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When the coffin with his mother was being buried 13-year-old Kolya yelled – “Stop it, idiots! What are you doing?”
Kolya Rykov is one of the boys from “Pilgrim” whose rehabilitation doesn’t go that easy. Constant life stresses led him out of his house before and out of the orphanage afterwards. These days there was one more hit from life – he lost his mother.
International visit to Republic Pilgrim from France
The dance band from France has come to visit Republic Pilgrim recently. The youth from France has been doing fundraising concerts to be able to come to Ukraine and to see “Republic Pilgrim”.
The pilgrims are getting prepared for Euro 2012
The children of the center of children’s rehabilitation “Republic Pilgrim” take sports quite seriously, organize their own sports competitions and show much interest in world sports field, follow the news about preparation for the European Cup.
Memorial service of Gennadiy Mokhnenko
In memorial days in Postsoviet area there’s a tradition to come to the tombs of relates that is why I decided to describe in details my own funeral liturgy. In my message about death that lacks its power after the Resurrection of Christ I was speaking about overcoming by christians the fear of crossing the last line. As an illustration I asked my stuff to do all necessary preparations fro the funeral.
The runaways are found, the drug den is emptied
These days the workers of the Charity Fund “Pilgrim” made an urgent raid to find runaway teens. The raid ended up successfully. Some new street kids were taken to the center of children’s rehabilitation along with the runaways.
The project of public sponsorship “Crumbs”
The Charity Fund “Pilgrim” summarized the funds raised with the help of the project of public sponsorship “Crumbs”. The President of the Charity Fund Gennadiy Mokhnenko thanked at the press conference all the Mariupolites who pay attention to the donation boxes in the shops and show interest in street kids in such a way.
For the kids not to feel abandoned
The Charity Fund ” Pilgrim” started actively render the help to the specialized orphanages and kids wards in city hospitals where there are children with HIV+ status. A head of this ministry is Iryna Matyushina, a spouse of the pastor of congregation of the rehab centers at the Charity Fund ” Pilgrim”. She does fundraising each month and with her team goes to such hospitals to render the aid.
Pastor Gennadiy Mokhnenko ministered to the history makers
In March Gennadiy Mokhnenko visited a church in Zaporozhye where he preached at celebration of the 3rd birthday of the church named ” History makers” and the rehab center for addicts named ” Good harbor”.
Bike racing against orphanship in Ukraine!
One of these days there was a setting of the Alliance “Ukraine without orphans” where pastor Gennadiy Mokhennko, president of the charity fund “Pilgrim” was representing his unordinary which is so typical for him, project to attract attention to the problem of orphanship in Ukraine.
Former street kids tried to knock out the world champion in boxing
The world champion in heavy weight in versions IBF/IBO/WBO Ukrainian Vladimir Klychko hold a workshop for the best sportsmen –partakers of the All Ukrainian social program “We build Sports Ukraine together”.
The bike action “Russia and the world without orphans” has reached the finish line.
In July 21st the team of the bike action solemnly entered the city of Khabarovsk. For our heroes it was already a symbol of the start of the finish line. The last 500 miles are perceived as a done deal. However it is still a huge athletic feat and there were 30 public events to do with the action in cities and towns of the Primorsky Krai, Ussuriisk and Vladivostok.
«World without orphans» – from the Baikal to the Pacific.
The former street kids from Mariupol are ready to conquer the next 3000 miles to convey their dream – “world without orphans”. This stage will be from the Baikal Lake up to the furthest point of Eurasian continent – in the city of Vladivostok.
The rivers of water in the“Pilgrim village”
All the villagers are in great need of water since there is no water supply there. Normally to solve the problem each separate owner of the house needs to dif their own well to be able to have drinking water. But to have one’s own well is too expensive this is why such a thing is considered a luxury here.
“Republic Pilgrim” is expanding its territories
The children from Republic Pilgrim are finally having their own economy – wonderful project for work and leisure. It is based on the house for older pilgrims since there is not enough space for all of them in the basic building for children. The guys gained experience in how to deal with a village house like that – how to heat up the house with the help of the stove and how to cook on domestic stove, how to maintain the order in the house and sure enough how to work in the field. The settings of the government of the Republic took place there several times and also they just gather there for tea parties.
My Documentary Crew Was Attacked in Ukraine for Being American
By the time the tear gas filled the van, I had already covered my face with my hoodie. I could feel tiny shards of glass in my mouth. The windows had been smashed. My friends were screaming. All I could think was, Am I going to die?
American Film Crew Escapes Death in Mariupol
On Saturday afternoon, five American filmmakers, a German tourist, and three Ukrainian assistants were attacked in Mariupol while filming at a pro-Russian rally gathered at City Hall. They barely escaped with their lives. I am one of those extremely fortunate Americans
