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News from Heart for Orphans

heart for orphans News from Heart for Orphans«For we are God’s fellow workers…» (1 Co 3:9)

Bible Study 300x225 News from Heart for OrphansDear fellow workers in Christ,

Above all, we are grateful for your love and involvement in ministry to orphans in various ways. We would like to share with you our latest news.

We continue to sow the seed of God’s Word among the orphans and graduates in the hope that one day they will be able to choose faith of Christ the Savior.

 

Birthdays are special day. In those days we feel special, because we see care and attention Sveta and Arina1 300x225 News from Heart for Orphansfrom our family and friends. God allowed to come into this world, each of us. And in His eyes we are a treasure. His love for us has been revealed through His Son at Calvary. This is a priceless Gift.

Several orphans had a birthday. We congratulate them and of course they got our love, attention and gifts. But our great desire and prayer to see these children born again in God’s love.

 

Katya and Eva Igor 300x225 News from Heart for OrphansWe have visited two sisters, Ksusha and Katya, with their children Igor and Eva.

The girls were grateful to receive toys and clothing for them and their children.

Yan went with Ksusha to several government offices presenting Ksusha’s need for her own place to live, but they were turned down everywere.

Now Ksusha is working in a store and Katya babysits with both children.

 

 

Renovations in the apartment of Yuri and Marina have ended and their life has become more settled.Kitchen for Yuri and Maria 225x300 News from Heart for Orphans

Not so long ago, we moved them a new kitchen, which was donated by one christian lady. I (Yan) and Yuri dismantled all the cabinets and transported them by our car to their home. They are very grateful since it’s much easier for Marina to cook and keep all kitchenware in order. Also we collected and brought for them kitchen supplies, clothes and toys for Dima. It’s such a pleasure to see God’s people blessing those who is really in need.

They invite us for a visit often and we see them being proud of their home and taking a very good care of it. When we come for a visit we cook together and spend time learning from God’s word. Thank you for your prayers for this family, the Lord has been showing His love and mercy to them through His children!

Once again we are thankful for any help in the ministry Heart for Orphans.

May God’s joy and strength be with you!

 

Prayer requests:

Please pray for all the kids;

That God would give us strength and renewal in the ministry to orphans;

For health of our family, because the devil is attacking in this area;

This summer we participate in joint projects (camp for orphans and children from at-risk families) with the believers from United States.

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News about Yuri and Marina

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Buying supplies in a store

In St. Petersburg, it is still winter time, in spite of the fact that it’s spring on the calendar. Despite this I feel all sorts of changes are happening in nature; not only in nature, but also in the lives of orphans.

By God’s mercy this young family has received a room (in a communal flat) from the local government. Thank you for your prayers and support, God answered wonderfully.

condition of Room 300x249 News about Yuri and MarinaThe room needed renovation and we had to find furniture (it was donationed from Christians and our Church).

With God’s power and your help repairs are almost done.

Also we have found for them some furniture, refrigerator, washing machine, carpet, kitchen utensils.

Now Yuri, Marina and their son Dima can move out from a drug addicted mother with her boyfriend drug addicted as well, and live in their own place. Praise to God!

“Live such good lives among the pagans that,…they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us” (1 Peter 2:12)

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Read about the history of Yuri and Marina click here

About Trafficking in Russia

The Minsk Family Home in Belarus and Yan and Nadya Boldyrev in Russia are helping young ladies like those in this video. iEmpathize created it to show how Russian orphan girls are trafficked into prostitution. From the iEmpathize website:

17,000 Russian teens age out of orphanages each year and are routed to the nearest big city. Half the girls will be sexually exploited shortly after leaving their orphanage. Some are targeted by traffickers even while at their orphanage but most during their vulnerable transition to life in the city. Others are offered false jobs, such as modeling or working in a cafe, but in reality they are trafficked and forced into prostitution. Girls are exploited throughout Russia, Western Europe, the Middle East, and in North and South America. This is known as the white slave trade.

You can learn about the good work of iEmpathize here.

Video: Heart for Orphans

Yan and Nadya Boldyrev recently created a video about their ministry in St. Petersburg: Heart for Orphans –

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Trip to USA, 2012

heart for orphans Trip to USA, 2012Our friends 300x225 Trip to USA, 2012How fast time flies, whole month passed since we visited USA and met with many amazing friends, brothers and sisters that God put in our lives.

You made this trip a special one – edifying, inspirational and filled with many blessings.

It was a real treat as well to celebrate Yan’s birthday in the family of our good friends.

Once again we thanks everyone we met, all churches, for your hospitaliЯн День Рожденья 233x300 Trip to USA, 2012ty and great care for us.

We feel your love and your encouragement.

We would really like to express our gratitude to have you alongside us on this journey.

Each of you are a part of what God is doing in Russia. May God’s love be exceedingly

abundant in your life! Amen!

 

Please see below the photo gallery

Please Pray for Timur click HERE

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In Jesus Christ,

Yan & Nadya

 

 

 

News about kids in orphnage

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TIMUR IS READING GOSPEL OF JOHN

Dear God’s family,

We continue to meet children and teaching them about God.

They were so happy that we came back from US! Timur is reading Gospel of John and he has a lot of questions to ask me. Praise to the Lord for that!

Kid’s hairs tend to grow quickly. I was asked to cut it as soon as possible. There were a lot of work and I still have some kids that need to have a haircut. So nice to serve them this way as well.

Now kids from the orphanage have spring break, they are going to a camp in suburb of St.Petersburg for 10 days. It is good for them.

Thank you for all that you have done a please pray for:

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KIDS SERVE TEA FOR ME

  • for kids we work with to remain healthy during their time in a camp;

  • for all kids and graduates to have a hunger for God’s truth;

  • young orphan mom Ksusha and her son Igor for them to have a place to live;

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  •  for us to be an example of a godly family, to see real needs of these kids and young adults and wisely help them to fulfill those needs, teaching them life skills;

  • We are blessed that 1/3 (30%) of the ministry budget is covered every month and we can continue some projects for God’s glory. Please pray for full support of our work in Russia for us to be able to do much more for orphans and graduates.

How to support Heart for Orphans Ministry read here

 

 

Great Need: Graduate Orphans in St. Petersburg

Ksusha with son 225x300 Great Need: Graduate Orphans in St. PetersburgHeart for Orphans is reaching out and helping graduates. Graduates we minister to are orphans that have stayed in touch with us after they graduate and show a genuine desire to have a better life for themselves and for their children. Those young people are not believers and most of them are not looking for a Savior.

They have learned to survive and make it on their own. Most of them after graduation have no one that cares for them. While living in the orphanage they have a bed and meals and go to school. They are told what to do each day but do not learn how to grow emotionally strong or gain life insights and skills. They did not grow up with any role models of family because their parents are alcoholics, drug addicts or worse. Most of them never experienced mother or father’s love. Orphanage system can’t give it to them. Only God’s love can make difference through body of Christ, His Church.

Ksusha 300x255 Great Need: Graduate Orphans in St. PetersburgSeveral graduates are young moms, the young girls that find themselves pregnant and desire to keep their children from growing up an orphan like they did. Our passion is with God’s power to mentor and help them to break the cycle of hopelessness.

We would like to introduce you a young mother Ksusha (22 years old) with her little son Igor who just turned 2. She graduated from the orphanage few years ago. We built a friendship with Ksusha while she was still living in the orphanage.

Igor 257x300 Great Need: Graduate Orphans in St. PetersburgShe does not have any profession and no place of her own to live with her son. Now Ksusha lives with her sister Katya (she graduated from the same orphanage as well), who has a little baby girl. The girls have the same mother and different fathers. Read more

New Year Celebration

Chrismas Tree New Year CelebrationA week before a New Year (for Russians it’s a biggest holiday, unfortunately) we asked Yuri and Marina where they are going to celebrate New Year. They said they had no plans and most likely would stay home. To stay home for them means to spend time in one room with Marina’s mother and her boyfriend who are drug addicts, get drunk and watch TV all night.

We both decided that it’s a great opportunity for them to have totally new experience, to have fun and joy without alcohol. We asked our church leaders if we could use church facilities for a New Year’s party and invited them for this event to our church. Other church members expressed their desire to come and some of them came early to help prepare.

Yan had been working hard on a program, putting together games, music clips and slides.

Dinner 300x284 New Year CelebrationTwenty people came including our graduates, Yuri and Marina also invited another graduate girl Ksusha.

Yan was leading a party and did a very good job! In the beginning we sat at a festive table and Yan asked every one to say their name and one thing special about themselves. At 20 min till midnight we all came to the sanctuary. Yan showed a video of the fireworks in Sidney and invited everyone to make fireworks of our praises to our Lord who is worthy of all glory, so we entered in the New Year worshiping God!

Graduates 300x179 New Year CelebrationThen Yan started his program dividing everyone in two teams. Each team had to collect letters, winning in competitions, then to make a word from these letters. If a team lost in the competition, team members could get a letter if they were singing karaoke. The word which had to be found was ‘Christmas’. We wanted everyone to realize that even year 2012 means that 2012 years ago Christ was born and that was such a remarkable event that changed not only a calendar but whole world!

New Year 2012 300x166 New Year CelebrationIn the end when Yuri and Marina with their son Dima and Ksusha were leaving everyone came to say goodbye saying warm words and inviting them to come to church as good friends! They were pleasantly surprised how cheerful, fun and active Christians can be. Others thanked us for the invitation and said that they had a very good time!

Please pray for Yuri, Marina, their son Dima, for Ksusha and her son Igor’ to draw closer to the One, who loves them very much and want to change and bless their lives.

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Birthday gift for Jesus

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Kids always await a Birthday party and orphans are not an exclusion. What are they thinking being in an orphanage when their birthday is approaching? Maybe they think this way: «Does anyone really care about my birthday at all and will rejoice with me in this day?»

We have had an opportunity to celebrate four boys and two girls birthdays in orphanage. It was joyful day with games, jokes and the sweet table with a delicious cake. We always want them to know how special they are for God and His kids. And of cause they receive presents! Our daughter was giving them it.

During the Christmas season as we celebrate Jesus birthday all of us wish to do a special gift for Christ.

We are thankful for your prayers and support of our work among orphans. You already gave a special gift for Jesus. As He said: «I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for Me» (Mt. 25:40).

In Jesus Christ, Yan and Nadya.

Prayer request for Timur HERE

If God leads you to Support HEART FOR ORPHANS read HERE

Small Things Can Make Us Happier

Tanya Zaikina, MIR staff member, writes from St. Petersburg:

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Storage at the Boldyrev's flat

This is a story to show how one person can bless so many. And you can, too.

Recently I have become a part of one event. As we handled this project, there were so many blessings about it and it was a joy to be useful:

A young man, who prefers to remain anonymous, made a donation of different household and sewing items.  He got the stuff as an inheritance and decided to bless people who have needs. Among other things there was a knitting machine, a lot of wool, cloth, summer and winter clothing, shoes and other things which might be useful in any home.

Through Yan and Nadya Boldyrev (who have served in orphanages for many years) he donated it all to orphanages and rehabilitation centers.

Here are some of the organizations that received donated items:

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    Irina, receiving donations at “Taste of life”

    Shelter “Harbor”

  • Children shelter “Life”
  • “Nehemiah” organization
  • Sunday school of Christian church (Kolpino city)
  • Orphanage “Nikolskoe”
  • “Rodnichek” – private centre for children from disadvantaged families
  • Christian Church (Petergoff city)
  • Children’s ministry of Church “Word of Faith”
  • Christian ministry “Taste of Life”
  • Shelter for young mothers with children (from the church “The Source of Life”)
  • Orphanage #2
  • Rehabilitation Centre of “Grace” Church (Pushkin city)
  • Also a few orphanage graduates were blessed by some of these donations.
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Socks knitted by adults and children (”Grace” Сhurch, Pushkin city) using the donated knitting machine

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