No fun in February

Natasha and Lena were not able to visit the Luga orphanage in February due to a measles outbreak. They were not allowed to leave the city (St. Petersburg) nor were the children allowed to enter into it.

They hope to visit the kids either this week or next. They plan on bringing them into St. Petersburg for a day of fun.

Please pray for the kids who do not get to leave the orphanage/Internat (school). Some get to go home on weekends to their families since it is also a school. But for the true orphans and social orphans, they live there, go to school there, and play there. There are very few opportunities to get away. Pray that the event scheduled in March goes as planned. The kids love it and it gives Natasha and Lena a chance to share the love of Jesus. Something they cannot do within the walls of the government run orphanage.

Continue to pray for a Christian director for Luga. They have been without a director for almost a year. Without a director, the kids will not be able to participate in summer activities such as going away to a christian summer camp. Many from other orphanages were able to do so last year. I would hate for the kids of Luga to be trapped at the orphanage for another long summer.

Lift their needs up to God. He knows them and has a plan. YOU are a part of that plan. The kids need your love, support, and prayers.
Pray for the kids' physical, social, and spiritual needs. That they would not feel unloved or unimportant. That Lena and Natasha can continue to tell them about God and how they are his special children. Don't all children need to hear that?

Please do not forget these kids. They need you to remember them, pray for them, and help provide for their physical needs. Your sponsorship helps in this area. It shows them someone cares.

If you would like to sponsor a child or sponsor an orphanage go to www.BigFamilyMinistry.org.

January activities for Luga

January activities for Luga:

In January, the children of Luga went to the Science Museum in St. Petersburg. It was quite an adventure. While there, the children learned how thunder is made. They learned about shadows and were able to manipulate their shadows. They played in soap bubbles big enough to fit a person inside! They also leaned how electricity is transferred, found their way through a maze of mirrors and other fun things. Needless to say, the children did not want to leave.

Thank you again for your support. Without you, these events of learning, and wonder would not be taking place.

Visit a Russian orphanage with our team in Russia

   What is it really like when a church team visits children in an orphanage that is under the jurisdiction of the Russian government?  In our monthly news update, you will go with our team, hear what the children have to say, and experience joy and heartaches.  Also in this month's news, some updates on Christmas programs and celebrations in orphanages.
Read the newsletter in English:  http://bigfamilyministry.org/RussianOrphanNews/bigfamilynewsjan2012.pdf  .

For newsletter in Russian: For monthly newsletter in Russian, please click here:  Чтобы прочитать новости на русском языке, пожалуйста, щелкните здесь .  http://bigfamilyministry.org/RussianOrphanNews/bigfamilynewsjan2012Russian.pdf  .

Thanks to all of our Big Family Mission partners!  Without your prayers, encouragement, and financial support, our ministry to Russian and Eastern European orphans would not be able to continue.  We are thankful to God and all of our partners that we can continue to be family for God's very special children in Russian orphanages!

If you are not already a partner... please consider joining with us in 2012.  You can help "adopt an orphanage" with a donation of as little as $5 per month.  Read more about "adopting an orphanage" here:  http://www.bigfamilyministry.org/sponsor_russian_orphanage.html  .

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Have a blessed day!


Ken and Dianne Dockery

Sveta, volunteer from Kommunar Church, with girls at orphanage

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