Someone is bringing a ray of hope into the lives of these
children - someone is making a difference! That someone,
is you!
Their eyes tell
stories of dreams that will likely never come true. They
are orphans of the former Soviet Union.
Some live in
the streets, with no home - no hope. They sniff glue in
hopes of numbing the anguish. They're young - very young.
But some are
fortunate. They're brought here to a Ukrainian orphanage
where they are given care, education, and a chance. But
history teacher, Sergey, told The 700 Club's
Terry Meeuwsen that it's still not easy.
"Terry, the hardest
is when the child comes for the first time, because they
come from the streets. And it takes some time because
we have to be patient with them." 
Most orphanages
only allow children to stay until the age of 16, because
they're just not enough room.
"I couldn't help
but wonder," Terry says aloud, "what it would be like
to leave everything you've known and be sent out into
the world at 16. 16!"
Steven is 13. His
anguish lies not in his own plight, three years from now,
but in the fate of his 9 year old sister, Elizabeth, and
his 8 year old brother, Peter. They were all abandoned.
He has shouldered the load of keeping them together, since
he was 7.
"I can see in the
eyes of the kids an anger, and loneliness, and a disappointment
in life," Terry observes. "What a young age to be disappointed
in life, before you've even had a change to live." 
But someone is
bringing a ray of hope into the lives of these children
- someone is making a difference! That someone, is you!
Thanks to our CBN
partners, CBN WorldReach and Operation Blessing are coming
along side these Ukrainian orphanages to bring a message
of truth to children who might otherwise be forgotten.
CBN provided a
gift for each child. They love having something to love.
And they love having visitors!
"We tell them that
Jesus loves them and will not forsake them," Terry explains
.
It's a message
that's preparing their hearts for God's plan for their
lives. In the case of Steven, our CBN cameras just happened
to be in the country when a Knoxville, Tennessee couple,
Susan and Jim Wood, adopted he, and his younger sister
and brother. He'd been the keeper of the family for 6
of his 13 years.
"We have to pray
for these kids and say, 'God make the truth of who You
are, and Your word real to them" Terry declares. "When
we pack up our cameras and the show is over, make that
sink into their hearts."
So when you wonder
if caring makes a difference -- when you question if giving
makes sense -- just remember those who stand a chance
if you stand in the gap. 
"I think that we
need to understand that even though we are half a globe
away," Terry says with tears in her eyes, "there is something
we can do to make a difference. If we have the truth then
it's our responsibility to send it to bring it, to declare
it. The Scripture says, 'how will they hear if no one
goes to tell them?' We can make a difference in that way."
For $20 a month
-- only 65 cents a day -- you enable us to broadcast a
message of hope, love and reconciliation to a hurting
world. And it's all made possible because of CBN partners.
We need your help. Won't
you join us today? Be a part of a ministry making
a huge difference in people's lives, everyday.
Click
here to become a CBN partner.
