We have always been interested in the question of what kind of childhood happiness do children who stay in orphanages have? What is childhood happiness when a child has been confined to a wheelchair since childhood or does not get out of bed at all? And God sent us to orphanages and boarding schools for special children to find the answer, and the Children’s Happiness project was born. After all, for orphans with such disappointing diagnoses as cerebral palsy, mental retardation, neuropsychiatric diseases, Down syndrome, autism, etc. The happiness of childhood is all about acceptance. To accept them as they are, to love them, to hug them. After all, they are in the shell of their body, which they cannot control. These children are always waiting for us to come, hugging us, children who can speak, I tell them about their experiences, and those who cannot speak just hold our hands. For them, it is happiness when guests come, happiness when they just stroke their heads. Many of these children were abandoned by their parents at birth, they do not need such children, but God needs them!
At the moment, we have tried to cover orphanages and boarding schools for special children in Odesa and Kirovograd regions, there are more than 1000 children there, we give joy in the form of a children’s playground “Happy Time”, we conduct a program for Christmas and Easter and simply support boarding schools with humanitarian aid, orphanages, dispensaries, but this is only a small part. We are constantly looking for volunteers, finances, and prayer support for this ministry. For ourselves, we have answered the question of what children’s happiness is – it is love!
