Andrey and Oksana are from a small village near Khabarovsk. Their small church family and the entire community know them as a very happy and loving family with three beautiful daughters. When Andrey and Oksana began to pray about taking in an orphan, their fellow church members and neighbors were dumbfounded. At first, no one supported them or understood why they would want the problems that could bring. Andrey and Oksana were undeterred! They felt a deep burden to share their love and happiness with an orphan. Very soon, their hearts and testimony impacted their church, neighbors, and Andrey’s coworkers. Their faith was strong! While they were praying, God was working. Kirill, a 9-year-old orphan boy, asked Jesus into his life. His prayer after he accepted Jesus was for God to bless his birth mother, whom he has never met, and for God to give him a family. Kirill has attended our summer camp several times and was well known by another one of our foster families. Through these connections, he is now with his new family where he is well cared for and loved! His new family believes that Kirill will grow up to be a man of strong faith who will make a difference in their church and in their village. Please continue to pray for HFL Homes in Russia. With your prayers and support, we seek to equip more Christian couples like Andrey and Oksana who will open their lives and homes to orphans.

Hope for Life Homes in Russia provides an alternative to the institutional setting that most orphans experience there. The children are nurtured in loving, Christian homes by a couple who has a heart to care for orphans. HFL also reaches out to children who are living in government-operated orphanages and sends a number of them to a Christian camp each summer where they learn about the love of God. Many come to faith in Christ and take that message of hope back to the other children and staff in the orphanages where they live. We are excited to share with you the stories of three children that have been impacted by HFL. Polina We met Polina in the Ussuryisk orphanage seven years ago. At the time, she was a sad and withdrawn girl. Her parents regularly abused alcohol. They divorced and decided it would be best to take Polina to an orphanage. Although it didn’t seem like it at the time, Polina now knows that it really changed her life in a positive way. It was in the orphanage that she was exposed to Christians and learned of God. Her hunger for Him was strong, and we were able to send her to the Transformation Camp where she gave her life to Jesus. Her walk with the Lord has been such a blessing to see. When she graduated from the orphanage at 15, she entered into a vocational school in Vladivostok so that she could attend the Vladivostok Bible Church. Polina found and talked with her parents. Her mother hated her for coming back since she would have to share her apartment with her. Her dad tried to be supportive, but his wife didn’t want her around. In spite of that, Polina keeps in touch with, and prays for, her parents. Her eyes always get watery when she shares about them. She says: “I don’t know what the future has in store for me, but I know that without God I won’t have a future.” Polina was baptized last fall. She has a beautiful ministry of greeting people at the church door each week. She will be graduating from vocational school next year and wants to enter Far Eastern University to become a teacher. She also has a strong desire to adopt a child from an orphanage when she has a family. She longs to see her parents come to church. Polina trusts God sincerely and is excited to see what He has in store for her. Angelina Angelina’s parents lost their parental rights due to alcohol and child neglect. Her health was extremely poor. The doctors and local authorities tried to talk Misha and Lena, our HFL house parents, out of taking her. Of course, they didn’t consider giving her up, even for a second. Lena spent one year in and out of hospitals with Angelina because of her severe lung and allergy conditions. Then, God granted them a miracle! Angelina’s health changed to perfect. She has grown into a very bright, always smiling, kind, healthy girl who loves both the Lord and the church. She loves helping her mom in the kitchen and around the house and is quick to take initiative. Her favorite verse is Luke 1:37: “For nothing will be impossible with God.” Elijah Dear Elijah came into our HFL 2 Home when he was four. His birth mother abandoned him just after birth because she had a problem with alcohol and had no means to raise him. He was adopted by a non-Christian family, then abandoned again. Even at the age of four, he was not trusting of people. But when our HFL 2 mom, Lena, came into the orphanage where he lived, Elijah must have been moved by God to just run to her as fast he could and ask whether she would take him to her home. She did. Elijah will be 13 this year. It has taken many years of questioning for him to accept that his HFL parents really love him and want him to be part of their family. He now has peace that he is loved unconditionally. He is a challenging child, but also bright, kind, and loves the Lord. Last year, Elijah’s birth mother came in contact with his HFL parents. They learned that she is now a believer and had been praying for the son she abandoned. She now raises a handicapped daughter. Our HFL Home parents help by taking her to doctor appointments or for groceries, and she often comes to spend time with Elijah. We trust that Elijah will root his life in God and that He will use him to lead more people into the Kingdom. We believe in him and we trust our God and praise Him for using us to minister to Elijah.

Summer camps in Russia have become the backbone of Hope for Life Homes’ ministry to orphans living in government orphanages. Not only have we seen the eternal impact the camps make, it provides the local church a platform for follow up in the orphanages. Numerous children have come to know Christ at camp and have since made a tremendous impact in their orphanages by sharing the love of Jesus! This summer we have the privilege of sending these precious children to summer camp for fun, spiritual growth, and encouragement. Words cannot fully express the opportunity this is for so many orphans in Russia! We’ve seen first hand the effects of children spending two weeks with people who are committed to sharing God’s love and building relationships with them that will last for years to come. Give the gift of hope to an orphan today! Simply click donate above to help.

Hope for Life homes, Russia

A Home For Kirill

andrea2020-02-11T20:11:04-05:00February 20th, 2020|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Andrey and Oksana are from a small village near Khabarovsk. Their small church family and the entire community know them as a very happy and [...]

Another Year of Summer Camp

andrea2019-12-02T17:47:45-05:00December 2nd, 2019|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Another year of camp has come and gone, but its effects will forever remain in the hearts of the many orphans who were blessed to [...]

A Heart For Orphans

andrea2019-06-03T09:23:56-04:00June 3rd, 2019|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Hope for Life Homes in Russia provides an alternative to the institutional setting that most orphans experience there. The children are nurtured in loving, Christian [...]

Bringing Hope to Orphans

andrea2017-12-13T15:29:12-05:00December 13th, 2017|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

It has been amazing to watch God pour His blessings upon the ministry in Russia throughout this year! It began with God’s provision for Sergey [...]

Transforming Camp Transformation

andrea2017-03-20T13:20:39-04:00March 20th, 2017|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Summer Camp has been a vital part of our ministry to bring orphans to Christ and help them prepare for life. For over five years, [...]

Loving Home, Happy Children

andrea2016-08-29T12:26:29-04:00August 29th, 2016|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Each country has its own set of challenges when it comes to missions. Russia is no exception, with unusual amounts of red tape. A private [...]

Camp + Jesus = Summer Fun

andrea2016-07-06T13:28:57-04:00July 6th, 2016|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Masha and Alina currently live in a government orphanage in Russia. Recently, they called Zhanna, our director, asking for her help. They were being bullied [...]

Hope for Life Homes Update

andrea2016-03-30T15:51:52-04:00March 30th, 2016|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Hope for Life Homes provides care for Russian orphans in a loving, Christian home environment. Currently, 33 children are cared for in three homes. [...]

Blessings Through Trials

andrea2016-03-30T15:28:24-04:00March 30th, 2016|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Meet the Zimin family from Russia! Alexander and Anna are house parents with Hope for Life Homes. They have five biological children and [...]

Time for Camp!

andrea2015-06-11T01:00:32-04:00June 11th, 2015|Hope for Life homes, Russia|

Summer camps in Russia have become the backbone of Hope for Life Homes’ ministry to orphans living in government orphanages. Not only have we seen [...]