OVERVIEW:
Hopeful Hearts Foundation began as a ministry to the orphans in Ukraine. Adoptive parents completing their adoptions from Ukraine would leave the orphanages with both joy and sadness— Joy of having adopted a daughter or son but with a real sadness from the memories of the faces of the children left behind. They saw the medical, nutritional and clothing needs of those children and knew something had to be done. As these memories became passion and the groundwork was laid to begin a ministry that God has truly blessed.
The children see the work of the ministry as it provides for medical, nutritional and clothing needs through the five person staff residing in Simferopol, Ukraine.
Tatiana is director of the Hopeful Hearts staff in Ukraine. Staff members, Valya, Irina and Oksana assist Tatiana in the purchase and delivery of supplies. They also monitor the special projects funded by Hopeful Hearts.
Katya is a staff member whose primary work is with the transition homes. These ladies all have a heart for the children and the work that Hopeful Hearts Foundation is doing with the children through your caring support.
FACTS:
- This is Hopeful Hearts Foundation’s first ministry – started in 2002.
- Approximately 800 orphans benefit from medical, nutritional and clothing aid that is provided to 7 orphanages.
- Hopeful Hearts has five full-time staff members in Ukraine.
- Supported orphanages in the Simferopol area are
- Gardeskia
- Gargarina
- Losovoe
- Stroganovka
- Vorzel
- Yoluchka
- The Municipal Orphanage
- Mission teams travel to minister to the children.
- Each year a mission team delivers Blessing Bags to the orphans around Christmas