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Ela Besedena
Ela Besedena

Ela Besedena, her Ukrainian Journey

She could be anyone's child and she can still live her dreams. But she needs a lot of help.

Please click on Ela's photo.







Ukrainian children's letters to God.

The Ukrainian Observer published parts of letters to God written by Ukrainian Children. I was struck by the compelling wisdom in this one.

"Well, Jesus suffered for people's sake, and for what sake do people suffer?"
Grisha, 4th grade


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US missionary and UK broadcaster team up to help handicapped children in Eastern Europe

By Michael Ireland


“An American missions leader has combined with a
UK broadcaster who loves to run marathons, to help a handicapped children’s center in Ukraine.


“In an interview for Safe Worlds IPTV, Thompson and Wooding told international journalist and broadcaster Dan Wooding about their unique partnership.


“Peter Wooding told his father why he ran the LA
Marathon to raise funds for the Hearts of Love Konotop Handicapped Children’s Centre in Ukraine.”


What a great thing, we have many stories here about what the young people are doing. It’s great to see us more mature people in action!


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Keighley News


Molly hands toys to Ukrainian orphans

By Miran Rahman


“A girl from Black Hill, in Keighley, has shown how even a six-year-old can make a positive difference to the world.


“Early this year, Molly Nolan donated some of her own new Christmas toys to an orphanage in Vinogradiv, in
Ukraine.


“She said she thought the children there probably did not have any toys, so would be happy to use things she was unlikely to play with.”


Once again a child shows the way to kindness. Please click on the British flag.


Andryusha Starving in Kalinovka Orphanage
Andryusha Starving in Kalinovka Orphanage

For me, if I could write Grisha a letter I would simply say, “Grisha, it’s the greed of the grown ups, the adults, for which the children suffer.”


Andryusha suffering from malnutrition exhaustion; a patient at the children’s home at Kalinovka,
5 February 2008.


Please click on the picture and think how you would answer Grisha.



In mourning for Andryusha
In mourning for Andryusha

News from the Children’s Home in Kalinovka


by Albert Pavlov, Zaporozhye, and translated by Andrew Shenk, Carleton College, USA.


“On March 11, (2008) Andryusha (the boy with terminal malnutrition and the center of the incident which led to the firestorm of publicity) died.


“In February Andryusha stayed for a week in the
Chernigov Regional Hospital, gained some weight, and was then transferred back to Kalinovka.


“Unfortunately, even at the hospital, they were unable to discover the cause of his vomiting. I trust that the Lord received this little martyr into heaven and that the soul of Andryusha found peace.”


We must understand that a Ukrainian in Ukraine, until now, speaking out the way Albert did is very risky. Albert Pavlov isn’t a firebrand reformer.

He is an ordinary family man, overworked and underpaid and underappreciated by society. He has compassion and courage that are extraordinary.


 
Please click on the ribbon to open  this ground breaking story.


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The Herts Advertiser


Sisters making a difference

15:10 - 21 April 2008


“Two sisters have marked their Jewish coming of age by ‘twinning’ with orphans in the
Ukraine
whose lives they are working to improve.

"Abi and Eli Samuels from Newlands Avenue in Radlett have so far raised around £2,000 for their new friends in Eastern Europe after being paired with them through a World Jewish Relief (WJR) project on celebrating their Barmitzvahs."


The young continue to lead the way, please click on the flag to read this inspiring story.


American Ukraine Friendship Flags
American Ukraine Friendship Flags

The Birmingham News

Sunday April 13, 2008

By Paul Beaudry


“This isn't a normal April day. Instead of dealing with everyday life in
Birmingham, the Hoods are some 6,200 miles away, changing their lives forever.”


Yes! Tak! Please read on – Please click on the flags and read on!


American-Ukrainian Friendship Flags
American-Ukainian Friendship Flags

Canada Free Press

"Ukraine lighting candles in the children’s dark"

By OnTheWeb: Anne Burkhart  Friday, April 4, 2008


"Colombus-Miss. What does a cold, wet five-year-old girl begging in a Ukrainian bus station at night have to do with saving landfills in the
United States?  How could this little girl’s plight lead to the formation of a charity called Operation Ukraine


"The connecting threads are woven in the heart of a woman named Kathy Cadden. Cadden’s niece and her friend found the little girl when they were in the
Ukraine during a church youth mission several years ago. 


"They could not leave the poor child to spend the night in such a dangerous place with temperatures below freezing.  Taking the little girl to their room, they fed, washed and clothed her.  She said her name was Jenya. 


"The next day Jenya showed them where she lived.  They learned her mother frequently locked her out of the house and forced her to beg at the bus station."


Please click on the flags for this inspiring and unique story.


American-Ukraine Friendship Flags
American-Ukraine Friendship Flags

Ipswich with news from the Ipswich Chronicle


"Students reach out to children in Ukraine"

Wed Apr 02, 2008, 02:00 PM EDT


"Ipswich - Ipswich High School students Laura Josephson, left, and Rebekah Steele, spent Monday, March 10 at Ipswich Laundry on Central Street washing, drying and packaging clothes for orphans in
Ukraine.


"The students said they would like to thank
Ipswich Laundry's Richard Lutto for his generosity.  Lutto allowed them to use the facility for the project." 


The youth are leading again! Go girls! Please click on the flags for this story.


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Telegraph & Argus

Bradford, UK

 

Nora steps up again to help needy

By Ben Barnett

 

“To get to the lawn mower in her garage Nora Kilcoyne would have to climb over hundreds of boxes of shoes and trainers.

 

“It's not that she has a shoe fetish; this is the result of a charitable mind at work.

 

“The retired Irish woman, of Sandy Lane, Bradford, amassed up to 500 pairs of brand-new shoes to be loaded on a truck and driven to Eastern Europe.”

 

Please click on the flag for this inspirational story.


Gayle Dubowski
Gayle Dubowski
In mourning for Gayle
In mourning for Gayle

This Update Notice just came from Alisha Balogi, Gayle’s cousin. The original notice is below.


"Hey Love (Gayle's Song)"


“This song was written and recorded in loving memory of our cousin, Gayle Dubowski, who was one of the victims of the NIU shootings on
February 14, 2008.”


Please click on the photo
to read more about this beautiful memorial to Gayle. For only one dollar (US) we can download the song and make a difference.


Also, here is a link to HOPE worldwide, Gayle’s favorite charity, to which all profits are dedicated by Gayle’s cousins in her honor.

Gayle's favorite charity, HOPE worldwide



George and Alisha Balogi
George and Alisha Balogi

About Gayle Dubowski

Please click on the photo to go to the full story - once there please do register to post a comment in honor of this slain student whose heart was filled with compassion. Her family will appreciate it.

Daily Herald from Chicago’s Suburbs


Song honoring slain student will benefit orphans she wanted to help


By Jake Griffin | Daily Herald Staff Published:
3/9/2008 12:21 AM


“For four semesters Gayle Dubowski studied the intricacies of the Russian language.


“She and four classmates were shot and killed by a gunman who burst into a lecture hall on the DeKalb campus Feb. 14.


" 'We had been interested in going as a family to the
Ukraine to do work with a church over there and she was particularly interested in helping out at the orphanages in Kiev and Moscow,' Joe Dobowski said. 'She was learning Russian so she could speak to the children.'


“Three of her cousins aren't letting Gayle's dream of helping the orphans die with her.”


Photo by Bev Horne, Staff Photographer

Please click on the photo to read this awesome story.
 

Ukraine Flag Flying
Ukraine Flag Flying

The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS

Dnepropetrovsk Jewish Community Promotes Youngsters' Talent

Tuesday, March 18 2008


DNEPROPETROVSK, Ukraine – The Jewish community of Dnepropetrovsk is proud to announce it is launching music lessons locally. Beneficiaries of the new program are the boys residing at the Warm Home for Schoolchildren.


“This new initiative was made possible thanks to the financial support of Alexander Gordotsky, a good friend of the local Jewish community.”


Please click on the Ukrainian flag.


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The Evening Telegraph; Peterborough, United Kingdom

Enjoy the sound of Ukraine


“THE first of a planned series of concerts at
Westgate Church this year will be by a Ukrainian group – the Kiev Singers. They provide a repertoire of classical pieces, plus Ukrainian church and folk music, including solos and accompaniments by organ, piano and bandura, the Ukrainian national instrument.


“Profits go to help Ukrainian orphans and homeless children, including victims of the
Chernobyl disaster.”


Please click on the British flag.


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Edmonton Journal


Edmonton
students raise over $2,000 in
walk-a-thon


Jamie Hall, edmontonjournal.com

Published: 2:15 pm March 15, 2008


“EDMONTON - For Evan Horbay and Tanya Pacholok, the walkathon that ended on the steps of the Legislature Saturday morning marked the final leg in a years-long journey to the
Ukraine.


“They managed to raise more than $2,100, money they'll use once they arrive in the
Ukraine to shop for toys, clothes and playground equipment for the children at an orphanage in Lviv, Ukraine.’


Please click on the Canadian flag.


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Students will make history in Ukraine

Exchange trip first of its kind for Alberta kids


The
Edmonton Journal

Jeff Holubitsky


“EDMONTON - While thousands of Alberta students will take part in the annual ritual of touring the museums of Europe this spring, a small group from two
Edmonton schools will be making their own history."


Please click on the Canadian Flag to read this article


Please meet Irina Gavrisheva of Zaporozhye, Ukraine

You are invited to read about a chilling and disturbing time in Irina Gavrisheva's young life, "Escape from death" Rememberance of 13 year old girl about Zaporozhye's oncology ward.

Be prepared to read a nightmare and be prepared to want to reach out to Irina at her email (the final link to her) to ask how you can help her in her mission. Remember, fast web servers do not seem to be the standard in Ukraine and it does cost money for the recepient so please be appropriately courteous and to the point.

Escape from death take you to her compelling personal story.

Link #1 opens Irina's "Escape from death"

Link #2 to "If I experienced and overcame...."

Link #3 to "Doctors are also people...."

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A true Ukrainian Hero, Irina Gavrisheva, volunteer to sick Ukrainian children.
A true Ukrainian Hero, Irina Gavrisheva, volunteer to sick Ukrainian children.

Transformation through Forgiveness and Love


“If
Ukraine were to present a Volunteer of the Year award, it would be impossible to imagine a more deserving candidate than Zaporizhzhya’s twenty-three year old Ira Gavrisheva.


Though tied to a wheelchair and suffering from misdiagnosed…..” Anne Linden for the
Kiev Post


Please click on Irina’s photograph and read Anne’s story about this remarkable young lady.

The authors travel to Ukraine at their own expense. This support is provided at no cost to them or their funding. It is done with love for  Ukraine's Orphans and Ukraine's disabled and sick children. I do not sell anything, ask for or accept any money.  David   ukraineorphans.net