 In January of 2004, it was brought to my
attention that a small orphanage in Sinegorski, Russia was so strapped
for cash that they had little in the way of funds to purchase gifts
for the children. Sinegorski, Russia is located in the Krasnodar
region of Russia well south of Moscow. This region borders on the
Black Sea and the international border of Russia and the country
of Georgia. Sinegorski itself is a very small community in the
Caucasus Mountain Range south of the city of Krasnodar, the capitol
of this region.
The Sinegorski orphanage is very small. It consists of six staff
members; Natalia Valerievna is the Director, and ten children from
the ages of seven to nineteen years old. The children over seventeen
are allowed to stay in a rooming facility owned by the orphanage
only because they have no other place to go. The main facility
itself consists of a white, one-story building with a single room
for the boys and a single room for the girls. Several other rooms
are for classes, staff and the kitchen.
 Needy Feet Ministries put together a donation that would allow
them to buy the gifts they needed for the children. The money was
sent to Vera Chumak. Vera purchased the presents locally and also
purchased games and other little things that the children have
never had. Vera lives in the village of Ilsky, 25 kilometers from
Sinegorski, with her husband and two children. Vera has been volunteering
her time to visit these children and spends much of that time ministering
to them, talking to them and helping the staff where she can to
make the children feel that someone cares for them. Vera and her
husband, Aleksander and two boys, Sergei, 9, and Dima, 8, live
in a brick home in Ilsky. Their home is without running water,
hot or cold, they must use an outhouse on the property as their
bathroom. Aleksander was laid-off from his job for several months
in 2004, but is thankfully working again. Vera has been doing her
volunteer work at the orphanage for several years and enjoys her
ministry to these children. I came to know of Vera's work through
her friend, Svetlana, who used to live next to Vera in Ilsky. Please
pray for the Chumak family and their work with the children in
these orphanages.
 Vera and Needy Feet have agreed to form a partnership that will
support her efforts to minister to the children of this orphanage
as long as the children are there. Vera does not know when they
may close the facility, if they actually do. There are other orphanages
near Vera and she is very interested in being a part of their lives
as well. The Chumak family is not able to support Vera's ministry
to these children without outside help. She needs ministry seed
money to operate. Needy Feet Ministries has committed to raising
support for her efforts to minister to these children. Needy Feet
is helping Vera to get in touch with the local Child Evangelism
Fellowship Representative in her area. We believe the training
and leadership provided by CEF Russia will benefit Vera's efforts
to reach out to the other facilities in her area. They also provide
materials in print and video in Russian that she can use to minister
to the kids. For the complete story of the Summer and Christmas
celebrations at the Sinegorski orphanage, please click the link
provided at the top of this page.
 Needy Feet Ministries is looking for dedicated support for Vera
through individuals and churches. Our goal is to provide her with
one hundred and fifty dollars a month to cover the cost of her
ministry and to help her cover the needs of her family, as well.
Every dollar sent for Vera will go to Vera for her work.
Please pray about how you can help Vera reach out to these lonely
boys and girls who have no parents to show them the love and care
that they need in their lives. The amount required is small, but
the impact of that amount is unknowable to us. The Lord will honor
your efforts through Vera to reach these most vulnerable children.
Please let me know how we can provide the information you need
to make your decision. You can write to me at john@needyfeet.org,
or call at 630-803-8312 anytime.
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