Dear friends, another year has passed. We are very glad that we can be a light and an example in this 
world. Looking at this year, you and I have witnessed a transformation in the lives of children orphans. I thank God that this year there were repentances, that the guys decided to give their lives to Jesus Christ. I would also like to note the water baptism 
of the guys. All this has become possible thanks to your prayers and grace from God. I thank everyone who prayed, worried and rejoiced with us, seeing how the lives of the children were changing. Many graduates from the Rudensk boarding school attend church, and I’m glad that they well enter adulthood. Thank God! This month we came to the Rudensk boarding school and could enjoy communicating with the guys. We see that especially the new guys treat us not just as guests, but as part of their lives, as friends. We can note that even more children became interested in faith and it is seen in the fact that children actively read the Bible, and their grades have improved. The educators say – thank you very much, because your example and your motivation are passed on to the children and they get a sense and incentive to develop and 
improve grades. Despite all the diagnoses that children have, overall academic performance has improved. I’m writing this to show how the atmosphere can change when guys practice what they believe in. Every trip in December was associated with the expectation of the coming of Jesus Christ. We talked about what the
birth of Jesus gave to people. In general very few people think about the importance of Christmas, but when we discussed two topics that Jesus brought peace as well as hope, the guys said that only these two lessons influenced their attitude to the Christmas holidays. It was amazing to hear how the new kids felt about Christmas. We live in a Christian country, but the children who came to the boarding school from the hinterland either do not know anything at all, or misunderstand this holiday. And therefore it was important to reveal the importance of 
the Messiah’s coming to earth. When we arrived for the third time, we talked about Christmas itself as described in the Gospels. First we talked about sin, about how people made the wrong decision, and in order to redeem the world from sins, God decided to send his Son into the world. Many children were surprised that Jesus
Christ had no place in the house, but only in the barn. And here we stopped and said that even now there is no place for God in the hearts of many people. The reaction of the children was: – That’s right, many even in our group doubt. Then we continued about shepherds and angels, and said that the shepherds came first. One child said: – Maybe this was supposed to happen so that ordinary people could also worship Jesus? I said, maybe you are right. God gives 
everyone a chance to come, both poor and rich. I am so glad that the guys are speaking out and they are not afraid to say something wrong. Then we came to the sages. And we said that God thought of everyone, both rich and poor. The wise men brought gifts to Jesus, and they also bowed down before the Baby. All people in this world need peace and hope in God. Despite the difficult time, only God can send peace. Dear brothers and sisters, we thank you for your support! Your prayers and your encouragement help us in serving orphaned children. May God bless you and your families! We are glad that another year has passed under the guidance of God. Let’s pray that next year God will transform and change children so that they can get answers to all their questions. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Blessings.
Dear readers!
I want to tell you about our meetings with the children from the Belinichy orphanage in November. This month turned out to be quite eventful and interesting. At the meetings with older guys we discussed very serious and disturbing topics such as “pride”, “revenge”, “gossip” and we also talked about suicide with an emphasis on the value of life in the eyes of God.
There are several older kids at school who usually come up to greet the team and talk for a bit before the 
meeting starts, and then they leave, they think that this event is not for them because they consider themselves very mature and cool to play games and sing. Sometimes they try to peek into our classes and attract our attention because no matter what they say, they are still children, just older and they need attention, love and hugs like the others. This month these guys began to linger more and more at our meetings and even began to try to participate in our discussions. No wonder!
Each of them personally has faced pain, betrayal, rejection, and everyone knows how difficult it is sometimes to forgive someone, to stop living with the desire to take revenge on their offenders or how difficult it is sometimes to overcome your pride and show humility there, where it is needed. Some kids have faced an unwillingness to live when they encountered betrayal from their loved ones or bullying from their peers so it was important for absolutely everyone to hear how much God values the life of each of them and how many good things are ahead for them if they make the right choice, communicating with the right people and learning to cope with their negative emotions.
The topic of gossip is one of the most common problems among teenage children in all boarding schools! After all, gossip is sometimes used as a way to draw attention to one’s own person, while humiliating others by spreading negative and often false information about other people. During this topic, guys immediately begin to reproach each other for some moments, especially girls, because they perceive gossip about themselves as painfully as possible. Our task is not just to tell them that gossip is bad but to teach children not to say bad things about others, to value each other and also to think about how God looks at each of them. After all, God is the Father of orphans and the Bible says how much He loves orphans and pays special attention to them and also that He will personally intercede for them!
This month the younger children met Joseph. We divided the story of his life into several meetings, so we could tell the guys as simply as possible how important it is to forgive offenders, as well as how God lifts up those who walk with him and remain faithful to Him even in the most difficult life situations. Joseph was just a great example of all these moments. We have already talked about the fact that in this orphanage there are quite a large number of children who have mental and physical disabilities and also can not speak. You have to communicate with such children in completely different ways, for example, with gestures, sounds or images. In addition to pictures and other visual aids, we very actively used theatrical performances in which non-speaking children were involved. Yarik, for example, usually communicates with us using individual sounds, screams and gestures.
He is very impulsive and often hot-tempered but in our lessons about Joseph he had the main role. He tried so hard to convey how kind, humble and obedient Joseph was that even teachers came running to see how he did it and were very surprised that Yarik could be so calm and responsible. We were amazed by how God and His word can influence children at the simplest child level and delight them with the changes even in the adults who surround them! And for us, this is confirmation that our work is not in vain! We are grateful to everyone who reads us, as well as everyone who supports us prayerfully and financially!
Greetings, brothers and sisters. I am very grateful to God for the November trips to Smilovichi, as well as 
for the opportunity to serve Him and the children
from the orphanage and tell them about the good news!
In last month’s report we wrote that 4 new children from the same family arrived at the orhanage. These are 10-year-old Miroslav (big brother to his 3 sisters), 7-year-old Alisa, 5-year-old Yana and little Darinka, she is 3 years old. We are very glad that we were able to make friends with these children and find an approach to them. God bless!
Arseniy and Ksyusha left the orphanage. That trip was quite emotional for me because Ksyusha is the only child who has been in the orphanage since I first came to Smilovichi to serve orphans and that’s when I met her. Throughout the entire time she tried to listen and remember what we talked about in Bible lessons and she also answered questions well, which we are very happy about. Just like Arseniy, he actively responded in class and was happy to spend time with us. We ask you to pray for these children, that the word they heard will remain in their hearts.
In November, we discussed several serious topics with the older guys, one of them was “Revenge.” Unfortunately, orphans are treated with disdain and are often abused. I thought a good reminder for kids on this topic was the bible verse that says God is the Father of the orphans. And parents will always stand up for their children if they are offended. Therefore, we should not avenge ourselves because we have an impartial God who knows the hearts and intentions of every person on this earth.
Also next time we talked about the topic of Suicide and God’s relationship to human life. About the fact that He is very sensitive to His creation, about the fact that God created every cell of our body with special love, as it is written in the Psalms. Regarding the deprivation of life (suicide), we said that suicide is not a way out to solve some of our problems, but on the contrary, that it is a path to hell and the devil always rejoices if a person chooses this path because his main goal is to destroy, but if we choose life with God, then we have a way out of any situation, even the most difficult one.
During the Bible lessons with older children, there were held some lessons with younger children as well, during which we began to tell them biblical stories, such as “The Creation of the World”, “The Fall,” and the story of Cain and Abel. During lessons, we used visual materials to make it easier for children to understand and remember the story. A big blessing for me was when the girls ran to meet us and immediately recited the Bible verse they had learned in the previous lesson.
Thank God for this month. Blessings to you, dear readers!
Greetings brothers and sisters. I want to tell you how our trips to the Rudensk boarding school went. The 
first thing I want to note is that before our arrival, the guys wait for us on the street every Wednesday. Despite the frost and snow, each of the older children is looking forward to seeing
us and help with the bags. As one of the guys said, I like this time, that we can help you to carry bags with equipment and most importantly, just talk to each other. When we went to the school this time, the children talked about how God helps them when they turn to Him. The guys also said that they like to sing Christian songs.
This month we discussed the themes of pride, revenge, envy. Why we chose these topics is that we talked to the administration and saw how the guys communicated with each other, and we decided to take these topics. The theme of pride. When we asked what pride is, only a few people could define it, but during the meeting many children were able to see and understand how pride can ruin people’s lives. Bright pictures on
the slides and simplicity of explanation helped the children understand the main point, and even after the lesson, and later, while returning to the car, the children said: – I am a proud person. Other teenagers asked to pray for them, so that God would give them the strength to change and not offend others. The next topic was revenge. And for many children, if not all, this topic is relevant. One child said: “When it’s difficult for me to forgive, I begin to take revenge.” And we understand that there is pain, which can sometimes move children to cruelty and they 
start take revenge. Our goal was to show how revenge can destroy people’s lives, how lack of forgiveness leads to revenge. There were many questions, how to forgive your parents who left you? How to forgive a friend who betrayed you? All this shows an inability to adapt to difficult life circumstances. And speaking on this topic, we were able to give answers to all the concerns of teenagers. We see that even the children’s prayers were completely different this time. We believe that good seeds were sown. We believe that this is a process and in this process we all need prayer support. When we came for the third time, we talked about envy. We can immediately
say that many teenagers saw themselves in examples. The guys said that they often envy and often dream about what other people have. Often because of envy children admit that they took things without asking. We talked about 
the fact that there will always be consequences for such actions. We said that envy destroys people’s lives. Envy is like a growing snowball; if you don’t work with it, then life will be difficult and not easy. Dear friend, as you noticed, the topics we discussed this month were simple and relevant. Typically, parents help children overcome every stage of adulthood. But since these children do not have parents, we, as mentors, help them learn to overcome bad habits and already formed reactions. We are grateful to God for the opportunity to minister to these children and also to speak about God’s love this month. Thank you so much for your prayers and for your participation. May God bless you!
In November: “World Day of Prayer for Orphans”
Posted: November 1, 2023 by Dzmitry Nachyna in Uncategorized
“November 12 is the World Day of Prayer for Orphans. If you care about the futures of orphans, you can make a difference! You may not only pray for orphans during the day, but also visit them in orphanages, run charity campaigns at you local church or organization. Besides that, during your church service you may devote sermons, songs, poems etc. to this issue.”
LOVE 4 THE CHILDREN 