Trip to Stara Basan Orphan Boarding School

We took a trip to the Stara Basan orphan boarding school at the end of last year—this trip was special. After all, we haven't seen many children in our class for a long time. There were 47 people there in total (including Oksana and her husband Serhiy).

Even though Oksana invited only those who really wanted to come, they all hurried to the class because they missed us so much. Everyone was looking forward to hearing a new story. The children attentively listened to the story about Joseph and his difficult life, then they took an active part in answering Oksana’s questions.

Oksana was very pleased with Marilyn, a dark-skinned girl. Usually, she is very quiet, but this time she actively participated in the discussion and got the highest score for answering the questions correctly. When asked “Did God really love Joseph? After all, he allowed so much suffering in his life.” She replied, “Yes, God loved Joseph, but He tested his faith and made him stronger by letting those trials happen to him.”

Oksana summed up her words by stating “there can be trials in our lives, but we’ll go through them with God, and in the end, we are sure to receive a reward!”

We pray that the children will keep these words in their hearts to get them through life.