Sunday, December 30, 2007

Singing with the Children





Today our Sunday School classes visited several elderly people in our neighborhood to sing carols and give them a bag of candy. The kids had a great time and the babushka's were grateful for the attention from the children.

Wednesday, December 26, 2007


















Work is continuing at Sasha's Home. With each passing week it looks more like the welcoming environment that we envision for the precious children abandoned in Ukraine. The balconies are being tiled, the breezeway is almost entirely sheet rocked, the ceilings are having the crown moulding installed and then painted, and the bathrooms are being completed. It is truly amazing how this building is being transformed into a wonderful apartment community for the children. Please continue to pray for the project and our workers. Also remember that all donations are welcomed - and matched!

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Tee Shirt Party with Kids






Today we had a party with our church children. We all decorated tee shirts to wear next week when we deliver presents to elderly people in our neighborhood. The kids made "dear shirts" using a tracing of their foot for the face and their hands for the antlers. They were also given bells for the nose. Enjoy the pictures.

Monday, December 17, 2007

New Classes and Visitors




We recently started two new classes with our church family in Gorlovka. The first is an adult class that meets on Wednesday night. The attendance has been good with around fifteen people coming each week. Lora served chili last week and everyone enjoyed both the meal and the time of study, prayer and fellowship. The second class is for children from around ten to fourteen years old. (4th through 8th grade). Sunday afternoon we had 16 kids attend the class. Some of them are also attending the worship assembly on Sunday.
Mark and Courtney are visiting in Gorlovka while they are adopting children from a nearby city. More about their story soon.

Wednesday, December 05, 2007

Final room at Baby Hospital










We finished the final room at the Baby Hospital this week. What a great group of workers volunteered from the church family to help with this project. Special thanks to Tanya, Olga, Lena, Luda, Lena, Tanya, Lora, Vica, and Victoria for all their hard work. The rooms are so warm and inviting that the nurses have commented that they would like to live in them! It is important to provide a wonderful place for our precious children to live so they know that they are greatly loved by Jesus and his people. Thanks for your help with supporting the Abandoned Babies and Children Program. Your sacrifices are touching many lives in Ukraine.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Another Room at the Baby Hospital









Our team tackled another room for the babies on Monday and Tuesday. We have one more that we plan to do next week. Enjoy the photos of our team of artists!

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Working at the Baby Hospital


We have been working hard at the Baby Hospital for the past week. We had curtains made back in September and last week I hung new curtain rods in all the rooms (not as easy as it sounds!). Lora made all the necessary modifications so they hang to the floor in each room. In addition we purchased two new rugs for the playroom and a new bench seat. The rugs are larger than the old ones and the kids love the extra room to crawl and play on the plush carpet.
Monday a team from our church family worked cleaning off whitewash and preparing a room for painting. Tuesday we painted the room complete with Frogs and Dragonflies. The kids could not stop coming in to visit us while we were working (lots of staff members found reasons to wander in as well!). More pictures later, keep checking back...















Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Sasha's Home Photos





Today I took pictures at Sasha's Home. The balconies are completely blocked up and tied in to the roof, and the windows and doors have been installed in them. Same is true for the playroom (formerly envisioned as a solarium).

Please keep this project and the workers in your prayers.

Monday, October 08, 2007

The Precious Babies





Currently we have about 35 babies and toddlers at the hospital in Gorlovka. They are beautiful and full of life. While Lora and I were in Gorlovka in September we saw them quite a few times. Here are some of the pictures from that visit.

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Sasha's Home


For a couple of years we have used the working title - Family Care Center - for the home we are building for the abandoned children. We recently decided upon the real name for the facility - Sasha's Home. Sasha is the "loving" nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra, making Sasha's Home a great name for both boys and girls.

The logo for Sasha's Home is fully Ukrainian with rich cultural and religious symbols - especially the egg - a recognizable symbol of new life (think Easter and resurrection). The words of Jesus serve as our motto - "Let the Little Children Come to Me." We want to welcome these precious children and let them know that though their parents may have abandoned them, they are loved and accepted by Jesus and his people.

We are still looking for people to provide financial support to complete the construction of Sasha's Home. If you have not purchased a tile in the Garden of Friends please consider doing so soon. See the post from February 2007 entitled Garden of Friends for more information.

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Family Care Center Update






The work is continuing at the Family Care Center site. Allan Wood, the brother of Patricia "Sister Schubert" Barnes is presently in Gorlovka and working at the site. We are almost finished with the sheetrock. The bathrooms are being tiled and will begin installing toilets, sinks, and other fixtures soon. Here are some pictures of the work being done outside on the solarium and some balconies. There is also a picture of Allan. Please keep the workers and the work in your prayers.

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