LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN

Greetings, brothers and sisters. We thank God for the opportunity to serve children from the orphanage in Smilovichi in September. After the summer break we were very happy to meet the children again, as were they. There we met a new boy, Arseniy, who had previously been in a juvenile refarmatory for a while. Also, unfortunately, the little boy Valentin was in the hospital at that time, but a few weeks later he returned to the shelter and we were all glad to be together again. During our first meeting, the children told us how they spent the summer, if they went to any camps and what they did there. We also played and talked a lot, we asked each other interesting questions, depending on what color candy you pulled out. We told each other about our fears, for example, little Yaroslav said that he was afraid of spiders and snakes, many children said the same thing, and Arseniy said that he is not afraid of anything. To the question: A place which you would like to visit, the children answered that they would like to return home to their mom. Thank God, a couple of days after our first meeting, the three youngest were able to return home. For the second time Dima prepared a lesson on the topic of our fears. He told the children that if we are afraid of something, we must turn to God and ask Him for help and that He will definitely hear us and help. The children listened very carefully and were involved in the conversation. On our next visit, we talked about the topic of deception, but before we started, we asked the children a question about the topic of the last lesson and we were glad that they remembered very well what we talked about and they told us how to deal with our fears – trust everything to God and pray. The topic of deception is very relevant, children shared their examples and discussed why they cheat and lie, as well as how they can avoid it. Nastya told us what the Bible tells us about deception, that the Devil is the father of lies and that we must try to tell the truth in order to prevent the devil from winning. On the last Tuesday of September, the topic of our conversation was Laziness. Our lesson took place in the form of communication. The children told us what they want to become when they grow up, what qualities they should have and in what areas they should not be lazy in order to have their dream profession. The oldest boy, Maxim, said that he wants to become a driver, for this he must study well and pass his driving tests. Ksyusha wants to become a dance teacher, for this she must not be lazy and dance, move a lot. Anya also told the children, using the example of the ant and the bee from the book of Proverbs, that we should work without dissatisfaction, help each other and be friendly and think about the future, help others, etc., just like these little hardworking creatures. We will continue to pray for these kids and their families. God bless you!