Twenty years ago, my husband Steve and I, along with fellow adoptive parents, prayed for God to reveal His heart to us. Our visit to Ukraine for the adoption process of our children left us emotionally shattered…
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Recent trips to Kenya and Ukraine were fruitful!
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The place was empty because the children were taken out of the country as soon as the war started. But when we got there, we were shocked to see over 150 people from all over the city there! They were terrified and did not understand what was happening. We knew that we needed to help them.
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See Part 1 of Nik’s story!
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We have a special opportunity between now and December 31st…
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Why? Why destroy the innocent?
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As news crews all over the world are covering stories about the war in Ukraine…
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Ivan & Larissa, house parents of orphans in Belarus, have dreamed of a home with the space to bring in more abandoned children!
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“The most important thing that I can teach is that real change happens from the inside.” – Andrei
Andrei was seven years old when he was sent to the orphanage. As you can imagine, he was deeply traumatized. But God had a plan for his life!
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Nadiia’s heart was broken. Her father was sent to prison, and she and two of her siblings were separated….placed in different orphanages. Her mother had made a promise to come and get them but that promise was never kept. How could she possibly trust anyone?
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After months of hard work, housefather Andrey and the boys can stand back and look with pride at a job well done. For six months, the crew of six worked under the direction of a contractor as they completed the interior of Michael’s House, our newest Transition Home for boys.
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Exciting news! Mel’s House for boys and Ruth’s House for girls are relocating to Zaporizhia! For 10 years Heart for Orphans has operated two orphan Transition Homes in a small village outside of Berdyansk. Over 127 orphaned teens have lived in these homes and most of their lives have dramatically changed as a result. Dozens of these teens are actively working in ministry!
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The Friends Club center is a downtown storefront where as many as 50 orphaned teens gather for fellowship, games, music and laughter five nights a week. Soon a kitchen will be finished and not only will hot meals be available but cooking classes will be offered. (Most kids graduate from the orphanage with no idea how to cook.
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Nadiia’s life fell apart when her father was sent to prison. Her mother started to drink and she and her siblings were separated and placed into different orphanages. Her mother promised the children that she would come for them… but she never did.
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Like many of our teens, Karina was orphaned when she was a child. Sadly, she has no memory of her early life. she can’t even remember why or when she was abandoned. The only thing she remembers is being separated from her parents–lost–and ending up in a shelter for abandoned children.
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Christmas may be four months away, but at Heart for Orphans we are already thinking about our teens and their needs. Would you help us fill a Christmas box with new items for our teens and house parents?
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For many, donating to charity is a once-a-year event. But for Dara and Paul Buczynsky, giving is a way of life. “Paul and I focus our giving to organizations that fulfill the biblical mandate, and those that reach out to the least of these.” Dara is passionate about helping orphans.
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Heart for Orphans opened our newest Transition Home, Michael’s House, in Kirovograd this past winter! Housefather Andrei, his wife Tanya and two children welcomed Igor, Sasha, Dennis, and Vasili into the home. They are pictured with Heart for Orphans’ founders Nancy and Steve Hathaway.
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Friends and family of Heart for Orphans and Hathaway Generators enjoyed a fun night at the Langley speedway Saturday, June 3rd. We all gathered to watch and cheer Casey Wyatt as he drove his late model stock car in the 100-lap race; Hathaway Electric/Hathaway Generators was one of the sponsors of his racecar. The Hathaway Electric/Hathaway Generator logo as well as the Heart for Orphans logo was displayed on the car’s hood.
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Sasha is a big guy with a strong presence. He’s quick to tell you that when he was in the orphanage he was a ping-pong champion. He was regarded as the best player in the whole region, and he was even sent to Russia to compete! Who knows how far he would have gone had life given him different circumstances?
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