New Guinea – mother to 19 children

Oct 28, 2020 | Featured, Konstaninik Ministry, Papua New Guinea

Although I gave birth to only two white children, I have many more black children in my heart. The nineteenth child is called Simon. I will never forget when I saw him for the first time – we picked him up, barefoot and tattered, from the street of the big city where he lived and was surviving with food that people threw to him. At night he often talked in his sleep, mostly cursing everyone and everything, and at dinner, he always hid a piece of food as a “reserve”.

He now goes to school, he no longer has lice, and only God knows what he all had. And instead of swearing words, he constantly sings with his full voice, not very accurate but very sincere. “There is a place for me in the house. I am a child of the King, I know!” And the main event for us was his repentance a few weeks ago. Simon was nobody’s, and then he became ours. And now, finally, he has become HIS. Simon does not know how to read, but he really wants to learn it, and if you go into his room during the day, you will surely find him sitting on the bed and staring dreamily at the Bible – the only book he has. And every evening he prays for a long time, always out loud.

Matthew, his roommates said: “Yesterday we prayed together before going to bed, and Simon prayed for so long that I fell asleep, and when I woke up, he was still praying.”

I recently became a mother, for the 19th time. I have been told I am out of my mind. Yes – I answered. 19 is just a number, but behind each of them is some gray hair, and there are always a million questions … Yes, I lost my mind. But, every time I see their smiles, their glowing eyes, and hear a “mommy” – I know that I am ready to do it 20, 30, and 100 times. Give us strength, Lord.

Ministry in Papua New Guinea – Eugene & Ira Konstantiniki

Papua New Guinea – God’s plan!

May 27, 2020 | Featured, Konstaninik Ministry, Papua New Guinea

Quinilla is three and a half years old and is was always smiling, talkative, and even when she became ill with typhus, it did not completely wash the smile off her face. She knows the words of all the songs that we sing, and during worship in the church, she holds her hands high, looking up to heaven. If you are listening late in the evening, then you can catch her tender voice singing: “There is power in the name of Jesus, to break every chain …”

Three is not only her age but also the number of times her mother tried to abort her – but each time she survived. I saw this smiling miracle when she turned 5 months old, and soon her whole family began to attend our meetings. Now her parents are expecting another child, this time is a wish. It has been 3 months since Quinilla has been attending our Christian kindergarten. It was here that she learned her songs, and learned that God has a plan for her life. More than a hundred children, between 3 to 5 years old, visit our nursery. Behind each smile is an untold story, behind every look there is a hidden pain. We do not charge students; our desire is that as many children as possible come – and that they find out that there is a Father in heaven who loves them and never leaves them.

Out of four classrooms, only two are ready to use, which means we could double the nursery once we fix them up. To do this we need to lay the floor and insert the windows in the two remaining classes, as well as plywood the walls. Please consider supporting us, thank you.

Ministry in Papua New Guinea – Eugene & Ira Konstantinik