April was very active for us. The trips to the children continued actively and were full of various activities. One of the 
brightest events is the “bachelor party” and “bachelorette party”. I want to tell you more about the bachelorette party, for which we had prepared for a long time and carefully. The meeting took place over a tea party with sweets, which all 
girls enjoy so much. But in addition to pleasant fellowship over tea, we talked a lot and glorified God together with our singing. The main topic of conversation among girls: “True beauty”. We examined the components of external beauty, but we focused on our internal beauty. The girls actively participated in the conversation and asked 
questions. The example with a beautiful outside, but rotten, spoiled inside apple, they especially remembered. They confirmed that it is better to communicate with a not very pretty, but kind and sympathetic person than with a beautiful, but with an evil and spoiled heart and behavior. However, the most important point of the conversation was that without the relationships with God, without 
His guidance in our lives, we can NEVER be truly beautiful inside ourselves, on our own, without His help. The girls agreed with this. In the end, we prayed for the girls and wished them to strive for the very true beauty that is possible only with God. In mid-April, 
we also visited Yulia, a graduate student of the Belynichsky boarding school. She found herself in a difficult life situation – an unplanned pregnancy, difficult conditions for the life of the baby and Julia herself, and many other difficulties for which the girl was not ready. They grew apart with the child’s father. We came to her to support, encourage, give advice, show that she is not alone and we are ready to help. She was very glad to meet us! Another great event of this month was the festival program dedicated to the Easter. The children listened with interest, actively participated in the program and joyfully proclaimed: “Christ is risen! He has risen to the truth! ”, And at the end of the meeting, they accepted gifts with great pleasure! Thank God for the opportunity to be close to these guys and show them the beauty and love of our Lord!
Archive for April, 2021
Greetings, Dear friends! Thank God for the opportunity to visit the Smilovichi orphanage in the middle of the week. The 
place now has five children from the same family. They’ve been in there for more than two months. These children once did not know about God, they did not read the Bible and when we meet everything is new for them. First time 
they’ve met the believers in their life was here, in the orphanage! They have a lot of questions: Why did God allow such a thing in our lives? Matthew asks me. Their mother left them, drinks heavily, and left home. Dad couldn’t cope with the upbringing, and the conditions in the house were threatening for their living. Lisa says: Dima, how can I forgive my mother if she left us and I hate her? We talked a lot about forgiveness, 
but it’s so hard for her to forgive her parents at the age of 12. Recently two more children were brought in: Arseny and Artem. These two little brothers were already taken to the family, but again returned to the orphanage. It is difficult for them and it is not clear why they were returned there! We were so happy when they were taken into a family, but now they are back. God only knows the real reasons for the return. Diana was also brought herr. Diana is now 16 years old and she has already been to this orphanage 4 times,
we have known her since childhood. Now there is a process of deprivation of parental rights of the father, and her mother was already deprived of them. Diana did not have to get used to us for a long time, because she already knows that we are believers and she told us about her pain and experience.
This month, we told stories from the Bible, and then the children answered questions, all lessons are held in a playful way and with visuals and easily understood manuals. This month we discussed the parable “Of the Great Banquet” and said that God invites everyone to his house, but few come to share the joy with God. Many are called, but only a few respond to be reconciled with God. We also discussed another Biblical story about the “Seed”, we said that everything impossible is possible to God. There were examples about mustard seed and if we have even a little bit of faith, then the circumstances will change.
And we also talked about Easter. All the previous topics were a bridge to help approach the importance 
and significance of the holiday. God calls us all, we need faith because through faith God moves, and we receive the gift of eternal life. When we explained the meaning of Easter, we saw that children have a wrong understanding of this holiday. The children listed that Easter is eggs, bread rolls and a day off. We shared that Easter is the resurrection of Jesus Christ! We discussed where they first started celebrating Easter and under what circumstances. It was said that the Jews were in slavery and you and I were in slavery too; they needed a savior and we need a Savior! The Jews had salvation in the blood of the lamb, and our salvation in the blood of Christ. I am so glad that the guys understood this important truth.Also this month we were able to celebrate Easter. Diana, an entertainer, came to impersonate “joy” as her character. She said that many people pay more attention to the crucifixion of Jesus and this is important, but Christ has risen from the dead! And this is the most important event in the history of the whole world. Joy is given to us through the son of God, Who has given us hope and faith that we will be with a loving God and Father always. Everyone received a gift at the end of the event, and God made the greatest gift for us by sending his son to die for us! Thank you friends for your prayers and for your help with the gifts!
Hello dear brothers and sisters!
I want to share with you how this month passed. At the beginning of the month we held a “bachelor party” and a “bachelorette party” with the guys. At the “bachelor party” we touched upon the topic: “Jesus the way.” Many people choose to follow the simple path that leads to destruction. But there is also Jesus, who is the true path, and if you follow this path, then a person will have eternal life. We also compared our life to a “house”, and so to speak, we took it apart piece by piece.
For example, our eyes are the windows (What we look at is important), and our heart is the door (What we let in is important). It is also very important that our foundation is built on Jesus, because He is our foundation! We talked to the girls on the topic “True beauty”. There are several concepts of beauty: there is external beauty (how you look); inner beauty, which is important (our relationships with people around us, our habits); God is not partial to people, and He helps everyone to be truly beautiful inside and out. 
We also held an Easter show this month. Most of the team were allowed to come exactly on Easter week. We also came with a youth Christian theater team. Together with the guys, we remembered where and when Easter was first celebrated, and what it means for us. And most importantly, what it meant for God the Father, and what price God had to pay in order to reconcile us with Him. The whole school gathered. There were teachers, children and the school administrators. The deputy director said that she could not come off from the show, and that she really liked it. Observing the children, we could get some sort of 
feedback, because during the month we have been talking about 
the upcoming Easter. And during the performance, the children were competing with each other to shout out the correct answers. How nice to see that the guys understand that Easter doesn’t mean Eggs, nor rabbits, nor rolls. Easter is the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and the subsequent resurrection. All this was important to say, because even in our time people associate Easter incorrectly. When the performance was over, Dima went out, and together with the whole audience, repeated the solemn greeting: “Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!”. We brought along with us gifts for the children. The guys were happy that God answered them, and that these gifts were everything they needed. All this aroused joy and sincere gratitude. ‘Thank you for reminding us of the true meaning of Easter’ – said the Teachers! We thank everyone who prayed for us, and who helped collect these gifts for children! Let’s pray that the seed sown will bear fruit!
LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN 