Yuriy’s life changed and is now dedicated to God!
Mission Without Border’s Ukraine had cause for celebration recently as a former beneficiairy of Mission Without Border’s ministry to Children’s Homes, was baptised in the waters in Korets’ village.
They invited many people to come and share this joy, because Yuriy is a vivid example of God’s work through different projects of Mission Without Borders.
Yuriy is from a poor and dysfunctional family. He ended up in Myzhyrychi Boarding Home, not because of health problems, (like other children) but through his parents’ lifestyle choice. There, he was among the first to enlist in the Mission-organised Sunday school. He liked spending his time learning about how God loved all people and children, in particular.
“Yuriy always stood out, being actively involved in the skits and dramas in Sunday School, and was always saying that he wanted to be a Christian,” says Olga, his Sunday School teacher.
Five years ago, in one of our camps called “Morning Star”, Yuriy accepted Jesus into his heart. Ever since, Yuriy has had a strong desire to be baptised and serve the Lord.
First though, he had to finish his technical education. Later on he married Luba, a girl from Zdovbytsya Children’s Home, who indeed, also met Christ through the Home’s Sunday School program. Now, both have begun ministering at the local church in Myzhyrychi and are expecting a child. “My dream is to preach and for Luba and I to be involved in ministry in the Children’s Homes,” said Yuriy. They also gladly shared with great excitement how a few months ago, they lead an elderly man to the Lord, who has now passed away and is with his Saviour.
This short story is a wonderful reminder that everything we do- whether providing for the physical, emotional or spiritual needs of children, is all vital. When we see lives transformed, like Yuriy’s and Luba’s, it encapsulates the essence of Mission Without Border’s Mission and Mandate- “Reching People for Christ”.Pray with us that many more children would come to understand they are loved and precious to their Heavenly Father who is reaching out to them with the gift of Salvation through His Son Jesus.
