Clothes to kids

So excited! Yesterday BOM had the opportunity visit an orphanage and provide humanitarian aid with clothes. The orphanage has over 80 precious kids with special needs. All children were dressed up! They all were so happy receive jackets, socks, hats, gloves, sweaters and many more! Praise God!!!

Maybe someone has opportunity send puffer quilted vests? It is such a great thing for kids, in orphanages when not enough heat. Any sizes for age 6-16 years old, boys and girls. It can be any color. But it is preferable dark colors for small children. Thanks.

Director was really grateful for all the help as it is always a big need at orphanages. But most our hearts rejoice for these sweet children, who rejoiced and were so excited! Thank you very much to all, who sends these wonderful blessings and dress up orphaned children! May God bless for your kindness and generosity for bringing such a great delight and blessing to children!

If you have have any questions about shipping from the USA please email at:
BOM-trustingod@comcast.net Thanks.

Keep Teenagers Warm-New Project

Our hearts are broken completely these last days...So many precious souls need help and have very urgent needs. Our hope and trust is Lord Jesus, Who sees their needs and is capable to help orphaned children. Who loves them more than we can think. We have nothing but our God is rich. And Who wishes make miracles and in their lives and to bring perfect pleasure and glory to His precious name. 

We start an one of huge projects to bring joy to beautiful teenagers, who suffer a lot and need our help VERY urgently, friends. About whom our hearts hurt and worry. 

The 50 lovely souls, who stay at orphanage today have need with winter jackets and  footwear. Because their winter jackets are worn-out, children have grown up and it became unfit for use.Orphanage is unable to cover their needs.

Yes, those beautiful faces you see are in great need today!

Children in their temporary "homes" have no replaceable shoes, but only an one pair. Imagine how difficult it is necessary them and as they freeze in feet when their footwear get wet. There is no place to dry or shoes dry some days. If footwear wet and to wear, it to collapse quicker.

Do you know that orphaned children borrow shoes of their friends because they have nothing wear?!

Our purpose to raise $3,635 that to bless 50 beautiful teens with winter jackets and boots. We pray and very hope to help our dear ones to stay and feel warm this winter. We hope bring joy to these teens same as 60 girls with special needs were thrilled a while ago.Look at all those smiling faces! How amazing! Look at how were overjoyed other treasures! God was present there!

About the half of those teens will leave the orphanage forever and will start their "adult" life just in short 6 months. For all of them, this special blessing, will be only an one gift of love what will be their own and stay forever in their sweet hearts.

As the cold season came already, they already feel cold, and it is necessary to hurry up.  Therefore it is very urgent need!

We want to ask you to pray diligent for these lovely teenagers and about their needs. That God would show the mercy and that He loves and cares of them.

Time is VERY short!The earlier we will raise necessary means, the earlier we can bless dear children...It will help keep warm not only their bodies and feet but precious hearts.

If the God prompts your heart and gives you a wish to donate. Please, use the blue chip-in on the right side of our blog. Every little bit help, every seed doing with faith is a great blessing for these sweet kids!Or send a gift through PayPal thebibleorphanministry@gmail.com and we will add your amount to the Chip-In button. It will help save fees.For those in the U.S. who wish to donate by check, make check payable to:Bible Orphan Ministry 404 Greenview Dr. Caledonia MI 49316
God bless you!

Let Lord Jesus Christ will bless your heart and will bring you pleasure in participation of this need.

We request you kindly to share about this great need everywhere it is possible, on social networks, blogs, e-mails, friends, churches, Bible groups, members of your family etc.

Please, pray we can raise necessary funds...We need urgently to help these dear souls.We need REAL miracle.THANK YOU very much for every your step, prayer and a help!!!Any your step is VERY appreciated!

More firewood for the kiddies!

Pretty excited! The Children's Home has more firewood! Yay! They had a great need and director felt heartsick and worried as they had no money for it.The foresty has started to work and some part of the firewood was delivered.

The foresty has brought more firewood that BOM has paid for.So, today a darling little children stay warm and safe thanks your tender care and generous love!Thank you so very much!!!!

Also we bought a special covering but it seems that not enough and need more...to cover firewood from the rain and snow.The problem that it is hard to find and became in twice expensive! Ohh!

Prices in Ukraine grows up extremely fast! Many items became expensive on %30-50-%100! :(

It becomes colder and frosty! Brr! Not every orphanage has enough firewood...Sad. But we are very happy those little kiddies stay warm!Praise God!!!

New update about current project

So excited to share with you one more awesome blessing!We visited the orphanage again!Yay!

Well. We finish our current project. Thanks to your generous love, kindness, and tender care, it happened SO fast! Thank you!Thank you!THANK YOU from bottom of our hearts! You answered to the calling take care of orphans, so quick!Wow!

Thanks your precious gifts of love BOM blessed kids with thermoses what will help them greatly stay warm in cold days or when they will have a trouble with heating. In Ukraine it may happen often.Also soap, personal care items, medicine, chalk, lamps and other needed items. Yes, sometimes orphanage can not buy even electric lamps or chalk... Director was greatly impressed and so grateful! 

You won't believe but we were not able to find those thermoses! No where!!! We went to many stores. The only one lady brought all she has found on bazar!Because all people buy lots of, lots of them and send it to the East of Ukraine, to Ukrainian army and hungry people... The lady thought that we are buying thermoses for army too.

Our thanks never will be enough...We thank you heartily.THANK YOU again!!!!

A little update about current project

How wonderful!!! How merciful Lord Jesus!!! Thank you! Thank you very much! Thanks your participation, we could raise 90% of needed funds for the current project! Praise God!!!! Oh, how good the Lord Jesus to these precious kiddies!...

We were able to visit these beloved ones.

Do you see this poor doggie, who tries to keep warm? Well. This is temporary stove where chefs cooked food for so many children... Several times for a day. It seems that stove was still warm.

 We could provide candles and charging very well lamps. Director was so surprised as she didn't expect that we come so late (in darkness) and will help in their need. It was urgent and vital! How we could not come? She greatly and warmly thanked. So, we greatly thank you all! :)

As today Ukrainian people don`t know what happen tomorrow... Because of the war, economic situation, gas issue etc. Many people are greatly concerned and buy those charging lamps, flashlights. So, it is even not easy to find it! We took all a store had.

This how lamp gives a light. But because flash of camera it is impossible to see.

So many local residential places still do not have electric power. :(   The ice was so heavy and so much that broke so so many trees, electric wires etc.

But today orphanage has an electric power! Yay! So, kiddies stay warm thank to mercy and goodness of the Lord Jesus! Many, many of you prayed, donated and shared of the great need! Oh, how we can thank you all? Your generous love and care warmed over hundred kiddies! When they saw BOM team, you would see how they were happy! :) They saw that they are not alone and someone loves them! How wonderful!

Director shared with us. It was so hard when children were afraid go a bathroom in darkness or feed them in dining room. And how they all felt cold. It was terrible! 

We were not able provide everything they need as we could not find it. So, in few days we are gonna come back to the orphanage again.

But we thank God that many of you opened hearts to these sweet kids. If they will not have electric power. The winter only begins and everything can happen. Those  little treasures will not be sitting down in darkness at least :) We are so happy children stay warm today!Praise God!!!

URGENT!!! PLEASE SAVE CHILDREN from COLD!

Dear Friends, with a humble hearts we ask you to save orophaned children from terrible cold and darkness! My hands are trembling to typing...and eyes full with tears.Our hearts are broken and we are greatly concerned about these suffering kids...

Few days we had rain with snow, wind and icing. Many electrical wires are broken in over 600 residential places no electric power in Ukraine. Our oblast mostly was harmed.

We ask you URGENTLY pray for 135 orphaned children, who stayed today without electricity power, water and heat in the orphanage due weather condition! The pipe what keeps warm building has burst. So, children feel cold, sitting in darkness and cookers cook a meal outside in such cold weather...It is awfully!!!

The temperature inside of the buildings is terribly cold! Director asks us to help with candles, thermos make tea that keep children warm, maybe charging flashlight etc. We have few charging flashlights what we have bought for young adults, who under BOM supports. Because our government was going to save electricity and turn off every day for some period. We had to be ready... But thanks God it did not happened and we have electric power in our homes today. But we give those charging flashlights to many more poor souls, who suffer today. And we need to buy it more...

Yesterday I got a call from a young lady. She studies at a training college.

-Alla, I'm in a big trouble. It is a catastrophe...I do not have place where to go...

-What happened?

-College doesn't have light power, heat and water. They told us go home till Monday. They hope maybe they will fix it till Monday-Tuesday.

Many students went homes. But how to be for the orphan, who does not have place where to go???... I can imagine the fear of this young lady... Thanks God we have found a temporary place for this precious girl.

But HOW to be these precious children, who feel cold and sitting in darkness in the evenings and nights today???I believe many of them pray today and ask Jesus to save them from cold!Oh, my!

We are looking for ANYTHING to bless them....Please, pray for these poor children and God will help them in their vital needs. We will update and let you know as soon as possible.

We kindly ask you to help them with ANY amount, if you can... A small gift of love may warm their not only little bodies and save from sickness but warm their precious hearts and show the care and love of Christ. Please, send your gift of love through PayPal thebibleorphanministry@gmail.com Thank you very much! 

And we ask you to share this need. It is vital and urgent! We are going today to the orphanage to bring what we can. But they need much more...Thanks.

What's it like to be an orphan

What's it like to be an orphan and at orphanage? Are they happy?What's it like there?What is life like in an orphanage as a child? and lots of similar questions more and more people ask.

Every child has their own story... Every child passes through his own life road and has different experience and feelings.But at same time they have same feelings and emotions. Every child wants to be loved and feel protected...

So, here's a very little story of orphan girl what she went through and felt being at orphanage.

• She remembers very well her first day at an orphanage, even it is gone many years since that...She was 9 years old when got there. She remembers well promises of her mother come back and take away home in several months. She waited her, waited that special day daily but it never happened.
• This little girl remembers well, when her hair was cut off very soon. She felt terrible as all girls looked as boys with very short hair. She did not wish look as a boy. She knew a girl should look like a girl with long hair. She degraded. But no one paid attention on her tears.
• She was transferred to different orphanages several times. New classmates, new teachers, new friends. She felt stressful a little. As in every orphanage she had left friends, she always was so excited to get a letter from some. It was like a balm for a afflicted soul. Years later when she became a teen, this girl got a letter from a Christian lady, she kept it gently many, many years. She often opened it and re-read with such desire and carefully each word as she was reading it at first time.
• In one of orphanages weekends were worst days for this girl. You can not go where you want, only spend time in the yard of the orphanage. She wandered and did not know what to do...She felt sad and depressed. 

• At the age of 12 years old very often she was standing near window, cried and dreamed to have wings that fly away from the orphanage, somewhere where she would feel better... To be with someone, who would give a simple hug and where she would feel loved and happy. She dreamed to be at home... In a loving home...
• But at same time she did not wish to be at home...Because parents even they did not live together were fighting and yelling. She cried a lot and pleaded parents to stop. But tears did not help...Mother never understood her and beat her up with no reason by everything she had in her hand. This girl grew as abused child. She was very scared. When the child was beaten up again she run away to a forest where felt protected at that moment. She cried and wandered at the forest. She thought when she would grow up and become adult she would build a tiny home for herself and live on the tree.
• Became a teenager she started to hate her mother that she beat her up with no reason. That mother never hold her promises. She kept bitterness in her heart and stopped to trust her mother...
• At the orphanage nothing belongs you. If orphanage gives you a clothes it can be too big size or such condition that teenagers feel embarrassed to wear it.One pair of shoes, boots or clothes a child should wear several years. Even it looks worn out. Orphanage cannot provide more. One pair of socks can be given once a year. This girl doesn't remember, when underwear was given to children...
• The clothes, shoes any your belongings can be stolen by children or caretakers.
• Together with all girls she hidden everything under mattress. It was an one safe place for your belongings. Even a caregiver yelling because everything should be clean. But it was a place, where children could hide their own things.
• She never got a gift and never celebrated a Birthday and grew as neglected child... 
• Every day was same. She felt herself like in jail... One day she has run away, when was going home for summer holidays from the orphanage. Because she felt unwanted at home, no one waited her and at same time she felt like prisoner at the orphanage. The police was looking her for a month...
• Children do not know their rights there. When she graduated the orphanage. Caretaker told her give back the jacket what orphanage gave to the girl. So, leaving the orphanage she had not a jacket.
• She was a witness of humiliation of human dignity, offence when caretakers beat up a children. Or children terribly humiliate other children. Yes. She was scared.You should protect yourself.
• Several times local guys, who came to the orphanage hiddenly and classmate tried to rape her. This 15 years old girl cried and begged him to let her go. She was trying to jump from the second floor to run away from classmate but she was afraid. The classmate turned on music loudly did not listen her and told, you can scream no one will hear you. She was very scared, cried and pleaded him to let her go.This soul felt unprotected and alone...
• She felt terribly when teen boys came to girls bedroom and spent nights with them. She wanted run away at that moments...  But how and where to go?
• She was angry, felt pain and bitter betrayal when the best friend spent a night with a local guy and he bought a new pants and shoes for her. Everyone knew it and laughed at her. She could not protect because her classmates girls beaten her friend up no once...The girl knew, she was weak physically to protect her friend.
• Humiliation, not understanding, unprotection, violence she could not accept this all and felt unhappy. At teen age she started to think is it sense of life, if no one understand you? Is happiness real? And what is happiness???She felt pain and felt depressed. It seemed that she was necessary to nobody...

• After leaving the orphanage she did not feel as a normal kid. She felt guilty as teachers at the orphanage always told to children, you will be same like your parents, alcoholic, go to jail or become a prostitute. So, she never told to people she was at orphanage and where she grew up. She knew society will not accept her as they think "children are bad from orphanages".It humiliared her. She wanted to be and live as a normal kid...

But one wonderful day Jesus came and healed her broken heart. She heard from Christians about Jesus with such a great desire and she felt herself as a thirsty soul to know more and more about God`s love.She prayed very hard with tears and asked to save her and change her life. All bitterness, pain, loneliness, emptiness in the heart, hatred, Jesus Christ took away and filled her heart with joy, peace, forgiveness, love and happiness. 

Today this girl became a young lady, who serves same orphans and brings hope. If you don't know yet this girl was I...Jesus Christ is only one, who can give hope, joy and fill your life with a sense.To God be the glory!

I hope it will help you understand, why this( and not only this) but all ministries to orphans are so important! And why we cherish your prayers and wonderful support. I hope it will help you to understand if only a little... what feel children in orphanages and why they are so happy to see visitors. Thank you so much make it possible for Bible Orphan Ministry!My love to all!

I will keep your gift...

So pretty excited! We had such a wonderful visit of girls today! It was so amazing time with these beautiful souls!

We didn't expect that...But when they saw the blue(our) van, they started to wave hands, screaming of the joy and were running to the meeting. I wish someone would take a video at that moment...Just in 5 minutes, all girls were sitting at the class and were ready to listen sitting so quietly with such attention. Love that! :)

We told them a Bible story about 10 commandments at this time. Before that we have been talking about road signs. What happened, if people break it...

We have formed a Mountain Sinai from several big and small boxes and then covered by a paper. It was not exactly what I wanted and tried to do before but it was fun. :) Make a cloud took us several days. I love how it worked out well!  It is not very well visible on the picture. But we can use it for many Bible stories. Hope, children will remember well the story.

Also we played different games.

It was so fun when they blew up balloons!

Thus we have learned and remember 10 commandments what we attached to the board on the table.

At the end we made a simple craft, Moses with commandments.

Girls enjoyed to color and make it.

But I would like to stop here and thank you, who send "gifts" to the orphans. It means so much not only for these young ladies but for all "our" children!!!

 Today as always we congratulated girls with their Birthdays. They never celebrate it, no one wish sweet and warm words, no one present them a gift, no cakes, no candles and so on and so on. Can you imagine that their Special day looks like as usual day, nothing special, no events? ... How would you feel, if no one did not call you over phone and congratulated you in your Special day? What you would think, if no one your friend and beloved one did not give you a hug and say special words? So, these all beautiful souls are deprived these special feelings and joy.

They were so happy to get a Birthday gift!

An one young lady approached me and said quietly, "I will keep your gift and will sleep with it to remember about you". Oh, my! Think. Just a small your gift means love. Love of God and care to the young lady...How priceless. Thank you! Thank you sending your love over ocean and through different countries.

Yep. Kittens have found a home at the orphanage. Girls feed them and try to keep them warm. On the picture not all kittens are present. There were lots of them!

Those kittens remind me of these young ladies, abandoned and thirsty of love and attention...