Archive for July, 2015

In June: Summer camp “The Beacon of Hope”

Posted: July 31, 2015 by Dobr9k in Camps
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Grace and Peace to everyone who is following our news, prays and participate in the ministry of salvation to the orphans of Belarus!zfqo5UnAfGE Your support, your prayers, opinion and feedback are very important for us. Thank you very much for your blessings and kind words… 5Y2Xj-EHWbM

At the end of June we conducted a camp for 82 orphans. Most of the orphans came from foster families. There were also few orphans from guardian families and from orphanage. This was a special time when God blessed us not just by great weather and friendly atmosphere but He also worked in a special way in the hearts of children. Around 40 children changed their lives in this camp, they saw alive and marvelous Daddy, qBVcep7qR2oWho loves each one of them. For some of them it was a time of renewal of neglected relationship – 6xbGf3kOemEa new kind of look on marvelous faith or simple time of simple changes in live. While for the others it was the first repentance in live, first words to God “forgive”, first tears and changes, first joy, first turn at 180 degree. Somebody found new friends, learned new truths and saw real life examples for himself. At the camp the atmosphere of joy and gladness reigned,JWaxPM9w0cw we did not have any injuries or accidents, minor illnesses God healed right away. I strongly remember time of our worship. It was a time when we in unity glorified our Creator for His blessing.IF9UEFxaEC8 I cannot describe in words the atmosphere of love that reigned in our meetings. I would like to note our guests, who made our time at the camp even more interesting: Dave, two Sergeis, bike trial team from Minsk. Diverse games did not give us an opportunity to be bored and kept us in good physical shape the whole day: green heel, Kapitoshka, volleyball, Zoo, football and many more… 0QslPWuAYFQThere was a time of different activities where children took photography, bungee, learned to trust each other, learned crafts and had an opportunity to simply run, jump and play. Several time we watched educational movies. Especially the children loved the movie EqaAPu99j2I“The singers of Freedom”, which taught them to have a good relationships with classmates, not to give up but to follow your dream. At the end we had a camp-fire where we intercommunicated on a closer level, many one on one and we just sang many songs.

-XJ7LfQldsMI also would like to note a Brazilian style prayer that Dave taught us (stand in a circle and take each other by the shoulders). Some leaders have taught children to pray this way. The children have strongly remembered this kind of prayer, some even still write about that they miss this kind of prayer,0XwKl4_pexY this close relationship and special feelings when you uphold somebody not just by words but also by hands. Many children said that they are going to teach this kind of prayer their friends and their churches.

U_HDEovRNAcEvery day at the camp we learned some lesson: Creation, The Fall of Men, The Flood, The sacrifice of son by Abraham, The Law of Moses (10 commandments), The era of Judges, The era of Kings, The coming and The Sacrifice of Jesus…This way during the camp we were able to cover the whole Bible. This is remarkable because we were able to cover almost the whole God’s plan of salvation…0Fu9dhhanqo

I would like to note children who possess different talents and abilities. We had allocated a special time for this and children were able to show what talents they have. Everyone impressed us in a different way: by acrobatics, by might, by callisthenics, by singing, by artistic ability. Everyone was interesting in its own way and beautiful.

I am asking a question myself: what children will remember and take from this camp? They are going to take alive and un-hypocritical relationship with God which they saw on the example of leaders and which they were able to learn during those 9 days at the camp.

In June: “Smilovichi orphanage”

Posted: July 12, 2015 by Dobr9k in Smilovichi
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This month ministry in Smilovichy was special. All the orphans were taken to the families for summer,IMG_9035 some of them though were taken to the orphanage on the first week. That’s why we had only two boys at the orphanage in Smilovichy: IMG_9044Egor is about 3, Arseny is 6. First, we worried the kids are of different age groups and that there are only 2 of them. But then God reminded us of the fact that each person is worth of dedicating time to and is valuable in God’s eyes. And this is awesome. All the meetings resulted great and joyful, there was a lot of time to spend with those 2 boys. They were extremely happy to see us coming to visit them even though there were only 2 of them. IMG_9039They really appreciated it. We had Bible classes where boys could get to know some Bible stories: The prodigal son, Good Samaritan, Parable of the rich man and Lazarus. SAM_0041We also watched cartoons together and this is a very good way to demonstrate things and to convey the Biblical message to the kids. As we were blessed with a nice weather we were able to spend more time outside. Egor is a very active kid, we played sport games with him and Arseny enjoyed painting on the pavement with the chalk of different colors. This is how God blessed our ministry this month with these 2 boys.

Now Egor is sent to the foster family and the decision about Arseny has not been made yet. Our team is looking forward to returning to visit the orphanage in Smilovichy in September as the kids are at state camps for the summer.

In June: “Rudensk orphanage”

Posted: July 10, 2015 by Dobr9k in Rudensk
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One more month of our ministry in Rudensk orphanage came to an end. The schoolchildren finished their academic year,IMG_9050 passed their exams, some graduates had already moved to other towns. We will also have a two-month rest, because the children are taken to state camps in July and August.
IMG_9057Our June meetings were warm and friendly, on the one hand, and sad, on the other hand, because we had to say goodbye to the graduates. IMG_9059But we hope that we’ll stay in touch with them and they will be able to find support in local churches.
This month we had time to discuss such topics as ‘Envy’ and ‘Life boundaries’. IMG_9062Besides, we had finally boys’ time and girls’ time where we could congratulate the graduates on leaving school. IMG_9058After that, we spent time with the girls doing crafts. During that time we spoke with them about their dreams and their expectations of their lives after school. And boys discussed achievements.
The children who attended our meetings were mostly graduates, so now it is important to pray for new children who are coming in September. We want them to open their hearts to God. We are grateful to all the people who supported us! May God bless you!

In June: “Belinichy orphanage”

Posted: July 10, 2015 by Dobr9k in Belinichy
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June became the month rich in ministry to the orphans from Belynichi. We continued learning biblical stories from the New Testament7oFUaVbva6M with the seniors and managed to cover such topics as “Treason”, “Not as others”.

Juniors learned biblical lessons from the Old Testament and also had some creative work. 0nm8H4jFHS8More often they surprise us with their behavior and willingness to answer the questions that we ask after the lessons. Sometimes it seems they have grown up during this year! But we understand that still they are children. It’s just God who works in their hearts!

IMG_9065One of our meetings was the most remarkable for me by its friendly atmosphere. That evening we divided our team into several groups. Some people worked with the younger children, some – played football where children of different ages could participate, and some talked to children face-to-face. Besides, Ira (was one of our leaders 2 years ago) with her husband came to us. RLdZ5Mtb4UUShe worked with these children, giving biblical lessons, serving with music and also giving some tutorial lessons in fine arts. Ira is a painter and that’s why it was a pleasure for her to teach the children to draw and also to unlock talents. We saw how many children are here with such talents. IMG_9082God blessed Ira with an amazing husband and she left for another country. And now, 2 years later she visited these children. We were surprised that they didn’t forget her and run to hug her! Then, children who attended her classes, brought her their pictures to show their achievements. IMG_9087This meeting once again showed that the time we spend with the orphans is precious and also that it’s so important to evince care, serve these children with patience and also to unlock and develop their talents. Later, children got acquainted with Ira’s husband whose name is Andrew. It was his first time in the orphanage where there are children with different diagnoses. He was so impressed that came back with Ira next day.

Such a blessed month we had! At the moment children are in different summer camps. Some of them are abroad. That’s why our next meeting will be only in September.