Friday we drove an hour and
fifteen minutes to get to everyone's favorite orphanage - Yosopovitchy.
Anyone who has been to Ukraine will know about this little place. Very
small with about 16-18 young children, ranging from 4-8. We picked up
some food, fruits and cleaning supplies to bring there as well as a box
of children's clothing. The kids were all fitted with winter boots the
last time Tanya and Ruslan where there. These boots all come from
donations from the various assemblies who send boxes to Lviv. We are
very thankful for every single box that arrives here as it shows the
care that people have for those less fortunate.
Unfortunately we were unable to interact with the kids on this visit since they were having their afternoon nap.
We chatted with the staff for awhile and went on our way to see the family we have gotten to know quite well in the neighbouring town of Stryii.
A lot of you would remember past posts of this family, the father being a doctor who is unable to work. He is very good at making different wood carvings and these he sells at the bazaars.
His wife has had open heart surgery and is recovering from that but is still not well.
Their oldest son has special needs.
The youngest boy of the family required surgery a couple of years ago after he was struck by a bus, but he has recovered completely from that.
The conditions they live in leave a lot to be desired. Since two of their daughters are now married they are down to six people living in a two room apartment. No running water and no indoor facilities presents many challenges. The smell of mold very quickly gets to you when you're there for any length of time. It is a very unhealthy place to live, but there is no other place. However Maria manages to keep her apartment very clean.
We brought some groceries along with us to help them, chatted for a while. The kids were anxious to show us their rabbits.
After praying with them we got back in the van and drove back to Lviv.
Gilles took the bible study on the last 15 verses of John 20. It was nice to see everyone one more time and a nice way to spend part of a Friday evening.
Unfortunately we were unable to interact with the kids on this visit since they were having their afternoon nap.
We chatted with the staff for awhile and went on our way to see the family we have gotten to know quite well in the neighbouring town of Stryii.
A lot of you would remember past posts of this family, the father being a doctor who is unable to work. He is very good at making different wood carvings and these he sells at the bazaars.
His wife has had open heart surgery and is recovering from that but is still not well.
Their oldest son has special needs.
The youngest boy of the family required surgery a couple of years ago after he was struck by a bus, but he has recovered completely from that.
The conditions they live in leave a lot to be desired. Since two of their daughters are now married they are down to six people living in a two room apartment. No running water and no indoor facilities presents many challenges. The smell of mold very quickly gets to you when you're there for any length of time. It is a very unhealthy place to live, but there is no other place. However Maria manages to keep her apartment very clean.
We brought some groceries along with us to help them, chatted for a while. The kids were anxious to show us their rabbits.
After praying with them we got back in the van and drove back to Lviv.
Gilles took the bible study on the last 15 verses of John 20. It was nice to see everyone one more time and a nice way to spend part of a Friday evening.
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