LIVING HOPE ODESSA Back in January, when we were able to distribute over 400 gifts to needy children and senior citizens, we had no idea that the situation in our country would be coming so bad again. But after watching the Russian President’s speech yesterday, it became even clearer to us that at least the…
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Behind every number hides a destiny… On 12.01.2001, the doors of our Day care Centre on Dneprpetrovska Street in Odessa opened for the very first time – at that time for 12 children from families facing great challenges due to poverty, illness, housing shortages and addictions. Since that time, not only has the name of…
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JOY AND SORROW GO HAND IN HAND IN LIFE There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1,4
ONE COMMUNITY – THREE PLACES – MANY STORIES 2020 is coming to an end. A year very different from what we had all planned and expected. Suddenly everyone realises how little we humans actually have in our hands. Basically nothing, because none of us can, as it says in the Bible, “prolong our life even…
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LIVING HOPE IN SPITE OF UNCERTAINTY The tree on the mountain takes whatever the weather brings. If it has any choice at all, it is in putting down roots as deeply as possible. Prayer of Corrie ten Boom
LIVING HOPE IN TIMES OF CRISIS By loving forces wonderfully sheltered, we are awaiting fearlessly what comes. God is with us at dusk and in the morning and most assuredly on every day. Dietrich Bonhoeffer in december 1944
STANDING TOGETHER IN JOY AND SUFFERING Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. The Bible – Letter to the Romans 12:15-16
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
Together not alone … these are the words we choose to describe the year 2018 at Living Hope NGO. We are thankful for the fellowship and conviviality we experience each single day at our day care centers and with the people we have the privilege to work with. Growing together is exciting and challenging, it…
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“We have Easter every day, we just celebrate it once a year.” – Martin Luther “The Lord is risen! He is risen indeed!” – with these phrase people all over the world greet each other during these days. In most Western European countries Easter 2018 is already a past event. We just celebrated it this…
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