LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN

Hello, everyone! After a long personal break in ministry, my first visit was to orphanage in Rudensk. It was great to see the faces of the children again, to notice the positive changes and to be happy about their successes! This month we have finished the series of topics on Jesus Christ and the miracles He performed during His life. The one thing they all had in common was that God is always there, He is here, He hears and is ready to reach out and do miracles in the lives of those who still believe in Him today! For many these truths were key. The kids knew firsthand what loneliness, rejection and abandonment were. But the news that there is Someone Who cares, Someone who loves them and is willing to solve their problems made many of them think, and it was visible in their faces. That’s what’s important to them every day. That’s what really gets to them. A memorable moment was when, after our conversation, Sasha offered to pray for the fears the children have. We were divided into small groups and the guys began to tell what was bothering them. It was touching that they were asking us to pray for their parents, who had abandoned them, and for the war between Russia and Ukraine to be over as soon as possible. The guys, who need love so badly, clearly understand how the world needs love, so that all the terrible things that are happening now would stop. At moments like that you understand that everything that is being said through us is not in vain. And even if now there are no clear and visible results of repentance, which sometimes you desire so much, but I believe that for each of us God has his own plan of salvation! At the end of the month, we began a series of topics on David that we plan to continue next month. We hope that these topics will also be relevant and from the example of David’s life, they will be able to see the benefits of living with God!

I would also like to share a story that happened at one of the meetings. Two middle school boys come to us who are friends, but also often have rivalries and conflicts. One of them believes in God and actively tries to bring the other to our Bible lessons. The other, in turn, has often ridiculed him because of his faith. But after talking about the miracles of Jesus, we showed the boys a movie “The Girl Who Believes in Miracles,” which was a good representation of the reality of His miracles in our day. After that, the boy who had been teasing his friend changed his mind and said to his friend the following words, “Okay, okay, you better believe in your God always and in everything!” Personally I was strengthened by this situation and smiled, because even if by small steps, faith is sprouting in the hearts of our beloved boys! Praise God! He is great!