks for your faithful support, prayers, encouragements and love!

Some of you follow our blog from the beginning, some later, some joined recently.But it is such blessing to see each follower.And we thankful to each of you!It is such a blessing to see someone new!

Dear sweet and beloved friends, donors, followers we are grateful to you so much for so many things you has done for us.Thank you for each little and big step to help us!Some of you even created a blogs to raise funds!Wow! Many of you shared about ministry here, many of you prayed and pray now we believe, many of you donated to help kids, helped in our special projects and even supported team.Thankfully your prayers we continue ministry and thankfully your prayers, God gave us peace in our hearts and strengthened  faith when we gave up and it was so small. My feeling swimming in my head and it grasped my breath, because abound of thing you has done for us.We are sure all blessings we would not have without all of you!

If I had a time I would tell you so many amazing stories and blessings how God provided.We will be thankful to you forever!We pray for you daily!I just think how we can thank you!If we could, we would give you our sincerely hugs.But we are far away.We love you and admire by you!We praise the Lord!You are alive church who love Christ with all your hearts and you are feet and hand of Jesus who are such amazing blessing for all of us here!We are sooo happy to have you!!!
God`s love is astonished and so amazed!

May our God of Peace, Restoration, Healing, and Blessing be alive and well in your hearts and families and you find new depths within His goodness and mercy this year!May the Lord bless you richly special blessings in this  2012 year!

How we got in ABC News

Many of you probably think how this very small volunteer mission team got in ABC News?How it could happen?When? How these Ukrainians could get in world news?and many similar questions...

We could not say before because it was private and we did not know the end of these all things. :)

Maybe it will be interesting for some one and will bring encouragement how God works in Christians lives. Here is our testimony, incredible blessing, adventure,worries and much more... 

As many of you know, we do not have enough support and we do what we can to help ukrainian orphans to bring joy and hope to these precious and sweet kids.
We pray, and our dear friends, followers, donors and everyone who knows about it.We fasted so many times also...It is very heavy to describe by words what we feel when we see and feel so helpless. It breaks our hearts. We cried many times and pleaded the Lord to help.

One day(on February 2011) God has spoken to my heart through His word very clearly (Isaiah 66:9-14)
 I will say beforehand Jerusalem it`s BOM.

 "Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.
 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn for her: 
That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with the abundance of her glory. 
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 
As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies."

I was shocked and could not believe and began to cry.I weeped and thanked God.I was overwhelmed and amazed.I even do not know how to say right.I was so much impressed!I thanked God.But had many questions.When God? When you will do it?When it come true?

I think many of you will agree, most of all it`s heavy to wait and you do not know end of that.We did not know when it will happen...

Well.About in a WEEK we received e-mail from Abbie Boudreau who was interested in our ministry, especially about kids with down syndrome! Wow!
In the beginning we thought some one joke with us.Correspondent from Americaaaaaa?What?!Is`t joke? Really! We did not know who is she.We do not have ABC News in Ukraine and how we could know her?  :) We did not believe for a long time.

We decided to search and find information about her on internet.We were shocked! She is real person from ABC News!Oh my goodness! My knees and hands began to tremble.I could not sleep all night.In the morning when I waked up my hands were still trembling. Hundreds questions swirled in my head.God!What that is? What do you want we do?Is that from You? What we should to do?and many similar questions...It scared me VERY much!

After many prayers we very carefully answered on questions, etc. during our correspondence.Really we did not want to be involved in it.We did not want to have troubles, stresses, many nerves, nights when you can not sleep because of thinking in your mind, we did not want that will bring any trouble for our ministry or to any person.We did not want to receive crazy calls or e-mails with threatens etc. We were scared much.And it`s because from famous television in US.

Honestly I`m a weak person who afraid to do or begin many things even it is something good..I know that is not right.I should to trust to the Lord.I`m very thankful to the Lord He is my Heavenly Father who keep my hand and never leave me lonely.He is next to me and any one person can not comfort you when you afraid something, only He alive God can give His perfect peace in  heart and calm.

We prayed very much and asked the Lord to help us, protect us.We beged God if it will bring any trouble that He will stop it.

But in same time God gave us peace in hearts and calm.And we began to think what if it`is answer to our prayers?What if God has His plans and He wants to make it real?What if He wants to do something special in lives of kids with special needs? What if is God`s will and we reject it? and many "what if" we had in our heads.

In same time it was fun to have new adventure and experiense! :)

Well.After some time Abbie and her producer Sarah Netter has let us know, they would like come to Ukraine.What?! Are you serious???
While they both were in Ukraine we had a wonderful time!They both are such nice, kind and very sweet ladies!Children loved them and they excited very much to see foreign people.We had such AMAZING fellowship!We enjoyed and praised the Lord for that!
 Some kids still ask about them.Why they do not come to us?Isn`t sweet?

Here are several pictures

A little lunch or picnic after long traveling to orphanage and mental institution.Abbie with tears in eyes after seeing orphans in a mental institution.They both are such kind ladies, as many of you we believe!

My horrible interview

Saying goodbye to friends 

And the rest of story you already know. :)

 A one more detail.Many of you probably watched ABC news 26/12 and noticed that we were not on television there. :) We believe Abbie and Sarah did a great job!They do their work very well and just perfect!
When we watched it, honestly we were upset a little bit.But in same time God gave us peace in our hearts.Next day we have found out a reason of  that. Dear friends, I want to say to you honestly.We absolutely are NOT upset! We believe with all our hearts it was God`s will!We were so much excited and it brought so much joy to our hearts!
But there is a link to our website and video what we believe many of you already watched.If no, please, follow to this link.
But we were so much happy to see a beautiful story about adoption a small cute girl from Ukraine.I think many of you will agree, the story is even more than beautiful!!!

I thought yesterday also why it happened.Also about television and these all things.I opened involuntary a Bible and it opened self at this place.Hmm!I decided just to read and continue to do what I wanted before.But when I read tears began to run on my cheeks.God told me in His word: "For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD:but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." (Isaiah 66:2)
I was amazed and overwhelmed!I thanked and praised the Lord!
It brought so much joy to my heart and God gave me more peace in my heart than I had before!It is amazing!

Also these last days we had huge traffic on blog and website!We were excited to see it and amazed!It was something!What a blessing from the Lord!We do believe it was miracle from the Lord!

I`m so sorry if it took you some time to read.But I would love to add some details in this incredible adventure and wonderful blessing from the Lord.More details why we believe it is from the Lord.

      1. A while time ago God opened our eyes about kids with special needs, especially about kids with Down syndrome.We were blown away to hear all information.At same time God gave a vision how minister to these kids.We understood God wants we do something for them!

     2. God had lead us to a conference more than year ago where we got HUGE knowledges about these kids!We were shocked and so thankful to the Lord!We were very much impressed and struck because we knew nothing about them, only little bit!

     3.  After conference we decided to change a program for these kids, teach them more deeply etc.And God bless each journey much, even more than we expect each time!

      4. An one little girl with D.S. has found a family in America through our ministry.It was the first adopting in this mental institution(where we minister) during whole their life!We hope more children with D.S. will find families.More read here and watch video here.
      5. We began Bible lessons more than a year ago in orphanage where are children(only girls) with special needs.God bless much!We are so exciting!We had before only program there.

     6.After many prayers we began Bible lessons to kids(only boys) with special needs in one more orphanage too.There we had only program too.Is not amazing miracle?!

       7. God blessed very much our journeys to orphanages to kids with special needs, when Abbie and Sarah from ABC News have been here.

       8.We have piece in our hearts about it.

      9.God blessed us in doing website.We saw many blessings during this time.Abbie found us through the website.

     10. We made a lot of videos in different orphanages that will edit a special video and will place it on internet, social network  etc. and leave a link of our website.Abbie and Sarah did same video what we did, even in same some orphanages and even same ideas and same places!Wow!Each time We were speechless and amazed!We could not believe by our eyes!We only did not have a time to make like a one short film-video about 5-8 minutes and place it on the internet. Is not God`s way?
But it was not on television news as I said above.But that is ok for us. :)

      11.Well the next it will seem crazy but truth. :) I all time joked and told to the team.I would like do everything I can that all world will know about orphans here.I did mean many countries. I will not surprise, if you will think crazy girl. :) Really as every person.What I can do???NOTHING!I`m dust of earth and sinner of sinners!!!And I do crazy things sometimes...
Did I know it can be real?ABSOLUTELY NOT! I even did not think about it. I only joked and did not think it can be sooo real! I even did not pray about that.It would be crazy to pray about it! I only laughed!
All glory and praise belong only to ALIVE God!

     12.But most of all important for us, God told us in the Bible about it in middle of February.We only did not know what it is?In a week after God told us it, we received an e-mail from correspondent of ABC NEWs as I said above.

 Well I think of these points are enough to understand is it God`s will.

So, for today we do not know what will happen in future.Will it bring any blessings to our sweet precious kids?We do not know the end of these all things.Probably it`s only beginning?or probably it is the end?You never know.We do know NOTHING. But one thing we have and know.We have absolutely perfect God`s peace in our hearts.And we are amazed by it!We are thankful to the Lord for this thing for most of all!

We thank ABC News and especially to those who was involved in this project, to help orphaned kids in Ukraine to have a better future.

We thank God for everything He already has done!It was incredible and awesome!God showed and  taught us what He can do!God is sooo good!!!

And we thankful for your prayers.It`s would not be happened without all of you!
 Please, will you pray with us about God`s will and that He will do what is in His plans?Thank you!

 One more verses what God told to my heart yesterday.Hope it will bring you blessing too. :)

 "He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name. He is thy praise, and he is thy God, that hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen." (Deuteronomy 10:18; 20-21) KJV

 Director of BOM, brother Misha would love to share with you a Bible verse too and to be part of this ministry.

"Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy."(Proverbs 31:8-9)

 Thank you, that you found a time to read it!Blessings! :)

 

A special blessing

I`m so exciting to share with you about visitation we had last week.God is so good to us and He blessed our visit of orphans!The hall was full of children who were sitting and listen soooo quietly that you could hear how "the fly flies".  :)We were amazed!Wow!

 It was last orphanage where we had our program with Jonah.And last orphanage which we visited in this 2011 year.In few days will begin New Year, new plans, new dreams, new trials probably and new blessings and everything just new...

Many of you are sweet faithful followers know what we do during our this program.Same Bible story, puppet show,games etc.But not same faces, impressions, blessings, smiles, eyes etc.Every visitation is very different, as every orphanage is different too.We were very blessed!

At this time we had such amazing and wonderful meeting with sweethearts!We were excited and praised the Lord!

 Puppet show to smallest ones.When they saw puppets they were amazed and so happy  to see them!

Song with children about Jonah. Kids liked it very much and they asked us to sing it again!Oh, it was so sweet!We were happy to see their smiles and asked us to sing more!

On video a game.For those who do not know.During this game children pass on a toy-whale while music play.When music stops, a child should give answer on question about Jonah, Bible story what they listened before.
 I know you will not understand what we are saying.But I would like that you will see how children excited by this game.It was fun!And they gave correct answers! :)

The next picture is our beloved game by children, to catch fish what helps to learn Bible verse, as you already know. :)
Oh, we were impressed and happy how they loved this game, as in every orphanage!They all wanted to play and lifted their hands to choose for game.

Look at this sweet boy.How he was happy that he hooked the fish!

 

After singing our new song, we gave sweets to children.

 

That is not all! We have very special blessing!Do you remember I have told you a while time ago that we do not have school supplies to orphans more(in the end of post)?There was last orphanage where we delivered school supplies.

Yes, we did not have!And we did not hope to help more orphans...But not our rich God who has everything for those who He loves and cares!Jesus has blessed and we were able to present 17 sport balls to the orphanage as they asked us a some time ago.Oh, you needed to see their eyes!How children were happy to receive it!How they were excited and enjoyed!

 Director Misha represents balls

 Look how they are happy!Isn`t amazing?

 In some time when we did not hope and we decided to leave it.God sent a huge blessing!
In times when you give up, God lift up your hands.  :)
We are so happy and grateful to those who has blessed,  who helped us to deliver school supplies to orphans! We could not help 760 orphans but we could to help 670 !Isn`t amazing! Yes, we had moments when we lost faith and did not hope to help them.But alive God see needs and blesses just in time!What a awesome God we serve!

Thank you so much to be wonderful blessings in many ways to orphans!Thank you so much for your prayers, donations, shares about these sweet and precious ones and for each little step in it.Blessings!

Bible Orphan Ministry on television tonight ABCnews!

Well.I was going to share with you a one more blessing we have.But we have one more amazing HUGE blessing about that we have found today! We are thrilled and so excited! I`m speechless!I can not tell you what I feel and how my knees and hands are trembling. Dear sweet friends, we need your prayers.Will you pray for our ministry?We know you do!

Don't miss Reece's Rainbow on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer TONIGHT (12/26) and Bible Orphan Ministry as well.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/hidden-angels-american-families-saving-children-syndrome/story?id=15234109#.TvjihVb4KrE

Here is a preview! Be sure to set your DVRs if you aren't able to see it!
Please, wait till advertising finish.Thanks!    

My English is horrible, so sorry... :)

Enjoy! Blessings during  these special holidays!

Here is a link http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/helping-ukraines-children-15234283

Having visited them and having shared our love

Last week we could visit an orphanage where have been recently and we were invited for their special holiday.As now is season of holidays in Ukraine and in whole world too. :)

We were very happy to see these sweethearts and have shared our love with them.They had songs, poems, theater play, etc.You could see how children worried because in hall was a big crowd.But they did it very well!

In the end of program when director of orphanage told to children that we came to see them(most of them did not know we came and we were sitting in the end of hall), hall had vivified and buzz began there and they all began to clap up hands.They were excited to see us!It was such blessing!

When director of BOM had let them know we will not have program as every time,so kids were upset.So, we did not have program because was not time for it, they needed to go for dinner.But director of BOM, brother Misha could speak some and share the Gospel a little.

In the end we could to give them packing of candies.It was such a blessing for kids!God has blessed us and we could to share this blessing with over 190 orphans!We had 4 full boxes of candies!Wow!

What a blessing was for our sweet little friends!

We were so happy to see these sweet kids and give them our hugs and having shared our love!Children were happy not smaller than we to see us.

We learned that several kids are at hospital.As this hospital is in other city but it`s not far from this orphanage, we wanted to give our love and hugs to those who lonely and think they are forgotten by all.Do you know when orphans are at hospital nobody visits them? :(

When we saw them they had let us know that have no toys to play, no books to read etc.And they feel bored there and want to home.A sweet one Vova even weeped , he wanted to see his grandmother and a nurse could not comfort him.She told us that.We were sorry to see them in these conditions.Think only moment, you are sick, nobody visit you, you have nothing in hospital room, only beds and several sick on them and you feel lonely and bored.Nobody visit you while you there, nobody bring you something, no tell you warm words and no give hugs.It`s very sadly. :(
But in little later Vova laughed.We gave presents to boys from Jesus.Did they were glad?Absolutely!!!

Vova liked box from candies and he asked to give it to play.

While we spent time with boys, they felt so well that even began to play with brother Misha :)

When we said goodbye, boys looked happy and excited.We were glad to see their smiles and joy on faces.
It was sadly to leave them there...We can only pray for them that God will keep them in his hands, to care about their needs,will heal them and protect from evil.

We came back to home late but were sooo blessed to visit orphans and having shared with them our love and Jesus love.

Very soon I`m going to share with you one more very special blessing!Thank you for coming back here!Blessings! :)

Joy to abandoned ones

Well.I`m very happy and finally can share with you about wonderful visit of girls in mental institution we had recently.But first I would love to thank you for return and be faithful readers and followers of blog!We appreciate it very much!

God had blessed not only successful visit to girls but provided their physical needs too.We were so happy to bring them, with what God blessed us!

People donated clothes, gloves, shoes.Also we were able to buy chemical stuff and diapers.Isn`t amazing blessing?

Administration of orphanage were very glad and thankful very much!We pray we can help more with diapers.As there are 90 girls with special needs, years of age 4-35, they have a real big need with it.They necessary about 1200-1300 diapers for a month!That is a lot!Also they have a need with overclothes, winter coats, wintery jacket etc.

Next I would like to show you photos and videos what we could do there with girls.

First we had meeting with small ones.In this room were heaviest children from this group.The others could not be with us.We were upset a little.Reason because government officials arrived at this day.
And we understood that is not good for us to go to an orphanage when there is any official, because administration, children and staff are busy and can not be with us full time.We knew it before and never did.
But probably director forgot to let us know about it when we called to him, do not know.But anyway we had a wonderful time with kiddies and they were so and so happy!They were so impressed and excited by games and especially puppet show!
But God used our coming there, I will tell you little below. :)

After singing, puppet show and Bible story, we had several games with children.Hope you are not tired yet to see and hear about Jonah. :)  We have one more orphanage where we will go with this program tomorrow.And probably it is last orphanage with this program.

Puppet show.They were excited sooo much that even a small girl began to jump.And some of them clapped up hands.I love it! Is not sweet?How they are precious and adorable!

                             

 

Next we taught kiddies to pass on a toy to the next one and to spin around themselves.Nannies were very sweet and they helped us with games.When they told us that some girls can not play at this game, they understand nothing.We said that is ok, even they will touch to a toy, that will be perfect.That was interesting, who understand nothing, as nannies told us, they could to play games too.

 We try to break stereotype of staff and think about  children with special needs, by games, songs etc.That many of them understand many things.Yes, they can not do, because staff do not train them.But they are as all children, want to play, to learn, touch, try etc. 

Yes, it is not easy but we do what we can.But most we are happy to see smile and impress kids!That they will be happy and bring a joy and love to them.To bring positive emotions to them and give our hugs.Because as many of you know, children in mental institution are forgotten and abandoned for survival...

 

After we did catch a fish.As many of you know this game already. They did real good! Girls were excited very much by game!And they loved stickers we gave to them.

A short video
                           

Look how she is happy!

Puppet show again

Girls were so much impressed and happy!Oh, how they enjoyed by puppets!

Several girls did not have any reaction because they are blind...It is so heavy to see it and understand you can not help...I only ask oneself and pray, Lord, how we can help?What we can do to make easier their life?What we can do they will not suffer?What we can do to give a chance to live if only little better and give a wish to live?

 I think being in this mental institution, where nobody hug or kiss you, where nobody tell you warm words, only yelling and reproaches,nobody spend time with you, someone take your hand and guide you somewhere do not explain, someone feed and wash you.You feel lonely and unwanted by sitting whole day on bench nothing  doing.It even words can not describe...I feel sometimes guilty that can not help...

In the end we could give candies and bananas to children.What a blessing was to children.

Also we could give candies and bananas to small kids who were not with us.Oh, how they were happy to see us!They had run to hug and kiss.And began to scream!It was scream of joy! :) They were excited so much!!!I even can not describe it by words! But we could not be with them for a long time because we needed to be with older girls, who waited for us.

Isn`t she cute and precious?I just want to hug her very much! :)

In next group for older girls we had all same games, song with gestures, very simple Bible story etc.And we had a wonderful time!!!

As we wanted that children take part in story too.We chose a Jonah.In group for small girls Nina helped us, such kind and smart girl.But in this group all (we know who can) girls hesitate to play a role.I would say they doubt or inadequacy than hesitate :(

So, we took Nina again.And she was happy very much to be Jonah again.She was in both groups.

We liked very much when they heard voices of sea-gull, whale and noise of the sea during story.They were soooo quiet and listened VERY attentively.It was such amazing and wonderful moment!!!

Here is a game where we taught them to pass a toy.

And the next game :)

Oh, how were happy girls when they hooked fish!It was something!

Olga is happy by her stickers.

Here we sing a song about Jonah with gestures.They like it!

 

Nina our helper, so sweet girl, she loved so much this song and to be with us that she tried to sing it and did not want to leave us.She is in the end of video in pink sweater.What a lovely girl.She is so kind, communicative and smart.We were amazed to see her ability.If I could, I would take her to home.But she is 18 years old.

During our time with older girls we had a blessing.We were going to one more group of kids.But director came into group and asked us to sing more songs.It was blessing that government officials could hear Gospel songs until they were there! Wow! Isn`t amazing officials could to hear about Jesus through songs?

In the end we gave chocolate candies and bananas to girls too.

 

 

It sadly was to hear that several more girls were transfered here.It is so and so sad and heartbreaking to know and see it...

But in same time, we had amazing and blessed time!We praise God!We would love to thank you very much for prayers!We are sure God bless us because many of you pray and lift up your hands of prayer and your hearts to Jesus and ask Him to help!Thank you!Just thank you to be blessing for us!
We very hope very soon to visit them again but it after New Year.