Project Description
Smolin Family 2014
We feel love and joy, and gratitude to God for the blessings that He has continued to give us. He has consistently and without fail provided for us in every possible way. The year’s end always brings with it a tremendous sense of accomplishment. So many things have been accomplished this year!
Thanks to everyone who’s been praying and who has supported us this year; it’s been surreal to have so much support and love.
On behalf of Open Door Foundation in Ukraine, We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a safe and Happy New Year!!!!
RescueNet
Training
May 2014 – Costa Rica
RescueNet is an Emergency Relief, rapid response unit, deploying trained volunteer workers offering medical, light search and rescue, trauma counseling, disaster childcare, logistical and distribution assistance, etc. into disaster areas. We aim to be there within 48 hours after the event took place.
RescueNet
Training
September- October 2014 – Switzerland
RescueNet is an Emergency Relief, rapid response unit, deploying trained volunteer workers offering medical, light search and rescue, trauma counseling, disaster childcare, logistical and distribution assistance, etc. into disaster areas. We aim to be there within 48 hours after the event took place.
August 2014 – USA- Karpyk Family
We had an opportunity to be able to help our dear friends Veronika and Oleg Karpyk. Vitaliy flew to America with the Karpyk family to seek treatment for their little angel Zlata. Zlata had two surgeries and was undergoing radiation in Seattle Children’s Hospital.
God had been overseeing, protecting, guiding and providing for Karpyk’s throughout the journey. All the glory and honor belongs to God!
Moldova Medical Outreach– April
What a powerful opportunity to see, both, professional skills and spiritual gifts of the body of Christ at work on a team. We partnered with GHO Global Health Outreach with Christian Medical and Dental Associations and World Team Moldova; it was a blessing to be able to assist them in the medical outreach.
Kingdom Camp– July
We had a fantastic time at the Kingdom Camp! We were blessed to be part of what God is doing in the children’s lives. We had around 110 kids at the camp. English lessons were remarkable. It was marvelous to see the kids push themselves and challenge themselves and yet enjoy the English the language.
Dental Ministry – September
Like always we are so overjoyed to have Dr. Marvin Nelson come to Ukraine and serve the children and people in the Ternopil Region. Dr. Nelson is extremely knowledgeable with over 30 years in dentistry.
Also, this year we were blessed to be able to have Marta Card come and be part of the dental ministry in Ukraine. We are so thankful for her open heart to come to Ukraine and serve others.
– ATO Ukraine
As you have heard the situation in Eastern Ukraine is unstable and unpredictable. Several thousands have been killed. Many hundreds more have been killed during the recent “cease fire”. In the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in the Eastern Ukraine, many people are living without heat, electricity, water and gas. With winter upon us, the situation for those in the Southeastern region of Ukraine is about to get very rough. If the fighting and insecurity of the situation was not enough, the added cold of a Ukrainian winter only serves to make a bad situation worse.
December – Christmas for Orphans
This year about 600 children celebrated Christmas with us, thank you to everyone who was part of this astonishing program. We visited 5 orphanages, 1 handicap orphanage/school and a church on Dovzhenka. We preformed a Christmas skit, sang songs, read poems, played games, had small groups, photo shoot, cotton candy and presents!
Looking at the children faces when they were watching the Christmas skits was spectacular! All the children thanked us for giving them a wonderful Christmas this year.
How you can get involved!
Partner in prayer
Become a prayer partner, and please pray with us that the Kingdom of God would come and that His will be done in our family lives and in the lives of those that we meet. We need prayer warriors that pray consistently for this ministry. Pray for the workers and volunteers who are working with the children. That God will give us wisdom and understanding on being more effective on bring the Good News and Love of God to His children.
Sow a Seed
Become a monthly supporter. Every gift is tax-deductible. As we travel to nations ministering, we believe you will reap equal rewards because of your prayer and financial support. As we go, you go with us. Your investment will reap an eternal reward for every life changed, every mind restored, every prodigal returned and every soul saved through this ministry. These contributions are used to fund the ministries and our staff members.
Please send your tax-deductible donations to Open Door Foundation.
On the memo please write Smolin
Mail to: Open Door Foundation
PO Box 292, Edmonds, WA US 98020-0292
You can also donate through PayPal: odfu@ymail.com
