These pictures of supplies and a wheelbarrow awaiting your help in the construction of this much needed residence for orphaned youth ages 18-21 at the Grace Mission Transition House. I’m also uploading some pictures of the children who will benefit from this House when they reach 18. These pictures were taken on an outing at [...]
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This is a picture of the finished doors and hallway on the first floor of the Transition house. You can compare this to the last pictures of the unfinished second floor. John Proctor (left) and Pastor Igor Bandura on the unfinished second floor, you can see the electrical wiring overhead that is waiting for the [...]
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Construction continues on the Transition House (for children 18 to 21) this spring Even though only one floor is completed, some of the youth will begin to move in at the end of May. Construction continues on the two upper floors – mainly finishing work, and the basement needs to be completed. A team from [...]
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On May 10, Grace Baptist Church rented 3 tour buses, used three church vans and more cars than you see at a county fair to bring 350 people out to the Black Sea Camp. it was the annual church picnic celebration of their Victory Day (WWII). The church provided the meal and it was a [...]
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I was thinking of the old joke while shopping yesterday for the Transition House. Just how many Baptists does it take to buy a refrigerator and a washing machine? Apparently 7. It started out as a day when John and I were going with Houseparents, Peter and Lydia, to research availability and prices for new appliances [...]
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John and KJ Proctor arrived in Odessa, Ukraine safely. Pastor Igor Bandura met them and brought them to the church apartment. All bags arrived safely and intact. There was a bit of money exchanged with Ukrainian International Airlines for the extra bags and weight, but it was well worth getting your gifts to Odessa. May [...]
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This fall, instead of some of the WHBC members going to Odessa, Ukraine, we brought Pastor Igor Bandura and his wife, Ann, to visit with our congregation. What a blessing for all of us. The visit was brief, but exciting for everyone. Plans are being explored for a construction team to go to Grace Baptist [...]
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On a Monday night it was our pleasure to host some of the young men and women who have grown up in the Grace Baptist Church Shelter. It just happened to be the 9th anniversary of the opening of the home. We have known many of these children since they were six and seven years [...]
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The Grace Baptist Transition House rises over the concrete fence in the small village of Fontanka on the outskirts of Odessa. This house is being built as a shelter for the children over the age of 18 who have to leave the Shelter at Grace Baptist Church. At the age of 18 they must leave, [...]
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It is a wonderment having a church camp on the Black Sea with 80 to 100 yards of beach! On May 11, a national holiday in Ukraine, 300+ members of Grace Church went to the bazza and had a day of fellowship and fun. Three buses the size of the old Greyhounds were used as [...]
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