LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN

Greetings friends!
I thank all of you who during the school year supported the ministry to the orphans in Belarus! We thank all who helped us prayerfully, financially, as well as those who helped things! Friends, what a great privilege to carry God’s instructions! And with a team like we have, every thing is possible! Over this year we have sown the seed of love and hope! We believe that the trips that we made during the school year, bear harvest that will have a significant impact on our country, as well as a great contribution to the life eternal, and the spread of God’s will.
Everyone knows that children are the future of not only the country but also around the world. We believe that united we will be able to influence and change the world. In this academic year were held more than one hundred and sixty meetings in every boarding school, of which five were held evangelistic meetings. More than twenty young people accepted Christ. We pray and ask you, what would you also pray for that to guys who have accepted Christ as their Savior, to keep their faith until the end.
We thank God for the fact that we can perform the service and make up children needs! Throughout the school year, we could see how children have changed and how to change their lives. We believe that in the future ministry of orphans will bear harvest in the kingdom of God.
We thank all those who sacrificed their finances to “warm the apartment” for graduates! We have seen how hard the guys enter into a world that too often becomes severe for those who have not yet emerged as a person. This year, we released our apartment the three girls. Thank God! We’ve got to give them basic skills, and now they can continue their own journey of life. Thank God for the fact that we can serve the graduates of boarding! Thanks to everyone who prayed for us and sacrificed and the time and money!
We are very grateful for the opportunity to not only fill the needs of orphans, but also for the opportunity to tell them about God! In addition, we pray and ask you to pray with dreams that have kids who are on vacation, to relax and keep in their hearts the seed, which were seed during the school year!

    Not so long ago we had a very interesting and heart-warming meeting. We went to a little town of Marjina Gorka where six former wards of Slutsk orphanage study. Those young people graduated from orphanage two years ago. At present Slutsk orphanage is closed and its wards were redirected to other different orphanages. Elder orphans were sent to colleges.
Besides our weekly visits to orphanages we regularly meet with orphanage alumni. We don’t get such meetings often as we can’t visit all Belarusian towns. We all hope that God will create new teams, will find new people eager to serve abandoned children both during their time at the orphanage and outside its walls.
Such meetings are usually equally full of joy and sadness because when we get together we learn how former orphans are dealing with their lives. We are happy when we hear that they could get into college or get a good job, create a healthy and strong family and we are delighted when we get to know that they attend church. However, not everybody can get on with their lives. Sometimes we learn that someone from the orphanage has become a single parent, got into prison, abuses alcohol or drugs. Sometimes we learn about premature deaths of orphanage alumni. Why does it happen? May be it is because too often those youngsters are left alone with their feelings and problems. There is nobody to support them, to give good advice and help them overcome their hardships. That is why we call upon you to be more considerate and compassionate towards the people who are around you and especially towards orphans. It is God Himself who promises to bless those who care for at least one orphan.
Youngsters we met at Marjina Gorka are currently senior students at college. And again they face the question what to do after they graduate. That’s why, our foremost intention is to keep in touch with them and help them out with such social issues as housing and further education, we direct them to churches where they can get support and help.
We genuinely thank everybody who supports us in our ministry!

It was her first Christmas with Jesus!
When you ask the children from the orphanage that Christmas means to them, they respond that it presents, festive Christmas tree, and, of course, Santa Claus.
My story is about a little girl Valya from boarding school, which they spent holidays at my house with me. At this time, she understood the meaning of Christmas. These holidays were the best in the life of this girl! She was able to know the real story of the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ on this earth. And it was so cool to watch her shining eyes and a smile that is about to be reached out to the ears with joy when she helped us decorate the apartment and make delicious pies.
And it Christmas Eve! Everything is ready. Came the very moment when we are in a circle of friends and loved ones to tell the truth to the child. We told her that Christmas – it’s not just gifts and Christmas Tree … Christmas – the birth of Jesus is his holiday, his birthday. He came to save people, to give people hope and eternal life. And then we all prayedte the birthday of Jesus. And this smile never left her gentle little face. And we took care of my friends did it too pleasant, we presented her with gifts and told that God loves her very much and wants her too happy. The next day we went to church and to enjoy the holiday of Christmas with the church, and see the wonderful Christmas productions, and together praise God for His love for us!
Yes, this is a great blessing to hear the prayer of thanksgiving and an orphaned child to see her shining face and his eyes filled with joy and understanding of all that is happening! Great God, and through you He can change the lives of others. Just be obedient to His voice!

Hello, dear readers! My name’s Alina, I am engaged in orphan ministry and I have a desire to tell & show you about the importance of this ministry. In other words, I want to inspire you to do good deeds, help people who need a help, take care of the orphans, give them your love and hope. This is the most significant aspect in their life, which helps them to develop as a personality.

Every weekends and holidays two girls become a part of my family. I take them away from orphanage.

Both of them have the same names- Valya. I got used to call them Val’ka and Val’ka. Very simple names to remember. I am so grateful to God for the opportunity to serve them. Do you know why should we take care of the orphans? This is God’s will. We have to love orphans, take care of them, give them hope and love. All these things God gives for everyone. Every time I attend orphanage, a fire lights up in the eyes of children, a gleam of hope in the best appears.

There is one more reason why I take girls away from orphanage: I can influence their lives. They are alone, they do not have people who help them to become a personality. We have a wonderful time with girls. The word “wonderful” does not mean to have a fun… the “wonderful” means that we are together, we cope with problems together and teach how to overcome them.

When we bow down before God and look his presence and defense – this is wonderful.
Thank you very much to all of you who are not indifferent to orphans. Let God bless you and strength you in hope.