Second Annual Garage Sale
This spring we held our second annual garage sale to raise money for the orphanages we will be working with this summer. In the two days that we held the garage sale we raised over $2,000! This money will help us to buy needed items that the government does not provide, like washers, bread makers, and computers. These gifts help to keep doors open for Little Lambs to return and work at the orphanages in Ukraine during the summer and winter.
We are truly grateful for the partnership of everyone that was involved.
May the Lord continue to guide us and grant us wisdom as we seek to work with the orphans in Ukraine.
Winter Camps
Winter Camps are very important because when everyone else is celebrating Christmas and spending time with family, the children in the orphanages are usually spending the holiday all alone. Because they are lonely, they are so excited that we are coming and are willing to listen to all the stories we can tell them. Of course all our stories are about Christmas and why Jesus came to this world. It is a wonderful opportunity to share the Gospel with the orphans. Thank you for this opportunity. Thank you to everyone who helped us share last Christmas with the orphans. We had three Ukrainian teams spending Christmas in three orphanages in Nova Praga, Dvepro and Bogodukhov. Two other camps were canceled because of the swine flu.
Miracle Jackets:
During the winter camp in Krivoy Rog, we gave out jackets, sweaters, hat, and gloves to all the orphans. Two kids, a girl age 8 and boy about 15 years old did not get a jacket because we did not find one that would fit them; we had only spring jackets left. We were all very sad and wished we had enough warm jackets for them all. On the last day when we were cleaning up the rooms we found two more jackets behind the boxes and they were exactly the sizes we needed! It was like a miracle, and for the children it really was.
Letters from the orphans:
Dear God, thank you for the food and the clothes. God, I want my mom to stop drinking and smoking and I want her to be normal like other moms. Please God, I like her to come and visit me, I have not seen her for 10 years, I sooooooo much want to see her, please God. Help me and my sister to be good and obey the teachers...
Dear Vika, I am soooooo happy you came this winter. I miss you. This was a tough winter for me and I felt very badly. I cannot really tell you what happened, I am sorry. If the boys will find out, I talked to you it will be worse. I wish you were here. I will never forget you. I love you. Masha
Testimony 2:
Over the past years I was wondering if those kids are growing spiritually, because we are not there every day and there is no one there with them but God. We are there only in the summer and winter. This past winter I was amazed what God is doing in the children’s lives in Nova Praga. There was one boy who had an ear infection and he was in great pain. Later that night I saw his friend come up to him and they prayed for his ear. The next morning this boy felt much better. It is funny that we worry and forget who is really helping them to grow - it is God. (Daniel Myers)
Summer Camps
Growing up in the orphanages the children are asking themselves every day, “Why am I here? Why did my mom leave me here? Am I so bad, so ugly, a big mistake?” Most of them think it is their fault and hate themselves. One of the reasons we need to continue the summer and winter camps in the orphanages is to help the orphans to see themselves the way God sees them. During the winter and summer camps, through different activities and programs we have a tremendous opportunity to show the children that Jesus loves them, that He made them special, and that He will never leave or forsake them. It takes many hugs and encouraging words and simply being available to them. It is all worth it when we see their big smiles and hear their loud singing and their quiet prayers. To the children who have no parents or family, or even a friend, the times spent with the volunteers, becomes the time of healing, forgiveness and the time of trusting God and other people. We have a big responsibility to help the children to learn about God, to accept Him and grow in their faith. That is why we are doing the camps and would like you to be part of it.
We are planning 2-week camps this summer in Ukraine. The dates of the camps are:
June 6 - June 20
July 3 - July 18
July 17 - August 1
August 1 - 15
The application deadline is March 1.
We also would like to send a team to Moldova (June) and Armenia (August) to help the church planters with the VBS and English classes.
Fill out and send in by MARCH 1
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Container
Friday, February 5, 2010 we were able to ship our 52nd container to Ukraine. It was a cold snowy day in Carol Stream but we were blessed to have many volunteers who were willing to come and pack the 40 foot container full of humanitarian aid for the orphans. It will take 5-7 weeks for the container to arrive which means it will get there before the summer camps.
Please pray for the safe arrival of the container and pray for mercy and protection while dealing with the custom officials in Ukraine. Thank you to everyone who helped load the container, who donated items and who volunteered to pack everything. This could not have been possible without your love and support! Thank you!
Our next container is scheduled for October 2010.
Ideas for Collecting Care Packages
Care packages are one of the most important gifts we give to the orphans in our summer camps. Some of the children have never owned their own comb, and every child needs the essentials of a toothbrush and toothpaste. Please consider how you can help collect these precious gifts for us.
Perhaps you’re able to do one of the following ideas:
- If you’re a school teacher, share in your class about the needs of the orphans in Ukraine and have the students collect care packages for Little Lambs. Sending them home with a ziplock bag with a note of what contents are needed is a great help!
- Have your Sunday school class, small group, or Bible study collect these care packages.
- Make it a church project. Talk with your pastor about having the whole church get involved. We can provide literature and a power point presentation for you to show.
- If you know someone who works for a corporation that can donate any of the contents needed, ask them! We can give a tax-deductible receipt to corporations who donate to us.
- Have a bake sale or garage sale and use the proceeds to buy what is needed to make care packages.
- 1 toothbrush
- 1 large toothpaste
- 1 bar of soap
- 1 washcloth
- 1 brush or comb
- 1 small toy (matchbox car, beanie baby, yo-yo, etc)
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