Posts Tagged ‘ukraine’
Beyond Our Wildest Dreams
Posted Oct 31 in Articles by 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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!
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