Uglegorsk Orphanage Birthday Celebration...

This is a report from Tanya, our administrator in Mariupol:

"I went to Uglegorsk on January 28. Yulia Shcherbakova (one of our first TLC graduates) went with me to help. We did a birthday party for 17 younger kids and brought chocolate bars for 40 older ones. We had traditional soft animals for girls and toy cars for boys. We also brought school supplies, hygiene products and sports stuff for the orphanage as a whole."

The kids sitting down to their birthday feast!

The kids showing their small birthday presents!

"Kids Changing Kids Lives" - an annual coin collection by children...

For the past four years, the Kingwood Church of Christ has involved their children in an annual coin collection called "Kids Changing Kids Lives." The idea behind the collection is to get children involved with missions through inviting them to collect their spare change (and possibly their parents) and then donate it towards a specific project for Jeremiah's Hope.

This year, several other churches joined the Kingwood kids in this unique missions experience. Throughout the month of February, children in the following churches are participating: Kingwood Church of Christ (Kingwood, TX), Hillcrest Church of Christ (Abilene, TX), Church of Christ (Canadian, TX), Central Church of Christ (Ada, OK) and the Kingdom Kids Choir of Bethal Evangelical Free Church (Fargo, ND).

Levi & Noah Hinson with their change cans.
The Hinson boys will be coming to Ukraine with their parents
this summer to serve at the camp.

The Central Church of Christ (Ada, OK) kids
with their cans.

Please keep these children and their teachers/Children's Ministers in your prayers during February. Pray that this will be more than a collection, but that it will be an eye opening learning experience about missions!

Prayer Request...

Last Friday, the government of Ukraine issued a nationwide quaranteen. All schools, universities and orphanages are closed for the next three weeks as a result of the H1N1 (Swine Flu) outbreak which is cutting through Ukraine.

Due to the quaranteen, our ministry team is not allowed into the orphanages during this 3 week quaranteen period. Please pray for the children as we will not be able to see them during our weekly or monthly orphanage outreaches.

To read more about Ukraine and the flu pandemic go to: www.kyivpost.com

Help Jeremiah's Hope Meet Our Budget in 2010...

During the last month of two, Jeremiah's Hope has had a difficult time meeting our monthly ministry budget for the transitional living center and orphanage outreach. This is due, in large part, to the current US economic situation. It is also partly due to the overwhelming needs of the children with whom we minister to in the TLC, orphanages and pediatric hospitals of Ukraine.

At the present time, Jeremiah's Hope is short of meeting our monthly budget by about $1,200 a month. We are in the process of seeking out new partners who will come alongside us in 2010 to help introduce the orphans and at-risk youth of Ukraine to Jesus Christ.

Between now and the end of the year, we hope to find 100 people who we are calling our "2010 Partners." Our 2010 Partners are supporters who committ to giving $20.10 a month to help Jeremiah's Hope reach the children of Ukraine in the upcoming year.

If you would like to become a "2010 Partner" please contact us at donations@jeremiahshope.org

Ugligorsk Orphanage Outreach in October...

Read this report from Tanya, our administrator in Mariupol...

Today, we went to Uglegorsk to do the birthday party for the kids who had their birthdays in September and October. There were 16 smaller kids who had cakes, bananas and drinks. They got toys as gifts and we played games. There were also 22 bigger kids and we gave them chocolate bars each. We also delivered some board games, small sport equipment and hygiene products for the orphanage.

The Current TLC Family...

Let me introduce you to the current family living at the Transitional Living Center in Mariupol...

Top Row: Julia and Yan
Middle Row: Natasha, Marina and Yana
Bottom Row: Denis, Ruslan, Andrei and Maxim

Ugligorsk School Supplies Delivery & Quarterly Birthday Party...

Today, Tanya (JH Administrator in Mariupol) and Anya (former TLC resident) went to the orphanage in Uglegorsk. This has become a quarterly trip for Tanya and a project which she really enjoys. This trip was not only for the quarterly birthday party, but also to deliver notebooks, pens and drawing paper for the new school year.

After delivering the school supplies, they hosted a birthday party for 20 kids (grades 3-6) who had their birthdays during the time of June 16 to August 28. The party included time doing activities together and then sitting at the table enjoying cakes, bananas and soft drinks together. There were only 2 girls in this group and they got soft animals. The boys got all kinds of toy cars. They also brought chocolate bars and beanie babies for 39 older kids who celebrated their birthdays.

Some of the boys unloading the school notebooks from the car
and carrying them into the orphanage.
Enjoying their small birthday feast together!