As of February12th, 2022 because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we moved all of our people and operations to take refuge in the central mountains of Romania. The Romanian people have welcomed us with open arms and we are extremely thankful to God for giving us a safe place to live to continue our work.

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February - June 2022, Dasha and Alex helped thousands of Ukrainian refugees cross the border into Romanian. They were at the border 15 hours a day, using their translation skills. They also helped refugees find transportation, housing, and gave them helpful information about seeking asylum in Europe. We are thankful for all the sacrificial help they gave. They are now back in the USA. Keep them in your prayers.

 

We are preparing our "special needs" orphans Sergio, Anastasia, Nastiya, and Oksana to transition into semi-independent living. We are considering purchasing some land here in Romania and building a set of tiny houses for them and for other orphans that join our program. We are working on developing cottage industries for them so that they can work from home selling pottery, jewelry, crocheted items, cheese, bread, and perhaps Romanian/Ukrainian weaved rugs.

 

We would like to combine the cottage industry ideas with an "impact tourism" slant, where people would travel to the beautiful mountains of Romania and experience a vacation with a purpose!  Our kids would help with the cleaning, cooking, hiking, etc. to learn service industry skills. The tourists would enjoy an amazing vacation, but at the same time, be confident that ALL the proceeds are going directly to our programs serving orphans in Ukraine and Romania. We are truly praying about what our future holds and if we should pursue this next step of settling more permanently in Romanian, as well as, keeping our feet and our hearts in Ukraine. Please pray with us about this!

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We are also hoping to continue our work with the orphanage kids who came to Romania from our Ukrainian home town. In God's great providence He placed all of them in 3 group homes, very close to us. We visit, bring games and clothing, and often times bring a few home with us to host for a few days. The kids absolutely LOVE being a part of a family

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Pastor Slava, who still lives in our village in Ukraine does online Bible studies, 3 days a week, with the young adults that live with us. He also works with the poor and/or disabled people in town, by visiting them, providing food, medicines, and prayer. Many of them live alone, sometimes in cold homeless situations. We were able to provide coal/wood for 4 poorer families in the area. 

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