Christmas Outreach - Christmas with children: Ukraine
Helping village churches to establish Sunday schools after the summer programmes. Sharing the joy of Christmas with people in houses for children with special needs. Bringing hope to Ukrainian children in orphanages.
We will encourage some village churches in their effort to establish a regular Sunday school after last evangelistic summer camps.
We will visit houses for children with special needs and possibly some other institutions.
We will visit some orphanages in the Vinnitsa region, bringing gifts for the children and doing Christian programs for them, using stories, songs, drama, games, sports, puppets and other tools.
| Dates: | Mon 20 Dec 2010 – Wed 29 Dec 2010 |
| Apply by: | Tue 21 Sep 2010 |
| Cost: | 670 USD (participants from United States) |
| Ages: | 18-65 |
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Ministry Details
You will join our team in Vinnitsa in their ministry. You will participate in Sunday school ministry at villages using various skills, such as stories, songs, drama, games, sports, puppets, etc. Last summer our team led evangelistic camps in those villages. Now the local church is trying to establish a regular Sunday school for them. Our team is helping with training and coaching their leaders. You will also participate in houses for children with a special need with the same tools and at some orphanages.
Be flexible, as the program can sometimes change on short notice.
Participant Profile
Any person with a heart for God may participate, including children and teenagers. Having experience in various kind of ministry to children and teenagers would be a great asset but is not a necessary requirement.
Accommodation: Team accommodation in our OM house in Vinnitsa
Food: Catering by the OM Vinnitsa team or a special cook
Travel: You have to fly into and out of Kiev. From there you will be picked up by train or minivan.
How to find us: You will fly into Kiev (Borispil) airport on 3 January, where we will meet you. From there you will travel 5 to 6 hours to Vinnitsa.
Health: You should be in good health and ready for occasionals cold temperature down to -20 degrees Celsius.
Visa: People from the EU, Switzerland, USA, Canada, South Korea and Japan do not need a visa for visiting Ukraine up to 90 days.
People from other nationalities must apply for a religious visa. The visa must be obtained BEFORE leaving your home country. You will need a single entry (1 month) visa for Ukraine. Ask at the consulate in your home country what is needed to obtain the visa. If you need an invitation letter, we can get this to you, but please allow 6 weeks for this to be obtained and sent to you. We need full passport info and picture, home address and church address info to get the invitation letter for you.
You will then need to hand the invitation letter, the application and any other required papers to the consulate to receive the visa. Visa costs are not included in the programme and must be paid separately.
Stories from Ukraine
Let these little children come to me (19-Aug-2010) Stefan, leader of the OM team in Odessa, was only 12 years old when he came to know Christ. Since then, he has come across countless adults who doubt whether children can understand the Bible. He wonders why.
There is an answer! (8-Dec-2009) The OM team in Odessa has started a church called House of Restoration to help people suffering from drugs, HIV and alcohol abuse.
Ministry of Reconciliation and Healing in Odessa (7-Oct-2009) Stefan and Hensie van der Merwe head up the OM team in Odessa. They share about their struggles and joys of life and work in Odessa.
A Sporting Infusion for Ukrainian Summer Camps (13-Sep-2009) OM Ukraine's sports team equips and trains churches in using non-traditional sports in their summer camps.
Extreme Leadership Training Creates Unity (11-Sep-2009) Extreme Leadership Training camps create unity in Ukraine.
What did Sasha do? (20-Aug-2009) A story from one of the 10 children's camps organised by OM Ukraine during the summer of 2009. Sasha is one of those 'difficult' boys, whose life was transformed by the camp.
“May God bless those who protect nature!" (19-Jun-2009) A Swiss/Ukrainian team collect rubbish in the forest in Orshiv, motivating local people to get involved.
Discipline or miracle? (17-Oct-2008) God demonstrates his power to an OM worker during an illustration she performed at a children's camp.
Swedish teens to Ukraine (2-Jun-2008) Swedish group of teens on outreach to Ukraine. Involvement in sports ministry using floorball and in orphanage ministry.
Turned upside down (Ukrainians sponsoring Swiss) (2-Jun-2008) A Swiss youth group does an outreach in Ukraine. They do practical work, which the Ukrainian church has raised funds for.
Puppets touch hearts (21-Mar-2007) The team in the Ukraine visited 26 orphanages with their Christmas puppet show, and also performed in some hospitals and schools. About 6000 children heard the story of the One who can change our hearts.
Sport & discipleship - Igor's story (12-Dec-2006) Sport creates a platform for evangelism and discipleship in Ukraine.
White as snow (3-Oct-2006) OM Ukraine’s newest team in Odessa had its first children’s camp recently. The village camp in Visirka was attended by about 30 children between the ages of 6 and 15.
Changing Lives in Ukraine (8-Sep-2006) Report from TNT Gypsy Camp 2006. Camp held in Mukachevo, Ukraine. Funded by TNT (Teens Need Teens) and the fundraiser at TeenStreet Germany.
His hands and feet (24-Jul-2006) A team of eight Ukrainians participated in a short-term trip to Babadag, Romania, in May. The team was led by two Ukrainians from OM and is part of OM Ukraine’s focus to mobilise nationals for world missions.
Sports Ministry touches Europe and the World (6-Mar-2006) In February, an OMer on the SportsLink team was invited to lead three days of seminars at the Pentecostal Seminary in Ukraine. Church leaders from around the region took part. Traditionally a conservative seminary, these leaders had the chance to learn about what the Bible says about Sports and how churches can use Sports Ministry in their communities.
Ukrainians Serving in North Africa (2-Mar-2006) Read two testimonies of how a short-term trip to North Africa has influenced the lives of two Ukrainians involved in football and Sports Ministry, as well as how their time there continues to influence Ukrainian church's involvement in missions.
A Gift of Hope (7-Dec-2005) This Christmas season, the Vinnitsa team of OM Ukraine plans to visit schools and orphanages to present a Christmas programme of songs, drama and poetry. Over the next two months, the team hopes to share this programme with 1000 children and many teachers, with the vision to give hope to the hopeless. Last year, during Christmas and Easter, the team visited 15 orphanages. This year, they hope to visit the remaining 16 that are in their region.
OM Ukraine - TNT Yo! Camp Report (21-Sep-2005) Following TeenStreet in Germany, OM Ukraine hosted a summer camp for Roma children and youth as part of TeenStreet's TNT (Teens Need Teens) Project.
Changing the World (one footballer at a time) (24-Oct-2004) Read the story of one teenage boy in Ukraine and how, through Sports Ministry, his life will forever be changed.
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