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Apr 230 min read


Showing Hospitality to Orphans
We continue hosting younger orphans on the week-ends. Greg drives 2 hours south to pick them up on Fridays. We have pizza on Friday...
bharrison52
Apr 231 min read


Cottage Industry
This winter Greg's focus has been on learning how to make pottery. He is also teaching some of our young ones how to join in. We can see...
bharrison52
Apr 231 min read


Fabulous 4 becoming Fab 5!!!!
We are welcoming another young adult into our home! Dima! We have known him from the days of the orphanage in Kiliya, since he was 12. We...
bharrison52
Apr 231 min read


Our Fabulous 4
We have 4 young adult Ukrainian orphans who live with us and are a permanent part of the Hearts of Hope family; Anastasia, Sergio,...
bharrison52
Apr 231 min read


Romanian Safe Haven
Alex and I have spent the past 10 days coordinating help for refugees leaving Ukraine and entering Romania. Alex and Dasha are in a...
bharrison52
Mar 10, 20222 min read


Prayer Requests for Hearts of Hope, Ukraine October 2021
Ecclesiastes 4:1 Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one...
bharrison52
Oct 14, 20213 min read


Overview 2019-2020
Hearts of Hope,Ukraine's fiscal year 2019-20 came to an end on June 30th, 2020. It's hard for me (Bonnie) to believe we have been living...
bharrison52
Jul 15, 202011 min read


Cold Rainy Days
It was one of those rainy, cold, damp, "stay inside and keep warm" kind of days. Sergio worked on teaching himself a new language, Katya...
bharrison52
Feb 4, 20201 min read


Wednesday Bible Study
We normally have 12-15 people at our study, in our home, on Wednesday evenings. Even Kossak loves it!
bharrison52
Feb 4, 20201 min read


Blessed Beyond All Measure
God has blessed us beyond all measure! After 3 weeks of intense paper chasing and document signing, we are absolutely amazed to be in our...
bharrison52
Oct 31, 20181 min read


Kossak
Oh dear, it looks like Kossak has claimed the supplies box for himself. Greg takes him every morning, on the bike, to bring Yura to trade...
bharrison52
Sep 21, 20181 min read


Man of the Year
Just so you don't feel too sorry for us because of my last post..........let me tell you.........I came to this country.........knowing,...
bharrison52
Sep 21, 20181 min read


The Stench!
This week has definately been a full and thorough introduction to real Ukrainain living. Yes, we've been here many times before and...
bharrison52
Sep 21, 20181 min read


God's Provision
As our time at this hotel is winding down, we have been ramping up our search for a one month rental situation. Almost anything would do....
bharrison52
Sep 16, 20182 min read


Land of Kitties and Puppies
In the past, a certain people were led into the land of milk and honey. Apparently, we have been led into the land of kittens and...
bharrison52
Sep 14, 20181 min read


Orphanage Reunion
We've had an amazing day today. First, we stopped into the orphanage where our kids grew up. The reunion was precious. I'm so thankful...
bharrison52
Sep 14, 20181 min read


Meeting Up with Yura
After days and hours of moving 20 pieces of luggage in and out of planes, buses, and taxis....... up and down numerous flights of stairs...
bharrison52
Sep 11, 20182 min read


Here we GO!!!!!
We are happy to announce that we are headed to Ukraine on September 6th! Please pray for safe travels.
bharrison52
Jul 28, 20181 min read
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