Mission Statement
We are carrying the Father\'s love and extending a helping hand to Russian orphans in Kaliningrad region of Russia.Overview of Ministry Activity
We currently are working with about fifteen different orphanage facilities. We have done a variety of different projects since the founding in 1997. Some very major like new roofs and gutters, complete heating systems, completely renovated kitchens and drainage systems. We have installed new showers with hot water tanks, new toilets, washing machines, industrial size washing machines etc. We have painted, wall papered, cleaned out basements, etc. We have taken children to Christian summer camps, we have done VBS type classes, we have held concerts, cookouts, and on and on.
We not only want to help improve the living conditions but also the Spiritual condition in the orphanages. That means we try to work very closely with all the staff so that they know what and why we do what we do. The staff knows that people helping them are from different christian churches, and the people that come most often pay there own way or raise the funds to come to serve them.
Plans and Goals
We have opportunities for teams to come and take part in these efforts. We have orphanages from as small as 27 to 150 children where we can send teams. All teams do not have to be in the summer period. Teams do not have to be large in numbers. We work mostly on relationships so we try to have a translator for every two members of a team. This way a team member can build relationships and more importantly be able to talk to the children to answer their many questions.
Our goal is to find churches who would like to partner with a particular orphanage and build a relationship with them. We do this by helping them with their needs and also by sending short-term teams to them. Our goal is to find churches that want to serve these orphanages and by doing so bring the Love and Salvation of Jesus Christ to the orphans and staffs in these orphanages. In this process we also trying to work with local Russian churches and help them get a vision for working with these young beautiful children. So that in the end a partnership could be a three-way partnership with the Russian Churches being there weekly or monthly to follow through with the children and staff.
If you feel that this is a program you would like to take part in please contact us for further details, Ksenia Kolesova in Russia or Lucy Kowalski in the USA.
