Recently, in the "Republic Pilgrim" took place the election of a new government. The race was quite tense. A few new guys have declared themselves as strong candidates and presidential elections were difficult.
Adoptive father of 32 children, pastor -pilgrim Gennady Mokhnenko and his family live today in a fairly cramped conditions. The house they live in consists of two rooms for 13 people. Recently, the adoptive family, with a charitable donation, was able to purchase another small house. Both houses need a lot of repairs, however, both parents and children are happy - they are now having more space where they can live.
At the end of 2011 in Italy, in Sassuolo, a second charity exhibition and sale of "ARTE solidale" took place. It was organized for the financial support of children center "Republic Pilgrim", in Mariupol, and for the African Mission in Burkina Faso, where for 40 years working missionaries Lisa and Umberto Ladder.
I was holding my little young son, rocking him and singing a tune. In this sweet, wonderful time inside me clearly and distinctly sounded a verse from the Gospel, which you probably know...
In the center of children's rehabilitation "Republic Pilgrim" in Mariupol, were guests of the British Liverpool. Jennifer and Marc are already familiar with pilgrim children. They were together at last summer camp in the Crimea: played football, went on hike at the Grand Canyon, and now they came to visit “Pilgrim” again.
In a large-scale project "Crystal Heart" workers of "Pilgrim", the adoptive parents Eugene and Svetlana Isaev, that have adoptive children with HIV-positive, have won first place the "Big Heart".
Pastor- pilgrim Gennady Mokhnenko going into another trip to Africa, Kenya, scheduled for mid-January of 2012. Pastor has a desire to see the same desperately dedicated travelers, who will spend 10 days of the mission in one of the poorest regions in the world.
In the Church of Good Changes resumed classes at a regional Bible School, that was reorganized, and received a new name and a new venue. Now students will leave their city and carry out training time away from the busy life, in the "Shack."
About a year ago in the charity fund "Pilgrim" started a new ministry, that helps abandoned children in hospitals, boarding schools and orphanages in Mariupol and Horlivka.
On a day of prayer for the orphans in the "Church of Good Changes" pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko presented a new project- of bikes cycling action "World without orphans." Pastor Gennady along with former street children, his adoptive sons and children from rehabilitation center "Republic Pilgrim" is going to go around the globe by bicycle.
Pastor Gennadiy had an extensive program of ministries in Germany. In a short period of time he and his team of ministers visited several cities, where he participated in conferences, youth ministries, spoke with Russian Christians living in Germany.
Pastor Gennadiy, together with a team of ministers, from Fund "Pilgrim" went in the middle of October on a missionary trip to Western Europe. The first stop was in the Czech Republic, city Gavizhov, where at the Apostolic Church working partner- mission "Nehemiah". Every summer the team of young people from this ministry coming to “Pilgrim” to serve to the former homeless children in Mariupol.
In the mid-October, center of children's rehabilitation "Republic Pilgrim" was visited by a group of students from Zaporozhye. Students from Zaporizhzhya National Technical University, who are training to become social workers: “We learned about the "Pilgrim Republic," thanks to the film, "Makarenko from Mariupol." Their teachers found it necessary to ensure that future social workers met in practice work with a complex category of children and have experience in dealing with street children.
Today in the "Pilgrim" filmmakers were filming a documentary. French director Frederic Kusso and screenwriter Blonde Yuk arrived in Mariupol to make a film about our city. They were interested in the work of children's rehabilitation center "Republic Pilgrim”. With a great interest they communicated with children, and also recorded an interview with Pastor Gennadiy.
Oksana Pavlova taught Russian literature and ethics in the early years of the opening of small-size classes of school № 18 in the center of children's rehabilitation "Republic Pilgrim." She now teaches former street kids ethics, Christian ethics and literature.
