Although Russia is once again a superpower—and one of the rising “BRIC” nations, its orphan population continues to expand and is larger than the Russian military. Our Home for Every Orphan (HFEO) partnership of Russians/Ukrainians/Americans is helping find homes for orphans inside their own countries, and often in their own communities.
Unless there are massive adoptions and foster care placements inside the countries where the orphans are found, hundreds of thousands of children are never likely to have a family and a home.
What a difference when orphans who have mostly never had a home, find a forever family. Like the Kravchuk family in St. Petersburg, whom I got to meet. They’ve adopted a total of 21 children in addition to their one biological daughter. But the family is in urgent need of repairs to their house so that they can provide the 15 children still living at home with enough heat during the harsh winter months in that northern city.
Above all, prayer is needed as Ukrainian and Russian Christians are uniting to help their own orphans. If you—or anyone you know—would like to be a part of a prayer movement for the orphans, please check the website for Doorways to Hope (Doorways to Hope.org) or let me know on this blog site or by email - anita@russian-ministries.org. I can then link you with updates on prayer and other support needed to help expand the adoption and foster care movement within Russia and Ukraine.
Maybe you know Americans who have adopted Russian orphans? If you could put them in touch with us, we would be very happy to keep in touch with them.
