In May we met with the younger children. At last it became warmer so we could spend time outside. A change of scene and fresh air positively influenced the guys, they joined the communication and answered the questions mor
e actively. The older guys had topics “Jesus loves children”,” Life and ministry of disciples after the death and resurrection of Christ”. The younger children discussed “Fear”, “Real friendship” and other topics. The topic about friendship and the image of real friend as usually interests children most of all. Many of them have problems with communication. The boy of 8-9 years attracted my 
special attention. His name’s Artem, he is very short and thin. He rarely visited our meetings and never joined conversations. But a couple of classes in a row he surprised me a lot, because he listened to us very attentively and answered absolutely all the questions, not simple ones! Even the ol
der guys could not find the answer. Moreover he remembered in details what we’d discussed during the previous meetings. It is a great joy for me and actually a little miracle which I observed with my own eyes. Those guys who are underestimated because of their strength, age, appearance or other factors may become the best. It proves that we, people, estimate not like God. The Lord doesn’t look at the things man looks at. Except our conversations we had lessons in creativity with the younger guys. They made beautiful notebooks for themselves, for their friends and educators. Also summer holidays began. They were looking forward to them. Moreover a happy occasion is ahead, our summer camp, where we’ll be glad to see them. Thanks God for this wonderful time!
Archive for May, 2019
In April, fortunately I have visited the younger and older children. We were playing 
games together, which are mainly aimed at developing attention and rallying their group. Younger children are very happy every time meeting with us. This month we talked a lot with them about how important it is to be faithful to your business, friends, God. We gave the example of Joseph and how his loyalty to God changed his life for the better.
Every meeting with younger c
hildren we begin and end with a prayer. Sometimes some children during the prayer start to make noise and run around the room. This suggests that many more efforts and prayers are needed for their salvation and for their lives to change. I am glad that sometimes our tutor is with us and I hope that the Bible lessons also have a positive effect on tutor.
There were also meetings with the older children, where I conducted games. Most of all, I 
remember how Katya told them a story about “Ten Lepers” and shared a story from her personal life, told how difficult it is to live in society when you are not accepted. And we talked about how important it is to be grateful. These stories are well remembered by the children. I was pleased that during the prayer they held their hands with me for the first time, and several children were praying. During the prayer, they sincerely call 
God the Father, share their experiences, difficulties, thanks. And it makes me happy that there is a change for the better, but there are still a lot of problems for the children that need to be solved with God’s help.
The month ended with a bright and joyful event – Easter! We invited a team with a puppet show to reach even more children and tell them about the true meaning of this holiday. At the end of the performance, all the children received their gifts, which were a small reminder of the fact that God also offers His salvation as a gift!
Hello everyone! I would like to thank everyone who supports the ministry 
to orphans! We believe that by serving orphans, we carry out the command of Jesus Christ to spread the kingdom to the ends of the earth. And our bounds do not end only with our city, our limits are expanded in such a way that orphans have the opportunity, not once, but on an ongoing basis to understand the question of faith!
In April, we have visited the Belynichy orphanage weekly. A special month 
not only because we covered such topics as “And who is my neighbor”, “Sin”, “Forgiveness”, but also we spoke about Easter. Every year, coming to the orphanage, we see how the format of the ministry in Belynichy is changing. Now it is not enough for teenagers and younger children to simply listen to the story, it is important for them to discuss what they 
heard with us and with each other. So, in the topic of forgiveness, the children told how they forgive other children. Previously, children could not, by virtue of their diagnoses, describe their feelings, but now we see that the changes have come. In one of the lessons in which we talked about sin, the children told how they sin and what they do … I told that I have a sin and that it bothers me and the first thing that the children 
offered is: “Let’s pray and ask God for forgiveness. ” Despite the fact that in my story there was an invented sin, the children did not laugh, but perceived that I was seriously telling and looking for a way out of the situation. Some children offered to talk to them in private and also wanted to tell what was happening with them. “I hurt my teacher because I am dabbling, the t
eacher often says so.” “I stole candy and I am ashamed,” ” I constantly cheat.” Each child has a story, but the purpose of our trips is to help children cope with their habits. Children change when they realize the need for change.
Of course, on the eve of Easter, we touched on the significance of this holiday and it is clear that the new children who arrived recently do not quite understand what Easter means. They associate this day with painted eggs and rolls. And to convey the essence of the holiday to children of different ages, the puppet show team helped us. At the end of the program, each child received a gift.
Yesterday, the tutors from the Smilovichi orphanage told us that the children are 
waiting for Tuesday and our arrival is like a holiday. For them, our attention and communication, games and Bible lessons are very important. For example, Tolik was born and raised on a farm, where he communicated mainly with animals, because his mo
ther had mental abnormalities and she did not communicate with him and did not show proper care (filled only vital needs – food, clothing, sleep). Once in the shelter, he did not know how to communicate and was under stress because of this, but we tried to show special patience and full acceptance to him, saying that he is very valuable 
to God, he is God’s child. Finally, Tolya became calmer and more confident, he felt safe, began to read the children’s Bible and answer questions after the lessons. It is great to see how the Lord restores the lives of the child
ren and returns everything what was stolen from them.
For the entire month, we talked about God’s promises for everyone, about forgiveness, and how important it is to learn how to forgive and ask forgiveness. We also talked about what sin is and about what our Heavenly Father think about 
sin and people who consciously chose to live in sin. The children said that sometimes they do not want to sin, but they do not succeed (if their classmates are teased by abandoned or lonely people, then they want to take revenge and strike back). We like that they very openly share their experiences with us and want to become better!
At the end of the month we came to the children together with the puppet show and, with the help of the production, told them about the feast of Easter, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. After the performance, we gave each of them presents, they were very happy, they jumped and laughed. And Vika said that this gift has everything she dreamed of.
LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN 