A young female volunteer said to me: “I’ve been visiting these children for eight years, and I still can’t get used to it. Every time I just want to take them home with me.” It’s hard to get used to children’s tears and pain.
In the near future, Oleg will undergo surgery.
In the pediatric hematology department, children often have to endure painful procedures—punctures, injections, catheter insertions—and it is very difficult for them to go through this. So we came up with a way to help through a “Bravery Box.” This is a box filled with good toys, from which a child can choose a gift after a procedure to find some comfort. This month, we were able to purchase enough toys to last for the near future.
I especially ask for prayers for Oleg. He is a boy who completed treatment six months ago, but he has suffered a relapse and the disease has returned. He urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. We sent him to a clinic in Moscow—I saw him off at the airport, and my friend met him there and took him to the hospital. A donor has already been found.
There are many words of gratitude from parents and from the children themselves. It is hard to overestimate the help you provide. I deeply value everything you do. Glory to God that we are serving together—alone we would not have been able to reach these families for Christ! Thank you for helping us stay on the front lines!
The fields are indeed white, and souls weary from sin are seeking comfort in Christ. And the Lord, just as in the days of Isaiah, continues to look for those who will answer, “Here I am,” to the eternal question, “Who will go?”
I have been asked how the girls from my D-group are doing, and about Elina, whom her mother left with us at the end of 2023 and whom her grandmother had beaten until she bled. The girls continue to meet on Sundays as before, sharing the Word and praying for each other, as well as for us.
Elina continues to live at the Promise Land base, even though her mother returned (after almost a year and a half) with a newborn daughter. Elina refused to go home—and her mother did not insist. She continues to play the tambourine in our worship group, is finishing sixth grade, and is flourishing for the Lord. Please pray that the Lord continues to keep her close and guides her hand through life!
Since her mother left, Elina has lived at our base, repented, and was baptized together with Miroslava in January 2024. Other D-groups also continue and multiply.
I sincerely thank you for already 9 years of helping to develop and carry out ministry to seriously ill children. This month we visited orphanages, a hospice, and spent time with children in the oncology department. A sister joined our team who endlessly thanked God and us for the opportunity to serve children.
I see how God is working with everyone—both with us and with the kids. New children have appeared; they are still being examined to determine an exact diagnosis so that treatment can be prescribed. I would especially like to thank you for your prayers: little Liza is recovering, her condition is stable, and the issue of a donor is now being resolved. If the bone marrow transplant goes well, the child may return to a normal life. Not long ago, doctors were fighting for her life, and we were praying and helping in every way we could.
A few days ago, the mother of a boy who was in the department two years ago called me and said that they remember us and keep all the gifts we gave them, including the children’s Bible, which they keep and read.
Glory to God that we were able to be useful somewhere, and somewhere even the only hope, when strength was gone and only faith and hope remained!
Thank you, dear ones. Together we are impacting people’s lives and can do even more for Christ!
I sincerely thank you for already 9 years of helping to develop and carry out ministry to seriously ill children. This month we visited orphanages, a hospice, and spent time with children in the oncology department. A sister joined our team who endlessly thanked God and us for the opportunity to serve children.
I see how God is working with everyone—both with us and with the kids. New children have appeared; they are still being examined to determine an exact diagnosis so that treatment can be prescribed. I would especially like to thank you for your prayers: little Liza is recovering, her condition is stable, and the issue of a donor is now being resolved. If the bone marrow transplant goes well, the child may return to a normal life. Not long ago, doctors were fighting for her life, and we were praying and helping in every way we could.
A few days ago, the mother of a boy who was in the department two years ago called me and said that they remember us and keep all the gifts we gave them, including the children’s Bible, which they keep and read.
Glory to God that we were able to be useful somewhere, and somewhere even the only hope, when strength was gone and only faith and hope remained!
Thank you, dear ones. Together we are impacting people’s lives and can do even more for Christ!
Jem was one of the quietest children in the group. She did not understand Thai very well, and her big eyes often watched silently as we sang and shared Bible stories during our visits to their farm. Many families lived there together under a bamboo shelter—one room per family—and smoke rose from open fires where mothers cooked rice for their children. Most of them were refugees who had no legal right to work or study. We came to share the love of Christ.
God’s blessings did not end there—Jem met her future husband at Avoda! Now they serve together both at the school and in the church. Their home has become a welcoming place where children find hope, and every Sunday people gather to worship God. Thank you for your involvement in the lives of children like Jem!
When we arrived, the children ran toward us with shy smiles, longing for songs, stories, and even a small drop of love and attention. Avoda School was opened for children just like them—children without opportunities, but with hearts ready to learn. Through the school, Jem not only received an education but also came to know Jesus.
Years later, Jem grew up and became a teacher at the same Avoda School. Today she teaches children from similar families and travels to their farms to speak with them in their own language.
We see how God works through simple things—making dumplings, sharing breakfast, walking in the mountains, praying over the phone. He uses everything to reach the human heart.
I thank everyone who prays for and supports this ministry. Your prayers are the strength that moves us forward. May the Lord bless you for your faithfulness, your involvement, and your love for God’s work.
This month, we once again held a women’s breakfast. The theme of the gathering was: “What does God think about wealth and poverty?” The atmosphere was wonderfully warm and simple. The women opened up, shared their stories, laughed and cried. We came to the conclusion that a relationship with God is far more important than material wealth.
After the meeting, one woman said, “Only now did I realize that God had been near me all this time—I just didn’t notice.” For words like these, it was worth all the preparation and prayer.
At this stage, it is very important for me to obtain a driver’s license. This will significantly facilitate our ministry. Renting a car is much cheaper than using taxis. Public transportation is time-consuming and not always safe. Please help me raise $700 to obtain the license. This is our greatest current need and our prayer to God.
