Awesome time with boys

Few days ago we visited boys with special needs. As always we had a wonderful time with boys!

We had a puppet show

Told them a Bible story about David and Goliath.Boys were pretty excited to play a role of Biblical heroes. :)

We sang a song "I'm in the Lord army". They did it so well with movements!

It was so amazing sing with them together and praise God!

Then we played a game " To Hit Goliath".

It was so priceless to observe their joy and excitement!

I love their expressions here!

Sweets to kids :)

Then we visited other boys...

And then other precious boys...

Caretakers thanked greatly for "our" caretakers again. And said, "Oh, we don`t know what we will do if they would go away and stop work with us. They play with boys, take them outside, they cherish them".

We know that it would not happened without your participation, tender love and care.It means SO VERY MUCH for all workers of the institution! But especially for these poor and abandoned boys.  THANK YOU FRIENDS!!! Millions times THANK YOU!!!

The sunshine in our hearts

 It is beautiful in Ukraine and the trees are beginning to change colors.The leaves are orange and red and yellow over here. They are starting to fall.It is getting cold over here a bit and rain often.I love my country and thank God I was born here! :)

Trees didn't change color yet completely as will be in some days. But nevertheless it is beautiful!Our wonderful Creator painted trees at gold color and it`s become so beautiful everywhere you go.Heart misses a beat and bewitches spirit from the beauty, what He created. Our Lord surprising, all-powerful and such gorgeous artist!

Would You like to buy a water-melon on the road or may be onions there? Or any fruit else or vegetable, you are welcome. :)

 The Lord blessed generously Ukraine with mushrooms this year. In the woods there are a lot of it! People that somehow to earn, mushroom and sell. Many mushrooms are simply huge sizes!

 Even if today there was no sunny day, but cloudy. Even if there was no bright sunny day and the blue sky, we had magnificent day. We had a sunlight in our hearts that Jesus, our Lord and the Savior gives us. With great pleasure and a sunlight in our hearts, the Lord gave the chance to us to give warm and love to those who needs it, to those who thirsts for it and suffers from a lack of attention and loneliness.

 With huge joy we could help medicines, to boys from a mental institution.We bought different medications that it was most necessary to help for boys to strengthen their health, immune system, and also against virus, at cold etc. Also for those at whom a problem with a gastroenteric path and food indigestion.
 The doctor was very glad and warmly thanked for attention and care!Praise the Lord!

 Also one more wonderful blessing was that we could bring trousers that we bought earlier, to all precious boys. Thank God that He cares of orphans!What a joy!

But the greatest blessing for us was, when we could be with children and spend with them time, sharing God`s love, joy and our warm.Even the light touch, brings them pleasure and a smile upon the face. Children were soooo glad to the meeting!

They so liked puppets and "communication" with them. They were simply delighted, when could take by the hand and greet or say goodbye.

So much joy!

Children were simply amazed, when could have hold of  bow and shoot. There was so much delight, pleasure and surge in emotions!!!Wow! You would see their happy faces!

Sad one :(

 

 In the end the box of candies to our darling children.

The boys are the sunshine in our hearts.It`s such a blessing to see smiles and happy faces, their delight, admiration and joy.We are so blessed to have the opportunity to visit them.God is so good!

We so thankful for your support and prayers!Thank your faithful donations, great care and Christ love, God gives us chance to visit these God`s treasures and bring hope to them.Thank you very much, sweet friends!Hugs and love to all! :)

One more great and fruitful day

   I am so excited to share with you about this meeting with graduates that we had next day after meeting before. This day and a meeting were very special and blessed. God is so good! He consoles and give strength in heavy days, He shows the presence, the love and mercy by His blessings.

Do you see this guy on a picture? This is Misha, one more orphan who is Christian, saved by God's grace. Two years ago when he came to us, he had no winter clothes, footwear, personal care items, often hungry and there were a lot of other troubles he had after graduating an orphanage.Maybe some day I will tell you his story. He still has many physical needs but he is excited to visit orphanages with us when he is able.

  This time he could testify, what the Lord made in his life. Also was huge blessing that he said about the problems, experiences and worries what he had, after the orphanage termination, to those, which children he knows and remembers. They are only younger than he for some years. He was in the same orphanage. And it was so impressively to see as children listened him carefully!They know him!

  We sang with teens.Brother Misha preached, gave manuals, warnings etc. We had wonderful meeting! We saw and felt presence of Holy Spirit. We saw as the God's Word concerned children and there were tears on their faces.Even a teacher was crying who was with us during this time.

   At the end of the meeting when our pastor gave an invitation to repentance. About 15 orphans walked to up front to pray! They asked that Jesus saved them and changed their life. Wow! Honestly. We didn't expect that! It was such HUGE blessing and SO impressively!It was amazing!!!We were excited and praised God!

Next pictures are teens receiving your gifts of love and  God`s blessing.  ;)

Blankets

Kitchen utensils

Books "Thoughts for young men" wrote by J.C. Ryle

 

The pearl of God, Bibles

 Beautiful girls and boys, our younger brothers and sisters in Christ  :)

 

 After the meeting children didn't want to disperse. Our younger friends, brother Misha and sister Valya(in blue sweater on the left side of picture), told to teenagers what can expect them after orphanage. Oh! Do you know Valya also was in this orphanage? Therefore she knows these children and could tell what she knows and learned.What a great blessing!

 It was so fun that 5 of us, those who have been in orphanages before (Director Misha, younger Misha, me, my sister Oksana and Valya) could to be at this time and have fellowship with these teens.

  This teen shall move in the fourth time from the orphanage to another orphanage. Oh, how it is heavy... He cried. Poor boy. It was so heartbreaking to look at him. We could only hug and consoled him. Director Misha spoke with him about God's love. 

  Some of us(BO team) also several times moved from an orphanages to other orphanages and we can understand his pain and what he feels.Many children move to orphanages. Jesus gave us a privilege to tell to him that God has the special plan for his life... As well as in life of each person. "For I of know the thoughts that I of think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." (Jeremiah29:11)

It was the last orphanage what we visited with graduates.The trip was simply magnificent, amazing and such joyful!The visit was fruitful and we are so happy. The Lord granted so many blessings that we were simply in awe.Director and all staff of orphanage were amazed by these wonderful gifts and thanked warmly too.

  We would love to thank each of you for acceptance involvement in this project, for your generosity, such kindness and opened hearts. We glorify the Lord that His hand wasn't reduced to enrich and fill need of orphans. We glorify the Lord and we thank for wonderful blessings and for saved souls of orphans. Thanks our dear friends! Thank you that you show God's love and you are feet and hands of Jesus Christ.God had so greatly blessed this project in many ways.We are so excited that from different countries such as USA, Ukraine and Canada many people were involved.Thank you so much for many prayers.It`s so amazing to see His hand, goodness and mercy!All glory to the Lord!!!

We love you all!

This short video is for you all. I don't think that interpretation is necessary to you  :))) 

With teens about friendship

Here is updating about one more meeting we had with teens recently.We had wonderful time with them!As all time, God is good and blessed us by great time with those who are need Jesus Christ too.I won't speak here much because of lack of time.As I would like to tell more about other meetings also.

 We had Bible time.Our the focus of the conversation was about friendship that Jesus is the best friend. It was sadly that some of kids have not friends.It`s heartbreaking...It`s heavy to be without close friend(s)... :(

On picture is Nadya telling Bible story about David and Janathan to teens.They love it! They were amazed that Jonathan presented to his friend so many gifts.

 

 Also we had fun time

 Teens love to play! :)

 But most they loved to shoot the arrows!They were excited sooooo much and everyone wanted to try how to use bow!We call this game, "to be as Jonathan".
As from the story about David and his best friend Janathan we know, he presented bow to David because he delighted much in him.Jonathan is great example of friendship.So, teens were as Jonathan, shot arrows, when he was into the field. (1 Samuel 20:35-42)

 Boys were amazed and thrilled!

 And girls also.

 We had great time with these teens!

 As orphans are lack of shoes or they have it in horrible condition.

 
We brought these summer shoes which we had left from mental institution.
 Aren`t their smiles are precious?

 We were so excited to bring this blessing to children!What a joy!Administration of this orphanage was very thankful!

 Thank you so much, dear friends, for your prayers!God cares about orphans and provides shoes!Thank you so much for your support!We appreciate any your acting to help orphans here.What awesome God we serve!
 Blessings!

I`m rejoice!

I`m rejoice and praise the Lord!I`m happy very much! I Excited and  thrilling!What awesome God we serve!

Let me start this post by saying what a wonderful Saviour we serve! He is so good! He gives us love, strength, peace, power, grace, wisdom, encouragement and joy! He gives us friendship and such wonderful and dear friends!
I want to say thank you SO much for reading updates of blog, sending e-mails and for praying for us in these very hard days in our lives with my beloved sister.It`s such a blessing reading your lovely and warmly e-mails.It melts our hearts because of your Christ love. And brings us encouragement and gives strength to serve the Lord on His field.

No, the trouble with burned house of our mom having not decided yet.It will take many months or even a year or more...Depends how Lord will lead and bless. 

But I`m ok, thankfully of your many prayers.It`s such a blessing to know how many wonderful and loving brothers and sisters in Christ, praying today with us.What a blessing to know that not only in Ukraine but in other countries many Christians lift up their voices to the Lord Jesus.Thank you very much for your prayers!We appreciate it VERY much! 

Here I would love to share with you about a great and many blessings we had today!God is so good!I have not shared yet with you about visits of orphans we had last week.I just had not time.I very hope soon to do that.There is as blessings and heartbreaking moments also.

I will begin in stages.

In the morning, when we prepared for a trip to an orphanage, the calorifier(what gives us a hot water) has ceased to work and as a result there was not hot water. That it is interesting at first worked, and then has suddenly stoped. We with the sister, began it twisted, twirled, tried to repair as that. Nothing helped. At the wrong time. I should wash hair. I wasn't ready to a trip. Again attacks of a Satan? Again obstacles? We with Oksana have smiled, as was a little ridiculous that some days ago we have one trouble, now the next headache. I have started to think. Oh, no! I have not time already. And now also the calorifier it is necessary to be engaged, cause the service-man that would look and has repaired. But when? What day? We have started to pray for that to the Lord. Have gone have tried to make something. Do you know what? It has worked! What a blessing! Yes, certainly we were late for the bus by which usually we reach in this orphanage and have arrived after the usual, probably 40-50 minutes later. But it wasn't a problem. We rejoiced that the calorifier works, we have a hot water and we had enough time to be with kids! The glory to the Lord that He hears prayers!

Next blessing.Some kiddies already had a nap, as we have arrived later.But a teacher had let us take some kids to Bible lesson.When they have seen Nadya, they began to cry because of joy, huged and kissed her.They dressed just in moment! :)

Today meeting was very unusual.

Children asked many times why we haven't arrived last Friday. We weren't here, because of weather.It was very much and very cold. Oh, how we have been surprised when they have told that cried for us because so very much wanted to see us! Also they spoke that pray for us every day. Really, it overwhelms and melts heart.I wanted to cry at this moment.Those, who are left by the parents, those who need a love, a consolation and prayers, they pray for us.Isn`t a blessing to know how they love?How you can not love these God`s treasures?It`s so sweet.They are so precious!

 The next.An One girl the moment later has come and has called me to a corridor.She strongly having huged me, has told that very much has missed. Also she has told, that looks every day at a picture where I am with her and she loves me. It has melted my heart absolutely and my eyes were filled with tears. Certainly having huged her in the answer to her, I also have told that I love her very much and I pray for her.

 The problem consists in that almost 9 months ago when we gave gifts to graduates of an orphanage and had with them last meeting. I have noticed that Nastya sat aside and cried. Having approached to her, I have asked what happened. And she has told to me that at this day she found out that her father doesn't want to take away her on vacation to home and he has left her for ever. Having let know to the director, let does with her what he wants. He doesn't want more to see her and to her destiny he is indifferent.The mom she didn't see many years and she doesn't know where she is.Also Nastya has some brothers and sisters who are in different orphanages now too.What do you think, what she felt at this moment? Listening to her family situation, tears have acted at me in eyes. It was very heavy and heartbreaking to listen to it. My heart was squeezed from it. How? What for? Why? How I can help?

When summer vacations have begun, she has been sent to hospital to live there some time because in the orphanage  would be nobody that will take care of her. Having learned that she is in hospital. I spoke with the director that to take her to my home. He has told that when she will stay at my home and I will return her  back in some time, it will be still bigger stress for her. So in the beginning of summer, some times I visited her in hospital. And our sisters visited her also. The director cared of her that she wasn't on the street. So throughout summer she was in several different places. Such, as this lovely girl Nastya, hundreds and thousand children in orphanages. They go home on vacation, but they aren't waited there, also they aren't desired there. Therefore many children escape from the homes, in search of something better...

 Here is I with Nastya at first day her being in hospital. When I just arrived to her.She has let me know.That she cried all day and prayed that I will come to her.I was so surprised to hear that and God answered her prayer!What a miracle!

Also today Nastya has expressed desire that Jesus has saved her and has changed her life.WOW!What a joy and blessing!I`m so happy for her!

She is 14 years old.In several years she will graduate this orphanage.But where she will go, I have no idea...Please, pray for Nastya and so many same kids, as she is...

There is more. In the beginning of our meeting several children have asked us about something (do not remember) and our conversation was about soul salvation, about a meeting with the Lord etc. Children was concentrated, sat so silently and so attentively listened more than ever in life! Even the most disobedient prankishes sat very silently and the behavior was wonderful.We were surprised so very much! I felt, as the Lord conducted and as if words come out  from my lips, as if it was told not by me. I have understood that the Lord conducts this meeting and the fine moment what to make an invitation to children about soul salvation. Children have started to pray and ask that the Lord has saved them and has changed their life. What it was a joy and such great blessing when we have learned that 15 more children asked Jesus to rescue them!We were soooo happy!It seemed that we are in the Heaven already!What a blessing!!!

This lesson was a bit unusual, that we have made a craft in the beginning. It was also good object lesson.They were very excited to make their own crown. :)

A boy with Birthday gift.We had 2 birthday kids at this time.They loved their gifts!

 Especially children liked to make crown because they could to adorn by glitter.They loved it so very much!

 Aren`t they sweet and lovely?

 Kids enjoyed their own crowns very much.They said all time: "I`m king!" or "I`m queen!"They were so proud of themselves!It was funny. :)

As we speak about the first kings of Israel. Children spoke, well when we already learn who was the third king?

So, they were ready to listen a Bible story.And it was perfect!I was glad to hear they were interested to know about third king.We spoke about king Solomon and about his wisdom.They loved this story very much and listened very attentively!

We used here these figures.

 As I wouldn't want that figures simply stood. It would be desirable to make something unusual. Thanks to the computer, the printer and brads. I have made so the soldier hand can move. In the history when king Solomon has told to split the child on two parts to learn, where the real mother of the kid. I have raised a hand of soldier there with the kid that he was already ready to make an command of the king. Before the hand of the soldier has been hidden behind his back.Children liked it very much.

 But they were more AMAZED when have seen a house of the Lord which built Solomon!Wow!Let us to see!What is that?

They wanted to touch, consider what inside and asked tens questions. They wanted to view each detail there. "It`s  something great! And it was constructed by Solomon?"- children asked.They were excited and amazed VERY much!

When we have learned with them a new song The wise man built his house upon the rock, we played game on fastening. Nadya asked questions on story which they listened. Those who has answered correctly, had the right to attach a puzzle of our big picture. We named this game, "Help to construct to Solomon the house of the Lord". As children very much love puzzles. This game for them was excellent.They enjoyed this game very much and answered on questions correctly.And we were very glad!

In the end we had this picture.

Also in the end we gave them candies.Oh, how they were excited!You know how kids love sweets. :)

We were so happy by this meeting with these precious kids and our hearts were full of joy, so many blessings and sweet moments!!!

But when we came back home, we prayed strongly in our hearts. Because a driver was seemed drunk, also the bus get here and there. It seemed that the bus somewhere will move down aside or will turn over. Now very strong frosts in Ukraine. And for this purpose that to be warmed, many people drink vodka that as a result costs to life of other people. Pray please for our trips and that the Lord would send warm weather because many people suffer because of these frosts and die.But thanks God we got to homes, safely.Praise the Lord!