Cooking, Conferences, Cultural Events — the Minsk Family Home

May 20, 2010

Alesya Kuleshova, the Minsk Family Home counselor, reports:

Here are a few words about our wonderful Minsk Family Home.

We would like to thank you for your prayers and financial support as our Minsk Family Home continues to develop and grow.

We have five girls there now. As this school year coming to the end, we would like to share about progress that happened during the first 9 months of the Minsk Family Home existence:

Cooking — The girls know better how to cook and they can cook wonderful meals by themselves. Their favorite meal is lasagna.

Dealing with paper work — The girls are able to take care of the bills, prepare necessary papers, and fill in job applications.

Spiritual growth — Every week the girls attend church, home group and other church’s events.

Conferences — This month I participated in a 4 day conference and training, that was dedicated to Christian camps. I learnt a lot about sporting events at camps, attended camp coordinator seminars, Bible lessons for teenagers as well as crafts at camp.

It was a very profitable time not only in learning new things for camps, that is very actual for us this summer as we are preparing for our own camps, but also a great opportunity to meet new people. About 70 people participated.

The girls attended one day women conference (see the picture at the top) and learnt a lot about how God sees women and what is their role in church and family.

Cultural events — The girls attend movies and theater. This week we all went to the opera Nebuchadnezzar

Also the girls read different literature.

Retreat — This month we go on a special retreat to Poland. The retreat will take place in a nice city of Krakow and also the girls will be able to visit Auschwitz (camp for war victims in World War 2)

Studies — The school year is almost finished. The girls did their best at school. Soon they they will have exams.

Two girls Tanya and Alona will be applying to colleges this summer, so please pray for them to be accepted and also for the other girls’ exams that they take in June.

Blessings to you all,

In Christ, Alesya Kuleshova

Here are more pictures from Alesya –