That is often a popular question this time of year, when many of us have tucked ourselves away indoors avoiding bitter cold and inclement weather! We long for the days of summer, when we can kick back, relax, and get a bit of sun!
For 56 poor children in Ukraine, this daydream can become a reality when opportunity comes knocking for them to attend our Cottage Homes Camp June 27 – July 2, 2011. When invitations are extended to these “lucky ones” they are immediately accepted, as many of these children have either heard about the joys of coming to Kompas Park, or perhaps they have attended in previous years. Regardless, Kompas Park is well known throughout the region of Cherkassy as possibly the best place on earth that a kid can go!
We invite children aged 7-14 years old who are either living in our Cottage Homes, in state run Foster Care homes or who are on the state’s Child Welfare list. We also learn of deserving children through local churches. Alla and Larisa at Hope Now’s Ukraine office do an excellent job of making sure that all the children that God has called to be at this special camp, are able to be there – they all attend free of charge.
So my question to you is – what are you doing this summer?
Can you spare $75 to send one of these deserving children to camp?
The US office has agreed to sponsor the Cottage Homes Camp (like we did last year) so we need to raise $4,200 for this project. We already have an Atlanta-based team of volunteers assembled who will travel to Ukraine and assist the Ukrainian staff at Kompas Park during this week of camp. They are busy collecting camp supplies and raising their own money to travel over 5,000 miles to get to camp.
Are there 56 of our partners out there who will sacrificially give $75 to sponsor a child to attend Cottage Homes camp?
Some will say she is far too young to marry at eighteen, but in the
Ukrainian culture, it is not unusual and, I dare say, there are many
older Americans reading this letter who married as young and will
testify to long and happy marriages
My name is Andrii Meleshko. Born in Smila, 20 kilometres west of
Cherkassy, into an unbelieving family, I grew up without my father, who
had left the family when I was just one.
Considering the record of the Queen’s own family, another royal wedding
might be considered a triumph of hope over experience but there is no
doubting that Prince William has taken his time in getting to know Kate
Middleton.
