Novogradovka, Ukraine
18 children from underprivileged families attended the “Bethany Children's Center” of the Novogradovka congregation (Odessa region) in 2014. Each of them has struggled in school as a result of his or her family situation – single-parent homes, extreme poverty or a large number of children, alcoholism...
At “Bethany” the children receive attention, care, and an understanding of God's great love. Each receives individual tutoring in all school subjects as well as a hot meal and medical help. For five years now the center has opened up its doors for elementary age school children that need special attention. Together with their teachers and the director of the school and in agreement with their parents, the congregation chooses the most needy children and then takes on the responsibility to accompany them throughout the school year.
From Tuesday to Friday after school children come to one of the four classrooms of the Children's center, where they play, eat and then work hard on reading, writing, math, English and other subjects. Small classrooms ensure that there is an individual approach to each subject.
Teachers put a lot of effort into teaching children the basic rules of hygiene, of how to act at the table and in society. God creates miracles in this atmosphere of love and the children, even those for whom there seemed to be no hope, begin to understand, to read, to write, to speak, to listen. This ministry is a real miracle being worked out before our eyes in real time. Is it possible to overstate how valuable the program has been over the years?
Each year the children await the end of summer vacation, because they know that soon, once again, they can enjoy the joyful atmosphere of the Center. At opening worship for the 2014-2015 school year parents were presented with the program of the center, and there was a blessing of children and their teachers.
In the summer before that, the congregation gave a new member of the church Vera Yakovleva the opportunity to work with preschool aged children. 25 kids in two age groups came together from Monday to Friday for free lessons; frequently they came together with their parents to take part in various developmental games. Starting in September the group began to collect offerings and has already almost reached self-sufficiency. That means that the Children's Center also now houses a new ministry with preschool children; in 2014-2015 all together there were 37 children and 5 staff.
18 children from underprivileged families attended the “Bethany Children's Center” of the Novogradovka congregation (Odessa region) in 2014. Each of them has struggled in school as a result of his or her family situation – single-parent homes, extreme poverty or a large number of children, alcoholism...
At “Bethany” the children receive attention, care, and an understanding of God's great love. Each receives individual tutoring in all school subjects as well as a hot meal and medical help. For five years now the center has opened up its doors for elementary age school children that need special attention. Together with their teachers and the director of the school and in agreement with their parents, the congregation chooses the most needy children and then takes on the responsibility to accompany them throughout the school year.
From Tuesday to Friday after school children come to one of the four classrooms of the Children's center, where they play, eat and then work hard on reading, writing, math, English and other subjects. Small classrooms ensure that there is an individual approach to each subject.
Teachers put a lot of effort into teaching children the basic rules of hygiene, of how to act at the table and in society. God creates miracles in this atmosphere of love and the children, even those for whom there seemed to be no hope, begin to understand, to read, to write, to speak, to listen. This ministry is a real miracle being worked out before our eyes in real time. Is it possible to overstate how valuable the program has been over the years?
Each year the children await the end of summer vacation, because they know that soon, once again, they can enjoy the joyful atmosphere of the Center. At opening worship for the 2014-2015 school year parents were presented with the program of the center, and there was a blessing of children and their teachers.
In the summer before that, the congregation gave a new member of the church Vera Yakovleva the opportunity to work with preschool aged children. 25 kids in two age groups came together from Monday to Friday for free lessons; frequently they came together with their parents to take part in various developmental games. Starting in September the group began to collect offerings and has already almost reached self-sufficiency. That means that the Children's Center also now houses a new ministry with preschool children; in 2014-2015 all together there were 37 children and 5 staff.
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