Posts Tagged ‘ukraine’

Beyond Our Wildest Dreams

Posted Oct 31 in Articles by Weekend of Service Team 1 Comment

The eyes of disabled orphans and volunteers attest to a coming harvest sure to overflow any earthly storehouse.

Peter: Home at Last!

Posted Jun 17 in News by Barry Rodriguez 7 Comments

Over the past few months, God has been working powerfully in one little boy’s life. I am overwhelmed just to say this: Peter has a home…

Hope in the Shadows: Ukraine 2009

Posted May 22 in Trip Recaps by Barry Rodriguez 1 Comment

Orphans, crazy driving and an intense Ukrainian sauna. Read this recap of my trip to Ukraine and see why I fell so much in love with the place!

Meet Peter.

Posted Apr 18 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez 19 Comments

At Romaniv Disabled Boys Orphanage, there is one story that breaks my heart more than the rest. The story screams of injustice. But yet again, in the most unlikely of places there are whispers of hope…

An Interesting Evening…

Posted Apr 17 in Travel Journals by Barry Rodriguez 7 Comments

“What series of events in my life could have possibly brought me here?” That question ran through my mind the other night as I experienced a Ukrainian Banya for the first time… Wow.

Photo Gallery: Kiev

Posted Apr 16 in Photo Galleries by Barry Rodriguez 1 Comment

Although I’ve written about the poverty and devestation left in the wake of the Soviet Union, there is another side of Ukraine:  the big, glamourous, wealthy city of Kiev.

In the Shadow of the Past

Posted Apr 15 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez 2 Comments

Here in Zhytomyr, the soviet era is not just a chapter in a history textbook. It is real. The sorrow and pain from that time still cling to the culture, but so do glimmers of a powerful new national identity.

Culture Guide: Learning How to Speak Like a Local

Posted Apr 14 in Culture Guides by Barry Rodriguez 1 Comment

Some people say that learning to speak Russian or Ukrainian is hard. Not true! It’s really just as simple as ABЖ…

The Pillar

Posted Apr 13 in Articles by Barry Rodriguez 9 Comments

Ukraine has one of the highest rates of abortion in the world, and the small city of Zhytomyr is no different. But despite crippling statistics, Mission to Ukraine continues to fight for the rights of the unborn.

Photo Gallery: A Day in the Sun!

Posted Apr 10 in Photo Galleries by Barry Rodriguez 3 Comments

Yesterday I had the chance to return to Romaniv Disabled Boys Orphanage. This time, the weather was nice, so we got to go outside!