click to watc h   Friends,  On Sunday night of Nov 16th (our 1 year anniversary!), the city of Izmail, was hit by 27 drones.  The above video (57 sec) records our experience.  The answer to my question, "What's that noise?" is the resulting fire at the port aboard a ship filled with flammable gas. We see it burning from our kitchen window, at about 200 yards. It's now Tuesday and the port and our apartment still have no power. BBC NEWS TANKER ON FIRE In May, we applied for a

And still — this life is worth embracing… To hear a voice of truth within the world.To rise above the evil, grief, misfortune,When there is no way to turn aside.To learn to thank — our God, our time, each other,For every step, for all that once was ours.To welcome all that cannot be rewritten,And treasure life itself… and truly love it.For real happiness is simply this:To be, to breathe, to live. -Ukrainian poet, Lina Kostenko These are our current Sunday mornings and week

Veronika will be our next student to come to the USA in August 2026. Her resume is attached. Already we are preparing. Do you have a laptop you would like to donate? We will carry it back to Ukraine in November. Would you like to help sponsor her education? (write to me about either) Below is the latest update for Oli and I and our travel.  And also attached for  Mission Committees and Donors is a Q AND A ON THE HISTORY AND PROGRAMS OF THIS CHILD HERE, INC. TRAVEL FALL 2025 

Video on FB:   https://www.facebook.com/reel/844612817909098 Words from Oli:  Dear Friends,  Last days on the road and we return to Ukraine Nov 3. Six weeks of traveling to the Presbyterian Churches of New Mexico, New York, Washington, Florida, North and South Carolina, daily commutes 5-7 hours, changing cars and speeches - about the struggle of Ukraine, our NGO Center "This Child is Near" (in Ukrainian)  This Child Here  about the children of war. Supporting the church and c

Children from Ukraine have a childhood with the taste of war. They know the sound of alarm. They know about bomb shelters and the rule of...

These are photos (touch and hold any and it will expand) from our Center for Creative Activities in Izmail, Ukraine. First, are portraits...

“The world is too much with us: late and soon,”  William Wordsworth from  College Readings in Poetry  by Del Plaine and Grandy, I bought...

We are looking for volunteers to come to our summer programs in Varna, Bulgaria any time between July 11 and July 31, 2025. Attached...

Olya and I are already on the road. We leave Atlanta in the next hour. Below is our schedule of travel. If you are located along the way,...

Here's five from a class full during our Christmas activities The End of the Year is almost upon us, the time many folks give to...