I met Eugene and Rita in 2017 when we moved the ministry in Omsk. They were one of the first married couples with whom I started the premarital counseling. Eugene came to God not long ago from a very unfavorable environment. Rita visited the Sunday Services since childhood but was never able to put her trust in God. As a result, her first marriage collapsed, and she lost her twins during pregnancy. The doctor had to cut them out with the uterus. In her second marriage, Rita survived violence and miraculously escaped from it. She almost all her bones fractured. And now Rita and Eugene are getting married in the church for the third time.
We worked hard and as a reward God blessed us, we became friends. Since they could not have children, they began to pray for adoption. One day they were offered at the hospital to take an abandoned and sick child. The boy Alex had a head injury. He was six months old, but Alex is a very beautiful and cheerful child, and quickly entered their heart. A month after adoption, they learned that he had cancer in both eyes, and metastases from the right eye had spread and the child could die at any moment. The doctors could not decide what to do, and Eugene and I started knocking on all the doors. We called the elders for prayer.
There was one person in the administration who was able to send quickly him to Moscow and get an urgent surgery, their right eye had to be removed and they are fighting to save the left. He already did a chemotherapy, but it did not have a positive impact. They are now in Moscow now, and need our prayers and, of course, material assistance.
In the near future I will fly to them with support. Rita cannot imagine losing another child. I believe that God loves them and has mercy and glory!
Greetings to you my brothers and sisters, I wish everybody a Merry Christmas. This is a very important event every year that we celebrate. We experience Gods mercy and we understand what we can’t be silent about it and so we go to show people that Jesus is alive. I would like to share the blessings that we have experienced as a team and would like to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts from all the children who we received Christmas gifts from you. On Christmas, we visited several hospitals that have children suffering from blood cancer. Very often they don’t win the fight`1 against it. We wanted to bring the holiday and the hope to be with our great God in the future. When we read the Gospel, we see how Jesus taught his disciples to show mercy and compassion, that’s is the reason why we can’t be silent about it. Around seventy children heard about the love of God and received gifts.
The parents and the hospital staff were thankful to everybody who was involved. Children are waiting for us and this changes our hearts and hopefully yours as well. Thank you for participating in our needs and we will be thankful for any help. Please pray for us, because God opens the doors to the children’s homes and nursing homes. Glory be to Him.
Greetings to you, dear brothers and sisters! Voloda’s mother, Svetlana, is sending regards and a heartfelt gratitude to you. We were able to help her to adapt to her new status. After her son died she would have been all alone if not for you and your support. We were with her all during all the times emotionally, spiritually and financially.
Svetlana started a new job and is proactive visiting the church and getting ready for baptism. This is the real fruit of your prayers and support. Life continues and we keep visiting other children who are admitted to the oncological hospital in Omsk where many of them are diagnosed with cancer. I work with the parents of these children and participate in their lives by offering friendship and help, and we really need you.
In November, Vera, a mother of her daughter Katya came to us, she is only two and half year’s old. Katya’s stomach started to swell suddenly and when she was brought to the hospital she received a terrible diagnosis. It turned out that the spleen was swollen. She was admitted to the hospital for six months for examination and treatment. We already started to take care of them with buying diapers and food. Katya’s appetite is very good, she eats 6 times a day and even at night.
Their problem is that the family has three more children who are living with the father in a village further away. They don’t have the chance to see each other. “I am devastated that this is happening to me,” says Vera. The doctors say that the treatment is very costly and they are left with not having enough money for food. I already gave Vera a bible and told her that we as the church won’t be just stand by and watch.
Jesus said: “I was sick and you didn’t visit me” This is not us. We will be glad to share the blessings with you. Thank you for your participation in the life of little Katya and her family.
