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| Visit to women's home Simcha |
At the beginning of this month our friends
Henk & Adrie Swijnenburg (yep, the ones from the
Weissensee fundraiser) went to
Ukraine to visit some friends. We had asked them whether they could go and visit pastor
Sergey Romanenko, if their schedule allowed this.
This past December the offering during our Christmas Eve service at the
Hoeksteen church brought in a
nice sum, which we fully donated towards the work of pastor Sergey among the homeless, addicted, poor and elderly people in the
coffee and rehab homes in Berdychiv. With little means, this man accomplishes so much!
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| Look what a beautiful kitchen! |
See here some pictures of our friends' visit. Pastor Sergey showed them around in the
women's home which they opened up last year. The purchase of this house was also possible because of a financial gift
Traveling Light sent their way. Do you remember the photo's of the house before anyone lived there? Well, it has had a good make-over!
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| home make-over |
It is wonderful to see how our financial gifts have been used for the renovation of the house where women (and their children) can now live in safety. They have chickens, pigs and cows, so the women have their own supply of eggs, milk and meat. They even have a dog to guard the house!
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| pastor Sergey shows the office |
Then our friends went on to see the
men's rehab home. As in the other home, it was the pure simplicity that touched their hearts the most... to do such great work with little resources is something to be admired. Men are coming to faith in Jesus Christ, sometimes after years of struggling with addictions and violent behavior and a lonely life on the streets. Here, they can live and work and learn how to live a 'normal' life.
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| Dorm in the men's home |
Pastor Sergey is a passionate man with a big heart and someone who knows the life... he was addicted to drugs in the past. Now, he has given his life to rescue people from death, forever! We are very happy and grateful that we can help him with
financial support. Besides that, we are convinced that our friends' visit has been an
encouragement to him and his team as well.
Please, pray for pastor Sergey and his work in Berdychiv.
PS: click on the photo's for enlargement