Dear Partner in Hope 1

Ilia Pyasetskiy 2

Summer in Cherkassy 2

Vilshana Village 3

Hello to all my dear friends 3

Budyshche Ladies Internat 4

Tying the knot 4

Sharing Good News 6 Congratulations Ira and Roman

August 2013 Dear Partner in Hope, or no Christian input and my prayer is that as we are given “I sat among them” the opportunity to support this place, we will also have the opportunity to share the Gospel to some of these most needy My latest trip to Ukraine was so encouraging, of souls. Please pray with me that we will find a way of giving if not very challenging. In fact some verses these people the peace of our Lord Jesus. It was not until ‘I sat from Ezekiel 3:12-15 summed up my journey among them’ that I really began to see the needs they had, quite well! both physical and spiritual.

Having experienced the loud rumbling I give thanks for the sound of my aircraft which took me safely to opportunity of seeing so much Ukraine I enjoyed a week of visiting various of our work, and also for the projects, internats and church services, answered prayer of financial somewhat like Ezekiel I too sat among those support that enables the Lord, we serve, overwhelmed. through us, to make a difference in so many lives. Below are the My first full day was spent in the small town graphs showing the first six of Alexandrivka working with Dr Doroshenko months of income and on a medical outreach programme. The day expenditure compared with our started with a service in the small Baptist budget and last year’s figures. Church where around 30 local people, mainly Thank you again for your non-Christians came for free medical advice continued support and prayers, and treatment. With the help of Svieta, our may the Lord bless you just as translator, I was able to share a message with you are blessing those we serve. them and we then invited the people to go to various “departments” for consultations. After Jon 3.5 hours of consults by each of the 7 man team we stopped for lunch before driving Mission Fund Income back to Cherkassy. It was such a privilege to be a part of the team and at least one lady 2013 BUDGET 2012 repented having been told her lifestyle was JAN £17 884,69 £16 500,00 £11 278,73 the cause of her problems. FEB £37 221,66 £33 500,00 £28 734,00 The next morning, Sunday, at 8am I gathered MAR £57 972,55 £46 500,00 £41 761,00 on the beach with over 100 members of 1st APR £71 137,36 £65 500,00 £60 526,97 Baptist Church and Leski Church for the MAY £81 986,02 £79 500,00 £74 088,86 baptism of 11 new believers in the river. As each came out of the water the choir sang and JUN £101 792,63 £97 500,00 £84 055,75 there were tears, handshakes and hugs. We JUL £107 000,00 £99 468,00 then all moved on to the church for the 10am AUG £120 000,00 £115 286,92 service during which each person was prayed SEP £140 000,00 £125 707,38 for and blessed by the Pastor and deacons. OCT £155 000,00 £145 967,69 As is normal I had several other NOV £169 000,00 £154 911,12 appointments each day but there is one DEC £184 000,00 £168 075,33 further visit I would like to share with you. We had been asked by the local Humanitarian Aid Mission Fund Expenditure Committee to help an Internat for Women with learning disabilities. 117 ladies live there 2013 BUDGET 2012 with a Director in charge of 70 staff. As there is JAN £13 938,79 £14 666,67 £24 799,78 a lot of land around the internat they grow all FEB £20 789,14 £29 333,34 £27 604,61 their own vegetables and crops, as well as look after 140 pigs and 30 cattle. MAR £34 800,26 £44 000,01 £35 393,25 APR £52 650,91 £58 666,68 £54 706,67 Other than the 54 bedridden ladies, all the MAY £78 991,63 £73 333,35 £69 613,74 work is done by the ladies with help from staff JUN £87 709,21 £88 000,02 £82 845,64 who use the machines. Some have small areas of garden where they can grow flowers or JUL £102 666,69 £97 180,72 vegetables, others are trained to look after the AUG £117 333,36 £108 062,66 animals or help clean and wash. However SEP £132 000,03 £120 832,30 there is a need to replace some of the beds OCT £146 666,70 £144 338,84 and chairs as well as for repairing some of the NOV £161 333,37 £153 112,47 farm machinery. At the moment there is little DEC £176 000,00 £214 912,92 page 1 07/2013 Ilia Pyasetskiy

letter by myself), because I studied me easily, but the final session, I am English gradually from childhood sure, will much harder, because and I didn't find another subject there are some new subjects, which that I'd like to study at the are difficult for me. Now I spend a university, and what to do next in lot of time preparing my sessions, life. but when I'm free I usually like to play the guitar, I like music and I I live with my parents and I have want to develop my skills in it, I two siblings, also we have a pet, it's love learning how to play the guitar Ilia a little dog. We're a tight-knit family. with my favorite song. Like others I My dad works a lot, and my mom Hi, my name is Ilya, and I am that like to watch different movies and keeps our house clean always, my boy who can study free, because spend time with friends. But I do brother and sister goe to school. I you helped me. I really appreciate not like to waste time. Also in my spend much time at the university this assistance, because I don't free time I help my mum about the and doing my homework. know what I'd do without your house or with cooking something. The first year was quite difficult for help. I study in the university of the me, but I liked it more than in linguistic faculty (I try write this I thank God for your help, and school. The winter session came to pray for you.

Summer in Cherkassy

A week of joy started at Alpha The children had a choice: either House. There were 36 children on to go to the beach or to the camp. Monday and by the end of the week And they all have chosen the camp. we ended up with 50. Mishka the One mom of the twins (Katya and bear and a little girl Masha are very Slavik) commented that it is well known cartoon characters. dangerous to leave the children They welcomed the children every just playing outside. “I know you morning telling them interesting won’t teach them bad things at the stories that also teach something camp. They love it here and have good and useful. Then the puppets much fun. And I am at peace.” We love games... taught them to be good and what Lively songs of worship, brightly Life in Ukraine is becoming much colored t-shirts, all the decorations harder now, many people are made the camp festive and the unemployed and men are children happy. The most fun they concerned about that very much. had was playing water games and For ladies it’s a little bit easier. The having snacks afterwards. And the parents can’t afford to take their lady was right - we don’t teach bad children to the seaside or send things at our camp. We teach about them somewhere for a holiday and Jesus and that at His time will many children just spend time out become Saviour of each of those in the streets. songs... children. That’s why we do it.

Bible teaches us about treating others. There was a great time of games and singing and they enjoyed making different crafts and had a Bible lesson. At the end of the camp time children would come all together for more singing and a talent show. It was important to come to the right conclusion and mishka... remember all we have learned and exercises! today. page 2 07/2013 Vilshana Village

children, and now started visiting evangelistic services in a big tent people at their homes trying to that is put up by a Tent Mission build contacts. Andrii has found a Andrii invited to Vilshana. He did way to help a little to the children not look discouraged. Rather the and young people with special other way around. We did not need needs. to encourage him - he has encouraged us. He told us that This year Andrei decided to during last few days the whole conduct a tent outreach to win village came out to look at the people for Christ. He collected a pictures and asked a lot of Vilshana outreach picture gallery that shows and tells questions. Praise the Lord for His the truth about Christ. It was good faithful servants! An elderly minister had been to see changes and the fervent serving in the village but the old desire of the young minister to work Coordinator Larisa Vovk generation gradually is being on God’s field. We happened to pass replaced with a younger one. Andrii through Vilshana delivering some and his wife came to the village of clothes collected by several Vilshana having left the churches in Cherkasy for a home for conveniences of a city. He was a women with learning disabilities town-boy and now lives in the which was in the village 20 miles village. There were no relatives in further than Vilshana. We could not the village, no parents, not even a pass through the village without friend. Except the Friend that as stopping and encouraging the they believed has sent them there. young family. It was a surprise for us “Our Lord Jesus is with us and He to see Andrii in the center of the will lead us and guide us.” So village with this large gallery of they’ve chosen this way to serve. copies of well-known works of art. They have two children and the All of them were about Jesus and church yard soon becomes full of what was happening to Him. We children. They’ve started their work learned later that this was in the village with a camp for preparation for a week of A serving family

Hello to all my dear friends

Cherkassy where I will practice for With my love to you, Yours my three year internship. I will in Valerya” addition seek entrance to the Medical Academy in Kiev. I will Here is but one illustration of the spend six months in each location. dividends that can result from investing love, prayer, faithful My precious friends, I want to support and encouragement. A thank you for all the years you have lonely young man with a sad been supporting me. I want to background finding faith, friendship thank you for your sincere love and I and fulfilment. A life full of promise Valerya always thank God for you. Thank and passion. To his gratitude I add you that you are supporting and my own to a God who has used this I am glad of the opportunity to helping me to become a doctor. It is Christian organisation, its staff and write to you. I recently passed the very important for me and I really supporters to save and to serve to His final examinations at the Medical want to become a good doctor. I glory. University in Kiev and have now pray God’s blessing upon you and graduated and have been awarded may the Lord always keep you and Arthur Glinn a diploma. I have also been your family. accepted by the hospital in page 3 07/2013 Budyshche Ladies Internat

on 10.06.13 with the Following this report I visited the humanitarian aid. internat to see for myself the needs That is an internat here. Along with Misha we toured the for the ladies of our facilities and discussed how we oblast. They all need might be able to help. To give the care, and most of ladies a sense of purpose and to keep them for their life them active those who are able help time. There are 117 on the farm, besides 140 pigs and 30 patients. The cattle there are acres land which is director wrote to us used for growing vegetables and hay. with a request to However there are over 50 bed bound help them ladies who are fully reliant on the 70 financially for staff working there. I am also Ukrainian hospitality fencing, tables, exploring ways in which we can chairs, beds, etc. The facilitate some Christian teaching A few words about Budyshche request was for £9600. We visited from local pastors. Jon internat. We visited that institution the institution with what we had (clothes etc) just to meet with them and have an idea of who they are. They are well cared for, and have good facilities. There are some needs, of course, but we are glad to see their work and that they are responsible people and the institution exists.

Made in Budyshche Larisa Vovk 140 pigs

Tying the knot

and Leyna’s Now we can give thanks that he youngest biological has met his partner in life and will son Roman. For be marrying Ira on the 18th August many years he has 2013. The couple met in Kiev where willingly shared his they were studying, and earlier this parents with all the year went together with others on foster children that a mission trip to India. It is so have lived under the encouraging to see the young care of our first people Hope Now have supported foster parents at so willing to give something back, Alpha House, being to serve the Lord in mission at a caring brother and home and overseas. Roman and Ira, friend. Roman also we wish you a long and happy helps at Kompas marriage with the knot firmly tied Two happy couples! Park during the by our Lord Jesus. summer season as a Many of you that have travelled to life guard and is always on hand Ukraine may well have met Misha and willing to take on another task. page 4 07/2013 Sharing Good News

before that in November, my home Also, recently, through a visit by Church Stradbroke Baptist was very one of the Hope Now staff, at least blessed by holding a Zozulenka two new connections have been Concert; Zozulenka were also able made; one is to visit a Church in to visit Harleston Primary School in Crawley in Sussex to share about the next town, and also our own the work, and the other is via the local Primary School here in manager of a Christian bookshop in Stradbroke. Stradbroke Primary Southend who would like Jon to School joined in collecting gifts for visit to share with the Churches the Christmas trip, along with the there about the work. What is so village people and my own church. satisfying in sharing about the work of Hope Now is that it has Jackie and cakes! It’s interesting how things spread also opened the door to present from small beginnings, as this all led the Good News about Jesus and It is always encouraging to be able to my being invited into my local His love to those who don’t know to share with you, our readers, Primary School to give a Him as their own Saviour and Lord.” reports of the work in Ukraine. presentation of the work of Hope Below is the story of one of our Now and the school is now waiting Jackie supporters, Jackie who has been to to hear if they can twin with a Ukraine and is able to share not school in Cherkassy. They would only Hope Now news, but also her also like to raise funds for Hope faith in many areas. Now. The Lord has opened the door for me to tell people about the work “It all started at the 2012 AGM as of Hope Now in the village clubs Brenda was giving her report about and also at another church in the Christmas in Cherkassy, and God area. Even more amazing is the fact said very clearly to me “I want you that two teachers from the there”. So off I went a few months Harleston School (where Zozulenka later as part of the team to share performed) are going to Ukraine as Christmas with the elderly and volunteers on a TEFL camp at Stradbroke Baptist Church lonely of Cherkassy. However, Kompas Park this year!

Nastya’s News

region. So the first decided to show those new leaders thing we could do how to work in other villages. So is a family camp in the most active of the new leaders Shoobiny Stavy. As are from the family of many we have worked at children, their names are: Nika, that village for Tanya and Valya. Tanya is many years, this responsible for grazing the family year we decided to cow, and while she was grazing the change our work a cow she became friends with the little bit. As I wrote children from neighbouring village before – in spring called Chemeryske who were Camps begin we had a successful grazing cows on the same field. training in The first month of the summer has Shoobiny Stavy. The purpose of that When we came to Shoobiny Stavy almost passed. With the help of training was - to train new leaders to train new missioners we had no Hope Now we could do a lot in our (missioners). So this summer we doubt that together with Tanya, page 5 07/2013 that only a few (about 12) children Klimenko (grew up as a missionary live in Chemeryske village, so it from our team) – from Vatutine would be better to work with (town) also went with Vatutine children from two other villages: leaders to the village of Libidyn to Rizyne or Rubany Mist. prepare to the Christian camp which will be in August in Libidin. On the next day together with our new young missioners from Jon, thank you very much and to Shoobiny Stavy we travelled by all your friends from England. May bicycles to the village Rubany Mist. God bless you all. Love Anastasia We found a house of prayer there Vovk. and also found Christians – they were only six there. They told us the last Christian camp in their village was 10 ten years ago. So we proposed to organise a one day camp to see how the children Muddy Feet 2013! would respond. So the same day we Nika and Valya we will go to this gave invitations to the children and (new for us) village called the next day 24 children came to Chemeryske. However before we the camp. 8 of those children were start a series of work in a new place teenagers. Now we plan one more we need to find out what the needs camp there and want to involve are in that place. local teenagers to do the missionary work to the next three villages. So when the rain stopped me and two of my friends from Cherkassy So, dear Jon and all partners of Lena (big clean town) were happy that Hope Now, we didn`t plan that but we have three new friends who are we (like Columbo) opened new ready to share the Gospel, went to places to work for God`s glory. These are the photos from Chemeryske. Nothing seemed to be Olshana working camp. Where the bad, but at the beginning of our Also during June we had a camp in youth try to do a new sewage journey Tanya asked us to take off Borovitsa village. The biggest system. our shoes… And the way to the blessing there was the number of new village started… Mud covered children. They were 60 ( 40 more And that was lena`s photo. Lena the “road” all the way to than in winter camp). Those 20 finished a school this year and is Chemeryske and all the way back. children who were in winter camp going to the village of Lebedyn as a I`ll never forget this road. When I told others to come. So now almost leader of the camp. Please pray for remember that journey I want to all dwellers of Borovitsa could hear her as she also enters an institute in laugh and cry at the same time (our about Christ because during the July. legs were so dirty). But however we camp we had many projects of met some villagers, and visited the mercy. The village of Vilshana also mayor of the village, he explained heard a lot about Christ in June. The young couple Andrew and Tanya continue their missionary work there. There was a Christian pictures gallery, a tent from the mission “Light on the East” and a working camp as a preparation to the children’s camp which will be in two Children love camps weeks. Lena Olshana Camp page 6 07/2013 The Prayer Diary

Thursday 1st Friday 2nd Saturday 3rd Many people are Pray for Dan, Pray for Dr Contact us: travelling to and Daniel, Joanne, Doreshenko and August 2013 from Ukraine this Karen, Elliot, Jon, his mobile medical Hope Now Newsletter International month, pray for Tim, Lorri and Ann team, as they travel contacts Head Office safe travels for all, travelling around ministering Malvern Centre, and for Misha as he to Ukraine today to both the Editorial: Malvern Road Southampton meets people in for the TEFL camp physical and Jon Budgell SO16 6PY. Kiev spiritual needs of patients jon hopenow.org.uk Tel: 023 80 780 720 www.hopenow.org.uk Fax: 023 80 510 680

Sunday 4th Monday 5th Tuesday 6th Wednesday 7th Thursday 8th Friday 9th Saturday 10th Pray for the girls Pray for Jon as he Pray for Larisa Vovk Pray for the Pray for the Pray for Nick, Pray for good moving into flat 33, prepares for the as she invites Directors of the children in the Sharon, Esther, relationships to be and the boys into cycle tour widows/widowers Orphanages in Rescue Shelter, Rachel, Ben, established Swindon House, beginning next to the camps later Cherkassy in their that problems can William, Esther, between the youth that friendships week that he will this month and role in guiding the be sorted quickly David, Billy, of First Baptist can be formed be fit and ready for finalises the children, and so that they can Carmen, Abbie, Church in quickly as they the long rides activities for the especially in their enjoy a secure Nicole and Tamsin Cherkassy and learn to live week relationships with family life travelling to Ashley Baptist together Hope Now Ukraine today for Church in New the first Children’s Milton camp

Sunday 11th Monday 12th Tuesday 13th Wednesday 14th Thursday 15th Friday 16th Saturday 17th Pray for Margaret Pray for all those Pray for our foster Pray for the Pray for extra Pray for Phil Pray for Becky, Ferguson in South taking part in the parents as they evening camps support for our Gutowski as he Esther, Wendy, Africa, for patience cycle tour deal with problems that the cyclists Mission Fund, leaves his job Bernard, Abi and and peace as she beginning today, that arise from will be running at always low during today, and for his Julie as they lead deals with some for safety as they time to time with villages each day, summer months, plans to move to the second very frustrating ride, and for energy children in their and for but so vitally Southampton soon children’s camp circumstances to meet the target care opportunities to needed to under this week surrounding our miles each day! share the Gospel gird all other funds students there

Sunday 18th Monday 19th Tuesday 20th Wednesday 21st Thursday 22nd Friday 23rd Saturday 24th Pray for Roman Pray for Anatolii Give thanks for our Pray for the Pray for Misha and Pray for the Happy Birthday Vyshemirskyi and Pereplitsa and faithful supporters feeding the staff at Alpha students Myroslava! On this Ira as they seek Sasha Tarasenko as and volunteers, programme that House as they deal sponsored by Hope Ukrainian God’s blessing on they peach in the without whom we we support that with the day-to- Now as they get Independence Day, their marriage prisons and couldn’t do the with limited day enquiries from ready for a new pray that the today support ex work the Lord resources we can people seeking term of studying political situation prisoners leads us to do reach those most help or funding will always uphold in need what is best for the people

Sunday 25th Monday 26th Tuesday 27th Wednesday 28th Thursday 29th Friday 30th Saturday 31st Pray for all the Pray for Zozulenka, Pray for Jon as he Pray for the Pray for Alla as the Pray for Brenda, Pray for the Pastors leading and their teacher celebrates his Cherkassy Centre Kompas Park Phoebe, Helen, Jill, volunteers who Services being held Natalya as they birthday today, for Biblical Studies, season nears an Peter, Rosemary, have already been in both Cherkassy practice, and that the year ahead for both Tutors and end for this year, Colin and Daphne to camp this year, and the villages prepare, for their will be one of the students, as that she may be as they travel to that they may be nearby today tour of the UK in renewed blessings they prepare for given wisdom in Ukraine today to given November from God on his the next course her planning for lead the first opportunities in ministry at Hope the next season Widow’s camp their home Now churches to share of their experiences

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