Last news

Bible says we have to grow spiritually, learn Bible, witness to people and etc.Some members of team could to be on Bible Institution in Kiev during some days.They have gone there to get new knowledge of Bible.The team and many other christians had great time and fellowship!

 A blessing is some members of team and other Christians could to pass out Gospel tracts on streets capital of Kiev and metro.Hundreds and hundreds people could to get a tracts.Sasha (our member of team) preached the Gospel to people in metro and streets.Some people listened but some people cry to him:"Shut your mouth!" Oh, it is so sad when people do not want to hear about Jesus Christ...It is so sad when they do not want to know Jesus wants to save them from hell, give new life, joy, piece, make happy and etc.

Also when the team preached the Gospel local government came to preachers and said you can not preach here, you need permitting for it.In Ukraine today freedom, you can preach the Gospel everywhere and  to everyone.But Devil does not want that people hear the Gospel and try to stop it difference ways.
But it reminds me a story in Bible.

"But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name.
And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. 
For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. "  Acts17:20

Any way God is good and mercy to all of us sinners!When the team passed out tracts and witnessed, 2 people asked Jesus to saved them!Hallelujah!!!Praise the Lord!

Bible says: "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance." Luke 15:7

Here some photos

Some members of team on Bible Institution

Brothers pass out Gospel tracts

Testimony a orphan who was abandoned but was found by the Lord

 This is a testimony a girl who was left by mother at Children`s home, study at orphanage, was in shelter(half way house).Today she is Christian serves same children-orphans in Ukraine and is member of team Bible Orphan Ministry.Is not the miracle!

How i came to the Lord

" Come unto me, all that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
(Matthew 11:28 )

  My name is Oksana. I was born  and  grow up in family with unbeliever parents where i never heard about Jesus. We lived in a village. My parents divorced, when I was one year old. I have also oldest sister Alla.
We growed up….It was very hard for our mom  to grow us.We had not often food at home, had not good clothes to wear.I wear out the shoes what was too small or too big for my feets.It brought for me many troubles.Mother beat me often.I have been very frightened as wasn't to whom will stand up for me.I felt myself alone.

  When i was 3-4 years old my mother left me at Children`s home.I was in shock my mom left me.After that i could not speak for along time.Later my mom took me away and left me at home my grandmother who care about me.I did not see my sister Alla for a long time.We miss much one other, wanted to play and grow up together.
Some later mother took me to same orphanage where my sister was study we could to see and speak with one other.Some christians came to orphanage and had spent time with children telling about Jesus Christ. I was interested, but a lot of things I did not understand. In this orphanage I was study and years later my mom took me to home in village—to work hard at home, and garden. But my sister stay at orphanage.

   When I was 13 years old I was in a children's shelter. The father has hidden me there from mother as she often strongly beat me. In the beginning me held in a room with grids at windows that I haven't escaped. But I wasn't going to escape as have been very frightened and didn't know where to run. I felt very alone. There it was awfully boring. Nobody visited me there.My sister did not know i was in children`s shelter at this time.
Soon my mom has found me there and has taken away home. With a pain and fear in heart I had to come back home.
I had a time when i did not know what to do. I felt nobody love me, i felt emptiness and bitterness in my heart. I could not understand, why I live on the Earth, I had not sense in my life. I had depressed condition. In my mind came thoughts to kill my self….

My sister Alla start to come to church and received Jesus Christ in her heart when she was 15 year old.I was in village at this time.

   When my sister finished school, she was study at college for teacher  in other town. She witnessed me about Jesus Christ and invited me to one church. I was in this church a few times, but did not  do important choice in my life yet.But Alla prayed about my salvation of my soul.

   Years later has to be opened a Christian school, and was need a christian teachers. Alla start to work in this school. Some later she took me to live with her.I moved to live in city with my Alla. I was 15 years old and was study at 9th class. So, I lived with Alla and coming to church at same time.The 6 month later I knew many people, had christian friends in church.
I had fear, that some time, I can  go to hell. I wanted to receive Jesus on ministry, when not many people, because I was a shamed that long time visit church but not do important choice.

  But God did how He wanted.The 15 of April, 2001 was holiday of Easter.
There were big crowd of people. In the end of ministry I felt, Holy Spirit touch my heart i decided to give Jesus my heart and my life. I received  Jesus Christ in my heart. Halleluiah!!! Praise the Lord!!! After this, I understood and knew, that I need stay at city, to attend a church, communicate with christians to grow spiritualy. Also I wanted to serve Jesus like my sister. I prayed for this and God answered on my prayer!
Now, I have ministry in orphanages, i`m a teacher of Sunday School at orphanages and church.My life changed.I know, why I live on the Earth! I can minister same children because i was the same way, i know what they feel in their hearts when nobody love you.I know how you feel yourself lonely and abandoned. Just Jesus Christ can give you love, piece and joy in your heart.
Praise the Lord for His love, patient, mercy to me!!!!!

Amen!

Oksana Vasilieva

 

We have website!

For all readers, followers and visitors just want to let you know we  have already a website our ministry.
http://www.bibleorphanministry.com/ where you can find out who we are and to know more about our ministry.
Thanks! Blessings to all! :)

With a faith

    We still do not have money to buy gifts for orphans.Do we upset?No!We have a piece in our hearts.We know Jesus Christ knows the best time and way how to do it!We trust Him.Yes, we pray, hope and try to do all we can.Maybe we do not right way, maybe need something to change.We do not know.Maybe someone can advise how to do the best? We would be thankful!We do with all hearts what we can that to help orphans to bring joy and make them happy!
  Well we start to prepare a special program for all orphanages where we minister.We do not know will we come, we do not know will we bring a gifts for them, we do not know answer for many questions.But we start with faith!
   We know children love play of scene.So, we decided to show them a scene about king and his knights whom one of them he wanted to make a king instead of him.A one knight was a Christian who told to king about Jesus Christ and in the end of scene the king accepted Jesus like his Saviour.We think to tell kids that Jesus Christ is king of all kings.We think this scene will be good.
Here are some photos.

   
Hope children will like it. :)

Bible says:
 "These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful."
Revelation  17:14
"And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19:16

God breaks our plans and dreams that to make what He wants for His glory!

  My name is Alla.This is my personal testimony how God has changed my life for last few years and months.
I know English not perfectly well but i hope you will understand dear Friend my heart and about what i`m saying.I would like to share a story how God works in my personal life and what He still does.Hope this story will be encouragement for any person who had trust all life to Jesus Christ.
Bible says: "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose." Romans 28:8
   It really works because God whom i have trust all my life He is alive God and still makes a miracles!
I`m not marriage yet and do not have a family.About 6 years ago i wanted to adopt a child.You can ask: "Why i wanted to adopt"?I can marriage and have my own children."

  Well.Here is my answer.I`m a teacher of Sunday School at local Bible Baptist Church Charity.About 7-8 years ago we had 2 kids who visited our Sunday School for children.I noticed they wear dirty and worn out clothes, looked skinny.Later i had found they do not have a father and never seen him, their mother was a drinker.They often were hungry, did not know where is their mother.Oh, it is very hard to describe what i saw and felt it this time...
  I decided to feed these kids and wash their clothes in my tub.I had not washing machine at this time.When i washed their clothes it was hard some, it was so dirty that my mop were more clean.Imagine that your clothes was not washed on during few months.How you will feel yourself?
 I loved much these kids!They were so good, loved much to hear God`s Word, forgave other kids very fast, were friendly and many other.i I wanted to help them much as much i could.
  Very soon some man had killed a mother these kids.Killer and she were drunk at this time.Oh, it was more heavy, it had break my heart, brought many tears.I had start to think to adopt a girl, she was 7-8 years old.The boy i could not, he was 16 years old.Very soon i had found they have folks who took the girl to their family.It was a shock for me!I never knew before they have a folks! Well.Sometimes it happens...
About a boy.His life is not very well.The government took him to half way house(we call it shelter). After that government took him to an orphanage.He was run away many times from the orphanage, he did not want to be there much.We could not help these kids...It is very and very hard.I saw many tears on faces these kids but i could not help.It tears much my heart.Many nights i could not slept, just pray and wept, pray and cry and wept...
This little girl has changed my life, my heart, my thinking, everything in my life.

  Well, her folks took her to their family.It is means i never can adopt her...Trust me it was very and very hard for me that i lost her.Lost this small and very smart girl.I had fed her, washed her clothes, spent much time, she was coming to my apartment, we played together, i gave her my heart.We were happy to be together.I dreamed all time she will be with me but....
   Since this time i start to think about other adopting.I did not had a child whom i wanted to adopt but i have ministry at 10 orphanages, there are many kids whom need a family. So, i did not worry about it.
I was thinking and praying about it on during 6 years. I was hesitate.Is God`s will in it? Than more time has gone than more i was thinking and praying.Every year i had more and more desire to adopt a child.
   Most of all i was worry much about my ministry.How i will continue to visit orphans in orphanages, how i will be do this and this and this if i have a child.I understood i have to spend much time with any child.But in same time i did not want much my ministry suffer because of it. I prayed much and did not know what to do...

  Well a year ago i decided to make document for adoption.I did it for very fast time.I was glad!Just a one document the goverment still did not give me.I prayed and waited, prayed and waited.
One day a lady called me from center for adopting in Ukraine and asked me to come and visit her.I felt in my heart something is wrong, my heart was beating much, i had not piece in my heart, i was worry much, could not understand what is wrong with my feeling.
   When i came to center for adopting, they told me i can not to adopt.Reason was because i was study at orphanage, i had not a family, so i can not foster a child. When i start to explain i`m a christian, Jesus has changed my mind, heart, everything.It did not help...Oh, no Lord, please!I could not believe!I could not believe i will not have a child...With tears on eyes, with crush my heart i came back to home.All my pilow was wet from tears.I could not understand why God does it!
It is second time!Oh, no God, please!It is very heavy for me!I won't endure it!
Yes, it was hard for me to humility with it.In this time God has crushed my other dream about what i prayed 9 years.Oh, no Lord!What are you doing! It breaks all my heart, all my dreams.Oh, no....
  I prayed much, could not understand what God wants i do for Him?!Finally some later i prayed:"God, you did not answer on my prayers about what i asked you for a many years.Please, show what You want i will do in ministry, in church, in my all Christian life.I`m a tool in your hands, i accept all what you doing in my life.Please, just show me what you want i to do.I do not know...Use me for 100% for your glory.Use me like you want not like me." Just tears and tears was running on my cheeks.I have a ministry to orphans but i wanted God will show me a vision in ministry, something more.I wanted to do something more...I prayed much what i have to do.

Here i have to say i think.We do not have a support for ministry.We decided to register in social network to find a support.We do not know HOW and WHAT to do.We just do what we think it is right. Hope you will understand us.
I decided find a friends who love Jesus.Very soon i liked a profile in facebook one lady Joy McClain : "I am a very ordinary woman who has a God-given passion for the orphans of our world who desperately need a family." I liked it much and decide to invite her to be my friend.She answered i was glad!In first letters i was in big shock!She adopted a children with  Down`s syndrome?! What!? In my country many lady make abortion, kill these kids, many people think they are not human, many leave at orphanages.Just very few people who decided to not kill but love and foster a child.I minister in some orphanages where are these poor children.It was a shock for me what did a Joy.I was interesting much how she teached them, discipline and etc.I never heard like it! Here is her blog http://www.livingwithouradoptionoption.blogspot.com/
Believe me or not but Joy not ordinary woman!She is very sweet and nice lady.She encourage me often when i need it.I`m blessed and thankful to the Lord to know her!

   Very soon Joy gave me a address Meredith Cornish.She was a coordinator ministry for kids with special needs in Ukraine.I was interesting to know more people and decide to write to her.She was coming to Ukraine sitting in airport at this time and reply me very fast.In first letters we have found we both know a orphanage where we have ministry.Surprise! Meredith invited me and my friends to conference what had to be in Kiev, for kids with special needs.I was worry much, i felt like my heart burn of fire, i did not know what happened with me but i was happy to come there.In this conference we got a lot of information about kids with special needs.We did not know sooo many!We were so blessed to be there!God changed our mind and vision how to minister this orphans!We are so thankful to the Lord for it!
Also big surprise was for us to met Meredith there and her nice friend Shelley.I never imagine i can meet Meredith someday or somewhere so fast in few days when we were correspondence!Tell you what, she is very nice and sweet lady and Christian.She is a tool in God`s hands what He use for His glory.
She told me all story about Aleksa whom she could not adopt and gave a photo her family.

  In few weeks we have gone to an orphanage.Lord gave us a disire to speak with director and told him about familly of Cornish.It is intersting we called to many orphanages for many reasons they told us we can not come this week, maybe later.So, we decided go to this orphanage.Is not God`s work?
  I was not sure director will be agree or no to give them second сhance.But when he said ok, let they make a documents, will come, i will speak with them and we will see.I said myself, "Hmmm, there is a hope!"

  Also in this time we start a new ministry at one orphanage.We start a Bible lessons, come more often to these kids.There children mentally retarded, special needs and children with a Down`s syndrome.Dear Friend you need to see their faces how they are happy when we visit and spend time with them!There are many employers who like to hear the Gospel.We are blessed to come there!
Also God bless and we more often start to visit other orphanages, where we have Bible study and other.
We are so blessed! God has turn around everything in my mind and heart for last year in ministry to orphans!I have like other eyes, heart, everything is difference!

 Here is video what familly of Cornish says about their adopting.The tears running on my cheeks each time when i watch it.How is amazing our Lord!It blow my mind how He does what He wants!

 

After many prayers and efforts Aleksa found a family who had try to adopt her almost 3 years ago.
  
I`m so blessed to know she found a family who prayed and waited for her on during these all years!I`m blessed to know her new mommy and daddy love much and will give her new life not like in orphanage.I`m blessed to know she has her personal toys, her own and new clothes, she has a brothers and sisters who loves her.I`m blessed to know she is doing well now!

I often think.What would be happened if Lord did not give a wish to registered on social network?What would be happened if Lord did not lead me to find Joy?Tell me how i could to find Joy who knows Meredith in 500.000.000 people in social network? Is not a miracle what Jesus has done? What would be happened if Joy did not give me the adress of Meredith?What would be happened if i and my friends did not go to conference and did not meet Meredith?What would be happened if Lord did not give us a desire to speak with director of orphanage? Most of all what would be happened if i have adopted a child?..
If i would be adopt a child.I`m sure i would be not have a time for these everything what i have and do in ministry.

Dear Friend, tell about others, pray, think, spread the word about your friends, folks and others, help others.You never know how God can use you for His glory and it will change your heart and your life!

I believe it is not the end this story.God will prepare something else.Something else has to happen...

I understood all these thing Jesus Christ has done and all glory and praise just to Him!He is alive God Who still makes a miracles like 2000 years ago!We just tools in His hands.If you trusted all your life He can make a miracle in your life too!Maybe already has done!
I`m happy can continue the ministry what i have.On during these time we had MANY blessings!We are so happy and thankful to the Lord!I`m so blessed what God has done in my life!I`m thankful Him for it, praise Him and glorify Him!He is alone alive God Who is worthy honor and glory!

"O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 
O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 
O give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy [endureth] for ever. 
To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy [endureth] for ever." Psalms136:1-4

Read the miracle story about first adopting for all life of the orphanage!

 This is the testimony for those whom the Lord gives a desire to adopt a child, whom God induces to it, who prays, searches, worries.Who has a burden to help orphans in the world, does not mean where live a orphans.

The Bible says:
"Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world." James 1:27 

This is testimony of encouraging how the Lord works through the social network.

  We have ministry at an orphanage, there are girls age 5-35 with special needs, Down`s syndrome and many other special needs.There over 85 children.Usually we come sing songs, tell Bible story, they like much puppet show.They like to play with you, hug, that you stroke on a head.They do not have a mommy or dad who can do that.Who can play with you, teach you do something, playing and etc.

   These children never saw cities, villages. Never were on the nature, never were in park or lake. Never bathed in the river splash in the water. All that they see it some buildings in territory of this orphanage. Yes, they have a beautiful garden. But they can walk there only in the summer and when warmly.But they do not play there just sit on a grass or bench.These children never were in any shop, they all even don't know what this is. They don't know how to play toys and what to do with.

What they do all throughout day? They sit and watch TV, sometimes not good movie or program.They sitting and being swung on rigid bench. In one group where 20-25 children, only 2 of the working woman. Which have no education and have no concepts  how to work and how to be engaged and  teach and  develop these children. And how 2 women can learn 25 children at one time? It is very hard work for these lady there.
All these children are with special needs,  many of them the need individual approach. Many of them don't know as to remove a wrapper from a sweet. Therefore each time when we come there we remove wrappers from sweets.

Children are very glad when someone comes to them and spends time! They very much appreciate it.

For all time of existence of this orphanage anychild has not been adopted... Many of them already aren't present in the alive.

   But our God is alive, surprising and wonderful God! In  2010 in a month of December God has made a miracle! Almost 3 years ago an one beautiful  and lovely family haven'ted one girl Sasha. They called her Aleksa.

Today she is 8 years. Almost 3 years ago Family Cornish wanted to adopt this nice girl. They prayed much, all made for this purpose that  to adopt her, but to them have refused it. With the broken hearts they have come back home. Yes they cried much, prayed, couldn't understand what God wants.
 Later they have lost the information where is this girl Sasha, how she is, how is her health, how she feels herself, maybe someone has adopted, maybe she  has found a family, or maybe she isn't present already in the live. Almost 3 years they knew nothing all this time about her and couldn't learn is she  alive and is still there a hope!

  Today this girl Sasha or Aleksa is the daughter of this nice family! Praise the Lord! How they have met the lovely and lovely girl again, how they have met her again without knowing about her absolutely nothing is she still alive, how the Lord has answered their prayers! You can read more on their blog to enjoy together with this family and to glorify our wonderful Lord Jesus Christ!

Read more HERE

Meredith blog
http://cornishadoptionjourney.blogspot.com/

This is the first adopting from this orphanage!!! It is amazing! We hope and believe director let to adopt other children whom need a family also. Praise the lord!

This is Meredith Cornish with her nice 2 kids, Sasha is in pink blouse

                                  Is not it a miracle?

Read story how God has changed life of the former orphan- girl for ever!

  How i came to the lord

“And we know that all thing work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.”

(Romans 8:28)

   These words apply to all Christians who have trusted the Lord. All the problems and  difficulties we encounter on our  way, the Lord uses them to the benefit of His children.

It was this way in my life too. I grew up in an ordinary family where people did not know God. When I was seven, my younger sister Oksana was born. In a few months my parents divorced. My mother had to raise us all by herself.She was often mad that we were growing up in poverty, without a father and without any support or protection. My mean and very aggressive mother often beat me up; I could not understand why I was often beaten up. I harbored this grudge in my heart. When my father would  come to visit us, I would complain to him and then he would beat up my mother. Continually, I was a witness to fighting and strife. When my parents had a fight I often cried and pleaded with them to stop.

   I was growing up in a family without love, understanding and protection. I was growing up reserved, I kept bitterness in my heart that gradually turned to hatred towards my mother. I was growing up with a dream in my heart to pay her back, for everything she had done to me.

   At the same time I was afraid of her. If I did something not the way she wanted, she would beat me with her fists or by something she got in her hands. Mother worked, but often this money was not enough for us that is why she decided to send me to an orphanage and my sister to the children’s home.

  When she has left me in an orphanage, she told that in 3 months she would return take me back home.I was 9 years old. This orphanage was near Chernobyl.The 3 months pass way, but she hasn't returned...I waited for her all the days long  that one day she would come and it will be in the most joyful day in my life!

   When I was 12 years old, I studied in one of orphanages. Parents came and took away home children for the weekend who lived near. But me parents didn't come. I often was by the window, looked at a city which it was visible partly and cried. It seemed to me that life wasn't fair to me. I was sad and felt much pain in my soul .It seemed that I was nobody necessary. I didn't know what to do.I used to walk  a lot at  the orphanage yard. Children who were more courageous called me to escape from a orphanage. But I was afraid.

   When I was 14, I wondered what happiness was, what the sense of life was.I felt emptiness, bitterness and a pain in my heart. If anybody doesn't love me, what is the point of living on earth?

    I knew that money and material assets don't bring happiness. I understood that happiness not in a family.I could not find the answer, but in my heart I felt there had to be an answer somewhere.What is the happiness?

   Often for different reasons I had to study at four different orphanages. At one of them I heard about Christ.Each week some Christians used to visit us, they spent some time with us, sang songs, and told us about Christ’s love to us. At the same time I came to know other Christians. I noticed that they were unordinary people who were joyful and happy. I couldn’t understand why they were this way, and I wanted to find out the reason why. I loved to hear about Christ and attend services, but as I did not feel a need for Him I often went there because of mere curiosity.

      Almost two years passed. Getting used to the Christian way of life, I began copying their style.Every morning and evening I prayed, bought a Bible and began reading it regularly. I attended services constantly and witnessed to people about Christ .For all those years, I acquired some knowledge of the Word of God that I could apply in my life and telling others about Christ.In my heart I decided I would spend my life this way, reading, praying and so on, but I hesitated to trust Christ and to give my heart to Him. I thought I had nothing to repent of, because I lived a righteous life.

   But once when I was going by train reading the Bible as usual, I started thinking about my life. For what I live, in what meaning of the life, what waits for me in the future? Why should you live if you  are  nobody necessary? I felt emptiness in the heart and that I am not happy.

   I began thinking about the life of Christians and comparing it to my own life, I felt the emptiness in my heart.Something was missing and I got scared. I realized I was going to hell. The thought came to my mind what if the train suddenly came off the rails; I would die and go to hell. I felt I was a great sinner before a Holy God. That day (it was a Sunday and I was just coming to service) I decided to trust in the Lord and put my life in His hands, and surrender completely to Jesus. At the service when the pastor’s invitation was given, I began hesitating, I realized I was held back by Satan, but I made a decisive step forward and went down the aisle. During the prayer I cried much and regretted that I was a great sinner and realized I needed the Lord.

That day I understood what the sense of life and happiness was! I felt very glad and happy!

    The Lord started working with me. The emptiness and pain I had in my heart, He filled with love, peace, forgiveness and joy. I thought that, if I wished for my mother to be dead, that it would make my life easier, but now I forgave her easily, and now I am praying about the salvation of her soul too.I love her very much!

Now I understand why the Lord has allowed me so I studied in different orphanages. That I could bear the Good message to the same children.

   I have since graduated from Teachers Training College in 2000. I used to hate the profession of a teacher, but during the last year of my studies I came to understand that it was the will of God that He appointed me to the ministry to the Children.

   I used to be ashamed to tell everybody that I was a kid from the orphanages because I knew that people where of a bad opinion about these kids. It humiliated me, I did not feel like a normal kid but the Lord turned everything to good and now I am no longer ashamed of this because I know it was the will of God. Glory to Him for that!

   Now I love the children in the orphanages! I have a dream to be able to help orphans with their physical needs and I know how they feel and what they need everyday. I pray and dream that the Lord will enlarge the limits in the ministry of Sunday School in the orphanages. To let them know about the Living God. That He is our hope, our help and also our protection. If there is no love and understanding in a family, that they might know that they can find it all in God!

How the Lord called me to the ministry

    I`m almost in the begining this ministry. In 2001 i was study at Bible college.In this college was a ministry and all students who wanted, they could to visit orphans.In couple months later i start to visit orphanages also.

   When i was first time at orphanage where are boys with special needs and with Down`s syndrome i was in big shock.Many of children are cripple.I live in Ukraine and did not know about these poor children.They had so threadbare and wear out clothes, most of all can not speak just some boys and very bad,they all were screaming, crying,oldest boys beat smaller,some of them were aggressive, most of all can`t eat good, all children skinny much, just bons, they had wear out clothes, with out shoes, nothing good and many not good things i saw.They even did not know how candy need to eat with out cover paper.When we start to visit this orphanage, kids were sit inside of the room on sand or earth.There was not floor! The fly and other bugs were crawl on their body and in this rooms were smell so much(i`m sorry).Outside they were like in special cage, that they can not run everywhere.No toys, no any games, nothing!

   Students of college were singing but i could not, a big lump was in my throat.The tears was running on my face.After this trip i could not come to myself senses for a long time.After i visited some more difference orphanages.

   In same time i was a teacher at Christian school, i had first class.After trips of orphanages i wanted come back but could not because i worked.I prayed and could not understand many things, i loved much my work but felt God gave me a wish visited these orphanages.I said to Lord: "God, i work i can not do it! Where i take money to live, if i will leave a work?"  But in my heart i felt i want to come back again and again.I did not know what to do.So, very soon a school where i worked closed.I stay with out work but was happy could to visit orphans!

    It was very hard i had not work, lived with younger sister Oksana, we were need food, often we were hungry, we were need pay utilities for flat and other physical needs.I prayed to God about it, about job.In Ukraine many things are difference.I understood if i go to work i can not visit orphans.Also i understood we need food and other things.These thinking were every day in my heart! I undertood responsibility for my sister.I have to care about her, feed, buy clothes and etc.I was breaking in my heart.I prayed much and fasting often.I did not know what to do.It was on during 2 years.But every day God bless us, sent food, money for utilities and many other blessing! God showed me that i continue to visit orphans, He will provide what we need.He is faithful! Our Lord is wonderful! No one day He did not leave us! He has made a lot of miracles in our life! 

  My lovely Bible verse: 

"Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed." Psalms.37:19

   After graduation of Bible college i decided to continue to visit all orphanages.I love much this ministry! I understood, if i will not do it but who will do? If we will not teach them about God, devil teach them wrong things.By the grace of God we continue this ministry! I`m so happy Jesus called me and i can to minister this poor and abonded children! His perfect way is the BEST! I cannot tell you of all the joy and thankfulness in my heart what i feel! It is amazing  when we can visit orphans and give them love and hope! God is so good even when we don’t deserve it!

This is the house where i grew up when was a child

It was my room

Alla Vasilieva

One more possibility

  Yesterday there was one more possibility  met children in a orphanage and to conduct a Bible lesson. And also to have a meeting with elder children.

  The one part of team Sasha and Lyuba had metting with elder kids. They played games sang songs and glorified our Lord Jesus Christ. Also Sasha spoke with children volume what price the Jesus Christ has paid for rescue of all mankind. About  that we are bought pay a heavy price and this price is the blood of Jesus Christ spilled on a cross.
"For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."
 1 Corinthians 6:20

"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."
  1 Peter 2:24

    The last time when there was a meeting with elder children. Sasha has allowed  to learn 5 Bible verses. Children which have learned, have obtained small reward for it. And those children which haven't learned, it has induced them to learn and tell next time.

   At this time in other class there was a meeting with younger children.The meeting subject was about the correct choice in life and that it not necessary to swear and be polite and compliant. Bible story we took as Abraham's shepherds and the Lot`s quarreled and as the Lot has dispersed with Abraham.We played games, made a craft, listen the Bible story.

There was one game we named it Choice.
The different pleasures: sea tour, a mobile phone, sweets, games, a bicycle  etc. which the person can have have been written by balloons.On one balloon has been written Jesus. Children needed to make the correct choice.Take balloons than  more  where there are these pleasures and to leave Jesus. Or to leave all but to select a balloon with a name Jesus. Not all children would like it was possible to make the correct choice. There were children which took all and more these pleasures.The majority of children finite understand that the correct choice in their life is Jesus Christ, to give Him their heart and to entrust all life.

    As there was the game where children should select among themselves who Abraham and who the Lot.
 Children quitted on-two and who took a sweet became the Lot and went to one side of a class.The next child did not have a choice he there was Abraham automatically and went to the opposite side of a class. There were children which swore among themselves, they wanted to become Lot to take a sweet. In the end of game we have summed up that it is not necessary to go to lives on guiding of the eyes as the Lot. Have asked children which steels Abraham how they felt when it does not remain choice how to go in the opposite side and without a sweet. Certainly children spoke about injustice as badly the Lot has did. We have summed up it is impossible to swear as shepherds swore among themselves and to be compliant.Some children which swore among themselves, it became very a shame and they have hung a head.

 Also we learned with them a Bible verse "If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." Romans 12:18

In the end of lesson children have made a craft Abraham and Lot, what they enjoyed.

In this time untill the team had the meetings, the director of Ministry Michael could to speak about Jesus Christ with some employers of orphanage.

It is so sad for us but we could to see these kids last time in this year.Next week they go to home to winter holidays.We will see them just in 3 weeks in next year.

God, please protect these children from evil where they will be, help them to remember these Bible trues and to apply in their life. Also we ask you Lord, fill all their needs which they have. In name of Jesus Christ we ask you all it. Amen.

Very sadly

     It is very sadly but we could not visit orphans today at one orphanage because  many of them are sick.Please pray for them.
    Today in the street it is cold -5 -7 C` (-20.5 -21.6 F`) also snow. Tomorrow we are going to go to the next orphanage.Hope all children  are healthy and we can conduct the Bible lesson with them and a meeting with older children.

Orphans at hospital

       Today we have visited children of orphans in hospital K. We ask about it God that has given the chance to see again these kiddies. We visited them last Friday as spoke about it earlier.
      There  were 14 children.Children having seen us from a hospital window, waved to us hands before we haven't entered yet into a building. They already cheerfully met us, when we have entered into hospital separation. We have given them small presents, fruit, sweets, shampoo, tooth-brushes and tooth-paste as at them wasn't. Certainly they very much rejoiced! As we have given them small books, stories about Jesus Christ.
     One older boy the  of 15 years, has run away from hospital without clothes, through a window for an hour before our arrival. Has run away without clothes though in the street it is very cold also a frost. Couple of days ago one more boy has run away from hospital too. It is finite medical workers worried and have informed on it to the director of a orphanage. In hospital to children it is very boring, there are no games, toys, books, anybody doesn't visit them. When we have asked them, than you are engaged throughout day. Children have answered, nothing, simply we sit on a bed. Not surprisingly that children escape. But children on are older want  freedom. Often escape from orphanage too.
   We have arrived just in time because 5 children discharged from hospital. Therefore we had a possibility to take away them and to deliver in their orphanage. At this time when wrote out these children, 2 small girls have burst into tears. They spoke we want to want home too. The house they name the orphanage. Some times we had to calm and console, tell them that they soon will at "home' too.
   We have noticed that these children have no mittens, at some aren't present kerchief.Their jackets are not winter, but autumn. Trousers at boys very thin, cold. Their socks not the winter and thin.
Not surprisingly that children often are ill. Please, can you help to  these children buy good and warm clothes?
Please, pray for these children, after all they are necessary to nobody, lonely and are thrown...

                          These kids we took to their "home", orphanage.

  Other children who remained in hospital were by the window and saw off us the sad look.

Please, help these children to have warm clothes.Bible says:
"He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again." Proverbs 19:17
Most of all we need your prayers!

What a blessing!

     Yesterday we had a meeting with orphans in K-v orphanage. All children of the orphanage have come on  2 lessons! What  blessing was to see them all!
Our command has been divided into 2 parts. Sasha and Lyba always hold meetings with older children.At them was more than 40 children. They played games, singing glorified our Lord and spoke about the most important, about the Lord Jesus Christ.
"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."Romans  3:23
    Sasha spoke and mentioned  that the sin does a disorder in human life. In life all turns out on the contrary. Only the person which has reconciled with God tries to live so in his heart and life there was an order.

                                                   Time for games.


   At this time other part of team Nadya, Oksana and Alla held a meeting with smaller children. There as were many kiddies.The meeting subject was Bible story about Abraham as the Lord promised him to bless and grant the son."That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;" Genesis 22:17

      Here children try to count sand grains of sand as like Lord promised to Abraham to bless him.

Here children located stars where they wanted. Then all have together counted them. And we have summed up to that. Whether we can count stars in the sky? So the Lord has promised to bless Abraham.

   Then we have shown to children short video about the Universe about stars created by our Lord. Children were surprised and admired! In point of fact our Lord surprising! What god can create the same beauty?

On it video we with children recalled songs what already have learned before. Here they sing a song about Noah.

   After children have heard Bible story, could play even in game. They answered questions on stories which have heard. And in the end of a lesson children did a craft about Abraham and his son Isaake.

  At this time while the command was engaged with children, the director of ministry Michael could communicate and witnessed to 10 employees(educatress) of the orphanage.They all are ladys. Also he had a fine possibility to speak about Jesus Christ to the director of the orphanage and her assistant.Praise the lord!

  We hadn't time to lead  that have planned, because in the orphanage children have been occupied their affairs of orphanage`s life before our arrival. We had even to wait a little while children will be released. At us time has been restricted. But all of us were glad to a meeting! All rejoiced and glorified the Lord! We value and we appreciate each moment and an instant led together with these children! We always thank the Lord for each possibility to see them and to spend time with them.

"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, [is] God in his holy habitation." Psalms 68:5

Busy day with the orphans

We were so happy to visit the orphans on Friday in K. orphanage. We spent wonderful time with the children! We taught a Bible lesson about Genesis 13 where Lot and Abraham separated and Lot chose to settle in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. We played different games, sang, and did a craft with the children. At the end of the lesson, everyone got a small reward, a balloon.

It was a big blessing for us when the director of the orphanage invited us to tea in his office. We spoke with him about different problems the orphans face and how to help them, etc. We had the opportunity to witness to him about Jesus Christ! He willing to listen and very open to hearing the Word of God. We were so glad!

 

Here are some photos of our time with the kids.

    In this game, was written something on each balloon that made children happy, such as bicycles, games, traveling to the sea, candies, etc. There was one balloon that had the name of Jesus written on it. The children had to make the choice of whether to gather all of the worldly things that made them happy, or choose the one balloon that represented Jesus. The children learned to make the right choice in life, which is Jesus.

                                  The Bible story about Lot and Abraham.

 Here we played a game. The children selected who they wanted to be, Lot or Abraham. If the child took a sweet, it meant they were like Lot and they went to the earth that was pleasant to his eyes. The next child was Abraham and did not have a choice, but had to go to the opposite side.

The lesson of the game was to teach the children to make correct choices in life and learn to be compliant, not to quarrel and fight among themselves, but to be generous and kind like Abraham.

Before the children came in for the lesson, we hid the Bible verse “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” Romans 12:18
The class divided into 2 groups. The 2 groups competed to see who could find the verse first.

                              Here is a video how the kids were trying to find the Bible verse.

At the end of the lesson the children did a craft about Lot and Abraham, where they wrote the Bible verse they learned during the lesson.

                              The children have received balloos as a small reward.

                                                         Kids at the hospital.

   Unfortunately not all of the children could come to the Bible lesson. Many children are sick in the sick room of the orphanage and also in the local hospital. We had the opportunity to visit these children and bring them small gifts. We wish we could give them more, but we do not have that option right now. The children were so glad! We heard them say things like, “Wow, I have an orange! Wow! I have this!”

Bible says: "Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep." 

Romans 12:15

  We were very glad when we found out we could visit them. We risked our health by going to the hospital, since the children have high temperatures, cough, colds, etc., but we love them very much and we couldn’t pass by the hospital without visiting them.
   From communicating with the children in the hospital, we learned that many of them don’t have toothpaste or a toothbrushes. There is no shampoo or soap. No games to keep them entertained and free from boredom. Tomorrow, if God allows, we want to visit them again.

   The director of the orphanage asked us to help get the children vitamins so they will be able to stay healthy, since they are often ill. We would like to bring the children lots of vitamins and medicines! At this time, we can only pray and ask the Lord to help the orphans…
We are a bit tired, but happy we came back by evening. We were glad to spend the whole day with the orphans!

 "[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;
 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 
 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality." Romans 12:9-13