«Republic Pilgrim» is the state of kids and, just as in every other state, they have their own government, laws and order. This is why the elections of president and of government is always a very important event in the state of former street kids. The other day the inhabitants of “Pilgrim” made their conscious […]

Since mid-2021, all pupils of the Children’s Rehabilitation Center “Republic Pilgrim” have switched to distance learning. Before the quarantine measures, small classrooms functioned in the center, which, on the one hand, were more convenient and practical for conducting classes. Teachers came to the center from a secondary school. However, the new form of education began

In the village of Demyanovka near Mariupol, Pastor Valery Timakov and like-minded people organized a hospice. Elderly people who have no support are brought here.The main organizer of assistance to the disadvantaged is Valery Timakov, pastor of the Priazovsky rehabilitation monastery. He himself has health problems, so he travels on an electric scooter for people

CAPTURING GRACE ON A 23 DAY JOURNEY THROUGH UKRAINE AND GREECE, PHOTOGRAPHING AT PILGRIM REPUBLIC FOR SOW In case it’s not obvious, I am in love with traveling the world, capturing images that tell a story of God’s grace, love and mercy. Our experiences at fathers house were unforgettable, so many sweet people whose stories,

Today, July 15, the all-Ukrainian action «Shlyakh Nezalezhnykh»( «The Way of Independent» started in Mariupol.  Christians from all over the country came together to make a rally to the President’s Office in Kiev.  The protesters will demand tougher legislation against drug dealers. The action started at the Prayer Cliff.  More than 100 people with national

The academic year is over, and the Republic Pilgrim is once again saying goodbye to their graduates. This year, six ninth-graders graduated from the walls of the State of Former Street Kids. During their stay at Pilgrim all the kids have changed a lot. Some in a few years, and some – in a very

In a special story for the program “Evening with Nikolai Knyazhitsky” we tell about the pastor of the Protestant “Church of Good Changes”, military chaplain and father of 38 children Gennadiy Mokhnenko.

BBC News, Ukraine Gennady Mokhnenko from Mariupol is the father of 35 kids, and most of them are sons. There are only three biological kids, the rest are adopted, but there is no division into own and not own in the family – they are all their own kids. The pastor of the local Christian

For the spring holiday on March 8, the traditional bright concert was held in the “Republic Pilgrim”, which was prepared by the pilgrim kids on their own.

Andrei (the name is changed) is now 12 years old. He got to “Pilgrim” in September 2019. His mother, who had drug and alcohol addiction, was under investigation and, hiding from justice, fled. So the child was left alone in a rented apartment.