Passion for the Orphans In Ukraine

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Favorite day....taking the kids to church and McDonalds

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more time in the village

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The Shepherd and his sheep

Yuri is sad

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never easy to say goodbye

Leaving the village

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Pam and Kostya

At McDonalds after church

Black Sea

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Brian and Andre sharing the Gospel message

Camp Viktoria

Playing with the kids

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Kimmi and Dana leading us in worship

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Misha (Mike DeFrees) and Anya 2007

Anya 2007. Looking at the words to a Christian praise song

These kids want to go home

Marat and Kostya (I would LOVE to adopt these boys....I pray will one day God will open that door for us. But He may have that door opened for you.

Yula (I am not sure if she is adoptable or being adopted already) SWEET GIRL!

Vladik in the hospital with a broken elbow (6-2008)

Valik

Valik, Pam, Artyr

Pam and Valik

Bill, playing around with the older boys...then he, Mike, and Igor shared with them about God's forgiveness and love

These older kids crave love and acceptance

Mike with some of the boys he's known for 4 or 5 years. Dima, Daniel, and Antyon.

Pam met Pasha 4 years ago.He is a very loving, sweet, hard working young man.

Camp Viktoria

Bill, getting to know and love the kids

Emy and her kids

One can never have too many sons!

Ben and his girls. The kids LOVE this game.

Black Sea

Ashley's Grisha (pray for his adoption). www.fumia.blogspot.com

Danny's kids trying to get him in the water

Chels did get thrown in by her kids

God's answered prayer

My Vova and me!!!!!

Vova spent a lot of time with us. Even went to dinner with us 3 or 4 times. God is good!

Vova knew Mike a year before I met him.

Vova joining us for pizza

Monday at Fontanka

relays

Tolik...that's all....just....Tolik

Listening to the Bible story

Danny helping out with the crafts

working on a notebook for their craft

Lela and another sweet Vyktor

Reunion at Camp Viktoria

Misha and Pasha

Valyk, Pam, and Artyr. Artyr came several days to visit with me. He graduated 2 years ago and does not live in the orphanage any more.

The director of Camp Viktoria and Pam...he just loves me! ; )

Fontanka

Lela, Igor and some of the boys

playing volley ball our first day at Fontanka

We're here!!

Mike, Bill, Em, and Lela...waiting for everyone to come out.

Mer, Sarah, Chels, and Valerie..also waiting

Planning meeting

sorting clothes

playing with puppets

sara and her "hat"

Kostya

One of the sweet orphans in Odessa, Ukraine

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Pam DeFrees: San Antonio, TX, United States; God has given our family a heart for the orphans in Odessa Ukraine. It started with our oldest son, Michael when he went with San Antonio Christian School. Each summer a team of adults, graduates (return mission team members), and high school students go to Ukraine for a little over 2 weeks to share the Good News of Jesus. Their desire is to make sure each child know how much God loves them and how much they love them. As long as God keeps opening the door for the mission team to return to Ukraine, they plan to keep going back. I wrote that years ago; Now it is 2012 and God has completely taking our family, wadded us up in His hands, thrown us on the clay table, kneaded us, molded us, and He is in the process of re-shaping us into what He wants us to be. Painful process but OH SO WORTH it if it is for His glory..which it is. Because of our mission trips, we have fallen in love with so many of the kids in Ukraine. We were finally able to bring of one them home to be a part of our family and that is when God made our world go upside down. You can read that blog at AnotherDeFrees.webnode.com God is good!

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