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| The three Sergey's in front of the new home |
As promised some news and pictures regarding our
Project Women's Home Berdychiv,
Ukraine. It is absolutely wonderful to see how the money
Traveling Light donated this last December, is being used and put into practice.
In the photo on the left you can see
the three Sergey's involved :) And well (from left to right)
pastor Sergey Romanenko of the Jewish Messianic congregation in Berdychiv,
Sergey Glushko (director of Teen Challenge Ukraine) and
Sergey (director of the rehab homes in Berdychiv).
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| The first inhabitants of the home |
It has been pastor Sergey's dream for quite some time to open
a rehabilitation home for women and their children. Saturday December 14th, 2013 was the big day.
Pastor Sergey Romanenko and his team celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the rehab program they started from within the congregation. They have been able to help many people to start a new life and they currently operate three men's homes and a re-entry home.
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| New sinks and plumbing |
And
now finally, as a result of your donations, also a women's home.
A home where mothers, who want to end their addiction, can live with their children. We hope and pray this house will be the first of many women's/children's homes.
We are happy to announce that knowledgeable staff is in place and that several women and children are already living in the house. In the picture above you can see two of the women with their children. We are so thankful that they have been offered a safe place to live and recover.
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| Sabbath celebration |
Christian rehabilitation means so much more than taking people off of drugs and alcohol. It means that they will also encounter the love and grace of Jesus Christ. That they come to know Him for who He is:
the Son of God, who came to the earth to set people free from sin, darkness and death.
The ex-addicts learn more about the Judeo-Christian faith. In the picture you can see a Sabbath meeting at pastor Sergey's congregation.
On behalf of pastor Sergey and the women in the new home, we want to thank you all very much for your gifts that enabled them to purchase this house.
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| new windows installed |
It is definitely a confirmation and encouragement for them, and us, to experience how we can make such projects happen in a relatively short time when we
unite in generosity! We hope to visit the home later this year.